Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden tells MPs he hopes sports stadiums will be at FULL capacity by the autumn allowing maximum attendance at the Rugby League World Cup, but there’s no update on summer tournaments like Euro 2020, Wimbledon and cricket Oliver Dowden said he ‘very much hopes’ that by the Rugby League World Cup which … Read more
Parents fight war of words over Eton headmaster’s culture change as critics are labelled ‘old, white men’ English teacher Will Knowland sacked over controversial lecture, sparking a row Head Master Simon Henderson has denied that he wanted to ‘shut down debate’ Students are ‘almost unanimously supportive of Simon’ says a student’s mother By Sarah Oliver … Read more
Much of the attention on Will Knowland, the English teacher at Eton sacked for gross misconduct after he refused to remove a controversial video from his personal YouTube channel, has naturally centred around the source of his former employer’s displeasure. In a lecture entitled The Patriarchy Paradox, he questions ‘current radical feminist orthodoxy’ and rails … Read more
Charities such as the National Trust should avoid being dragged into culture wars about ‘wokedom’ because they risk damaging the entire sector, the head of the Charity Commission has said. The intervention by Baroness Stowell of Beeston follows the report in last week’s Mail on Sunday about a group of more than 25 MPs who … Read more
Fury over 8p PrettyLittleThing dresses in Black Friday sale as shoppers accuse brand of fuelling throwaway culture and killing the high street with 99% reductions Twitter users were quick to criticise the online fashion giant’s huge discounts The brand is owned by Boohoo, which has been accused of paying employees £3.50 an hour and forcing … Read more
More than a quarter of students ‘self-censor’ because they fear their views will clash with the ‘woke’ values promoted by their university, according to a shocking new survey. In the latest evidence of the free speech crisis engulfing campuses across the country, 27 per cent of students said they have actively ‘hidden’ their opinions when … Read more
Former pupils at Tony Blair’s old private school Fettes College claim there was a ‘culture of racism’ which left students feeling ‘dehumanised’ as they tell of mock ‘slave’ auctions at £36,000-a-year institution Annual ‘tradition’ of a pupil ‘slave’ auction is understood to have ended in 2013 Involved prefects volunteering themselves as ‘slaves’ to be bought … Read more
‘It was so much easier’: Deborra-Lee Furness says she and her husband Hugh Jackman adopted their two children in American because Australia has an ‘anti-adoption culture’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:25 GMT, 8 November 2020 | Updated: 12:25 GMT, 8 November 2020 Deborra-Lee Furness has revealed she feels Australia has an ‘anti-adoption … Read more
‘It’s a very contentious statement, but they’re much better’: Sir Michael Parkinson says that he believes men are funnier than women – and calls cancel culture ‘nonsense’ By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:52 GMT, 7 November 2020 | Updated: 12:52 GMT, 7 November 2020 Sir Michael Parkinson has revealed what he admires … Read more
‘He loves being queer and feminine!’ Jade Thirlwall CONFIRMS she is dating Jordan Stephens as star gushes over ‘perfect’ hunk’s ‘love of drag culture’ By Eve Buckland For Mailonline Published: 11:38 GMT, 28 October 2020 | Updated: 11:38 GMT, 28 October 2020 Jade Thirlwall has confirmed she is in a relationship with Rizzle Kicks star … Read more