‘Do NOT use skin colour as a proxy for disadvantage’: Tory Equalities Minister says ‘white privilege’ should not be taught in schools after growing up in Nigeria showed her ‘the more ethnicity is emphasised, the weaker national identity becomes’ Kemi Badenoch says the term ‘white privilege’ is ‘unnecessarily antagonistic’ Minister says it should not be … Read more
Teaching pupils about their ‘white privilege’ could be against the law, MPs’ report says White working-class pupils are one of the worst-achieving groups in the country Report done by MPs found that those students ‘feel anything but privileged’ It found they are behind many peers of other ethnicities aged five, 16 and 18 By Eleanor … Read more
Nursery teachers must teach toddlers about ‘white privilege’ so they can learn to ‘develop anti-racist views’, unions say New 128-page guidance has been given as alternative to Government teaching Guidance adds ‘children’s racial prejudice’ is at risk of being ‘reinforced’ Conservative MPs argued that teaching toddlers about white privilege risked ‘becoming some kind of political … Read more
Nursery teachers should be taught about white privilege so toddlers can ‘develop anti-racist views’, say unions Unions and charities want nursery teachers trained so toddlers can be anti-racist Tory politicians said that it was the ‘wrong way to go about’ combating racism MP says it ‘insults white working-class people from disadvantaged backgrounds’ By Mail on … Read more
Tory MP David Davis reveals explosive emails and texts claiming Nicola Sturgeon’s chief of staff knew about Alex Salmond complaints two months earlier than she says and was ‘interfering’ in the process David Davis used parliamentary privilege in the Commons to reveal messages He said that a whistleblower passed him messages between senior SNP official … Read more
BBC director of cultural diversity June Sarpong insists white privilege is a ‘fact of life’ – but backed reintroducing lyrics to Rule Britannia at this year’s Proms and insists ‘I’m NOT part of the “liberal elite”‘ June Sarpong said white privilege is rife as ‘unfairness is baked into our system’ She said that even white … Read more
Anti-racism lessons for lecturers: Universities should confront ‘white privilege’ to step up the fight against discrimination, experts say Institutions should train staff and students to understand ‘microaggressions’ Follows report by Equality and Human Rights Commission carried out last year The report found there was an ‘alarmingly high rate’ of racism on campuses By Josh White … Read more
White privilege . . . what an obscene phrase that is. It is also fundamentally racist in my view, encouraging the bigotry and hatred it pretends to oppose. If you don’t believe me, look at the immense damage it is doing in British schools. This week, Professor Matthew Goodwin, a politics lecturer at the University … Read more
The concept of ‘white priviledge’ will further disadvantage white working class children whose education already suffers because of their background, an expert has warned. MPs have heard how concepts such as ‘white privilege’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ could also create further problems when trying to address working class pupils’ underachievement as it suggests they are to … Read more
Jimmy Kimmel was called out for his ‘white privilege’ after quipping that he would report fellow comedian John Oliver to ICE during the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards. The Emmy Awards kicked off on Sunday in an unusual way as nominees dressed to the nines and set up cameras inside their homes to attend the virtual … Read more