Woke folk, beware! Freedom of speech includes the right to offend, say judges in landmark ruling Two judges have ruled that free speech encompasses offensive language Lord Justice Bean and Mr Justice Warby presiding over case in Court of Appeal Ruling came in successful appeal decided last week in favour of Kate Scottow She had … Read more
Birmingham City Council has been accused of virtue signalling after it gave six new streets ‘woke’ names. England’s biggest council called the roads in Perry Barr: Diversity Grove, Equality Road, Destiny Road, Inspire Avenue, Respect Way and Humanity Close. The titles were decided by a panel of judges after locals were asked to submit suggestions for the 1,400 addresses. The winner … Read more
Like all my football games at Eton, Simon Henderson’s time as headmaster started off okay but rapidly went downhill. I joined the school as a pupil at the same time as he started as head. My early impression of him was as an unremarkable but likeable headmaster, known chiefly for once mangling an anecdote about … Read more
It’s the new McCarthyism, says Cambridge philosophy don as he blasts ‘woke’ constraints on freedom of speech in higher education Dr Arif Ahmed likened ‘woke’ constraints on freedom of speech to McCarthyism Cambridge is being balloted to approve policy requiring students and staff to be ‘respectful’ of others’ views Gonville and Caius College fellow is leading Campaign for … Read more
It’s the new McCarthyism, says Cambridge philosophy don as he blasts ‘woke’ constraints on freedom of speech in higher education Dr Arif Ahmed likened ‘woke’ constraints on freedom of speech to McCarthyism Cambridge is being balloted to approve policy requiring students and staff to be ‘respectful’ of others’ views Gonville and Caius College fellow is leading Campaign for … Read more
The author John Banville has revealed he ‘despises the woke movement’ and likened it to a religious cult. The Irish novelist, who won the Booker Prize in 2005, said he would not win the coveted award today because he is a ‘white, straight man.’ Speaking at the Hay Festival Winter Weekend, the 74-year old was … 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
MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Woke is no joke… it’s time to get serious and fight back By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 01:49 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 01:57 GMT, 22 November 2020 How is it possible that under a Conservative Government the pestilent agenda now known as ‘Woke’ continues … Read more
Listeners slam ‘woke’ BBC R4’s Today programme for replacing the word fishermen with ‘fisherpeople’ – despite women making up just 2.7% of trawler crews Europe editor Katya Adler used the gender neutral description on air yesterday Critics argued that people working on trawlers are overwhelmingly men Ashley Mullenger, who calls herself the ‘female fisherman’, joined … Read more
Driven to distraction! Motorist, 21, who woke people up by repeatedly shouting ‘wakey wakey’ from megaphone is caught by police A 21-year-old man from Fareham, Hampshire, was caught after being disruptive Motorist drove around in early hours over the past week shouting ‘wakey wakey’ Gosport Police confirmed they had found him and issued a Section … Read more