Of the many outraged voices amid the Black Lives Matter protests, few have been more prominent or persistent than The Guardian newspaper. As statues are torn down and long-established companies take to their corporate knees in apology, the paper and its columnists have been vociferous in calling on Britain and its institutions to acknowledge and … Read more
“Morning Louise and Dan, naughty boy Dan for waking our Louise up at 3.30, hope you gave him a row Louise, have a lovely safe day,” one quipped. Another joked: “Again he always seems to be putting his foot in it.” A third gushed: “And you’re still smiling, a true professional.” It wasn’t long before … Read more
It’s Safespace and Snowflake: Meet Marvel’s two new superheroes for the ‘woke’ generation Marvel introduces non-binary character called Snowflake in new comic book Snowflake also has a twin named Safespace who can create pink forcefields The pair of psychicpowered twins are ‘woke’ and ‘hyper aware of modern culture’ By Emma Powell Showbusiness Correspondent For The … Read more
Songwriter Mike Batt has spoken of his sadness at being shut out of a controversial 21st Century remake of The Wombles. Mr Batt’s hit, Remember You’re A Womble, was a huge part of the enduring appeal of the children’s classic, and the musician even owned a controlling share of the rights to the show’s much … Read more
The actor Philip Glenister says he’d like to reprise his best-known role as DCI Gene Hunt, from Life On Mars. But he’s worried the outspoken character would be too toxic for today’s woke sensibilities. Even when the show premiered in 2006, there were complaints about Hunt’s unreconstructed sexism and racism. His co-stars were obliged constantly … Read more
A woman who woke up with a sore neck and was paralysed from the neck down just hours later has had treatment in Oman. Helen Fincham thought she had just slept awkwardly when she woke with an ache in August 2016, aged 21. By midday, she was struggling to breathe. Later that afternoon, Miss Fincham … Read more
Welcome to the woke-walk! How the Dior runway was adorned with radical feminist slogans including ‘we are clitoridian women’ a day after Harvey Weinstein’s conviction The Dior catwalk transformed into the ultimate path to female solidarity Models stormed the runway, illuminated against a series of feminist slogans ‘We are all clitoridian women’, referencing feminist Carla … Read more
A model who thought she was having a bad dream when she woke up paralysed has told how she’s still in a wheelchair two-and-a-half years later – and doesn’t know if she’ll ever walk again. Sonia Vera, 46, of London, led a healthy and active lifestyle until mid-2017, when she went for a nap one … Read more