Unmasking the Partisan Battle for Academic Freedom
The Left and the Right need to reconsider their blind spots, argues Kathleen Stock in a withering critique of an essay by Vogue's favourite philosopher, Amia Srinivasan.
The Left and the Right need to reconsider their blind spots, argues Kathleen Stock in a withering critique of an essay by Vogue's favourite philosopher, Amia Srinivasan.
Jeremy Clarkson has poured scorn on the idea that the BBC is a Tory stronghold. Apparently he even had to leave his copy of the Spectator outside the Radio 5 Live offices, as it was deemed “extremist material”.
When will the Left learn that not everyone who disagrees with them is a Nazi? Calling your opponents ‘fascists’ is not just crass, it’s stupendously lazy and boring.
Winning the culture war is absolutely crucial. And, after much denial and ineptitude, it is no longer a one-sided affair, writes Frank Furedi in Spiked.
Our political elites now see ‘ideology’ as a dirty word, preferring to focus on ‘competence’. What they really mean is there can be no dissent from the Left-wing orthodoxy, and the only battle is how to manage decline.
Young people are more Left wing than ever, and are not becoming more conservative with age. It's not just wokeness – the Right have failed to address this generation's real challenges, according to Andrew Sullivan.
The Left collaborated unquestioningly with the authoritarian programmes and regulations of the emerging Global Biosecurity State because it long ago lost its commitment to freedom and the working class, says Simon Elmer.
The General Secretary of the GMB trade union, Gary Smith, has said the Left needs to shake off its "bourgeois environmentalism" and make the case for fracking and the building of new nuclear power stations.
Political Philosopher James Alexander tries to redefine 'left' and 'right' for the 21st Century, utilising Iain McGilchrist's work on the difference between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
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