Tag: Newcastle University

The policing of 'microaggressions' has to stop, says CJ Strachan. It is time for HR Departments to take a long, hard look at themselves and rein in this nonsense before it wrecks our workplaces and society.

Geordies have blasted Newcastle University after its diversity chiefs labelled the local slang term "pet" as sexist, urging researchers to avoid using it and other terms like "girls" and "ladies".