Tomiwa Owolade at Unherd considers the dangerous shortcomings of today’s anti-racists’ obsession with structural racism
Hollowing of Democracy in the NEU
DDU is delighted that Paul Embery has won his case against the Fire Brigade Union for unfair dismissal because of his pro-Brexit speech
Utopian Dreams & Totalitarian Nightmares: the Coerced Morality of Identity Politics
At the root of the identitarian Left’s politics is a form of self-contradictory morality
In Defence of Science – Academics in New Zealand Speak Out!
It shouldn’t be controversial for academics to affirm a belief in the universality of science, or that indigenous knowledge is not its epistemological equivalent.
Education and Democratic Nationalism
At a recent Don’t Divide Us Academic Group event, Professor Elizabeth Rata argued that: In the end a nation has to decide whether knowledge is universal and separable from the social group, or whether it is irredeemably knowledge of the powerful. If you abdicate from the idea of universal knowledge, then you de facto retreat into […]
What History Is Being Taught in Primary Schools?
A primary school teacher has undertaken a study of the history curriculum as available on school websites in five local education authorities. The results are fascinating and insightful. A must read for anyone who thinks education should be valued for its own purpose and not its effectiveness to engender political activism: Overall the idea that […]
Decarbonise and Decolonise – An Elitist Campaign from UCU & SOS
Dr Alex Standish considers the ways in which a seemingly well-intentioned campaign by Students Organising for Sustainability and the University and College Union is actually elitist, anti-democratic and, if successful, likely to make lives worse for many who are already disadvantaged. The first question to ask is why are a group of students and the […]
Civil Service, Government & Impartiality
Writing for Briefings for Britain, Nick Busvine, former member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, reflects on how sections of the civil service’s commitment to cultural politics in the name of stewardship is incompatible with its public duty to be impartial and is subversive of democratic norms: It is still not ok to go for […]
DDU’s Open Letter to the FA on Taking the Knee
Dear Mark Bullingham, In your recent message to England supporters, you said: ‘Major tournaments don’t come around often, and when they do it’s an opportunity to unite friends, family and the country.’ We couldn’t agree more! However, the decision to encourage players to ‘take the knee’ and then to denigrate fans who oppose the gesture, […]
Singh Investigation on Islamaphobia in the Conservative party reports
The Singh Investigation into alleged discrimination, citing protected characteristics, including Islamaphobia, in the Conservative party reports