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You know that Middle America has finally got its knickerbocker glories in a twist when even Good Housekeeping is telling its waxwork readership how to navigate the vexed issue of “cultural appropriation”. The bible of soccer moms and petty bourgeois socialites recently informed its devotees on how to not get …

Since June, Slovenia has held the six-month presidency of the Council of the EU, which is fitting – or one could say ironic – because it coincides with the 30-year anniversary of the country’s independence. The rotating nature of the presidency is meant to project a sense of unity and …

When it comes to the politicisation of the curriculum, Scotland stands at the forefront of turning education into a form of mass social engineering. New guidance issued by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) asserts that teachers must commit to promoting “social justice, diversity and sustainability”. It states that …

A new study that modelled global sex ratios has concluded that the imbalance could put global stability at risk over the long term. It cautioned that countries with uneven sex ratios at birth could face a “conservative” deficit of 4.7 million girls by 2030 and potentially “lose” 22 million by …

Recently, while in a barbershop in Ladbroke Grove, West London I picked up on some ‘bants’ between a customer and a member of staff concerning an unpaid debt. The customer, a young, agitated fellow, claimed he was unable to pay up as he’d been stiffed over his wages that week …

Minnesota agencies were ordered in 2014 to start referring to Asian Carp as Invasive Carp, as politicians questioned the sensitivity of the original name, and now, several years on, other states and organizations have started to follow. The US Fish and Wildlife Service reportedly started referring to Asian Carp as …

Recently, while talking to a couple of old friends about the parental ups and downs of raising a trans teenager, I couldn’t help but put myself selfishly in their shoes, consider what that would be like and then quickly go mentally barfoot. As someone who finds parenting two girls and …

Whenever I hear of yet another new guideline that seeks to dictate what can or cannot be said, I know that it’s an attempt to restrict someone from expressing an opinion. The actors’ union Equity is the latest body to send a ‘you can’t say that’ missive. It has issued …

Britain is one of the few places in the world where schoolchildren have permission to express contempt for their nation’s flag. So it is hardly surprising that pupils at Pimlico Academy in South London protested against their school’s policy of flying the Union Jack. Nor is it surprising that the …

Hulu excitedly announced the eight-episode limited series ‘Iron Mike’ this week, saying it would “explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career behind one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Mike Tyson (@miketyson) The series is written and …