Tag Archives: political correctness
Hazel Blears and The Fabian Society on Political Correctness
I never thought I’d say this about any Labour government minister, ever, but … three cheers for Hazel Blears! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909258.stm People must be more willing to challenge ideas that conflict with core British values, the communities secretary has said. Hazel … Continue reading
Activities Abroad offers chav-free holidays.
Good on Alistair McLean from Activities Abroad for offering Chav Free holidays! Here’s a section of the email which was sent to users: “Hello [ ----- ] Chav Free Activity Holidays According to the Daily Mail, children with middle-class names … Continue reading
Shame on the Netherlands
It’s not just the UK government which have no morals left. The Dutch courts want to prosecute Geert Wilders for his film, Fitna. Here’s Pat Condell discussing it
Any Answers Irish Setter stupid racism caller
There’s a great show on BBC Radio 4 called Any Answers. (You can listen again on that page). It makes often hilarious or frustrating listening as the Great British Public expose their general ignorance and prejudices, but can also be educational and … Continue reading
Harry, Paki, Prince Edward, the RSPCA and a Labrador
Update: At last, a bit of sense on the subject: It is all so very typical of modern Britain, or at least a section of the modern British media and its absence of any sense of perspective. There’s a dislike … Continue reading
Great White Hopes – Professor David Gillborn on race on Radio 4
The BBC recently ran a couple of programmes on Radio 4 called Great White Hopes Henry Bonsu investigates current debates about class and poverty in education policy, in the light of calls by Trevor Phillips, head of the Commission for … Continue reading
Council bans brainstorming
From The Telegraph (and many others) Meaningless jargon and trendy buzzwords should be banned from town halls, it was claimed, after one council introduced the term “thought showers” to replace “brainstorming”. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent ordered the change … Continue reading
The word “chav” is now politically incorrect.
You are really, really not going to believe this – here are a few brown pearls of wisdom from Tom Hampson of the Fabian Society (the people that brought you political correctness). UPDATE: Jon Holmes covered this on The Now … Continue reading
