She found fame as part of top-selling girl group Destiny’s Child and has gone on to forge a successful career as a solo artist and TV personality. And on Thursday, Kelly Rowland used her platform to caution folks about so-called ‘cancel culture’. She posted a message written in her Notes app to her Instagram in … Read more
Author Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech Salman Rushdie warned Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is threat to freedom of speech He said he could not accept there are ‘areas in which censorship is acceptable’ Author signed open letter in US magazine Harper’s, objecting to ‘cancel culture’ … Read more
A columnist who claims bullying by colleagues forced her to quit The New York Times likened cancel culture to ‘social murder’ and said that firing people who hold unpopular opinions is aimed at ‘punishing’ them for being ‘insufficiently pure.’ ‘We’re used to criticism,’ Bari Weiss said during an appearance on Friday on Real Time with … Read more
I currently have a holiday booked to Spain in two weeks time. Now the Government has changed the rules and said travellers have to quarantine for 14 days after their return, I am unable to go as I cannot afford to take the time off work, where I have recently returned. This is obviously very … Read more
‘Common sense has won the day’: Youth charity boss who was forced out by trustees for criticising BLM’s ‘neo-Marxist’ agenda says his reinstatement is a victory against ‘cancel culture’ Nick Buckley has returned to his job as chief executive of Mancunian Way charity Mr Buckley was sacked after criticising far-Left agenda of Black Lives Matter … Read more
The Wall Street Journal’s opinion section had a scathing response Thursday to the 280 staffers who had signed a letter this week claiming it pushed ‘misinformation’. In a note published by the section’s editorial board late Thursday night, the fiery rebuttal vowed that the opinion section wouldn’t ‘wilt under cancel-culture pressure’ following the protest letter sent … Read more
Struggling universities must tackle ‘cancel culture’ and ‘demonstrate commitment to free speech’ to be handed emergency loans, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says Struggling universities must meet specific criteria to qualify for emergency loan Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said they must commit to free speech Universities must ensure student union funding caters to all students’s needs … Read more
Furious viewers slammed the BBC today after the broadcaster announced plans to cancel the Andrew Neil Show as part of a wider cull of 520 jobs from its news operation. Mr Neil’s political programme has not been on the air during the coronavirus pandemic, and the corporation today confirmed the show will not be returning. … Read more
Lloyds Bank will let customers cancel monthly subscriptions like television streaming and food boxes in its app with three quick clicks The bank with 11m mobile customers will launch the service after a pilot Subscription services boomed in lockdown It said it would eventually alert people prior to their free trial running out to avoid … Read more
Elliot Ackerman Saladin Ambar – Rutgers University Martin Amis Anne Applebaum Marie Arana – author Margaret Atwood John Banville Mia Bay – historian Louis Begley – writer Roger Berkowitz – Bard College Paul Berman – writer Sheri Berman – Barnard College Reginald Dwayne Betts – poet Neil Blair, agent David W. Blight – Yale University … Read more