Trans policies in UK Universities: some highlights
The Education Reform Act 1988 describes the need "to ensure that academic staff have freedom within the law to question and test received wisdom, and to put forward new ideas and controversial or
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Transcript of talk at Res Publica event: Beyond the failures of liberal feminism
The film of this event, hosted by think tank Res Publica, and also featuring Mary Harrington, Nina Power, Nimco Ali, and Louise Perry can be seen here.I want to talk about academic
On the death spiral of academic feminism
Talk to Women Talk Back! webinar, 30th Nov 2020 (Visit the amazing Women Talk Back! here and follow them on twitter at @womentalk_back)What’s it like in UK Universities at the
The Pity Party On The Left
On the face of it, combinations of attitudes currently popular among self-styled progressives look pretty incoherent. It’s deemed important to recognise that multiple oppressive structures intersect, producing inequality holistically – but this is
Paying attention to reality
Yesterday I inadvertently watched a video, which I advise you not to watch if you come across it. It was taken by a woman in the process of confronting a man. The man
"Of course sex materially exists"
There's a new phenomenon I'm starting to witness amongst academic philosophers of ostentatiously progressive stripe. Since these people rarely do anything without getting permission from the wider progressive culture first, I'm assuming some