UK gov't moves against "woke" cancel culture | Eastern NC Now

 

 

British  Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has announced two new pieces of legislation to thwart the "woke" cancel culture.  One will fine British universities for any limitation on freedom of speech of students or faculty by the university administration or by student government.   The bill also requires each university to establish a position of Free Speech Champion on campus.

 

A government source told the London Daily Telegraph that “Unacceptable silencing and censoring on campuses is having a chilling effect and that is why we must strengthen free speech in higher education, by bolstering the existing legal duties and ensuring strong, robust action is taken if these are breached".

 

In a simultaneous move, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden is issuing binding  instructions to government funded museums, heritage charities, and art galleries to stop airbrushing British history at the demands of the "woke" mob.  In a letter, Dowden stated “History is ridden with moral complexity and interpreting Britain’s past should not be an excuse to tell an overly-simplistic version of our national story, in which we damn the faults of previous generations whilst forgetting their many great achievements. Purging uncomfortable elements of our past does nothing but damage our understanding of it,”