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Letter of the week: Beef with identity politics

Author: New Statesman / Source: New Statesman

Black Lives Matter protesters march through the streets of Sacramento, California

I have not yet read White Fragility, but, according to K Biswas (The Critics, 29 March) the book seems short on advice for us white progressives who, writes author, Robin DiAngelo, cause “most daily damage” to people of colour.

Of course we must not dismiss identity…

omg did robert harris really ghost write mandy’s book? I have a copy but I never read it

‘Inspirational’ robots to begin replacing teachers within 10 years

Robots will begin replacing teachers in the classroom within the next ten years as part of a revolution in one-to-one learning, a leading educationalist has predicted. Sir Anthony Seldon, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Buckingham, said intelligent machines that adapt to suit the learning styles of individual children will soon render traditional academic teaching all but redundant. The…

WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE ASYLUM?

Racist Philosophers?The School of African and Oriental Studies in London is one of Britain’s premier institutions of learning. Graduates include such diverse luminaries as Aung San Suu Kyi, Patrick Sookhedo, Fatima Bhutto, Enoch Powell and Antony Flew one of Britain’s leading 20th century philosophers. The latter makes the stance of today’s students all the more poignant. The students of SOAS…

The Blair Years Part Seven

This article appeared in Ceylon Today on Thursday December 1 2016

Blair’s Later Career

Tony Blair has hinted that he may return to active politics. He said he was “trying to create the space for a political debate about where modern Western democracies go and where the progressive forces particularly find their place”. He announced that he will launch a new organisation in the new year to look…

I spy with my little eye

The NET Mike Baker Memorial Lecture: "Looking Back to Move Forwards" Thoughts of Tony Little, head of Eton College

Having spent an entire career committed to public state education, with a guiding principle of free education for all, it was fascinating to attend a lecture by the headmaster of Eton College and to be broadly in agreement with everything he said about holistic learning and the needs of young people.

Tony Little was the invited speaker for this year’s National Education Trust annual lecture –…