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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: No place for pacifism in these culture wars 

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DAILY MAIL COMMENT: No place for pacifism in these tradition wars

By Daily Mail Comment

Printed: 20:58 EDT, 14 August 2022 | Up to date: 21:04 EDT, 14 August 2022

What is the distinction between an Islamist fundamentalist and a trans rights extremist? Not as a lot as we might have thought, it appears.

The place crushing free speech is anxious, they’re very a lot on the identical web page.

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These disparate teams try to silence JK Rowling for the sin of talking her thoughts – first over the rights of natural-born girls, now in assist of Salman Rushdie. It takes the maxim that my enemy’s enemy is my good friend to absurd limits.

Nonetheless, that is what we have come to after years of permitting freedom of expression to be chipped away.

These disparate groups are trying to silence JK Rowling (pictured above in March) for the sin of speaking her mind – first over the rights of natural-born women, now in support of Salman Rushdie

These disparate teams try to silence JK Rowling (pictured above in March) for the sin of talking her thoughts – first over the rights of natural-born girls, now in assist of Salman Rushdie

The assault on Mr Rushdie is an excessive and hideous instance of intolerance. However it’s additionally what can occur when concepts and opinions are censored by the mob.

We’re not there in Britain but. However cancel tradition and spewing hatred by Twitterstorm put us on a slippery slope.

A feminist who believes individuals can change gender however not intercourse. A historical past don who says the British Empire might not have been wholly unhealthy. Virtually anybody on the Conservative aspect of politics.

The attack on Mr Rushdie is an extreme and hideous example of intolerance. But it’s also what can happen when ideas and opinions are censored by the mob

The assault on Mr Rushdie is an excessive and hideous instance of intolerance. However it’s additionally what can occur when concepts and opinions are censored by the mob

Underneath the brand new orthodoxy, these are the worst form of heretics. They have to be shamed, pilloried and customarily hounded out of public life. It is positively medieval.

On the pretext of variety and inclusion, woke inquisitors are trampling over this nation’s international fame as a beacon of freedom. To her credit score, Lawyer Normal Suella Braverman is combating again. Within the Mail this month, she vowed to tackle the variety foyer and restore some sanity to public debate.

It is a trigger the vast majority of the general public will applaud and one the brand new Prime Minister should take up with gusto. In these bitter tradition wars, pacifism shouldn’t be an possibility.

Keir’s fantasy remedy

Recent from his holidays, Sir Keir Starmer has provide you with an excellent wheeze to remedy the issue of rising vitality prices – freeze costs so nobody has to pay any extra.

It is remarkably just like Gordon Brown’s plan and the Lib Dems’. It additionally has the identical evident unanswered query: Who will foot the invoice?

Sir Keir says it might be met by extending and backdating the windfall tax on oil producers, a miraculous discount in authorities debt repayments by means of decrease inflation and scrapping the £400 rebate already pledged to each household.

Fresh from his holidays, Sir Keir Starmer has come up with a brilliant wheeze to cure the problem of rising energy costs – freeze prices so no one has to pay any more

Recent from his holidays, Sir Keir Starmer has provide you with an excellent wheeze to remedy the issue of rising vitality prices – freeze costs so nobody has to pay any extra

He claims these measures will increase the £29billion required and is because of flesh out the main points right this moment. At first sight nevertheless, it seems like fantasy economics.

As Sir John Redwood factors out: ‘If Labour thinks governments can preserve costs down by merely passing a regulation, why do not they suggest we do this for meals, garments and lots of different issues?’ That is, he says, ‘the Venezuela mannequin’.

There is no doubt we’re within the midst of a really actual vitality disaster. However it wants critical and lasting options. Sadly Sir Keir, it could possibly’t merely be wished away.

Universities of greed

Prime universities stand accused of shutting out file numbers of UK candidates to swell their coffers by accommodating extra overseas college students – who pay greater than double charges.

Vice-chancellors (who pocket phone quantity salaries) have lengthy argued that they’re operating international companies fairly than mere seats of studying.

Nonetheless, they need to realise they don’t personal their universities. They belong to the British individuals and are there principally to coach their youngsters.

After two years through which UK college students paid prime greenback for a profoundly sub-standard service, universities ought to be making an attempt to make amends – not slamming the door on them.

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