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Tag Archives: the arts
The Archers: an everyday story of simple culling the Archers from the programme folk
Robert Henderson The Archers is currently the subject of various story-lines which bid fair to leave the programme a largely Archer-free zone. The pivotal Archer family – David and Ruth Archer – are in the process of selling Brookfield with … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC, invasion, liberal bigotry, media, political correctness, the arts
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Want to win literary competitions? Pretend you’re black
I am white. I wrote this story as an experiment to test the effect of political correctness on literary competitions. I did this by creating a story which both had a black theme and was written in a way which … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Immigration, Nationhood, Politics
Tagged English language, ethnicity, race, the arts
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The future of Englishness in films
It may be that the present popularity of Englishness in films will pass, although it shows no sign of doing so soon. But even if overtly English films do not maintain their present high global profile the use of English … Continue reading
America’s love-hate affair with England in films
When you go to the cinema think of how often English legends such as Robin Hood are used by Americans. Reflect on how, until recently at least, American universities would give as a matter of course considerable time to the … Continue reading
Posted in Anglophobia, Culture, World influence
Tagged English language, history, the arts
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The appetite for Englishness in films
What qualifies as a “culturally English film”? How about this: it is a film which either has an English context such as The Libertine or has a cast which consists wholly or largely of English actors playing “English”, for example, … Continue reading
Englishness in Films – Master and Commander
Released 2003 Director Peter Weir Main cast Captain Jack Aubrey …. Russell Crowe Dr. Stephen Maturin …. Paul Bettany First Lt. Thomas Pullings …. James D’Arcy Second Lt. William Mowett …. Edward Woodall Midshipman Lord William Blakeney …. Max Pirkis Barrett … Continue reading
How Thatcher became the useful idiot of the education progressives
When Margaret Thatcher came to power many thought she would attempt to undo the damage of the comprehensive experiment and progressive methods, damage which was already visible. In her 11 years in power she not only failed to repair the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Nationhood, Politics
Tagged birthright, ethnicity, political correctness, science, the arts
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English education and the great grade inflation fraud
English education has suffered greatly from its politicisation in the liberal internationalist interest, but even more fundamental damage was done by progressive teaching methods which failed to provide many children with an adequate grasp the three ‘Rs’ (and left a depressing number … Continue reading
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Tagged English language, history, political correctness, quisling elite, science, sport, technology, the arts
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English education, immigration and political correctness
What allowed progressive education to go from being a primarily a method and philosophy of teaching to a potent political ideology was mass immigration. Originally the progressive view of immigrants was that they must be assimilated into English society. When … Continue reading
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Tagged English, English language, ethnicity, history, political correctness, quisling elite, science, the arts
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English education and the triumph of the progressives
By the time the second Wilson government was elected in 1974, progressive education had gone a fair way to obtaining the stranglehold it has today and to developing from an educational theory into a political doctrine. Progressive or child-centred educational theories … Continue reading
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