Trafalgar Square: where empire once stood tall, and now a woman in blue strolls in like, “Shift up, lads, I’m walking here.” The golly wasn’t “a Black figure” to a child — it was just the jam‑jar guy. A little cartoon who lived next to the marmalade and made mornings feel cosy. The adult worldContinue reading “Empire’s Old Guard Out — Blue Lady Walks In”
Tag Archives: Ideology
Teach Minds — Don’t Mould Them!
Schools should teach children how to think — not what to think. That’s the essence of Margaret Thatcher’s argument: core skills first, ideology nowhere near the classroom. Thatcher maintained that education should focus on literacy, numeracy, and knowledge, not political slogans or partisan ideology. She wasn’t my favourite PM, but on keeping ideology out ofContinue reading “Teach Minds — Don’t Mould Them!”
A Race For A Seat Is On
Shahid Butt is a convicted terrorist who is running for a seat on the Birmingham Council, and he said, “These islamophobes and these racists are hoping and praying that I don’t win.” In 1999, he was found guilty in Yemen of participating in an armed terror conspiracy that included organising bombings of a Swiss-owned hotel,Continue reading “A Race For A Seat Is On”
Bullying Shouldn’t Be Called Bullying
Teachers have been told not to use the word ‘bullies’ to avoid upsetting them – and ordered to call in police when pupils are suspected of hate crime. The latest guidance from the SNP government aimed at cracking down on bullying highlights the importance of tackling prejudice – including misgendering –and ‘microaggressions’. This phrase refers to a deliberateContinue reading “Bullying Shouldn’t Be Called Bullying”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 