Has identity politics become a cult?

"On the web the thinking of cults can spread very rapidly and suddenly." - Tim Berners-Lee View this email in your browser This morning we have piece which looks at the no-platforming of Germaine Greer and what it says about identity politics. It suggests that there is a growing tendency to banish any views that fall outside the accepted mantra. Elsewhere, Caroline Lucas writes about why she believes we should be rallying behind the junior doctors in their dispute with the health secretary over changes to their contracts. We also have a piece written by the Liberal Democrat peer Baroness Hamwee. She discusses government cuts to asylum support and suggests that Labour sat on their hands as the Lib Dems tried to oppose the cuts in the House of Lords. Finally, we have a piece questioning the Telegraph's business relationship and coverage of regimes around the world accused of human rights abuses.   Latest Articles     Comment: The attack on Germaine Greer shows identity politics has become a cult   On Oct 28, 2015 10:35 am "Die in a fire, Terf" is simply the twenty-first century's "burn the heretic" Read more... »   Comment: When did the Telegraph turn into a mouthpiece for autocrats?   On Oct 28, 2015 10:35 am A once great newspaper has bent over backwards for human-rights abusing regimes Read more... »   Comment: Labour is sitting on its hands as the govt slashes asylum seeker support   On Oct 28, 2015 09:42 am The amount we give to asylum seekers is not enough for them to raise their children with dignity. We must stand up for them. Read more... »   Comment: If Jeremy Hunt wants to improve the NHS, he should start listening to junior doctors   On Oct 28, 2015 08:28 am The health secretary's proposed changes to junior doctors' contracts could put us all at risk Read more... »   Opinion Former videos   Majority of emergency service staff suffer alcohol fuelled abuse   On Oct 26, 2015 10:48 am A new report from the Institute of Alcohol Studies, Alcohol's Impact on Emergency Services, reveals the full extent of the toll alcohol takes on emergency services in England. Read more... » Farming cannot stand still   On Oct 26, 2015 04:09 am An animation showing how modern farming relies on the innovations plant science provides to maintain biodiversity and wildlife. Read more... » Could you eat 12,000 potatoes?   On Oct 20, 2015 04:38 pm Animation explaining how Maximum Residue Levels and thorough testing ensure that pesticides are safe for human health and the environment. Read more... »     Opinion Formers press releases     Tax charity criticises HMRC for targeting compassionate individuals rather than charities to redress Gift Aid blunders The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) is calling on HMRC not to pursue non-tax paying people for any tax due on donations they make under Gift Aid, saying it is fairer that reimbursements should come from the charity. Read more... »   BHA: Bishops in the Lords still hold privileged status on behalf of a tiny minority of the population Today sees the introduction into the House of Lords of Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester, who will be the first female bishop of the Church of England (CofE) to sit in the House of Lords. While the move may represent progress towards gender equality within the Church of England, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has pointed out that by sitting as of right in the Lords, the bishops still hold an unfair, unnecessary and unjustified privilege in representing just a tiny proportion of the UK population. Read more... »     Jobs and courses     Self-shooting video journalist   On Jun 24, 2015 04:10 pm Politics.co.uk is seeking to recruit a self-shooting video journalist to work out of our offices in east London. Read more... »   Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences