Newcastle – In light of Labour’s election victory, has woke won?

Towards the end of the Conservative Party’s time in government, it began to seem as if the woke initiatives that had come to dominate our public institutions were finally being challenged. A ban on gender-inclusive conversion therapy had been ruled out, universities had a new legal duty to protect free speech and schools had been told not to teach young children that people can change gender. Civil servants had even been ordered not to wear rainbow lanyards in the workplace.

Now, just weeks into a new Labour government, much has changed. Keir Starmer declares the culture wars to be over while appointing cabinet ministers who are unable to define ‘woman’. Civil servants and sections of the media appear delighted at the prospect of a government that, at long last, shares their values.

Does a Labour government mean that woke has won after all? How has this happened? And, more importantly, how do we challenge this pernicious, anti-democratic, elite worldview and place the common sense of the majority at the heart of our political system?

Join us in Newcastle for an evening with Joanna Williams, political commentator, education editor at Spiked and author of several books including ‘How Woke Won: The Elitist Movement That Threatens Democracy, Tolerance and Reason’.

As always, this is free to attend but due to venue capacity, places must be booked in advance.

Please book your place here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/951890338627

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