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But demand for instruction in progressive doublespeak is&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/john-gray" class="author-name" title="John Gray"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> John Gray</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The tedious world of anti-woke comedy" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2023/09/jimmy-carr-tedious-unfunny-anti-woke-comedy" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/09/27/GettyImages-596735882-464x348.jpg" alt="The tedious world of anti-woke comedy" title="The tedious world of anti-woke comedy" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/09/27/GettyImages-596735882-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/09/27/GettyImages-596735882-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/09/27/GettyImages-596735882-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/09/27/GettyImages-596735882-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv/2023/09/jimmy-carr-tedious-unfunny-anti-woke-comedy" class="">The tedious world of anti-woke comedy</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> From Jimmy Carr to Ricky Gervais, “edgy” comics are making jokes about 9/11 and Michael Jackson in an attempt to&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/sarah-manavis" class="author-name" title="Sarah Manavis"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Sarah Manavis</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The real cause of generational warfare" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/08/cause-generational-warfare" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-464x348.jpg" alt="The real cause of generational warfare" title="The real cause of generational warfare" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-1038x778.jpg 1038w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/08/19/Generation-gap.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/08/cause-generational-warfare" class="">The real cause of generational warfare</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> The internet has collapsed the space between young and old and exposed previously hidden divides.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/jonn-elledge" class="author-name" title="Jonn Elledge"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Jonn Elledge</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="A brief history of “woke drinks”" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/07/brief-history-negronis-woke-drinks" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/07/17/Negroni-464x348.jpg" alt="A brief history of “woke drinks”" title="A brief history of “woke drinks”" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/07/17/Negroni-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/07/17/Negroni-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/07/17/Negroni-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/07/17/Negroni-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/07/brief-history-negronis-woke-drinks" class="">A brief history of “woke drinks”</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> In declaring a negroni the signature drink of the woke, GB News has forgotten about craft beers and natural wine.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/felicity-cloake" class="author-name" title="Felicity Cloake"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Felicity Cloake</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Is “National Conservatism” a dead end for the Tories, or a sign of what is to come?" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2023/05/andrew-marr-national-conservatism-tories-conference" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Marr-web-464x348.jpg" alt="Is “National Conservatism” a dead end for the Tories, or a sign of what is to come?" title="Is “National Conservatism” a dead end for the Tories, or a sign of what is to come?" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Marr-web-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Marr-web-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Marr-web-735x551.jpg 735w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/conservatives/2023/05/andrew-marr-national-conservatism-tories-conference" class="">Is “National Conservatism” a dead end for the Tories, or a sign of what is to come?</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> Rishi Sunak may be tempted by an ideology of muscular nationalism – but he would risk alienating British voters.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/andrew-marr" class="author-name" title="Andrew Marr"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Andrew Marr</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="How Judy Blume became a lightning rod in the culture wars " href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/04/judy-blume-lightning-rod-culture-wars" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Blume-web-464x348.jpg" alt="How Judy Blume became a lightning rod in the culture wars " title="How Judy Blume became a lightning rod in the culture wars " loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Blume-web-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Blume-web-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Blume-web-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/Blume-web-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/04/judy-blume-lightning-rod-culture-wars" class="">How Judy Blume became a lightning rod in the culture wars </a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> The frank explorations of puberty and sexuality that made her books radical in the 1970s are newly controversial in the&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/sophie-mcbain" class="author-name" title="Sophie McBain"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Sophie McBain</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The absurdity of Liz Truss blaming high taxes on woke culture" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/04/absurdity-liz-truss-speech-high-taxes-woke-culture" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1242674100-464x348.jpg" alt="The absurdity of Liz Truss blaming high taxes on woke culture" title="The absurdity of Liz Truss blaming high taxes on woke culture" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1242674100-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1242674100-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/04/GettyImages-1242674100-735x551.jpg 735w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/04/absurdity-liz-truss-speech-high-taxes-woke-culture" class="">The absurdity of Liz Truss blaming high taxes on woke culture</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> By making wokery the bogeyman for an economic disaster she’s implicated in, Truss has given the game away.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/jonn-elledge" class="author-name" title="Jonn Elledge"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Jonn Elledge</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/03/armando-iannucci-right-secret-true-snowflakes-bbc-culture-wars" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-464x348.jpg" alt="The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes" title="The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-1038x778.jpg 1038w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Culture-Wars.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/03/armando-iannucci-right-secret-true-snowflakes-bbc-culture-wars" class="">The right have a secret: they are the true snowflakes</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> Culture warriors can’t help but display the behaviour they seek to criticise. Listen to them, then throw their words back&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/armando-iannucci" class="author-name" title="Armando Iannucci"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Armando Iannucci</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/03/furore-oxfam-woke-language-guide-misses-point" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-464x348.jpg" alt="The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point" title="The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-1038x778.jpg 1038w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/03/Oxfam.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/03/furore-oxfam-woke-language-guide-misses-point" class="">The furore over Oxfam’s “woke” language guide misses the point</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> The media attack on the charity’s “inclusive” wording forces us to choose between blustering bigotry and preening sanctimony.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/peter-williams" class="author-name" title="Peter Williams"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Peter Williams</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Britain’s original culture wars" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/03/britain-original-culture-wars" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/02/202310-Rowan-Williams-reduced-464x348.jpg" alt="Britain’s original culture wars" title="Britain’s original culture wars" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/02/202310-Rowan-Williams-reduced-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/02/202310-Rowan-Williams-reduced-314x235.jpg 314w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2023/03/britain-original-culture-wars" class="">Britain’s original culture wars</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> A new history of the 17th century reminds us how bitter ideological conflicts have shaped our democracy.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/rowan-williams" class="author-name" title="Rowan Williams"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Rowan Williams</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Konstantin Kisin: “Being anti-woke isn’t making you happy”" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2023/01/konstantin-kisindont-interivew-misrepresent-me" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-464x348.jpg" alt="Konstantin Kisin: “Being anti-woke isn’t making you happy”" title="Konstantin Kisin: “Being anti-woke isn’t making you happy”" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/konstantin-adjusted-web.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/encounter/2023/01/konstantin-kisindont-interivew-misrepresent-me" class="">Konstantin Kisin: “Being anti-woke isn’t making you happy”</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> The podcaster is the viral man of the moment. But does he really have anything to say?</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/willlloyd" class="author-name" title="Will Lloyd"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Will Lloyd</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Katharine Birbalsingh doesn’t understand private schools" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/01/katharine-birbalsingh-understand-private-schools" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-464x348.jpg" alt="Katharine Birbalsingh doesn’t understand private schools" title="Katharine Birbalsingh doesn’t understand private schools" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-1038x778.jpg 1038w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/C8HW22.jpg 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2023/01/katharine-birbalsingh-understand-private-schools" class="">Katharine Birbalsingh doesn’t understand private schools</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> Elite education is not “woke” at all.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/kristinamurkett1" class="author-name" title="Kristina Murkett"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Kristina Murkett</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Bret Easton Ellis: “Wokeness is running out of room”" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2023/01/bret-easton-ellis-interview-wokeness" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-464x348.jpeg" alt="Bret Easton Ellis: “Wokeness is running out of room”" title="Bret Easton Ellis: “Wokeness is running out of room”" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-464x348.jpeg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-397x298.jpeg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-180x135.jpeg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-314x235.jpeg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-735x551.jpeg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-300x225.jpeg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2023/01/Attachment-1-12.jpeg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-interview/2023/01/bret-easton-ellis-interview-wokeness" class="">Bret Easton Ellis: “Wokeness is running out of room”</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> The Shards is the famously morbid author’s latest “trickster book”. He prefers cabinet shopping to culture wars now.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/willlloyd" class="author-name" title="Will Lloyd"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Will Lloyd</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The year woke broke: a brief history of a contested word" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2023/01/woke-history-contested-word-debate" class=""><div class=" c-story__image--podcast"><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-464x348.jpg" alt="The year woke broke: a brief history of a contested word" title="The year woke broke: a brief history of a contested word" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></div></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2023/01/woke-history-contested-word-debate" class="">The year woke broke: a brief history of a contested word</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> From Suella Braverman to Elon Musk, war has been declared on liberalism. How did one word come to mean so&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/stuartmcgurk" class="author-name" title="Stuart McGurk"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Stuart McGurk</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="Beneath the culture wars, we are not nearly so binary" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2022/12/beneath-confection-culture-wars-binary" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-464x348.jpg" alt="Beneath the culture wars, we are not nearly so binary" title="Beneath the culture wars, we are not nearly so binary" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/00025387.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2022/12/beneath-confection-culture-wars-binary" class="">Beneath the culture wars, we are not nearly so binary</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> It is possible to both view climate change as an existential crisis and support JK Rowling’s view on trans rights.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/tomiwaowolade" class="author-name" title="Tomiwa Owolade"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Tomiwa Owolade</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The woke brigade isn’t cancelling Christmas" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2022/12/woke-brigade-cancelling-christmas" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-464x348.jpg" alt="The woke brigade isn’t cancelling Christmas" title="The woke brigade isn’t cancelling Christmas" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/Z1208_2786.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/thestaggers/2022/12/woke-brigade-cancelling-christmas" class="">The woke brigade isn’t cancelling Christmas</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> Complaints about Christmas inclusivity are designed to stoke grievance and division.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/jonn-elledge" class="author-name" title="Jonn Elledge"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Jonn Elledge</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="A brief history of “woke”: how one word fuelled the culture wars – Audio Long Reads" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/audio-long-reads/2022/12/a-brief-history-of-woke-how-one-word-fuelled-the-culture-wars-audio-long-reads" class=""><div class=" c-story__image--podcast"><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-464x348.jpg" alt="A brief history of “woke”: how one word fuelled the culture wars – Audio Long Reads" title="A brief history of “woke”: how one word fuelled the culture wars – Audio Long Reads" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/12/202250-Woke-Opener-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></div></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/audio-long-reads/2022/12/a-brief-history-of-woke-how-one-word-fuelled-the-culture-wars-audio-long-reads" class="">A brief history of “woke”: how one word fuelled the culture wars – Audio Long Reads</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> From Suella Braverman to Elon Musk, war has been declared on liberalism. How did one word come to mean so&hellip;</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="multiple-authors no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/stuartmcgurk" class="author-name" title="Stuart McGurk"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Stuart McGurk</a> <span class="co-plus-and-sep meta-item">and</span></span></span><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/chris-stone" class="author-name" title="Chris Stone"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Chris Stone</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="“Woke policing” isn’t to blame for rising crime" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2022/11/woke-police-report-blame-crime-crisis" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-464x348.jpg" alt="“Woke policing” isn’t to blame for rising crime" title="“Woke policing” isn’t to blame for rising crime" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-397x298.jpg 397w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-180x135.jpg 180w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/11/GettyImages-1285162124-1.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2022/11/woke-police-report-blame-crime-crisis" class="">“Woke policing” isn’t to blame for rising crime</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> There are quite a few police officers who could do with being a little more “woke”.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/rachel-cunliffe" class="author-name" title="Rachel Cunliffe"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Rachel Cunliffe</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> <article class="c-story c-story--catalogue"> <figure class="c-story__image c-story--catalogue__image"> <a aria-label="The “woke” may be dogmatic, but social progress owes a lot to religious fervour" href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/08/social-progress-owes-religious-fervour" class=""><img width="464" height="348" class="c-story__image__img the-global-title" src="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1412236229-1-464x348.jpg" alt="The “woke” may be dogmatic, but social progress owes a lot to religious fervour" title="The “woke” may be dogmatic, but social progress owes a lot to religious fervour" loading="lazy" srcset="https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1412236229-1-464x348.jpg 464w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1412236229-1-314x235.jpg 314w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1412236229-1-735x551.jpg 735w, https://dl6pgk4f88hky.cloudfront.net/2022/08/GettyImages-1412236229-1-1038x778.jpg 1038w" sizes="(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px" /></a> </figure> <header class="c-story__header"> <h3 class="post-title c-story__header__headline--catalogue the-global-title"> <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2022/08/social-progress-owes-religious-fervour" class="">The “woke” may be dogmatic, but social progress owes a lot to religious fervour</a> </h3> <p class="c-story__header__subtitle"> Historically – from the abolition of slavery to gender equality – religious-based activism has been effective in enacting change.</p> <address class="c-story__header__author the-global-title">By <span class="single-author no-avatars"><span class="meta-item meta-author-wrapper"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/author/tomiwaowolade" class="author-name" title="Tomiwa Owolade"><span class="fa fa-user" aria-hidden="true"></span> Tomiwa Owolade</a></span></span></span></address> </header> </article> </div> </section> <div class="pages-nav"><div class="pages-nav"><ul class="pages-numbers"> <li class="current"><span class="pages-nav-item">1</span></li><li><a class="pages-nav-item" 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