There are presently no British universities providing a level in Harry Potter research.
Tory training minister Andrea Jenkyns has been referred to as out for peddling faux information and stoking tradition wars, after her weird claims at Tory occasion convention.
Talking at a fringe occasion, Jenkyns vowed a authorities crackdown on ‘Harry Potter levels’ and college seminars about decolonisation and the patriarchy.
She advised the occasion in Birmingham on Monday: “The present system would reasonably our younger folks get a level in Harry Potter research than an apprenticeship in development.
“It doesn’t take magic powers to work out that that is unsuitable. Because of this the Authorities is dedicated to placing the broomstick to good use and finishing up a spring clear of low-quality programs.”
Nevertheless, as so many have identified, there are presently no British universities providing a level in Harry Potter research.
Jenkyns additionally claimed that college students have been ‘being fed a food plan of crucial race concept, anti-British historical past and sociological Marxism’.
Her feedback additionally acquired a lot criticism on-line, with one social media consumer writing: “Andrea Jenkyns “we would like universities to be bastions of free speech, not pushing crucial race concept”. Ah so she desires free speech so long as it’s speech she agrees with. Cool”
Jenkyns it seems isn’t greatest please that universities dare to show historical past.
Labour MP Alex Sobel labelled Jenkyns’ feedback as ‘utter nonsense’. He tweeted: “Simply utter mad up nonsense, faux information and populist balderdash from @andreajenkyns who’s attempting the entire Trump/Bannon comms technique with frankly the finesse of Liz Truss”.
Basit Mahmood is editor of Left Foot Ahead
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