War on cultural vandalism
Planet Normal
Louisa Wells
4.7 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 February 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Spring is in the air on Planet Normal, with resident economist Halligan spotting some economic green shoots amongst the doom and gloom. But all is not well on the rocket…
Our co-pilots are appalled at the news that Roald Dahl’s books are being re-written. Liam labels the move cultural vandalism, with Allison declaring it is grotesque censorship. So with 'woke totalitarianism' taking hold, is any literature safe?
Also strapping into the rocket of right thinking this week is economist and author, Dr Jerome Booth, who warns our co-pilots about the dangers of groupthink shutting down debate, as evidenced in particular during the Covid-19 pandemic.
And finally, Allison gives her take on the verdict of Shamima Begum’s appeal to reclaim her UK citizenship.
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| 0:00.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:02.0 | The Telugu... |
| 0:03.0 | ...podcasts. |
| 0:09.0 | Five. |
| 0:10.0 | Puffin books have employed something called sensitivity readers, |
| 0:15.0 | or censor-tivity readers. |
| 0:18.0 | Or... |
| 0:19.0 | ...it's joyless, it's absolutely joyless, it's wrong, and it's cultural vandalism. |
| 0:24.0 | Three. |
| 0:25.0 | It's woke totalitarianism, isn't it, really? |
| 0:28.0 | It's grotesque, censorship. |
| 0:31.0 | The whole point of group think is to stop challenge to stop debate. |
| 0:35.0 | One. |
| 0:39.0 | We have the dog. |
| 0:42.0 | Welcome once again to Planet Normal, the Telugu- off podcast with Alison Pearson. |
| 0:46.0 | Hello. |
| 0:47.0 | And me, Liam Halligan. |
| 0:49.0 | It's still February, but spring is in the air. |
| 0:51.0 | The snow drops are abundant, daffodils are blooming, |
| 0:54.0 | and your law, co-pilots has even spotted some economic green shoots. |
| 0:59.0 | Rishi Sunaks under huge pressure on small boats, on tax, |
| 1:02.0 | and above all on the Northern Ireland protocol. |
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