Jonathan Sumption

Our academics are attacking the whole concept of knowledge

The decolonisers in Britain’s universities are not just trying to defend their views. They are seeking to upend the free market in ideas by imposing them, says Doug Stokes

The statue of Cecil Rhodes outside Oriel College, Oxford, which the college authorities voted to remove before running into planning regulations. [Alamy] 
issue 12 August 2023
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  • Against Decolonisation: Campus Culture Wars and the Decline of the West

    Doug Stokes

    Polity, pp. 191, £45

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