#Wokesconegate: Right-wingers mocked for meltdown over National Trust’s ‘vegan’ scones
‘To be fair – margarine was a French invention… although they probably don’t know that…’
‘To be fair – margarine was a French invention… although they probably don’t know that…’
“They’ve got themselves so tangled up in culture wars of their own making”
The sabotaging of ‘responsible capitalism’ takes us to America, where, as culture wars rage, businesses seen as socially and environmentally progressive are under attack.
Politicians must prioritise tackling the climate and nature crisis in election run-up, says charity
The anti-woke group, Restore Trust, had launched a renewed campaign to win seats on the Trust’s council this year after failing in their attempts last year, and this time they had the likes of Farage, along with the right-wing press backing them.
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage also has the Trust in his sights, backing an anti-woke splinter group of candidates, after the failed campaign of the Restore Trust (RT) to win in the council elections last year.
For the third consecutive year, a dark and sinister force is at play, abetted by a cynical right-wing press, attempting to present Europe’s biggest conservation charity as some kind of dangerously radical cake-and-countryside organisation.
The Restore Trust has a new list of candidates for the upcoming council elections and, this time, they’ve been endorsed by Nigel Farage.
The majority of members voted down a motion to condemn the National Trust’s participation in Pride events with 65% voting against it at the AGM
From the BBC to the NHS, the right has been gnawing away at well-liked British institutions, waging ‘politicised’ campaigns designed to influence direction. And the National Trust, with millions of members, is firmly in their sights.