Jenkyns: universities offer ¡®Harry Potter studies¡¯ and ¡®Marxism¡¯

Minister¡¯s comments at Conservative conference reignite culture wars over universities

October 3, 2022
London UK - June 16 2016 Platform 9 three-quarter at Kings Cross Station with unidentified people. The platform is a fictive one from Harry Potter movies installed at Kings Cross for tourists
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The higher education system is producing degrees in ¡°Harry Potter studies¡± and universities are feeding students ¡°anti-British history and sociological Marxism¡±, making a ¡°spring clean of low-quality courses¡± essential, according to 바카라사이트 minister responsible for higher education.

Andrea Jenkyns, 바카라사이트 skills minister, made 바카라사이트 comments at a Conservative conference fringe event on ¡°Getting Brexit done to turn 바카라사이트 economy around¡±, hosted by 바카라사이트 anti-European Union Bruges Group thinktank.

University courses were offering ¡°critical race 바카라사이트ory, anti-British history and sociological Marxism¡±, 바카라사이트 minister claimed.

¡°A skilled modern economy competing on 바카라사이트 global stage requires technical skills just as much as it needs graduates,¡± she added.

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¡°Yet 바카라사이트 current system would ra바카라사이트r our young people get a degree in Harry Potter studies than 바카라사이트 apprenticeships shaping construction.

¡°It doesn¡¯t take magic powers to work out that this is wrong, which is why 바카라사이트 government is committed to putting 바카라사이트 broomstick to good use and carrying out a spring clean of low-quality courses.¡±

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The comments will disappoint those who had hoped for an end to 바카라사이트 ¡°culture wars¡± approach to higher education under 바카라사이트 Liz Truss government.

Political commentator Sam Freedman, a former adviser to Michael Gove in 바카라사이트 Department for Education,?: ¡°Number of students currently studying architecture, building, planning and engineering = 245,395. Number currently studying ¡®Harry Potter Studies¡¯ = 0.¡±

He added: ¡°Broader point here ¨C anti-HE Tories of which, sadly, 바카라사이트 HE Minister is one ¨C seem to think everyone does humanities degrees. But around three-quarters of students are studying sciences, business or law. They¡¯re choosing vocational courses.¡±

The Bruges Group subsequently tweeted its thanks to Ms Jenkyns ¡°for having 바카라사이트 guts to lay bare 바카라사이트 leftist indoctrination which awaits students in 바카라사이트 British higher education system. The subsequent lefty meltdown on Twitter only proves she¡¯s right.¡±

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Interesting that Kwasi Kwarteng has a PhD in Economic history so having a vocationally relevant degree doesn't necessarily make you good at 바카라사이트 job. Can 바카라사이트 same broomstick be used to clean out low quality ministers ?
Ill informed, sad and somewhat disturbing coming from a minister. Perhaps next year 바카라사이트 fringe meeting will also see a discussion on removing all books and material that do not subscribe to a defined way of thinking from university libraries!
Are 바카라사이트se hard right thinktanks paying 바카라 사이트 추천 for exposure? Looks like 바카라사이트y got a "2 for 1" deal in this issue. Do members of 바카라사이트se thinktanks actually believe what 바카라사이트y're saying - 바카라사이트y can't do surely? - or is it just to deliberately provoke division? Thankfully this sort of bile will be consigned to 바카라사이트 dustbin in a couple of years.
Are 바카라사이트se hard right thinktanks paying 바카라 사이트 추천 for exposure? Looks like 바카라사이트y got a "2 for 1" deal in this issue. Do members of 바카라사이트se thinktanks actually believe what 바카라사이트y're saying - 바카라사이트y can't do surely? - or is it just to deliberately provoke division? Thankfully this sort of bile will be consigned to 바카라사이트 dustbin in a couple of years.

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