The academic behind the National Trust s Woke review to identify properties with links to colonialism today astonishingly accused the government of weaponising history by trying to stop Left-wing academics denigrating Britain s past.
The study, which blacklisted - among others - the Lake District home of avid anti-slaver William Wordsworth because his brother was involved in the trade, was accused of re-writing history after assembling a team of left-wing and politically biased experts.
Its leader, Professor Corinne Fowler, spoke today as Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden prepared to use a meeting with 25 heritage organisations to urge them to adopt a rounded view of Britain s past that does not focus excessively on the empire.
| UPDATED: 17:00, Wed, Jan 20, 2021
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Former Democratic President Carter will not attend President-elect Joe Biden s inauguration today. It will be the first time that the 96-year-old and his wife, Rosalynn, 93, will have missed the ceremonies since Mr Carter was sworn in as President in 1977. A spokesperson at The Carter Centre - a not-for-profit human rights organisation - said the two have sent Mr Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris their best wishes and look forward to a successful administration”.
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