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Now they’re ‘decolonising’ Shakespeare

Now they’re ‘decolonising’ Shakespeare

Apparently, celebrating the Bard fuels ‘white European supremacy’. What rubbish.

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Mar 19, 2025
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What is it with Britain’s cultural custodians and their hatred of everything British? National self-loathing drips from curators and directors alike, revealed in a Tourette’s-like compulsion to blurt out ‘Decolonise!’ at everything they see. They are currently getting hot under the collar in the sleepy town of Stratford-u…

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