Rod Liddle: The Story of Woke - How The West Went Mad. 

 

The New Culture Forum proudly announces the 2022 Smith Lecture, “The Story of Woke”, shall be delivered by Rod Liddle at the Emmanuel Centre, London, on 29 November 2022.

 

Tickets may be purchased here: 

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About this event

‘One of Britain’s funniest, most daring columnists. If he weren’t so offensive you’d almost call him a national treasure’ - Mail on Sunday

 

Join the one and only Rod Liddle for an entertaining and illuminating evening as he tells us the Story of Woke, from its origins to today.

 

From cancel culture, deplatforming and policing free speech, to the extremism of Trans radical activists, Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion, "woke" ideology has permeated almost every aspect of public -- and increasingly private -- life. Not even the English language has escape unscathed.

How did we arrive in a world of "chestfeeding" "pregnant people", where even the most basic definition of "woman" can tie a political party in knots? A world where police can tell a member of the public to "check your thinking", where institutions hide statues of national heroes and where employees are forced to take absurd courses drenched in pseudo-intellectual theories of race and gender?

Rod will reveal all in this year's Smith Lecture.

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Tickets are guaranteed to sell out fast. So don't be disappointed - buy yours today.

 

ROD LIDDLE

One of Britain's most-read columnists, Rod Liddle is known for his acerbic wit and his willingness to tackle difficult or controversial topics. He was the editor of the Today Programme and currently writes for The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Spectator (where is an associate editor).

His published works include Too Beautiful for You (2003), Love Will Destroy Everything (2007), The Best of Liddle Britain (co-author, 2007) and the semi-autobiographical Selfish Whining Monkeys (2014). He has presented television programmes, including The New Fundamentalists, The Trouble with Atheism, and Immigration Is A Time Bomb.

 

THE SMITH LECTURE

The Smith Lecture is the NCF’s flagship annual event and is delivered by a nationally or internationally significant figure from the arts, media, politics or academia noted for their involvement in the “culture wars”.

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Smith Lecturers

2017: Douglas Murray, journalist & author

2018: Nigel Farage MEP

2019: Dr. David Starkey, historian & broadcaster

2021: Neil Oliver, author & broadcaster

2022: Rod Liddle, journalist & author

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