OTHER SIDE OF THE DESK
WOKE UP
From a publishing perspective, Piers Blofeld argues that wokeness is a creation of right-wing further educational policies
Piers Blofeld
Today saw the announcement that a group of largely anonymous women writers have protested the inclusion of a trans woman on the shortlist for the Women’s Prize. It is yet another salvo in the woke wars being fought in publishing.
Of course, this particular fight I have nothing to do with so am not going to comment in any way on it. Indeed, as a middle aged, public school-educated white male there are some good reasons why I should be incredibly careful about commenting on wokeness in general.