The linked article doesn’t go into detail about why there was an attempted right-wing takeover so here’s a TL;DR from this Guardian article:
Restore Trust opposes what it describes as a “woke” agenda – including National Trust displays about slavery and historical figures – and has said it wants to steer the charity “back to its core purpose of looking after our heritage and countryside”.
[Restore Trust] was led by a group of longstanding National Trust members “who are concerned that the NT has abandoned its original remit and is now, like much of the charitable and third sector, pursuing a politically motivated ‘revisionist’ agenda”.
How dare the National Trust, who owns more than 200 historic houses, want to teach people about history? /s
It’s just blatant vice signalling. So, yeah, glad to see this attempted takeover failed.
The way these people complain about the ““woke agenda”” reminds me of antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jews secretly being in control at every level of society. The banks are woke, the government is woke, industry is woke, charities are woke, NGOs are woke, the church is woke, etc etc.
I heard that woke figures in key positions meet at their secret woke clubhouse where they discuss their woke evil plans on controlling the world and making everyone woke.
Honestly I want to start the secret society of woke, not because I expect it to get a single influential member, but because just existing will make every right wing nutter blame every single thing on the secret woke society 😄
It should be called “The Secret Woke Society”. Tagline “sh don’t tell anyone, it’s a secret”.
The office address should be opposite Tory party headquarters, and there should be a big satellite dish on the roof, for talking to our international woke operatives.
Really go to town on it. Go way over the top. Let’s see how mad we can get them.
‘New Conservatives’ is the more acceptable name for the group that was also founded by Coates and Kruger, the ‘New Social Covenant Unit’ which is a group of Tory MP Evangelical Christians promoting far- right ideology in the name of enacting far-right christianity in the same way that US christo-fascist politicians like Mike Johnson are now becoming powerful. They are supported financially by these US groups too.
The conservative organisation recognised that educated people do not vote in their favour. There is a tin foil hat theory that they do not fund state education on purpose precisely for that reason. DIRECT DEMOCRACY: An Agenda for a New Model Party. page 12
The decline in Conservative support has been particularly marked among the most educated. This is not always obvious since more education is associated with higher income, and higher income is still (just) associated with stronger Conservative support. However, other factors being held constant, the more educationally qualified someone is, the less likely he or she is to support the Conservatives. This is a problem to the extent that the more educated are likelier to vote, and are often influential in leading the opinion of others. It is also, of course, a problem in a country where nearly half of young people are now going to university.
The list of authors at the end will interest you also.
Michael Gove was elected MP for Surrey Heath in 2005 and is a columnist for The Times.
Danny Kruger is a leader writer for The Daily Telegraph and was formerly a policy adviser to the Conservative Party and Director of Studies at the Centre for Policy Studies
Kwasi Kwarteng is a financier, former Conservative candidate for Brent East and a Harvard Kennedy scholar.
Jeremy Hunt was elected MP for South West Surrey in 2005 and is the founder of a publishing business
It’s the word “benefit” that needs to be fought against. It’s “social security” a means of supporting us all when we are vulnerable and need help, not something extra that can be dispensed with.
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