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{{Short description|Defunct minor British lobby group}} |
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[[File:Campaign Against Political Correctness (logo).png|right|thumb|200px|The Campaign Against Political Correctness logo]] |
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==Aims== |
==Aims== |
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The campaign was founded by John and Laura Midgley in 2004.<ref>The first mention in the national press was in a letter titled "Tory proposal to review effects of Human Rights Act" in ''The Times'', 26 August 2004, p. 25 |
The campaign was founded by John and Laura Midgley in 2004.<ref>The first mention in the national press was in a letter titled "Tory proposal to review effects of Human Rights Act" in ''The Times'', 26 August 2004, p. 25.</ref> |
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The campaign had the political support of MP [[Philip Davies]]<ref name=Guardian/> and his father, controversial and short-tenured Mayor of [[Doncaster]], [[Peter Davies (politician)|Peter Davies]] who ended up being disciplined by the council for breaching its code of conduct by failing to declare his membership of the group.<ref name=Star2010-10-08>{{Cite news | last = Kessen | first = Dabid | title = Mayor's code of conduct breach | newspaper = [[Sheffield Star|The Star]] | date = 8 October 2010 | url = http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Mayor39s-code-of-conduct-breach.6571877.jp | accessdate = 31 October 2010}}</ref> As of October 2020, Laura Midgley holds a Parliamentary pass sponsored by Philip Davies in a secretarial or research capacity, which suggests she is in his employ.<ref>{{Cite web|title=House of Commons - Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants as at 15 October 2020: Coutinho, C to Greenwood, M|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/201015/sponsor-02.htm|access-date=2020-11-23|website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> |
The campaign had the political support of MP [[Philip Davies]]<ref name=Guardian/> and his father, controversial and short-tenured Mayor of [[Doncaster]], [[Peter Davies (politician)|Peter Davies]] who ended up being disciplined by the council for breaching its code of conduct by failing to declare his membership of the group.<ref name=Star2010-10-08>{{Cite news | last = Kessen | first = Dabid | title = Mayor's code of conduct breach | newspaper = [[Sheffield Star|The Star]] | date = 8 October 2010 | url = http://www.thestar.co.uk/doncaster/Mayor39s-code-of-conduct-breach.6571877.jp | accessdate = 31 October 2010}}</ref> As of October 2020, Laura Midgley holds a Parliamentary pass sponsored by Philip Davies in a secretarial or research capacity, which suggests she is in his employ.<ref>{{Cite web|title=House of Commons - Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants as at 15 October 2020: Coutinho, C to Greenwood, M|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/201015/sponsor-02.htm|access-date=2020-11-23|website=publications.parliament.uk}}</ref> |
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==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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Paul Owen and Matthew Holehouse in ''[[The Guardian]]'' and Andrew Hough in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' criticised the campaign when it was revealed that Philip Davies had sent 19 letters to [[Trevor Phillips]], chairman of the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] in which he asked some "extraordinary" questions relating to race and sex discrimination.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |author= Paul Owen |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/dec/18/philip-davies-political-correctness-campaign |title=Philip Davies MP bombarded watchdog in 'political correctness' campaign |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2009 |location= London}}</ref><ref>Andrew Hough (19 December 2009). [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6841809/Philip-Davies-Tory-MP-never-understood-why-blacking-up-was-offensive.html "Philip Davies: Tory MP 'never understood' why blacking-up was offensive"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London).</ref> Reportedly, one letter asked: "Is it offensive to black up or not, particularly if you are impersonating a black person?" Davies enquires: "why it is so offensive to black up your face, as I have never understood this" |
Paul Owen and Matthew Holehouse in ''[[The Guardian]]'' and Andrew Hough in ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' criticised the campaign when it was revealed that Philip Davies had sent 19 letters to [[Trevor Phillips]], chairman of the [[Equality and Human Rights Commission]] in which he asked some "extraordinary" questions relating to race and sex discrimination.<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news |author= Paul Owen |url= https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/dec/18/philip-davies-political-correctness-campaign |title=Philip Davies MP bombarded watchdog in 'political correctness' campaign |work=The Guardian |date=18 December 2009 |location= London}}</ref><ref>Andrew Hough (19 December 2009). [https://web.archive.org/web/20091222204024/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/6841809/Philip-Davies-Tory-MP-never-understood-why-blacking-up-was-offensive.html "Philip Davies: Tory MP 'never understood' why blacking-up was offensive"]. ''The Daily Telegraph'' (London).</ref> Reportedly, one letter asked: "Is it offensive to [[Blackface|black up]] or not, particularly if you are impersonating a black person?" Davies enquires: "why it is so offensive to black up your face, as I have never understood this".<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/conservative-mp-lobbies-for-blacking-up-85mk6mfdd3n |work=The Times |date=19 December 2009 |title= Conservative MP lobbies for 'blacking up' |author=Helen Nugent | location=London}}</ref> He also asked whether it was racist for a policeman to refer to a BMW as "black man's wheels" and whether the [[Metropolitan Black Police Association]] breaches discrimination law by restricting its membership to black people, an argument recently used by the [[British National Party]] in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain its white-only membership policy.<ref name=Guardian/> |
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==Current status== |
==Current status== |
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Since 2014, the website has only been available in archive versions and the last news story on its news page is dated to June 2011.<!-- Cited last save before revert to domain holding page. --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capc.co.uk/|title=Latest News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210051644/http://www.capc.co.uk/|publisher=Campaign Against Political Correctness|archive-date=10 February 2014|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> |
Since 2014, the website has only been available in archive versions and the last news story on its news page is dated to June 2011.<!-- Cited last save before revert to domain holding page. --><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capc.co.uk/|title=Latest News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210051644/http://www.capc.co.uk/|publisher=Campaign Against Political Correctness|archive-date=10 February 2014|accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook]] |
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* [[Politically Correct Bedtime Stories]] |
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* [[Politically Incorrect]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Criticism of political correctness]] |
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The Campaign Against Political Correctness was a lobby group[1] in the United Kingdom created to oppose what its founders described as political correctness.
Aims
[edit]The campaign was founded by John and Laura Midgley in 2004.[2]
The campaign had the political support of MP Philip Davies[1] and his father, controversial and short-tenured Mayor of Doncaster, Peter Davies who ended up being disciplined by the council for breaching its code of conduct by failing to declare his membership of the group.[3] As of October 2020, Laura Midgley holds a Parliamentary pass sponsored by Philip Davies in a secretarial or research capacity, which suggests she is in his employ.[4]
Criticism
[edit]Paul Owen and Matthew Holehouse in The Guardian and Andrew Hough in The Daily Telegraph criticised the campaign when it was revealed that Philip Davies had sent 19 letters to Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission in which he asked some "extraordinary" questions relating to race and sex discrimination.[1][5] Reportedly, one letter asked: "Is it offensive to black up or not, particularly if you are impersonating a black person?" Davies enquires: "why it is so offensive to black up your face, as I have never understood this".[6] He also asked whether it was racist for a policeman to refer to a BMW as "black man's wheels" and whether the Metropolitan Black Police Association breaches discrimination law by restricting its membership to black people, an argument recently used by the British National Party in an unsuccessful attempt to maintain its white-only membership policy.[1]
Current status
[edit]Since 2014, the website has only been available in archive versions and the last news story on its news page is dated to June 2011.[7]
See also
[edit]- The Official Politically Correct Dictionary and Handbook
- Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
- Politically Incorrect
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Paul Owen (18 December 2009). "Philip Davies MP bombarded watchdog in 'political correctness' campaign". The Guardian. London.
- ^ The first mention in the national press was in a letter titled "Tory proposal to review effects of Human Rights Act" in The Times, 26 August 2004, p. 25.
- ^ Kessen, Dabid (8 October 2010). "Mayor's code of conduct breach". The Star. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ^ "House of Commons - Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants as at 15 October 2020: Coutinho, C to Greenwood, M". publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Andrew Hough (19 December 2009). "Philip Davies: Tory MP 'never understood' why blacking-up was offensive". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ Helen Nugent (19 December 2009). "Conservative MP lobbies for 'blacking up'". The Times. London.
- ^ "Latest News". Campaign Against Political Correctness. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2017.