tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post6002526855088847247..comments2024-03-27T09:14:27.496+00:00Comments on All That Is Solid ...: Why the Tories Fear UniversityPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06298147857234479278noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4486641877026778105.post-54472733110499024212017-08-01T11:25:52.031+01:002017-08-01T11:25:52.031+01:00Right-wingers appear to be oblivious to the fact t...Right-wingers appear to be oblivious to the fact that the concept of campus "safe spaces" has arisen in tandem with university markestisation; that it is in fact an example of privilege and quite distinct from the older tradition of no-platforming, despite the attempts to yoke the two together.<br /><br />This blind spot should emphasise that what Tories like Welsh are demanding is not a capital-friendly education system (that was what Blair sought to deliver) but rather a system of conservative, middle-class safe spaces geared to the allocation of class tokens. As you say, a fetter on development.David Timoneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03568348438980023320noreply@blogger.com