George Orwell is quoted as saying “Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them”.  The cultural left’s campaign to radically change what is taught in schools and universities by ‘decolonising’ the curriculum and eradicating ‘whiteness’ provides a good example. 

According to the academics associated with the international ‘Why is My Curriculum White?’ movement teaching subjects like history, literature, physics, science and mathematics is guilty of reinforcing Western imperialism and racism. 

For such academics removing statues of historical figures like Cecil Rhodes and Bristol’s Edward Colston (both condemned as racists and imperialists) is not enough.