Frances Weetman

Frances Weetman is the author of 'Whose Model Is It Anyway?' and the winner of the Virago New Statesman prize for economics and politics.

Articles

Squabbling over Critical Race Theory leaves the left weak and divided

When Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch recently voiced opposition to the uncritical teaching of Critical Race Theory [CRT] in schools, her speech was met with predictable derision by some parts of the British left.  She was accused by many leftists on social media of being racist, and even of engaging in “racist censorship”.  And anyone agreeing […]

Ideas

What Labour’s Brexit struggle reveals about a Corbyn government

“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Normally attributed to Maya Angelou, and later popularised by Oprah Winfrey, these words adorn countless motivational posters and self-help blogs. They distil a truth about human behaviour: people are, generally, consistent. But the phrase has become a useful guide in today’s bizarre political […]