Remi Adekoya

Thursday

Remi Adekoya

Prison island: when will Australia escape its zero Covid trap?

From our UK edition

39 min listen

On this week’s episode, we’ll be taking a look at the fortress that Australia has built around itself, and ask – when will its Zero Covid policy end (01:00)?Also on the podcast: is it racist to point out Britain’s changing demographics (14:35)? And is trivia just another way for men to compete (27:00)?With former Australian High Commissioner, Alexander Downer; chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus, Layla Moran MP; Spectator columnist Lionel Shriver; York University's Dr Remi Adekoya; Spectator contributor Mark Mason; and QI elf Anna Ptaszynski.Presented by Lara Prendergast.Produced by Cindy Yu and Natasha Feroze.

Monday

Remi Adekoya

David Lammy is wrong about white saviours and Comic Relief

From our UK edition

Comic Relief have reported an £8 million plunge in year-on-year donations following the recent row ignited by Labour MP David Lammy accusing the charity of propagating the ‘white saviour’ complex. To be clear, there is no hard evidence proving the shortfall a direct fallout from Mr Lammy’s critique. It is, however, hardly conceivable the negative emotions ignited by his ‘white saviour’ accusations would have no impact on the public’s willingness to continue funding the charity. As someone born and raised in Nigeria, I feel compelled to address Mr Lammy’s comments about Africa and the ‘white saviour’ complex, pointing out why I consider his approach wrong and counter-productive.

Thursday

Remi Adekoya

Why are lefty academics talking about Meghan Markle’s skin colour?

From our UK edition

A professor of black studies, Kehinde Andrews, has claimed the monarchy will do all it can to ensure Meghan Markle 'passes for white' when she marries Prince Harry. According to Andrews, 'the only way she can be a princess is to downplay her blackness.' In the same discussion, one of his students agreed: 'She can't embody her blackness once she is part of that family'. 'You ain't gonna see Meghan at carnival', she added. Well, they're both wrong. https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/996641696808128512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw As a black person, I find such arguments disturbing. Connecting skin colour to behaviour seems to be the very essence of the racial stereotyping that the left is supposed to fight against.