Britain Today.

[Khandro]

Rod Liddle writes; 

 '.... For many years, I have railed against our left-wing establishment, only to be informed by liberal colleagues that it cannot be a left-wing establishment because we have a Conservative government. That was always a fantastically fatuous observation: we have had a left-wing establishment for a good 40 years and it shows no signs of being winnowed away. You can vote whatever way you want to, but you’ll still be left with the patronising and progressive BBC, advertisers who think we all live in mixed-race families and adore rap music, corporations desperate to pretend they are right-on, a judiciary which feels more sorry for the perpetrator than the victim (unless the perpetrator is right-wing), a bone-headed teaching establishment which embraces critical race theory and a post-rational approach to biological sex, monocultural (i.e. left-wing) universities, and arts trusts and foundations which loathe everything about our country, especially the culture of the white folk who live in it.'

Would you agree ?

[Ellipsis]

Nope. A ridiculously skewed perspective. So apart from the BBC, commercial media, the judiciary, the education system and the arts, what's his problem? The answer is probably "And everything else."

A former BBC man, Liddle's job - in the media he obviously despises - is to be a polemicist. And that's why he justifies himself with this guff. Writing something a little more nuanced would be anathema to him.

[Fatalbertfixer]

Yup,that about sums up the UK now.

[Electrochem]

No

[davebro3]

While maybe not as forcefully expressed I think lots of people would agree & it goes some way to explaining the anger that many feel about the present governance & administration of the country.

[Khandro]

Ellipsis: //... So apart from the BBC, commercial media, the judiciary, the education system and the arts, what's his problem? //

Do you think everything is just right & beyond critisism in those areas ? 

[Peter Pedant]

While maybe not as forcefully expressed I think lots of people would agree

no that is because they are brain dead

Hey what is happening in Thuringia - the head has been accused of using NAzi slogans ( oops I didnt know- defence) - there is free speech for you

[Untitled]

I think the person who wrote this has an extremely limited understanding of what "left wing" thinking is... much of what he describes is superficial and a matter of perception. it has very little of substance. 

[Peter Pedant]

it takes our minds off the middle east

[davebro3]

//it takes our minds off the middle east//

What? Like Hamas murdering hostages moments before their release?

[Gromit]

Thank you for reminding me what a prat Rod Liddle is.

He used to work for the BBC and now hates it.

He supported the Labour Party and now hates it.

He beat up his heavily pregnant wife.

A nasty little idiot. No I do not agree with him.

[Khandro]

When you can't answer the question on AB - shoot the messenger & you might get away with it.

For each of those areas identified in the OP I can give you a long list of examples demonstrating how accurate they are.

[Untitled]

please don't lol. 

[newmodarmy]

//He beat up his heavily pregnant wife.//

Well girlfriend at the time, and it was said to be a punch rather than a beating-up,  but it's still awful if true- although he denied it after being cautioned and they did go on to get married.

I thinks there;s some truth in what he says - for example the preponderance of mixed race families in adverts - but he has exaggerated far too much regarding teachers for example

[Gromit]

Liddle is probably still a bit vexed at being roundly beaten by Labour when he stood as a candidate at the General election.  
Despite being a high profile media darling with a Sun column and Spectator mutterings, the voters of Middlesborough didn't lend him their votes, he got less than 4%, a poor 4th.

[Gromit]

// Hamas murdering hostages moments before their release //

6 hostages died in an IDS operation to free them. You assume they were murdered. Another assumption could be that they died from friendly fire.

[naomi24]

Prattling on about his history simply detracts from the topic - so is useful for those in denial.  Whatever he is, whatever he's done, he's right in what he's saying here.  Complacency is this country's downfall.

[ToraToraTora]

A 3rd of the country know there is a problem, another 3rd don't think there is a problem and another 3rd ARE the problem.