Janice Turner on "The righteous anger train is out of control"

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Every Saturday morning her comment is the first thing I read in the Times and she never disappoints:

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/2245cbd4-b7e0-11ea-82eb-1588bf47a52f?shareToken=3800bfc054d81a4bdf4a9425757bd9a9

That article made me a bit emotional. Nailed it as always. She's the reason for my sub, too.

Really strong - I love it!

Spot on. The hypocrisy of those writers too. Those stats on Twitter are interesting.

Thank you for the share token. And much love to Janice x

It’s another excellent piece - Janice is the reason I finally subscribed, she just gets better and better.

The earlier comments were being overtaken by a rather shrill activist, but the sane people arrived, so that is good

A brilliant piece of writing , thank you for posting a link to it .

Janice is spot on as usual. Thanks for the share.

One of her very best. It needs to be spread far and wide. How can any decent human being not see the hypocrisy and sheer misogynistic spite behind the movement to discredit the Baroness?
Despite everything she holds the moral high ground. She will not be toppled from that.

In Wisconsin this week protesters toppled the “Forward” statue at the state capitol. It depicts a heroic woman in classical garb with an arm raised and (rare for that time) was created by a female artist. It celebrates women’s suffrage. But a few tugs and it fell. No one could say why. It was just old-fashioned and therefore synonymous with evil. If no one speaks up, anything and anyone can be brought down now^

That wasn't the only statue pulled down in Wisconsin. Hans Christian Heg's statue was also felled. He was an abolitionist who died in the Civil War. The historical illiteracy of the Robespierre faction is something to behold.

www.jsonline.com/story/news/2020/06/24/madison-protesters-pull-down-forward-hans-christian-heg-statues-attack-senator-sculptures-in-lake/3247948001/

the hypocrisy and gall of Lord Willetts in signing that letter, when his voting record suggests he must share her views, is staggering. Did he believe that in disavowing a fellow Tory peer, he might himself be spared the firing squad? The mob still might come for him

This reminds me of a quote by someone whose statue may yet fall to in the purity storm

Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last

I adore Janice. I absolutely adore her. She is exactly the person we need at exactly this point in time, both to cheer me up personally and gain greater public awareness generally.

Brava Janice.

Brilliant writing.

I ditched my guardian subscription ages ago and replaced it with a Times one.

On Radio 4 now...

Janice is the reason I subscribed to the Times too.

What a fantastic piece. And the comments are very heartening. Thank you for sharing.

How dignified. And what a great article.

Blisteringly good column.

@AskDan

On Radio 4 now...

I was referring to this with the “How dignified” comment, though Janice is too.

What was on Radio 4?

Am interview with the Booker prize someone followed by an interview with the Baroness

Janice Turner is such a great writer on this issue.

Today programme, radio 4, 7.55 am ish

Sorry..that is right ...interview with the baroness. Sorry was making breakfast.

In her view, the Booker would not still exist without her input.

Excellent article