Jacqueline Foster apologises to Melika Gorgianeh after claiming octopus was chosen as hate symbol

A Conservative peer has apologised and paid damages to a doctoral student after wrongly saying an octopus soft toy used as her University Challenge team’s mascot was chosen as an antisemitic symbol.

The former MEP Jacqueline Foster had already apologised publicly and privately to Melika Gorgianeh, a doctoral student in astrophysics at Oxford University, following comments made after the episode of the BBC Two quizshow was broadcast in November.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Wave goodbye: the battle to protect Australia’s surf breaks

Surfing brings joy to millions and is the lifeblood of many towns.…

Why Syrian exiles are having to pay up to skip military service

Reporting by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project and Siraj reveals…