The likes of Justin Welby and Emily Maitlis are simply guilty of pointing out the destruction of the planet or having empathy with others
The rightwing press is entering its sixth consecutive year of frothing at the mouth over the nebulous concept of wokeness – ie, anyone showing a shred of concern for people other than themselves, or trying to make those who are in any way different from others feel more included, whether it’s refugees or menopausal women.
This year’s entries on the Mail on Sunday’s “Woke List” include the usual suspects: renowned radicals Emily Maitlis and Gary Lineker, as well as the archbishop of Canterbury, who virtue-signalled his way on to the list by pointing out the destruction that the climate crisis is wreaking on our planet.
