Pressure to support Tory position on contentious issues such as colonialism ‘cancels honest debate’
Ministers are facing mounting anger over claims that they are deliberately stifling “honest and open debate” as part of a culture war, with a concerted campaign to purge dissenting voices from positions in Britain’s leading museums, galleries and major cultural bodies.
Trustees, board members and prominent academics have told the Observer there have been demands for them to delete social media posts critical of Boris Johnson or sign “loyalty pledges” backing government policies.
