British schools have been "infested" by “leftie activist” educators who teach children to hate their nation, a political commentator has claimed.
Aman Bhogal, who was born in India and came to England at eight years old, told GB News that it’s a “privilege to call this place home” and has called for a greater appreciation of British achievements in schools around the country.
“When I was at school, we used to have collective worship. I’m a Sikh, but England is a Christian nation. I think learning about and experiencing this cultural and religious tradition should be an integral part of what defines this country”, he said.
Bhogal argued that the Union Flag should be flown at every institution as a symbol of national unity.
Bhogal argued that the Union Flag should be flown at every institution as a symbol of national unity
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He said: “I believe the ideas of nationhood, civic duties, civic responsibilities, pride in being English and British, and why this nation is great can all be learned through other subjects.
“Still, we need a unified approach - children should come in first thing in the morning and see the flag of their country.”
The Conservative Party member criticised institutions for drifting away from education and the exploration of ideas, turning instead into centres of constant activism.
Bhogal claimed this stems from a lack of teaching in schools about “why we should be proud to be British and why this nation is great”.
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Bhogal argued that the Union Flag should be flown at every institution as a symbol of national unity
PA“We are the country of the Magna Carta, the rule of law, the industrial revolution, private property rights… all these things happened not in the last 30 years, but in the last over 1,000 years,” he said.
He added: “We ought to be shouting from the rooftops about the British Empire and all the technological, scientific engineering advancements as well as civic advancements of society that Britain has given to the world,” he said.
“Instead,” he argued, “so many of our academic institutions have been infested with such heavy Britain-hating. Loathing leftie activists who are masquerading as teachers, as educationists.”
The UK literacy trust recently called upon the Government for a “radical transformation” of the English curriculum, claiming it was currently “dominated by narrow representations of modern society, with white, male, able-bodied, cisgender, standard English speaking authors and characters.”
This is despite Shakespeare being the only compulsory author on the national English curriculum.
Bhogal dismissed the trust’s claim as “bonkers” adding that there have already been attempts to rewrite Shakespeare in both schools and universities.
He further criticised these attempts to “rewrite or stop Shakespeare being a point of reference” in academic learning, seeing it as part of a broader agenda to “undermine England, undermine our achievements, undermine our history, undermine our heritage and undermine our culture”.
“Schools should be teaching about great people from English history who've provided us with pieces of art and poetry. The focus should be on their contributions as English authors, not their personal characteristics,” he added.
Bhogal criticized these attempts to 'rewrite or stop Shakespeare being a point of reference' in academic learning, seeing it as part of a broader agenda to 'undermine England'
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On St George’s Day today, GB News revealed the extent of the decline in national pride, highlighting that even England’s “most English town”, Canvey, reflects a broader national trend - with pride falling from 60.4 per cent to just 15.3 per cent over the past decade, while the number of English men and women identifying as British has surged in response.
Commenting on this, Bhogal said: “If people do not see prosperity around them, if they do not feel that they're better off than their parents were 30 years ago, then that undermines the value they believe they have in their nation and the nation state.”
He directly linked national pride to economic and social stability, saying: “Strong families build strong communities. Strong communities build strong nations.
“How will it be possible for someone to feel that they belong to a nation which has their back when they're unable to do that very basic function of human existence - to get married, to have families, to establish strong local communities?”
The campaigner continued by blaming successive Governments for this decline, claiming they have “in many ways, diluted national culture” and criticized the approach of “importing millions more people just to keep the economy propped up artificially” as doing "huge damage to our national inheritance, our civilizational inheritance, our civilizational culture”.
He added: “We need to go back to basics. We need to sort out local opportunities for areas that have been left behind. We need to make it far easier for people to be able to afford a house, to be able to hold a good job, to have the opportunity to build a family.”
