Jeremy Corbyn once criticised the teaching of British history in schools — claiming it encouraged racist stereotypes
JEREMY Corbyn once criticised the teaching of British history in schools - because it encouraged racist stereotypes, it emerged.
The hard-left Labour veteran said there were “clear links” between teaching about national history and Islamophobia.
Writing in the communist newspaper Morning Star in 2006 he said: “The teaching of national history, the growth of a sense of ‘Britishness’ or any other kind of national ‘ness’ inevitably brings out some very backward and racist stereotypes.”
Mr Corbyn said teaching British history made it “easy for the racists to hype up the alleged ‘abnormality’ of Islam or any other ‘non-European’ faith.”
The Tories said the comments exposed Mr Corbyn’s “sneering attitude” towards Britain’s history and global standing.
And they said the comments were the latest in a long history of the Labour leader siding with Britain’s enemies.
He described the retaking of the Falklands Islands in 1982 as a Tory plot and refused to apologise for his links with the IRA.
And last year he refused to blame Russia for the Salisbury nerve agent attack.
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Cabinet minister Michael Gove fumed: “These comments once again show Jeremy Corbyn’s sneering attitude to our great country – and how he’s not fit to represent the British people.
“Being British is something to be proud of, but from refusing to sing the national anthem to siding with Britain’s enemies Corbyn is always at odds with the values of Britain.
“The choice in this election is clear. If you want someone who won’t stand up for Britain vote Labour. If you want someone who will always put the British people first – vote Conservative.”
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