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It’s easy to scoff at woke nonsense like Oxfam’s language guide. But it’s not a fad – it’s a sinister cultural sea change

Founded 81 years ago, Oxfam has transformed itself from a charity to a political campaign group. It has just published guidelines for language which include: advising against using the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’ because they ascribed ‘gendered roles’. And when it comes to describing people, Black should always be capitalised, while white should not ‘in any instances’