Oriel controversy: Meet ‘Red Kate’, leader of the ‘People’s Republic of Worcester College’
Although she made no secret of her Left-wing views, dons were nonetheless shocked to see professor had signed up to boycott Oriel
10 June 2021 • 10:00pm
Prof Kate Tunstall is the most prominent scholar to join the Oriel boycott. Lord Mendoza, the provost of Oriel, is an exception to the usual left-leaning appointments and was last year handed a Tory peerage
If the Rhodes Must Fall movement was looking for a new leader, it seems they have found it in “Red Kate”.
As interim provost of the self-styled “People’s Republic of Worcester College”, Prof Kate Tunstall is the most prominent scholar to join the Oriel boycott.