It's always a bit funny listening to people complain about this, because at best they're naive about what they're criticising and at worst they're deliberately

It's always a bit funny listening to people complain about this, because at best they're naive about what they're criticising and at worst they're deliberately misrepresenting it. For example, the author here states >There is nothing particularly European about rational knowledge. Maths has always been an astonishingly international pursuit. The digits 0123456789 we use today were first written in India and inspired by Chinese mathematics. Yes, I agree, the history of Maths isn't particularly western or imperialist, so let's look at what the consultation said about decolonizing maths: >for example, decolonising the curriculum can involve explicit reflection on the history of MSOR [maths] knowledge generation Right, so in your complaint about "decolonizing" you totally agree with their example of decolonizing maths. Again, from the author: >There are genuine issues around race that mathematics needs to address. For example, we don’t have as many black maths lecturers as we should. and from the consultation: > for example, decolonising the curriculum can involve ... reflecting on how delivery or admission practices might adversely impact on certain subgroups within the student cohort. So again, why is this author writing a petition to oppose the thing he supports? My guess would be that the author has picked up some far right talking points from the same people that bought you "Critical Race theory is a marxist plot"- the telltale sign is the weird tangent about "rational knowledge" being superior to other kinds of knowledge- a talking point straight out of the CRT panic.