The UK’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson has urged British university bosses to help bring the country together rather than “cancelling national heroes” and “debating about statues.” Speaking via video link at the Universities UK (UUK) annual conference on Thursday, Williamson warned university bosses against “driving our nation apart” with their “divisive agenda.” “Too often some universities seem more interested in pursuing more divisive agenda, involving cancelling national heroes, debating about statues, anonymous reporting schemes for so-called micro-aggressions, and politicising their curricula,” he said. These initiatives “do nothing but undermine public confidence, widen divisions, and damage the sector,” he told the conference. The education secretary urged British universities to “help bring our nation together, instead of driving our nation apart.” “Rather than manufacturing offences from the past, let us instead come together to tackle injustice and promote equality for students and staff today.” In May, Williamson announced that the government was …