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Roger Scruton Memorial Lectures

“Conservatism starts from a sentiment that all mature people can readily share: the sentiment that good things are easily destroyed, but not easily created.”

Sir Roger Scruton pic.twitter.com/ixxTghlSR3

— Joshua D Phillips (@JoshPhillipsPhD) January 10, 2026

“Stand up for your friends especially when they’re right. There is every reason in the world to do so but one is not obvious — although perhaps it should be — and it’s this: it might be the only chance you get to show them how much they mean to you if you don’t seize this opportunity whenever it comes along.

To save the truth of your feelings for their funeral or obituaries it’s not much use to anyone then but if you defend a friend while they’re alive you might just give them the slightest intimation of how much you value them and love them and how much other people love them too…”

— Douglas Murray

🌟 2023 Year in Review at RSLF 🌟

We’re taking a moment to look back at an incredible year of learning, culture and philosophy. Join us as we revisit some of our most memorable moments. #RSLFYearInReview pic.twitter.com/TAxtZVs3m0

— Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation (@Scruton_Legacy) December 28, 2023

We are delighted to invite students from across the West to participate in a series of essay contests designed to reflect on the philosophical contributions of Sir Roger Scruton.

For more info and to submit an essay, please see here: https://t.co/9jttjyaxDX pic.twitter.com/0WhD8U4ytL

— Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation (@Scruton_Legacy) November 22, 2023

Conan O’Brian

Charlie Kirk (August 12, 2025): “Has U.S. President Donald Trump gone too far?”

Timon of Athens

Conan O’Brian

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Conan O’Brien on comics who just say “fuck Trump” all the time:

“You’re being co-opted because you’re so angry. You’ve been lulled. It’s like a siren leading you into the rocks. You’ve been lulled into just saying ‘F Trump. F Trump. F Trump. Screw this guy.’ And I think you’ve…

— Zack Sharf (@ZSharf) January 9, 2026

The UK has become a prison island. pic.twitter.com/QpNKGKVvnE

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) January 10, 2026

Most prestigious universities in the world, 2025.

1. 🇺🇸 Harvard University
=2. 🇺🇸 MIT
=2. 🇬🇧 University of Oxford
=4. 🇺🇸 Stanford University
=4. 🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
6. 🇺🇸 University of California, Berkeley
7. 🇺🇸 Princeton University
8. 🇨🇳 Tsinghua University
9. 🇺🇸 Yale… pic.twitter.com/9FSPPrQzNr

— Infodex (@infodexx) January 9, 2026

Charlie Kirk (August 12, 2025): “Has U.S. President Donald Trump gone too far?”

Timon of Athens

From Cow to Coffee

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The Student Version of an English Breakfast

Statement of Financial Position 2024: Net assets: £745,070

…’UAL is Europe’s largest specialist university for art, design, fashion, communication, and performing arts. It ranks 2nd globally in Art and Design (QS World University Rankings 2023). Formed in 2004 from historic colleges dating back to the 19th century, UAL is a collegiate federation of six renowned institutions:

Camberwell College of Arts
Central Saint Martins (famous for alumni like Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney)
Chelsea College of Arts
London College of Communication
London College of Fashion
Wimbledon College of Arts

With over 18,000 students from more than 130 countries, UAL offers pre-degree to postgraduate courses, fostering innovation through professional practitioners as tutors. Its graduates dominate creative industries, including Turner Prize winners and British Designer of the Year recipients. Campuses span London, immersing students in the world’s creative capital…’

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Bangers and Mash

Sunset Moment, Kaiwen Yi, 2025 MA Illustration, | Camberwell College of Arts, UAL

Wild Swimming

INTERVIEW: Student Ellie Ford on founding the University’s first cold water swimming group

“Port Meadow is absolutely beautiful and a wonderful place to swim. We often swim in a different spot from other open water swimming groups in order to create a more relaxed environment – especially for our beginners. We do special beginners swims on Saturdays, to ease new members into the practise slowly and very carefully.

Safety is paramount, so I’ll walk them in to the water and they can immerse themselves as much as they want. We never allow anyone to jump or dive into cold water – the shock can cause a swimmer to gulp for air and subsequently ingest water; it’s always a gentle process.” — Ellie

Sex Difference in Female and Male Ice Swimmers

Ice Swimming

Mince Pie & Tea

BSI Group: Consumer, Retail & Food Standards

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

This British festive pastry has origins dating back to the 13th century when European Crusaders returned from the Middle East with recipes containing meats, fruits, and spices. These early pies, known as “mincemeat pies,” combined minced meat (usually mutton), suet, fruits, and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, symbolizing the gifts of the Magi. In the 16th century, the pies were rectangular, representing Jesus’ crib.

Over time, the meat content reduced, and by the Victorian era, the recipe had evolved to primarily include dried fruits, suet, and spices, aligning with the modern version of the mince pie. Traditionally enjoyed during the Christmas season, mince pies are now small, round pastries filled with a mixture called mincemeat, which typically contains no meat but a blend of dried fruits, sugar, spices, and sometimes brandy or other spirits.

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Good luck to all candidates doing their Oxford interviews over the next couple of weeks 🤞

📷 Instagram | Juncao_Oxford#ApplyingToOxford pic.twitter.com/sqj0LpKdgD

— University of Oxford (@UniofOxford) December 9, 2024

Last night, after a 3 year break, we were delighted to once again host our Festive Networking Drinks 🎄 in person, at the Oxford & Cambridge Club, London.
We had a great turn out with almost 60 fellows, students & alumni braving the cold to socialise & network with their peers. pic.twitter.com/WX7aVskMsi

— Kellogg College, University of Oxford (@KelloggOx) December 14, 2022

Yorkshire Pudding

…”The Society has ruled on the acceptable dimensions of the Yorkshire pudding and is now issuing the definitive recipe. The judgement followed an enquiry from an Englishman living in the Rockies in the USA who emailed the RSC seeking scientific advice on the chemistry of the dish following a string of [altitude related] kitchen flops….”

Royal Society of Chemistry

British Metrology: BSI Group | Harper Adams University Sample Menu

Unravel the chemistry behind Christmas trees with @ThamesValleyRSC in today’s #adventcalendar 🎄🔬 @compoundchem pic.twitter.com/HuEQn7EVcc

— Royal Society of Chemistry (@RoySocChem) December 22, 2024

Fish and Chips and the British Working Class

“Fish and Chips” | Fred Laidler (1918–1988)

Fish and Chips and the British Working Class, 1870-1930

“Fish and chips was in many ways the pioneer fast-food industry. It became an essential component of working-class diet and popular culture in parts of London, and over wide areas of industrial midland and northern England and southern Scotland, in the early decades of the twentieth century…I propose to argue that the fish and chip trade was not only important enough in itself to justify sustained historical analysis, but also that it provides a useful vantage point for examining important changes in British society more generally.”

— John Walken, 1998, Journal of Social History

In England I’m in a very international community. I’m meeting students attempting to learn English, they are from all over the world. Many have never heard of Jesus, some have heard the name and nothing more. It’s amazing, a kind smile and warm conversation is a perfect pretext… pic.twitter.com/jLiDAc8nlU

— Riley Nuttall (@nuttallriley1) July 11, 2025

English Breakfast for Each Day of the Week

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