Political Economist, former Master Balliol College, Rhodes Warden, Founded the Oxford Internet Institute and the Europaeum Scholars Programme, still windsurfing
so so proud to see the result of a year of hard work and dedication 🥹 nothing beats the excitement and joy of seeing a project come to fruition, perhaps only the inspiration I get from working with such a fantastic crowd! thank you @the_europaeum ���🏼
📢 My first book, ‘Being Hindu, Being Indian: Lala Lajpat Rai’s Ideas of Nationhood’, will be out with @PenguinIndia in early 2024! I explore LLR’s attempt to square Hindu identity with an inclusive Indian one, & argue that his nationalism is distinct from Savarkar’s…
Sewage flowing into the sea at Cornwall today. You'll be glad to know that new Environment Secretary, Therese Coffey, voted to allow water companies to continue doing this.
So the King was forbidden to go, now the PM can’t even be arsed. This is the summit we hosted *checks notes* one year ago to assert ‘global leadership’ on the climate crisis. Beneath contempt. https://t.co/uCsk3A90Uz
It was a pleasure to see so many colleagues & friends at the 30th anniversary of @the_europaeum@BalliolOxford: intriguing panel discussions on AI ethics and the role of universities, with @Nigel_Shadbolt, Isabel Gil, Andrew Graham, Sally Mapstone, James Manyika, and many more.
Amazing closing of the 30th anniversary of @the_europaeum at @UniofOxford: address by the President of the European Commission, keynote lecture “From post-war Europe to post-Wall Europe” by Professor Timothy Garton and gala dinner with colleagues and friends!
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of @the_europaeum at @UniofOxford! I am very happy and honoured to be part of this adventure, which is more necessary than ever in these challenging times we are living in.
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Well, well, well,
Have a watch of this…
Govt voted to relax laws on letting water firms pump sewage into our waters
Why?
Because water firms could no longer get the chemicals needed to treat the water
Why?
…BREXIT
The public swimming baths in Richmond in Yorkshire are closing and local MP Rishi Sunak is building a private pool in his own multimillion pound home. And there you have Tory Britain encapsulated in miniature.