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David Cameron visits Brasenose

November 18, 2009 – 1:02 am

As many people would know, David Cameron is a Brasenose alumnus. 2009 is the college’s 500th anniversary (yes, I attend a college more than double the age of my country), and to that end has been putting on various rather pleasant events. There’s been the usual round of balls, parties, guest speakers and lots of [...]

By skepticlawyer | Posted in England, Northern Ireland, Politics, Wales, scotland | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments (29)

Your starter for 10

February 25, 2009 – 9:08 am

University Challenge, it’s fair to say, is knitted into British culture in all sorts of odd and interesting ways. The only other parallels I can think of for cultural influence and longevity are shows like Blue Peter and Dr Who. The headline for this post, for example, is instantly recognizable to pretty much anyone over here. [...]

By skepticlawyer | Posted in Education, England, Feminism, Popular culture | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (89)

Actually, the whole snow in Oxford thing is starting to get a bit old…

February 7, 2009 – 12:19 am

One or two days is lovely, but not the best part of a week. See, the new snow falls on top of the old snow, which means — right now — pretty much every surface has a layer of black ice, followed by a layer of white ice, with the latest snow on top. It’s [...]

By skepticlawyer | Posted in England, Environment, Fark! | Also tagged , | Comments (9)