A lot of gas at St John’s College Oxford

Darcydog · 4th February 2020, 05:49

Students demanded that the College disinvest its endowment fund from all fossil fuel investments. (Which make up less than 2% of its total portfolio) Lots of protests etc.

The Bursar wrote to them saying that disinvesting immediately was not possible for genuine reasons but what he could do was turn off the gas central heating throughout the College.

That would be dangerous bleated the students!

Yes - said the Bursar - but it is something you can do that will effect YOU - rather than demand others do something whilst you carry on regardless.....

Clever man that Bursar.

macafee2 · 4th February 2020, 07:33

lol

macafee2

wraymond · 4th February 2020, 15:49

Now that's what I call being educated.

BoroRover · 4th February 2020, 17:05

They are our future Government Ministers, scary isn't it ?

grivas · 4th February 2020, 19:02

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Originally Posted by BoroRover

They are our future Government Ministers, scary isn't it ?

Ah the delights of priviledged education..... Eton/Harrow (assuming you can pay)
followed by three years at Oxford or the other place...( practically guaranteed).. reading something important... lets see ah yes History, then on to some job for the benefit of society.... ah politics.. or the BBC, there you have it...

RoyalBlue75 · 4th February 2020, 22:57

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Originally Posted by grivas

Ah the delights of priviledged education..... Eton/Harrow (assuming you can pay)
followed by three years at Oxford or the other place...( practically guaranteed).. reading something important... lets see ah yes History, then on to some job for the benefit of society.... ah politics.. or the BBC, there you have it...

If only they did study history! They might learn something and avoid the mistakes of the past. They do degrees in politics, economics and media and learn absolutely nothing about the real world. Starting with the fact their privileged lifestyles ride on a world powered by fossil fuels!

WillyHeckaslike · 5th February 2020, 03:34

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Originally Posted by Darcydog

The Bursar wrote to them saying ... ????

Bursars are not always the best of people Clive ... Jesus College springs to mind with a name which I won't mention. He got lucky from the day that he in my opinion, and that of many others, evaded the boot at the careers door and managed to con Betty into giving him a commission.

Nick Greg · 5th February 2020, 07:32

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Originally Posted by grivas

Ah the delights of priviledged education..... Eton/Harrow (assuming you can pay)
followed by three years at Oxford or the other place...( practically guaranteed).. reading something important... lets see ah yes History, then on to some job for the benefit of society.... ah politics.. or the BBC, there you have it...

They also do degrees in Metallurgy and Particle Physics as studied by my brother and daughter, both from unprivileged backgrounds and state schools. Some get there through hard work. Lets not tar them all with the same brush please

4th February 2020, 05:49	#1
Darcydog This is my second home Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,428 Thanks: 3,123 Thanked 3,170 Times in 2,096 Posts	A lot of gas at St John’s College Oxford Students demanded that the College disinvest its endowment fund from all fossil fuel investments. (Which make up less than 2% of its total portfolio) Lots of protests etc. The Bursar wrote to them saying that disinvesting immediately was not possible for genuine reasons but what he could do was turn off the gas central heating throughout the College. That would be dangerous bleated the students! Yes - said the Bursar - but it is something you can do that will effect YOU - rather than demand others do something whilst you carry on regardless..... Clever man that Bursar.

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