"We the undersigned, endorse the following petition: Petition Against the Award of an Honorary Degree by Oxford Brookes University to Jeremy Clarkson Target: Graham Upton Vice Chancellor Oxford Brookes University Sponsor: Alison Chisholm
Jeremy Clarkson has publicly expressed values which run counter to social responsibility and stewardship of environmental and public resources. Oxford Brookes University should dissociate itself from such views and should not condone them by the award of an honorary degree."
-- Tony
"Don't argue the matter, the difficulties will argue for themselves" -W.S. Churchill
"Tony Raven" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted message said:
Jeremy Clarkson has publicly expressed values which run counter to social responsibility and stewardship of environmental and public resources. Oxford Brookes University should dissociate itself from such views and should not condone them by the award of an honorary degree."
"We the undersigned, endorse the following petition: Petition Against the Award of an Honorary Degree by Oxford Brookes University to Jeremy Clarkson Target: Graham Upton Vice Chancellor Oxford Brookes University Sponsor: Alison Chisholm
Jeremy Clarkson has publicly expressed values which run counter to social responsibility and stewardship of environmental and public resources. Oxford Brookes University should dissociate itself from such views and should not condone them by the award of an honorary degree."
Except, it's not his tongue-in-cheek, yes controversial, wit, that he is being honoured for, it's more to do with his wider enthusiasm for great engineering.
-- Matt B
"There ain't no rules around here! We're trying to accomplish something!" - Thomas Alva Edison
"We the undersigned, endorse the following petition: Petition Against the Award of an Honorary Degree by Oxford Brookes University
And what exactly is there to care about? It's a rebadged poly, and probably struggling to associate itself with anyone that you or I might have heard of. A very low-grade version of the bad company a Nobel peace prize or a website award puts you in.
Indeed, perhaps we should ask whether JC will even /accept/ an award from such a low-grade outfit.
Since they are leaders in automotive design and motorsport engineering teaching and research I suspect he will (and that it is one of the reasons for offering)
They also have a strong business school and I've been very impressed with graduates from there that I have employed in the past.
-- Tony
"Don't argue the matter, the difficulties will argue for themselves" -W.S. Churchill
And what exactly is there to care about? It's a rebadged poly, and probably struggling to associate itself with anyone that you or I might have heard of. A very low-grade version of the bad company a Nobel peace prize or a website award puts you in.
Heh ;-)
Don't tell my wife, she went to "The University Of Central England In Birmingham".
