"We never had a telephone institute, why should we have an internet institute...I managed to get rid of that question" says Andrew Graham Andrew Graham on the early sceptics of the concept of the OII.

Mordor is a late addition to the green list, being slightly more accessible than the South Sandwich Islands. Rumours that Ryanair plans flights from Stansted, though they will actually touch down in Gondor (known as Mordor West). Narnia also on the cards for the next green list.

What a devastatingly brilliant ad Greenpeace UK

That’s code for escaping your family 😂. Retail therapy reaching new heights in these COVID times.

Academic writing is wild bc you’ll read four articles just to write one sentence. Anyway, here’s a thread of resources I’ve been using to speed through this review I’m working on:

So you don’t want to teach in person; you don’t want to come to the campus; but you want to keep your office. Did I miss anything?

James Cleverly🇬🇧 youtu.be/-dxLxPRddrg

📣 So excited to share that this hits the shelves tomorrow. 📚📦🛍🎉 New chapters explore Amazon’s pandemic power grab and future retail trends to look out for. 🔹Taster: fastcompany.com/90686821/amazo… 🔹Order: amazon.co.uk/Amazon-Relentl… Miya Knights @KPMktng

The debate topic was: "This house believes that AI will never be ethical." The AI was seeking to write itself out of the script of the future, on the basis that this was the only way of protecting humanity. "This is not science fiction." bit.ly/3ICknhe

I’m delighted to be the next Dean of Saïd Business School. It’s a unique institution within one of the world’s greatest universities - University of Oxford. I'm excited to be able to move the school forward to higher levels of excellence & impact oxsbs.link/33ioLSp

What an amazing talk on 'The Future Retail Landscape' from Sophie Birshan, Industry Head - Retail at Google! #BRCRetailMasters2022

One problem, two solutions

The countdown to #REF2021, in 2022, is on…

Is it too early to say “told you so”? #BorisJohnsonResign #leadership

Perfectly put by @Steve_New_ in his letter to the Financial Times

Dear americanair, we are now stranded 24+ hours in Iceland after your plane made an emergency landing - have received no food, no toiletries, no lodging, no coats (and it’s Iceland 🥶). Customer support has been comically non-existent. What would Richard Quest think?

The first time I’ve ever agreed with him

Never thought the 'Do a lecture at University of Oxford about #Stargate' would ever be on my personal bingo card, but I checked it off today alongside Lawrence Kao talking about the work we did with Brad Wright 🇨🇦 David "Stargate Genius Leader" Hewlett Amanda Tapping and many others!

I asked ChatGPT to suggest four completely mad ideas the UK’s Conservative Party could include in their manifesto. I fully expect to see at least one of these announced before the week is out.

📢 BREAKING NEWS: After receiving news from the college’s current Bursar Dr Timothy Clayden of his intent to retire later this year, the Governing Body of Green Templeton is delighted to announce that Vincent the Cat has been appointed as the new Bursar of the college. 🐾