Douglas Murray: Stephen Toope's reign at Cambridge was an 'unmitigated disaster' | SpectatorTV
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- Stephen Toope, vice chancellor of Cambridge University, has announced that he will be stepping down in September next year. His time in office has been marred by battles over free speech and disputes about China’s involvement at the institution. Douglas Murray, The Spectator's associate editor, tells us why he’s glad he’s going.
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Thank God for Douglas Murray ... a stalwart in support of free speech
"People say they want to spend more time with their families when they know no one else wants to"
SAVAGE!
probably not even their family as well to tell the truth
Not even the pet gerbil
😄 Yeah, I got a kick out of that, too
It’s his family I feel sorry for.
Made me laugh out load......😹
D M is brilliant!
You almost get the impression that Douglas doesn't care for this Mr Toope...
A very enjoyable demolition of a thoroughly inept and misguided man though.
"Mr Toope - because that's his Dickensian name" was a truly great burn. Unfortunately, Douglas' wit would be lost on Mr Toope, who probably doesn't know who Dickens is.
@@phoebewashington2709 😐 you are right there.
@Asphodelia D I love the way Douglas says "Mr Toope" as if the very name itself is an insult.
Very. But Murray must guard against using the "Jewel in the crown", which has become a cliche like the footballer's "Cherry on the cake".
Also overuse of lamentable. (mistressed)
Douglas Murray would have a very successful career in politics, except for the fact that he tells the truth
Is this parody
He doesn't lie but he has made a terrible mistake telling everyone that an IRA leader was a Nazi. He has yet to correct that mistake.
@@floodedcuts101 If you are unwilling to correct obvious mistakes I'd suggest you aren't an honest actor
@@henryburton6529 Yes, I know when anyone I know has an 'opinion' I don't agree with I instantly consider them dishonest... WTF *facepalm*
@@anthonybrett Is calling an IRA leader a Nazi an opinion?
Pretty sure the IRA aren't very close to Nazi's politically.
How about if I called you a Nazi? Would that be an honest opinion?
Listening to Douglas Murray is always so reinvigorating and inspiring. I truly admire his character and tenacity, specially going after these ghouls infiltrating western institutions for sinister goals. Cambridge needs a reset asap. Neither Chinese dominance, Islamic bias or this pathetic wokeism. That's it
You are describing the needs of the entire public sector; and what needs to be done with the Common Purpose place-men ghouls comprising the management.
Yes, "ghouls" -- excellent choice of word! Exactly!
We need a long march through the institutions - but this march to bring about a new era of wholesome, aspirational, visionary, free, open thinking and progress . . .
Agree wholeheartedly.
@@hittitecharioteer Sacked were you?
Douglas Murray in superb form as always. His conversational speech is more literate and grammatical than most people's prepared statements. There are three columns I immediately turn to when The Spectator drops through my letterbox - Douglas Murray, Rod Liddle and Lionel Shriver. They're worth the subscription on their own.
When I read the words 'three columns' and 'Spectator' my mind immediately gave me the same three names although, if I am honest, I put Rod Liddle first for pure entertainment value. Toby Young and 'No sacred cows' is also usually worth a look.
@@greenhighlander7940 Yes, it tends to be Rod Liddle for me for the same reason (usually page 15, I believe!) - and, yes, mustn't forget
Toby Young.
As below Mr Mrray is brilliant,need somebody like him running this country
They do.. have done since minford came along..
Murray.. like the mints.. too good to hurry
No, Cambridge University ?
A clear mind that understands the status quo. A leader that MUST exhibit strength and raw aggression. Douglas might fall short on that.
He's moved to America. It should tell you everything about the state of censorship in the UK
Douglas Murray is simply brilliant!
Nah
and gorgeous to boot
Is he " Voltaires Ghost " ?
Stephen Toope did not even have the grace to exert his malign influence surreptitiously, he pandered to the Chinese in the full glare of publicity. He was not just leading the Long March through the Institutions, he was trooping the Colours on the parade square. Hats off to the formidable Douglas Murray for shining a spotlight on his nefarious activities.
This is from Wikipedia so care with reliability of the source as I cannot readily see the reference they use, but damning if true: "On July 9, 2020, after Freedom of Information requests, Jesus College admitted it had accepted £200,000 for the Dialogue Centre from a branch of the Chinese State Council, £55,000 from another branch for the China Centre and £150,000 from Huawei for the digital report. Until then, not even the Fellows of Jesus College - the governing body - had been informed."
Some Väinämöinen you are. you didnt bother to translate "toope" in english.
@@pexxajohannes1506 Ok, so he’s a git but we all know that eikö totta? Yeah, ok I’m sort of a fraud and not Finnish but a great Kalevala fan and mad about Sibelius. I can also recognise bullshitters like Toope!
@@vakavanhavainamoinen2221 ok. Mr Old Vise man chasing young maiden to a lake. Let us not forget saying (trying translate into English and here goes) :" A Name makes no man bad, unless a man his name. Meaning you can be honorable mr Toope (finnis: Idiot, dumb, fool) in United Kingdom and even people of Kalevala should take you honrably, unless you act foolish (like "toope") after you no longer need to taken seriously. I dont know if there is similar saying in english?
Brilliant commentary by Douglas Murray, as usual.
I might be wrong but I am coming away with the feeling that Mr Murray was not very fond of Mr Toope.
How I wish that I could talk like Douglas Murray. So well informed, articulate and witty. One of those people who I would enjoy listening to on just about any subject.
How Douglas makes "Toope" sound like a swear word is worthy of a mention.
Sounds like scotland's health minister, Yusaf saying h'white .
Rhymes with poop.
We are lucky to have Douglas Murray and need more people like him.
Douglass Murray “The madness of crowds” should be required reading for the so called leaders of the democratic world.
The outstanding Douglas Murray.
I could be wrong, but I don't think Douglas likes Stephen Toope.
Well, I would not rush any judgment but you might have a case here.
One will never forget the canceling of Jordan Peterson’s offer of a term. It remains a disgrace for such an eminent institution. Thank you for a fine interview and for a brilliant summary and well considered opinions.
"they say they want to spend time with their family when they know no-one else wants to spend time with them" 😂. Perfect. Classic Murray.
If you think Toope's grovelling to the Chinese is bad check out Musccatelli at the University of Glasgow. The university has been nicknamed 'Shangai Technical College' since 2011 due to the dangerously close ties with the Chinese Communist State.
The same as Cameron and Osborne did to fund UK infrastructure, I assume?
Standing beside a person wearing an “Islamophobic” tee shirt and being rejected by Toope; this is very Stalinesque. In Stalin’s Russia one could be given ten years in the Gulag for knowing someone who knows someone who spoke to someone who was suspected of being a critic of Stalin.
Making people guilty by association is the definitive mark of a totalitarian regime. Its aim is to create an atomized and fearful population of informers.
A timely reminder for a generation being indoctrinated with sanitised neo Communism in the Cambridge "Madrassa."
Douglas M. can be so unexpectedly dry. When Toope was fudging around for excuses..."the dog had eaten his website"
Haha!
Thank God for Douglas Murray - I could watch and listen to him all day long.
“Toupe”. No Christian name, just “Toupe”, repeated each time with a mildly increased accent of disdain. Brilliant and delicious!
yeah, and the "keeping ahead of this lamentable curve" must surely mean the curve at the back of the toilet.
There is word " toope" in finnish langage, and hint, nobody in Finland wants to be called toope.
Well said, Mr. Murray. Love and respect from Washington, D.C.
Classic! Comparing Toope to Kenneth Widmerpool is just brilliant.
Toope means 'dimwit' in Finnish.
Thank you for the info....which is apt for this cretin.
*_Strangely enough, it means exactly the same here in England ..._*
You also have, idiooti, krettiini and ääliö all very apt.
Twp (t'uup) means stupid in Welsh.
Imagine being disparaged this severely by Douglas Murray. I'd probably shrivel up and die on the spot.
Hooray! Good riddance to bad rubbish.
Douglas ….more people need to listen to you….as for me I really do love what you have to say X
May I humbly put forward Gad Saad, Douglas Murray or Jordan Peterson for the position.
I would be inclined to nominate David Starkey. But perhaps he’s a little long in the tooth.
Are you sure they're right-wing enough for you?
@@ERobbins1234 If you think they are not sufficient right wing for you then you could put somebody like me in their, that would really put the cat amoung the pigeons! Woke or cultural Marxism is not a force for good but tyranny and should be exterminated were ever it is found.
Marvellous, we need people like Douglas to keep us grounded and sane. It is frightening that big universities should enrole such people.
Doug - Ghandi was perceived to be 'pure'. In reality he was far from it!
Toope was a worthy successor to those that radicalised those that became the "Cambridge Spies" in the past.
Indeed, the sickness is well embedded within the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
My view has always been that the University crisis is a leadership issue. Weak leadership that does not have the strength to stand up for fundamental principles of learning and enlightenment should be exposed and replaced.
It is deliberate!
Gordon, are you aware of Common Purpose (the "political charity")? Therein you'll learn what has happened to our public institutions, quangos, charities and the major private sector involved in government contracts.
Brian Gerrish (ex-Royal Navy submariner) of UK Column News has been investigating it since the days of NuLabour.
Correction: "weak leadership does not have the strength" should read "does not have the balls"!
@@christineodonoghue385 Yes, it is the case that you don't learn courage in safe spaces. And courage does have to be learnt.
Nail on head Sir.
He's been recalled to Beijing 😂
Why i have absolutely no respect for academia
The screaming absurdities going on in the world today is mind boggling
Clever + Informed + Brave = #DouglasMurray. ❤️
Douglas has elevated derision to a subtle art.
Douglas Murray is an absolute legend.
Several universities in Ireland, namely UCD, UCC, and others have been in receipt of hundreds of millions of Euros through the establishment of Confucius Institutes. Questions need to be asked of Andrew Deeks and others.
See Professor David Farrell and Dr Alex Dukalskis, of UCD, article, in The Irish Times of Wednesday, September 15th on academic freedom and China’s influence.
I have huge respect for Mr Murray ever since I saw him stand up for western values in face of the terrorist attacks. Few have the honesty, decency and integrity to navigate their arguments so precisely in the muddy waters of today's politically correct waters.
Hats off for a true journalist.
So he was selling research done at Cambridge to China.
Speaks so well and so easy to listen to.
"...in the hands of a chimpanzee.". Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!
We must celebrate these victories and press for more!
Thank you, Douglas, for pronouncing contrōversy properly.
Very good.
Thank you, Douglas Murray.
I really admire mr murray
Me too wordsmith, me too 😉
Always a joy to listen to Douglas Murray. None better.
Even their shadow doesn’t want to spend time with them
Douglas you are a truly great man.
I am so relieved that at least one man has the courage to stand up in the face of hate and threats to tell the truth.
You are pure inspiration and to listen to you is utterly refreshing in what has become a twisted world of 'WOKE' bigotry, cancel culture, far left fanatical political correctness, violent mobs attacking statues and academics and all else that has spewed itself into existence over the past decade.
Talk on, talk freely and be the beacon of light for people like myself who feel utterly overwhelmed by today's so called 'culture wars'.
Deck chairs and titanic
Excellent show and interview.
☘️ The sane people of the world are very fortunate to have men like *Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson & Sam Harris to always speak the truth & common sense in these crazy times* , when utter madness is being accepted as the norm, by too many people who should know better. I'd be listen to DMurray all day.
Douglas Murray is a GEM!!
I am Canadian. Can't you just keep him?
You should think yourself lucky you didn't meet Vice Chancellor Grant Guilford of NZ's Victoria University Douglas. Single handedly destroyed what was once a great institution. I do believe he is on his way out.
For those wondering, the book above the left side of his head, as you look to the right of his head on the shelf, is "Britain's War Against the Slave Trade" by Anthony Sullivan, Frontline Books (An imprint of Pen and Sword Books Ltd.) 2020. The fly leaf says, "Long before recorded history, men, women, and children had been seized by conquering tribes and nations to be employed or traded as slaves. reeks, Romans, Vikings and Arabs were among the earliest of many peoples involved in the slave trade, and across Africa the buying and selling of slaves was widespread. There was, at the time, nothing unusual in Britain's somewhat belated entry into the slave trade, transporting natives from Africa's west coast to the plantation of the New World. What was unusual was Britain's decision, in 1807, to ban the slave trade throughout the British Empire."
Before any university receives any public funds it should prove in the public forum that they preserve and defend free speech.
Toop needs to get on the 'Long March' and find out what his friends in China know about Covid !!!
LOVE Douglas Murray!!😊
Douglas at his best. Excellent discussion.
Excellent summary of a terrible person. Glad I wasn't at CU during his inglorious reign.
Damn Dougie, you're savage.
How lucky non-Marxist Britons are to have Douglas Murray batting for them.
What does non-Marxist mean in this instance? You have used it to cover up what you are scared to say.
Very enlightening.
A bit like Mr Johnson's "reign" over the UK, an unmitigated disaster.
So Tom, I'm not sure"a bit like" cuts it. 1. Topped didn't stand for election to the post by the 20+ million people in this country.2. The conservative government has spoken out against China's behaviour towards Hong Kong not sucked up to it.
Not a "bit like" to me.
@@johnharris1352 he's probably inferring that the nature of his leadership is similar. In that Johnson is pushing at least 2 fraudulent ideologies on society, whilst failing in his self proclaimed role to actually 'level up society'. This is also a failing of the woke movement, it claims to promote unity, but does the opposite. So in that sense, I think he has a point in comparing Jonson to the ex Cambridge vice chancellor.
Great interview great guest
As American I also appreciate the chance to learn English.
All true but who funds all the departments of Islamic Studies?
Who cares
Suidi Arabia does for Oxford - no? Was headed by Tariq Ramadan, a man who could be relied upon to run into Douglas' sword.
In Oxford the former header of studies of the cult of Mohammed, had to stand down because he was treating women journalists and academics, the same way that the cult founder treated women.
Well.... How come nobody seen that coming???
Go for it Douglas 👍
Ooowweee when Douglas roasts you it really BURNS 😂🤣😂🤣😂
How could it happen that a guy like this was in charge of one of the best universities in the world. Definitely something wrong with the Western institutions to say the least.
"He claimed the dig ate his website"
Love it
Three Irish universities have Confucius Institutes on campus, UCD, UCC and the University of Galway. Another, Maynooth University has substantial links with a Chinese university. Questions need to be asked of Simon Harris as to the influence of the Confucius Institute on higher education in Ireland and the wider implications on Irish foreign policy.
"The dog has eaten his web site" marvellous educational homework quote
Douglas Murray is a national treasure.
How did a guy like toope get this job in the first place?
Relations!
For Stephen Toupe read Dolores Umbridge!
Don't get hopes up Douglas. Successors all come from the same herd.
The same swamp.
@@jimdavis8391 Hmm, bottom feeders in herds, sometimes known as sewage.
Bravo. A genuine appraisal. Do you need a safe space for protection from Sjw's or toop lamentables?
WE NEED A MURRAY IN BELGIUM !!!
Toope leaving is the best news I've had this week. Good riddance.
So why is Andrew so anti gb news when he runs this great magazine.. which is addressing the issues that gb news wants to address? Andrew should be ashamed about his performance or lack of on question time
I can only think the BBC did a job on him, he didn’t like it out in the cold and he came back crying to mummy.
Cambridge's treatment of the historian David Starkey was a stunning display of hypocrisy and it needs to ridiculed for this heinous action and others
So, if another Toopite is selected, how long before Cambridge turns into another version of Evergreen State or Portland State?
Families are captive to those who want to spend time with them... :D
Canadian here. We don't want him/her/he/she/it, whatever Stephen Toope calls himself, we don't want him back.
Vote for Douglas Murray as the Free Speech Tsar...
its all well and good to share information, surely its not a good idea to be bought
It's the families I feel sorry for.
How sad what's happening to Cambridge University!
Didn't John Podesta say in a tweet - "When they say it's about 'family & friends', it's never about family & friends"
Never a truer word said!
Hasn’t Cambridge been down this path before, with senior academics being entranced by authoritarianism? The infamous “Cambridge 5” comes to mind.
Sounds like a very principled chap.
September 2022? Did I hear that correctly? That seems like a rather long time to take to simply resign from a position. I think he’s feeling the pressure and is trying to buy time.
I imagine somebody asked him "How's the garden"?
Two points; First, Mr. Murray always delivers the informed position with his great, dry sense of humor. Second, any government bill which includes person(s) oversight is only setting the stage for just the opposite at some future point. Any government program, no matter how noble, never serve the people. Make it ambiguous, and make it the law of your land. If it protects those who would abuse the freedom of speech the most, everyone else's speech will be protected, too. Just an opinion.