Dr Mehmet Çiftçi
@mehmet_y_c
Researcher @PuseyCentre & Custodian of the @PuseyHouseLib | DPhil in political theology | interested in constitutionalism | husband, father of 2 | 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇹🇷
Last Friday a reporter from @Channel4News interviewed @beatrixscudeler about her awful experience of giving birth at the JR hospital in Oxford. It was a hard subject to talk about but I am so proud of her for doing it. See below to watch the report ⬇️
Michael Ignatieff on George Grant, somewhat less dismissive of the latter's rejection of state multiculturalism and the Trudeau revolution than the last time he wrote about his uncle.
Opinion: Sixty years ago, a philosopher said Canada would be absorbed by America. He could still be right theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
definitely stealing this
Opinion: Sixty years ago, a philosopher said Canada would be absorbed by America. He could still be right theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…
Really great review by Rowan Williams in @NewStatesman about a new book by @KateLoveman on Pepys. I’m reading her excellent edition of Pepys’ diaries alongside the Penguin edition, something I would highly recommend
Rowan Williams in @NewStatesman on an ‘excellent’ new book about Pepys’ Diary, and how we read the past newstatesman.com/culture/books/…
My review of @theodoraclarke's book on birth trauma is now out at @spectator Almost every woman I know has had a traumatic birth experience. It's time to talk about it. spectator.co.uk/article/the-sh…
Great to see this review from @beatrixscudeler of @theodoraclarke's book. It is an incredibly emotional read. spectator.co.uk/article/the-sh…
We would unironically watch every episode of this game show.
I love it when somebody tweets “what’s the best 30 rock joke” and everyone replies with their fave 30 rock joke. Can somebody pls do that? I would but I’ve done it too many times in the past and I should let somebody else have the engagement this time
We should do what France and many other countries do and tax households not individuals (IMO, Mrs Thatcher's biggest mistake was moving away from this). So if you have children you would have to earn more before you move into higher tax thresholds. Make babies tax deductible!
Tomorrow, @Conservatives are forcing a vote on the two-child benefit cap. Why? Because families on benefits should make the same responsible decisions about having children as everyone else. 🧵👇
Take a look at the line-up for our conference on #restoringtheimage #imagodei2025 livestream tickets are still available online!
Todays Timetable:
Great to see my book on sale in @PuseyHouse at the conference #restoringtheimage #imagodei2025 in hardback with a 50% discount
The conference bookstall is open with numerous wonderful resources, books, and Pusey ties!
'When the present Duke of Norfolk asked his father, Miles, about the complexities of organising Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral, he replied: “Look, I organised the Guards’ crossing of the Rhine in 24 hours in wartime. I can organise a funeral”.'
Unherd have republished my speech in the House of Lords opposing the Government throwing the Earl Marshal and Lord Great Chamberlain out after many years of loyal service: unherd.com/newsroom/remov… #Crown #Court #Monarchy #Tradition #Duty #Service
We’re open as usual today so if you’re here for #OxOpenDay then come to @PuseyHouseLib to find the best place to study in @UniofOxford We are the only library in Oxford that fosters a community among those who study in it — just look up ‘scriptorium’ on the website of @PuseyHouse
I received some pushback yesterday on my quote from George Grant about Karl Popper, so allow me to clarify so there are no misunderstandings: Popper demonstrated in the Open Society and elsewhere that he was barely capable of reading, much less understanding, great thinkers.
I'm clearly in the wrong profession... a marketing team was paid £500,000 for this slide deck on the full stop between Gov and UK. Dotty!
I'm clearly in the wrong profession... a marketing team was paid £500,000 for this slide deck on the full stop between Gov and UK. Dotty!
PUSEY HOUSE 2025 THEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE!! We have a number of restricted view tickets still available, along with our live-stream tickets. These are being sold at a discounted rate, so get them whilst you still can! tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/ODA2Ni0z/t
Want to know more about how Vatican II created two generations of lay Catholics like @_Chris_Coghlan with a disastrous understanding of their role in political life? Then read my book!
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There’s a very entertaining episode of the agenda on YT called Still Lamenting a Nation? about George Grant, featuring David Warren and others. Worth watching.
That's it, that's all. Thank you for watching for 19 seasons.
'I waited all night for a C-section' 500 families in Oxford call for maternity unit to be investigated 🔗 Read more trib.al/2ClWUML