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Rustat hearing is asked where slavery is condemned in gospels

Where in the gospels is slavery actually condemned? That was the question asked during a church court hearing being held to determine whether a University of Cambridge college should remove a memorial to a slave trader. An ecclesiastical court at ...

02 Feb 2022 at 16:34

Court to hear dispute over future of memorial to Cambridge college benefactor

An ecclesiastical court is to hear a dispute over whether a memorial to a 17th Century benefactor who invested in slave-trading companies can be moved from the chapel of a Cambridge University college. Tobias Rustat, who invested in the Royal ...

24 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Cambridge University hearing is asked where slavery is condemned in gospels

A lawyer opposing the removal of a Cambridge University memorial to a man who invested in slave trading companies has asked: “Where in the gospels is slavery condemned?” An ecclesiastical court hearing is being held to determine whether the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 17:26

Father ticks off ‘bucket list wish’ by spending day as a Cambridge porter

The father of a Cambridge University graduate ticked off a “bucket list wish” by spending a day as a porter at his daughter’s former college. Retired local government officer Dean Allen first became intrigued with the role when he ferried ...

29 Oct 2024 at 15:32

Bid to move memorial ‘like trying to get rid of elderly, unpopular relative’

Efforts to remove a memorial to a man who invested in slave-trading companies from a Cambridge University college chapel have been likened to trying to “get rid of an elderly and unpopular relative”. Moving the monument but retaining the ...

04 Feb 2022 at 15:26

Senior Twitter figure says Elon Musk’s takeover is ‘weird to process’

A senior figure at Twitter said it is “weird to process” Elon Musk’s multibillion-pound takeover of the social media platform. News of the £34.5 billion takeover this week prompted some to question the future safety of the platform and ...

27 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Tobias Rustat memorial will not be removed from Cambridge college chapel

A memorial plaque to a man who funded the slave trade in the chapel of a Cambridge college will not be removed as the campaign to take it down was based on a “false narrative”, it has been announced. The plaque to Tobias Rustat, who ...

23 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Cambridge University received ‘significant benefits’ from slavery, inquiry finds

An inquiry into Cambridge University’s historical links with the slave trade has concluded that the institution received “significant benefits” from slavery. The investigation, carried out by the Legacies of Enslavement Advisory ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:00

Former Twitter CEO accuses Musk of making site’s executive a ‘target of threats’

The former chief executive of Twitter has accused Elon Musk of making one of the website’s senior executives a “target of harassment and threats”. Dick Costolo used Twitter to respond to a meme posted by Mr Musk featuring ...

28 Apr 2022 at 03:55

Cambridge slavery memorial defender calls for ‘quiet, rational’ discussion

A Cambridge college alumnus said it was “very sad” that the master and current students felt uncomfortable entering the college chapel thanks to a memorial to a man who invested in slave trading companies. But he said ...

03 Feb 2022 at 14:27

Wisteria more than 100 years old in bloom at University of Cambridge

A wisteria plant more than 100 years old is in bloom at the University of Cambridge, although the lightly scented flowers have appeared later than usual. The hardy shrub at Jesus College is flowering later this year ...

03 May 2023 at 18:05

Cambridge college ‘let down by Church’ over Rustat judgment

Students and members of a Cambridge college which was refused permission to remove a memorial to a slave trade investor say they feel “let down” by the Church. In March, the Diocese of Ely decided that a memorial ...

12 Apr 2022 at 10:55

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