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| − | }} | + | }}'''Roger Scruton''' was a UK [[conservative]] [[philosopher]]. |
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| + | According to [[Nafeez Ahmed]] he "has been connected to dubious anti-left intelligence information operations."<ref>[https://medium.com/insurge-intelligence/how-big-money-and-big-brother-won-the-british-elections-2e8da57faac4 How Big Money and Big Brother won the British Elections] - InsurgentIntelligence, 8 May 2015</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:18, 24 February 2020
 Roger Scruton         (Philosopher, writer, spook?) | |
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| Born | Roger Vernon Scruton 27 February 1944 Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died | 12 January 2020 (Age 75) |
| Alma mater | Jesus College (Cambridge) |
| Parents | • John Scruton • Beryl Claris Scruton (née Haynes) |
| Spouse | Danielle Laffitte |
| Member of | International Free Press Society, Königswinter/Speakers |
Roger Scruton was a UK conservative philosopher.
Activities
According to Nafeez Ahmed he "has been connected to dubious anti-left intelligence information operations."[1]
Quotations
“Liberals seek freedom, socialists equality and conservatives responsibility. And, without responsibility, neither freedom nor equality have any lasting value.”
Roger Scruton [2]
A Document by Roger Scruton
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:My 2019 | Review | 21 December 2019 | 2019 | A review of the author's year. Notable for his retrospective on the scurrilous misrepresentations of his views on immigration, Islam, China and other contentious topics, by The New Statesman which cost him his unpaid government advisory job before it was exposed as a thoroughly dishonest hit piece and an apology issued. |
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Document:Roger Scruton obituary | Obituary | 12 January 2020 | James Delingpole | An obituary for Roger Scruton |
| Document:The Scruton tapes | article | 27 April 2019 | Douglas Murray | Deconstruction of a hit piece by The New Statesman which cost Scruton his unpaid goverment adisor position. It was based on egregious manipulation and misrepresentation of an interview with the paper's George Eaton |
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References
- ↑ How Big Money and Big Brother won the British Elections - InsurgentIntelligence, 8 May 2015
- ↑ https://iea.org.uk/obituary-roger-scruton-1944-2020/ IEA
