DOMINIC SANDBROOK: Oriel college scholars who died to defeat Hitler would be appalled by today’s mob
Halfway down the High Street in Oxford, past the chain pubs and boutiques, stands a grandiose building in honey-coloured stone. There, above the central arch, is the little statue of Oriel College’s benefactor, the Victorian diamond magnate Cecil Rhodes, after whom the building is named. In truth, though, you’d never notice it were it not … Read more
