Anyone reading today?
Gargoyle from Balliol College, Oxford.
Gargoyle from Balliol College, Oxford.
April 10, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Anyone reading today?
Gargoyle from Balliol College, Oxford.
Gargoyle from Balliol College, Oxford.
"[A literal translation of Aristophanes] The frogs. / By a first class man of Balliol College
Aristophanes"
A balliol man? pish and tosh ....
Aristophanes"
A balliol man? pish and tosh ....
September 25, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"[A literal translation of Aristophanes] The frogs. / By a first class man of Balliol College
Aristophanes"
A balliol man? pish and tosh ....
Aristophanes"
A balliol man? pish and tosh ....
Why is Homo Sovieticus Hegseth wearing a Balliol College tie?
They’ve set up a meme combatant command basically.
interesting he’s there at the border fence with what some gangbangers and 60s fidelista types. Where the peer military he’s going to tangle with?
interesting he’s there at the border fence with what some gangbangers and 60s fidelista types. Where the peer military he’s going to tangle with?
May 3, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Why is Homo Sovieticus Hegseth wearing a Balliol College tie?
It was lovely to return to beautiful Balliol College, University of Oxford, my undergraduate alma mater!
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@ox.ac.uk
August 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It was lovely to return to beautiful Balliol College, University of Oxford, my undergraduate alma mater!
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@ox.ac.uk
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Oxford Colleges: Balliol, Hertford, Brasenose and St John's. Britain sure is pretty centralised isn't it.
Keir Starmer is this week conducting face-to-face interviews with four candidates to be Cabinet Secretary:
Olly Robbins
Antonia Romeo
Tamara Finkelstein
Chris Wormald
If he goes for Romeo or Finkelstein it would be the first female Cabinet Secretary in history
Olly Robbins
Antonia Romeo
Tamara Finkelstein
Chris Wormald
If he goes for Romeo or Finkelstein it would be the first female Cabinet Secretary in history
November 25, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Oxford Colleges: Balliol, Hertford, Brasenose and St John's. Britain sure is pretty centralised isn't it.
December 29, 2024 at 3:16 PM
January 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
OBS / Balliol College research associate position!
We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position at Balliol College, Oxford. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Balliol -- £500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 28 February
We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position at Balliol College, Oxford. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Balliol -- £500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 28 February
January 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
OBS / Balliol College research associate position!
We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position at Balliol College, Oxford. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Balliol -- £500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 28 February
We invite early career / grad scholars to apply to our new 2-week research associate position at Balliol College, Oxford. Any interesting projects that will benefit from 2 weeks at Balliol -- £500, accommodation and meals. Deadline 28 February
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, built originally by Bernard de Balliol in 12c #wallsonwednesday
September 2, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Barnard Castle, Co. Durham, built originally by Bernard de Balliol in 12c #wallsonwednesday
The Brazilians call that move the “John Balliol.”
June 24, 2026 at 10:16 PM
The Brazilians call that move the “John Balliol.”
Doesn't work. So I try Balliol. Porter pulls out a dusty tool box, pulls out some wd40.
"I'll trust you sir."
Success. Am free, can cycle back.
Thank you Balliol.
/ends
"I'll trust you sir."
Success. Am free, can cycle back.
Thank you Balliol.
/ends
August 19, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Doesn't work. So I try Balliol. Porter pulls out a dusty tool box, pulls out some wd40.
"I'll trust you sir."
Success. Am free, can cycle back.
Thank you Balliol.
/ends
"I'll trust you sir."
Success. Am free, can cycle back.
Thank you Balliol.
/ends
The journalism equivalent is “after a brief stint at Cazenove, the Balliol-educated Archibald Astor-Arbuthnot VII, viscount of Kensington, was appointed financial editor of the Times”.
This is also typical if you read biographies of famous judges of yore.
“I moved to New York in the summer of 1955 and was soon offered a partnership at a law firm…”
“I moved to New York in the summer of 1955 and was soon offered a partnership at a law firm…”
The academic job market has changed just a bit
(from an interview with Robert Barro)
(from an interview with Robert Barro)
April 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The journalism equivalent is “after a brief stint at Cazenove, the Balliol-educated Archibald Astor-Arbuthnot VII, viscount of Kensington, was appointed financial editor of the Times”.
Edward Balliol: The Pretender Who Retired to Doncaster - Edward Balliol (c.1282–c.1367) was a Scottish claimant to the throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence and the son of King John Balliol. Backed by England, he briefly ruled parts of Scotland after 1/3
January 19, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Edward Balliol: The Pretender Who Retired to Doncaster - Edward Balliol (c.1282–c.1367) was a Scottish claimant to the throne during the Second War of Scottish Independence and the son of King John Balliol. Backed by England, he briefly ruled parts of Scotland after 1/3
This might be a first in Norway, awaiting confirmation. #Archaeology
Coin minted by John Balliol (1292-1296) in Scotland. Found by a detecorist near Stavanger.
Coin minted by John Balliol (1292-1296) in Scotland. Found by a detecorist near Stavanger.
July 22, 2026 at 5:50 AM
This might be a first in Norway, awaiting confirmation. #Archaeology
Coin minted by John Balliol (1292-1296) in Scotland. Found by a detecorist near Stavanger.
Coin minted by John Balliol (1292-1296) in Scotland. Found by a detecorist near Stavanger.
OK aware this is quite niche but it is pretty incredible that I can trace a folksong back to the early 1500s and then look in the digitised manuscript held online (real one is at Balliol).
So you know, well done the Bodleian & other libraries. #library
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/e0d1...
So you know, well done the Bodleian & other libraries. #library
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/e0d1...
Balliol College MS 354
View high resolution digitized images of Balliol College MS 354 Richard Hill's commonplace-book
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
December 6, 2024 at 9:10 PM
OK aware this is quite niche but it is pretty incredible that I can trace a folksong back to the early 1500s and then look in the digitised manuscript held online (real one is at Balliol).
So you know, well done the Bodleian & other libraries. #library
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/e0d1...
So you know, well done the Bodleian & other libraries. #library
digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/e0d1...
Yes, Cameron matriculated (started) at Brasenose in 1985, Maxwell at Balliol in 1985, and Johnson at Balliol in 1983.
February 8, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Yes, Cameron matriculated (started) at Brasenose in 1985, Maxwell at Balliol in 1985, and Johnson at Balliol in 1983.
Balliol, as a nod to Lord Peter Wimsey?
May 4, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Balliol, as a nod to Lord Peter Wimsey?
Estuary English. But is it normal for someone who got a first at Balliol?
"You know wot?" A phrase stolen from Farage and used repeatedly by Yvette Cooper on R4 Today earlier. They are not only using his policies, they are aping his speech.
May 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Estuary English. But is it normal for someone who got a first at Balliol?
"Good lord! Wimsey of Balliol!"
Most punters, especially tourists and other novices, adopt a somewhat erratic approach to steering: zig-zagging and bouncing from bank to bank is the norm in the vicinity of Magdalen Bridge.
June 22, 2026 at 1:36 PM
"Good lord! Wimsey of Balliol!"
Battle, Betrayal, and Balliol: The Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/ #Scotland #historysky #medievalhistory
Battle, Betrayal, and Balliol: The Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan - Medievalists.net
In the chaos of 14th-century Scotland, a band of exiled nobles known as the Disinherited rose against the odds, claiming a shocking victory at Dupplin Moor and crowning their leader, Edward Balliol,…
www.medievalists.net
December 29, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Battle, Betrayal, and Balliol: The Struggle for Scotland and the Battle of Annan https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/battle-betrayal-balliol-scotland/ #Scotland #historysky #medievalhistory
*checks qualifications* "...studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford, before gaining an MBA degree..."
OF COURSE
OF COURSE
July 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
*checks qualifications* "...studied PPE at Balliol College, Oxford, before gaining an MBA degree..."
OF COURSE
OF COURSE
I dunno: Johnson was Eton, Balliol (Bullingdon Club and Union president). That‘ll do until posh comes along for me.
February 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I dunno: Johnson was Eton, Balliol (Bullingdon Club and Union president). That‘ll do until posh comes along for me.
And what rough bus, its hour come round at last,
trundles towards Balliol to be banged
trundles towards Balliol to be banged
September 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
And what rough bus, its hour come round at last,
trundles towards Balliol to be banged
trundles towards Balliol to be banged
Balliol College has unveiled a new sculpture of foundress Dervorguilla outside its student accommodation on St Cross Road. She gazes into the distance with a copy of the 1282 Statutes she gave to the College in her hand.
www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
September 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Balliol College has unveiled a new sculpture of foundress Dervorguilla outside its student accommodation on St Cross Road. She gazes into the distance with a copy of the 1282 Statutes she gave to the College in her hand.
www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/news/2025/se...
Finally I’ve been blocked by a Balliol man.
April 25, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Finally I’ve been blocked by a Balliol man.