Tech entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox objected to the Oxford gift on Twitter this week, saying that the money should be used for climate crisis work. “Something is

Tech entrepreneur Martha Lane Fox objected to the Oxford gift on Twitter this week, saying that the money should be used for climate crisis work. “Something is broken with these models of philanthropy,” she told me. “The greatest challenge of our time is whether we will have a planet in a decade. That’s where we have got to be focusing our attention.” First of all, does anyone actually believe that we won't have a planet in a decade? That type of hyperbole doesn't seem at place in an FT article. Secondly, who's to say that the £150m donated to Oxford university won't help climate change? We need scientists, administrators and many other roles to accomplish anything. Oxford seems like a pretty decent place for such people to get their education.