MOVING TO FRONT FROM JANUARY 12–UPDATED

Professor Scruton, who taught for two decades at Birkbeck College, University of London, has died of cancer.  He did important work in aesthetics, but became better known as the philosopher of the Tories in the UK over the past thirty years.  There is an announcement at his website (it takes awhile to load), while The Guardian news item is here (a proper obituary is forthcoming).

ADDENDUM:  Professor Scruton published these reflections about 2019 (including the discovery of his cancer) last month.

UPDATE:  Here is the proper obituary from Jane O'Grady at The Guardian.  And here is another one from the BBC. (Thanks to Phil Gasper for the pointer to the latter.)