Albie Whittemore, Author at The Oxford Blue

Culture

Why Nominating Women Can’t Save the Grammys

by Albie Whittemore November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

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Culture

Pop Smoke and posthumous releases: inevitable or unnecessary?

by Albie Whittemore September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Culture

Tension in Music

by Albie Whittemore May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

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The Overlooked Albums of 2022

by Albie Whittemore January 1, 2023January 1, 2023

Recent Posts

‘As clean and witty as the original script’: Review of The Real Thing

Albie WhittemoreSep 15, 20244 min read

Bel Powley as "Annie" (left) stands on stage, hugged at the knees by Oliver Johnstone as "Max" (right), kneeling at her feet.

Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play ‘The Real Thing’ tells the story of playwright Henry and his actor partner Annie. Following the tangled story of their love,…

David Willetts: The University’s next chancellor?

Albie WhittemoreSep 13, 20243 min read

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Former Conservative Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has announced his candidacy in the race to be elected the next Chancellor of Oxford University. After…

The Widening Gyre

Albie WhittemoreSep 1, 20249 min read

A side-on photograph of the German Reichstag parliamentary building, with a German flag to the left of the photo.

In Germany, as three eastern states await elections later this month, the establishment braces to enter a critical battle in its war against the far-right. …

Starmer could take some advice from Mary Poppins on tax

Albie WhittemoreAug 31, 20245 min read

Rachel Reeves sits to the left of Keir Starmer in the Houses of Parliament.

JeffLynne1977, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons The Prime Minister warned of a “painful” October Budget in a speech on Tuesday – the language…