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Freya Jones is a Senior News Editor at The Oxford Blue. She enjoys intrigue and is always on the hunt for a good story... When she isn't writing, she studies German at Oriel College.

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Freya Jones Jan 30, 2026 6 min read
Not Choosing London

Image by Heqin Geng, used with permission. For generations, a certain golden path was etched into the national consciousness, particularly for those clutching prestigious degrees.…

Rebecca Harper’s GREYJOY at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Freya Jones Jan 30, 2026 6 min read
The two main characters of GREYJOY, Mina and Cait, are sat opposite one another, talking.

[This review contains spoilers about GREYJOY. You have been warned!] White. Anyone at all familiar with a hospital waiting room knows all too well the…

Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Freya Jones Jan 29, 2026 5 min read
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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (or Lemons x5, as it has become known in the OxBlue writers’ room) is, fittingly, a play about words and…

When Going Green Isn’t Clean

Freya Jones Jan 29, 2026 6 min read
When Going Green Isn’t Clean

As 2030 approaches, we must think more critically about how to implement goals consistently, both within and beyond national borders.

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