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Fireworks in Singapore.

Posted inGlobal Affairs

The ‘Singapore Model’: Chasing a Red Herring

by Heqin Geng February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

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The ‘Singapore Model’: Chasing a Red Herring

Heqin Geng Feb 3, 2026 10 min read

Fireworks in Singapore.

Singapore gaining independence was not part of the plan. Anyone given a civics education in Singapore will tell you that the original vision, realised in…

From the Inside Out: My Disability

Heqin Geng Feb 3, 2026 5 min read

From the Inside Out: My Disability

Avani Rao reflects on how chronic back pain has affected her time at Oxford, and the stigma that is attached to people with disabilities, particularly…

National flags on St Aldate’s put up by local group with far-right ties

Heqin Geng Feb 3, 2026 5 min read

A flag erected on a lamp post in Oxford

Image by Camille Branch, used with permission. A number of St George’s Cross and Union Jack flags have been put up around Oxford city centre…

The cost of money: New College’s economic aspirations threaten ethical standards

Heqin Geng Feb 3, 2026 5 min read

The cost of money: New College’s economic aspirations threaten ethical standards

By engaging with the development, New College would be complicit in supporting this regime’s conduct and politics.

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