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Author Archives: Guy Ward-Jackson

Guy Ward-Jackson (he/him). Writer. Previous Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Blue for Michaelmas term 2022. Other prior roles include Senior Editor of News, Senior Editor of Investigations, BlueLight, and Junior Editor of Global Affairs.

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The Sino-Oxford Relationship

by Sam Rigg, Sophie McDonald and Guy Ward-Jackson October 8, 2021June 27, 2022
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Levelling Up: Levelling With Reality

by Guy Ward-Jackson August 5, 2021August 5, 2021
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How Lost is Labour?

by Guy Ward-Jackson May 13, 2021July 18, 2021
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Biden’s First Hundred Days

by Duarte Amaro, Dan Hubbard, Jacob Grech and Guy Ward-Jackson April 25, 2021July 18, 2021
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Does The Rise of Bitcoin Mark The End of American Economic Power?

by Guy Ward-Jackson March 30, 2021March 30, 2021
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Beijing 2022 Olympics: To Boycott or Not to Boycott?

by Guy Ward-Jackson February 27, 2021February 27, 2021
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Brexit and the Reformation: Fallout

by Guy Ward-Jackson January 31, 2021January 31, 2021
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Boris Johnson: An Unstatesmanlike Attack on Chinese Culture

by Guy Ward-Jackson January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
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21st Century China: The New 20th Century America?

by Guy Ward-Jackson December 13, 2020December 13, 2020

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Guy Ward-Jackson May 26, 2026 15 min read
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“I am always either working on an essay, or reading content that could embroider one, so reading during term time becomes a deliberate task, rather…

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