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Author Archives: Laurence Britton

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Posted inOpinion

Lost for Words: Storytelling As The Solution To Oracy?

by Laurence Britton November 19, 2025November 18, 2025

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Lost for Words: Storytelling As The Solution To Oracy?

Laurence Britton Nov 19, 2025 9 min read

Provided by Laurence Britton, used with permission

When was the last time someone told you a story? I mean, truly told you a story – not using a book as a crutch,…

Rooted and Restless: Eco-Anxiety and the Inheritance of a Collapsing Earth

Laurence Britton Nov 19, 2025 5 min read

A photo of a magpie sitting in a tree, surrounded by foliage.

As climate systems collapse, biodiversity vanishes, and the seasons turn strange, the rising anxiety among young people isn’t a disorder. It is a diagnosis.

Rare Aesthetic: getting your first essay back and realising you kind of suck

Laurence Britton Nov 19, 2025 5 min read

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“I threw in as much secondary criticism as I could find, hoping desperately that Derrida and Calvino could drown out my voice, or lack thereof.”…

Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

Laurence Britton Nov 19, 2025 3 min read

Protesters Gather in Oxford to Protest the Proscription of ‘Palestine Action’

On Tuesday 18 November, a group of around 30 protesters met outside the Clarendon Building in central Oxford to protest the government’s proscription of the…

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