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Author Archives: Lucas Haskins

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by Lucas Haskins and Flora Prideaux October 10, 2023October 10, 2023
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by Flora Prideaux, Madaleine Pearce, Lucas Haskins and Ben Nolan September 28, 2023September 28, 2023
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Protest in The Oxford Union Chamber: What Happened?

by Lucas Haskins May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
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Inviting Kathleen Stock to The Union Is a Cynical Stunt

by Lucas Haskins May 29, 2023May 29, 2023
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In Coronation with No More Royals Oxford

by Madaleine Pearce, Lottie Newell and Lucas Haskins May 16, 2023May 16, 2023
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Controversial Figures Take Over OxWIB Panel

by Lucas Haskins, Modupe Omitola and Madaleine Pearce May 7, 2023May 7, 2023
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The Oxford Union’s Agreement with Saudi Think Tank – what does it mean?

by Madaleine Pearce, Lucas Haskins, Isabel Lucas and Iain Bagnall May 2, 2023May 2, 2023
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Let’s finish the job! How Biden Wins in 2024

by Lucas Haskins April 27, 2023April 27, 2023
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The Best Thing I’ve Seen in Oxford: Mojo

by Lucas Haskins April 20, 2023April 19, 2023
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The Picture of Dorian Gray at Trinity College: Reviewed

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‘All art is quite useless,’ Oscar Wilde says in his prologue to The Picture of Dorian Gray, yet ‘the only excuse for making a useless…

Tragic Teenage Death Disrupts Summer Eights

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Second Draft: But can you do a split roll?

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