Madeleine Jacob, Author at The Oxford Blue

Opinion

Protest and Painting: How far is too far?

by Madeleine Jacob November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Recent Posts

‘As clean and witty as the original script’’: Review of The Real Thing

Madeleine JacobSep 15, 20244 min read

Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play ‘The Real Thing’ tells the story of playwright Henry and his actor partner Annie. Following the tangled story of their love,…

David Willetts: The University’s next chancellor?

Madeleine JacobSep 13, 20243 min read

Former Conservative Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has announced his candidacy in the race to be elected the next Chancellor of Oxford University. After…

The Widening Gyre

Madeleine JacobSep 1, 20249 min read

A side-on photograph of the German Reichstag parliamentary building, with a German flag to the left of the photo.

In Germany, as three eastern states await elections later this month, the establishment braces to enter a critical battle in its war against the far-right. …

Starmer could take some advice from Mary Poppins on tax

Madeleine JacobAug 31, 20245 min read

Rachel Reeves sits to the left of Keir Starmer in the Houses of Parliament.

JeffLynne1977, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons The Prime Minister warned of a “painful” October Budget in a speech on Tuesday – the language…