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Author Archives: Max Spokes

Max (he/him) was formerly Environment News Editor and Climate Columnist at The Blue. He is in his final year studying History and Politics at Balliol.

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IPCC report: the science is irrefutable, political inaction is inexcusable – what we all must do next

by Max Spokes August 12, 2021August 13, 2021
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Conclusion: Where next, and how do we get there?

by Max Spokes June 18, 2021June 18, 2021
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Move over free markets, reducing inequality is back in vogue: why fairness is central to a Green Recovery Now, and the means to collective prosperity

by Max Spokes June 11, 2021June 12, 2021
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Who Owns England? In conversation with Guy Shrubsole

by Max Spokes May 28, 2021May 28, 2021
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The swift, the kite and the crow

by Max Spokes May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
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More than just shoots: the Green Party surge in local elections

by Max Spokes May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
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Same storm, different boats: class and climate

by Max Spokes May 7, 2021May 7, 2021
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The problem with not being a bunny hugger

by Max Spokes April 30, 2021April 30, 2021
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Oxford and fossil fuels: Part of the cure or part of the disease?

by Max Spokes April 23, 2021May 5, 2023
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Report reveals Oxford ties to fossil fuel industry

by Max Spokes April 20, 2021May 5, 2023

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A Tour of The Grove: Oxford’s Newest Student Theatre Space

Max Spokes Mar 20, 2026 5 min read
A student theatre set with two actors and a wooden structure which looks like a house.

“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

Max Spokes Mar 19, 2026 5 min read
The Sabotage of Modernity

“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

Max Spokes Mar 16, 2026 16 min read
Image Credit by Evie Fairclough-Kay

Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

Max Spokes Mar 16, 2026 14 min read
A man walks past a wrecked tank in Tigray Region, 2021.

Six years after Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to a lengthy military standoff with Eritrea, and…

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