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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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‘The New Climate War’: Michael E. Mann on how to fight the climate inactivists

by Max Spokes April 16, 2021April 16, 2021
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Seaspiracy lays bare our societal detachment from the natural world

by Max Spokes April 9, 2021April 9, 2021
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Climate anxiety and writing to cope: welcome to my column!

by Max Spokes April 2, 2021May 5, 2023
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Oxford report argues green Covid recovery is essential, but not yet underway

by Max Spokes March 10, 2021May 5, 2023
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Somerville College announces full fossil fuel divestment

by Max Spokes February 26, 2021May 5, 2023
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Oxford to host online European Reception

by Max Spokes February 26, 2021February 26, 2021
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City Council to invest £50m in retrofitting homes

by Max Spokes February 20, 2021May 5, 2023
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Oxford City Council awarded funding to decarbonise public buildings

by Max Spokes February 16, 2021May 5, 2023
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St John’s Occupation, one year on: college have “failed to keep their promises”, campaign says

by Max Spokes January 29, 2021July 18, 2021
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‘Greenwashing’ concerns over £100m INEOS donation for Oxford antimicrobial research

by Max Spokes January 23, 2021January 23, 2021

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Max SpokesOct 29, 20252 min read
LIVER ACHE

‘Smoking someone else’s straight, now they want my secrets in exchange.’ Anna Stibbe’s poem about hazy nights out.

Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s “Iron Lady”?

Max SpokesOct 28, 20256 min read
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Melissa Eddon After weeks of political upheaval in Japanese politics, Sanae Takaichi has become the new Prime Minister.  The resignation of former PM Shigeru Ishiba…

Luddite Renaissance: A Case for Limiting Laptops in the Classroom

Max SpokesOct 28, 20257 min read
A picture of people in a library common room. Everyone is looking at their phones.

“Laptops are Janus-faced things. They are at once enhancers and detractors of learning.” Noah Petts argues for the limiting of laptops in the classroom. Image…

Outside OX1 Week 2: Ireland, Bolivia and China

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The Editor’s Note Welcome back to another issue of Outside OX1! As the crisp chill of Michaelmas settles over Oxford and the term gathers momentum,…

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