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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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Caviar for quarantine? St Anne’s email chain fiasco for international students

by Max Spokes August 19, 2020July 18, 2021
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University must act, or risks failing its international students, letter warns

by Max Spokes August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
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BREAKING: Government U-turn on admissions policy

by Max Spokes August 17, 2020July 18, 2021
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In or out? Oxford colleges split over A-Levels admissions policy

by Max Spokes August 16, 2020August 18, 2020
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A storm has come: Extreme weather events across the globe

by Max Spokes August 15, 2020August 15, 2020
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Environmental book worm: 5 books to read in the climate crisis

by Max Spokes August 6, 2020August 6, 2020
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Oxford economist joins over 100 others to sign letter calling for end to carbon economy

by Max Spokes August 4, 2020July 18, 2021
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UK climate breaks new records in 2019

by Max Spokes July 31, 2020July 31, 2020
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Oxford to host youth climate summit this year

by Max Spokes July 23, 2020July 24, 2020
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University Sustainability launches investigation into flying practices

by Max Spokes July 19, 2020July 19, 2020

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John Webster’s The White Devil at St John’s College Auditorium: Reviewed

Max Spokes Mar 13, 2026 6 min read
The cast of The White Devil

If you think your family tree is complicated, you haven’t tried to keep track of the complicated web of relations that is John Webster’s 1612…

The Snowdrops of Oxford

Max Spokes Mar 12, 2026 4 min read
The Snowdrops of Oxford

Though the cosiness of winter is often longed for during the height of summer, the novelty soon wears off when it arrives in full force.…

Resistance: Food That Refuses to Be Instagrammable

Max Spokes Mar 12, 2026 8 min read
Resistance: Food That Refuses to Be Instagrammable

On social media, food seems to belong to a very particular visual world — bone china, ceramic bowls, wooden boards, linen napkins, candle-lit tables. Steel…

The Lifestyle Lowdown: Day Trips

Max Spokes Mar 12, 2026 6 min read
The Lifestyle Lowdown: Day Trips

If you’ve got some free time as week 8 draws to a close, why not use it to explore Oxford and its surroundings? Here are…

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