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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.

Posted inEnvironment News

Green New Deal and meal deals: Sunak statement criticised as ‘drop in the ocean’ for green recovery

by Max Spokes July 10, 2020July 18, 2021
Posted inEnvironment News

Oxford’s first rapid electric charger installed in Cowley

by Max Spokes July 9, 2020July 9, 2020
Posted inEnvironment News

Oxford air pollution increases for the first time in 8 years

by Max Spokes July 7, 2020July 7, 2020
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Oxford’s cycling and walking funds halved by Government

by Max Spokes July 2, 2020July 18, 2021
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UK failing on Paris commitments, climate scientist warns

by Max Spokes June 27, 2020June 27, 2020
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Oxford air pollution breaches legal limits, despite fall in emissions

by Max Spokes June 26, 2020June 26, 2020
Posted inLifestyle

The Value of Nature Walks

by Max Spokes May 20, 2020May 20, 2020
Posted inLifestyle

The Urgent Case for Rewilding

by Max Spokes May 12, 2020May 12, 2020

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Generation Z Protests in Mexico: Anti-Violence or Pro-USA?

Max Spokes Nov 30, 2025 9 min read
A poster during a protest in Mexico which says in Spanish: "In Mexico, it is safer to be a drug dealer than to be a student."

Lola Dunton-Milenkovic explores the recent Generation Z Protests throughout Mexico, evaluating their anti-corruption and anti-violence sentiments, as well as their potential political motivations which might…

To “Slay” or Not To “Slay”

Max Spokes Nov 30, 2025 5 min read
Provided by Ngoc Diep (Alice), used with permission. Website: The Oxford English Dictionary.

slay /sleɪ/: to impress someone very much or to be very good or impressive (Cambridge Dictionary, 2025); “slay the house boots down houston i’m deceased”…

Home and Abroad – examining China’s political messaging inside and outside the country

Max Spokes Nov 29, 2025 9 min read
Home and Abroad – examining China’s political messaging inside and outside the country

China remained shrouded in mystery to the West from the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 until the 1970s. In 1972, US…

Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

Max Spokes Nov 28, 2025 6 min read
Doctor Faustus at the Keble O’Reilly: Reviewed

‘I was, at times, simply floored by Carrington’s production of this classic play; there was a constant tension, both emotional and sexual, that wound up…

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