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Author Archives: Nick Marshall

Posted inGlobal Affairs

The Dutch Elections: a Lesson for Liberals?

by Nick Marshall November 19, 2025November 19, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 8 – Carney’s Win, Starmer’s NHS Gamble, and Syria’s Security

by Nick Marshall, Ria Seth, Brandon Abordo, Isolde Sellin and Katarina Harrison-Gaze March 14, 2025March 14, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 7 – Spats, Serbia, Scams, and Samba

by Nick Marshall, Matthew Brown, Orla McMahon, Caroline Johnson and Elana Roberts March 7, 2025March 7, 2025
Drawing of Radcliffe Camera in Bubble - Outside OX1 cover image
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 6 – Germany Votes, Sudan Siege, and Özil’s Off-Field Move

by Nick Marshall, Isolde Sellin, Katarina Harrison-Gaze, Brandon Abordo, Ria Seth and Elana Roberts February 28, 2025February 28, 2025
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Outside OX1 Week 5 – War and Peace?

by Nick Marshall, Orla McMahon, Matthew Brown, Sophia Giblett and Caroline Johnson February 21, 2025February 21, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

TikTok – Shaping Political Discourse for Better or for Worse?

by Nick Marshall, Isolde Sellin and Isabel Martinez de Rituerto February 16, 2025February 15, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 4 – Quakes, Cuts, and Controversy

by Nick Marshall, Isolde Sellin, Katarina Harrison-Gaze, Brandon Abordo, Ria Seth and Elana Roberts February 14, 2025February 14, 2025
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Across the Aisle: Oxford’s Political Parties Discuss Reform UK

by Nick Marshall, Will Lawson, Christopher Collins and Akshita Anand February 11, 2025February 11, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 3 – Trump’s Trade Wars Begin (or do they?)

by Nick Marshall, Orla McMahon, Caroline Johnson and Sophia Giblett February 7, 2025February 7, 2025
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Posted inGlobal Affairs

Outside OX1 Week 2 – Conflict from Congo to Colombia, Marriage Equality, and Relocation Plans

by Nick Marshall, Isolde Sellin, Matthew Brown, Ria Seth, Brandon Abordo and Katarina Harrison-Gaze January 31, 2025January 31, 2025

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I have now finished my long eight-day stint of shifts. In the next few days off that I have, I look forward to utilising my…

Braids: How do they represent us?

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The play was a success: entertaining, well-staged, and followable without a necessarily perfect understanding of the Shakespearean language.

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