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Author Archives: Ollie Banks

Ollie (any pronouns) is a student writer based in Oxford and London. He has been Editor for Global Affairs and Interviews for "The Oxford Blue", and ran one of The Blue's most successful events. In 2020 he co-ran a COVID-19 think-tank, "How The World Recovers". He helps produce an arts editorial for Chimera, a cryptoasset investment startup. He is now the incoming President for "The BSHR", an interdisciplinary humanities journal. His work has been featured in numerous publications, including "The Oxford Student", "The Cherwell", and "Oxford Strategy Review", and he hopes to move into international affairs analysis in the future.

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Andrew Rosenthal talks Politics, the Press, and being a New York Times Editor

by Ollie Banks June 15, 2021December 27, 2021
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John Mangia: Bringing “The Queen’s Gambit” to life

by Ollie Banks May 7, 2021May 16, 2021
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Edozié Izegbu is making digital art real

by Ollie Banks April 26, 2021July 18, 2021
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Meet the Interviews Team

by Ollie Banks April 8, 2021July 18, 2021
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Rats and recessions: the birth of an inter-crisis industry

by Ollie Banks January 29, 2021January 29, 2021
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New strains of COVID: what we know so far

by Ollie Banks January 3, 2021July 18, 2021

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