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Oliver Buckingham is a writer for The Blue, and has his own blog at https://whirlwindofscrappaper.com/. He is a History and Politics student at Lady Margaret Hall, and writes about politics, foreign affairs and books. When he’s not doing that, he’s constructing a flux-capacitor and bathing in a tepid chrono-synclastic infundibulum. He serves pan-galactic gargle blasters at seven.

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Minority Report: Blame The Terrorists, Not Us

by Oliver Buckingham October 10, 2021October 10, 2021
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Minority Report: I Am A Proud Human Supremacist

by Oliver Buckingham September 30, 2021September 30, 2021
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Minority Report: TOTAL BETRAYAL (4) – A Bungled Evacuation

by Oliver Buckingham September 15, 2021September 15, 2021
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Minority Report: TOTAL BETRAYAL (3) – With Friends like These

by Oliver Buckingham September 13, 2021September 13, 2021
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Minority Report: TOTAL BETRAYAL (2) – The Future We Chose

by Oliver Buckingham September 6, 2021September 13, 2021
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Minority Report: TOTAL BETRAYAL (1) – Terror of the Taliban

by Oliver Buckingham September 6, 2021September 6, 2021
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Swapping Shoes: School

by Sharon Udott, Deborah Ogunnoiki & Oliver Buckingham, Deborah Ogunnoiki, Sharon Udott and Oliver Buckingham August 20, 2021August 20, 2021
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Minority Report: Don’t Keep The Faith

by Oliver Buckingham August 19, 2021August 19, 2021
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Minority Report: Apartheid in the Name of Covid

by Oliver Buckingham August 12, 2021August 12, 2021
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Minority Report: The Olympic Naysayers are Always Wrong

by Oliver Buckingham August 7, 2021August 7, 2021

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Lucy Pollock reports on the Schwarzman Centre that is set to open imminently. Image by Esther Boon, used with permission.

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Elana Roberts explores the build-up to and events during the 12-day Israel-Iran conflict. Through evaluating global response to the conflict, the article also considers whether…

“I could drink a case of you, and still be on my feet” – Hejira at the Oxford Playhouse: Reviewed

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The seven members of Hejira perform, standingin a circle, on a stage lit in blue and pink hues.

“Championing the charming lightness and churning depth of Mitchell’s music, the band captures the simultaneous free fall and soft land of her jazz journeys so…

The State of African Politics

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The official portrait of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President of Nigeria

The narrative of African politics is not singular. It is dynamic, contested, and alive. To understand the state of African politics, one must go beyond…

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