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Author Archives: Oliver Buckingham

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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The International Community Must Act to Protect Myanmar’s Democracy

by Oliver Buckingham March 8, 2021March 9, 2021
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Independence ‘means war’ – China dials up Taiwan rhetoric

by Oliver Buckingham February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
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Without concession, there can be no democracy

by Oliver Buckingham January 22, 2021July 18, 2021
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Argentina’s decision to legalise abortion underscores the Vatican’s loss of influence in Latin American lawmaking

by Oliver Buckingham January 3, 2021January 3, 2021
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‘Disastrous’ – General HR McMaster slams US Afghan Policy at the Union

by Oliver Buckingham November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

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Oliver Buckingham Nov 18, 2025 2 min read
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On Sunday 16 November, a “unity march” across Oxford organised by Oxford Stand Up To Racism took to the streets. Noah Allerton reports on the…

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Oliver Buckingham Nov 17, 2025 8 min read
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‘The fruits of education are prickly, in the sense that they are difficult to obtain. Thus, through tote bags and sweatshirts, the subject can now…

Record-Breaking Interfaith Dinner Serves a Feast of Unity

Oliver Buckingham Nov 17, 2025 5 min read
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In a world often engaged in shouting monologues, the actual act of courage is to sit down and listen.  And on 7 November, in the…

The Chancellor’s Intervention: Hague on “Safe Spaces”, Gaza, and Ukraine

Oliver Buckingham Nov 17, 2025 4 min read
Lord Hague, in ceremonial Chancellor gown, gestures in his speech

A year on from the first round of the election of the new Chancellor, its victor, William Hague, took to the Cheltenham Literature Festival in…

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