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Author Archives: Oliver Edwardes

Ollie is a third year Economics and Management student at Jesus College and when he's not writing for The Oxford Blue you'll find him having a game of squash or practicing the organ.

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It’s the Economy, Stupid – OpenAI crisis and the UK’s stealthy austerity

by Oliver Edwardes, David Yang and Alice Grant November 29, 2023December 10, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 6 – al-Shifa hospital evacuated and giant pandas return to China

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Oliver Smith, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Emi Tanimoto, Eleanor Luxton and Lottie Tellyn November 19, 2023May 6, 2024
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It’s the Economy Stupid – Optimism for the US and The Case against the Pension Lock

by David Yang and Oliver Edwardes November 15, 2023November 15, 2023
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It’s the Economy, Stupid – Sloppy Statistics and the Best of the Big Banks

by David Yang, Oliver Edwardes, Alice Grant and Krishh Chaturvedi November 1, 2023November 1, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 3 – Hurricane Otis, Mass shooting in Maine and a UN debate on Gaza

by Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Hajar Zainuddin, Eleanor Luxton, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Emi Tanimoto and Lottie Tellyn October 29, 2023January 23, 2024
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Outside OX1 Week 2 – Gaza aid negotiations and an Indian Space mission

by Ben Nolan, Anya Trofimova, Emily Guerrero, Anas Dayeh, Emi Tanimoto, Becky Collett, Oliver Edwardes, Krishh Chaturvedi and Temitope Ajileye October 22, 2023November 12, 2023
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It’s the Economy, Stupid – Nobel Prizes and Tackling Big Tech

by David Yang, Oliver Edwardes and Krishh Chaturvedi October 18, 2023November 10, 2023
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Outside OX1 Week 1 – Escalation in Gaza, a ‘Ring of Fire’ and Antarctic Ice

by David Yang, Ben Nolan, Anas Dayeh, Oliver Edwardes, Lottie Tellyn, Becky Collett and Hajar Zainuddin October 15, 2023October 16, 2023
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Outside OX1 Vac Roundup – “Scam demics”, Treasury Holes and Russian interference

by Ben Nolan, Hajar Zainuddin, Becky Collett, David Yang, Anas Dayeh, Oliver Edwardes and Lottie Tellyn October 8, 2023October 8, 2023
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Why is the UK’s inflation so bad?

by Oliver Edwardes September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

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A Closer Look: At this Cave in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq 

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