Olivia Dunn, Author at The Oxford Blue

Culture

A Comedy of Errors: Shit-Faced Shakespeare

by Olivia Dunn February 8, 2021February 8, 2021

Lifestyle

Lockdown love

by Olivia Dunn February 4, 2021July 18, 2021

Travel

Travel Nostalgia – Sundown in Florence

by Olivia Dunn December 9, 2020February 8, 2021

Recent Posts

The Widening Gyre

Olivia DunnSep 1, 20249 min read

A side-on photograph of the German Reichstag parliamentary building, with a German flag to the left of the photo.

In Germany, as three eastern states await elections later this month, the establishment braces to enter a critical battle in its war against the far-right. …

Starmer could take some advice from Mary Poppins on tax

Olivia DunnAug 31, 20245 min read

Rachel Reeves sits to the left of Keir Starmer in the Houses of Parliament.

JeffLynne1977, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en, via Wikimedia Commons The Prime Minister warned of a “painful” October Budget in a speech on Tuesday – the language…

‘Little C’ Supper Club, Common Ground, Oxford

Olivia DunnAug 29, 20246 min read

Rachel Smyth performs live at the Little 'C' Supper lcub at Common Ground, Oxford. Photo credits to Heather Fitzgerald.

The café was empty, save for a smiling greeter arranging some slips of paper. On the 19th May 2024, by far the warmest day in…

A Tale of Two Protests: London Against the Far Right

Olivia DunnAug 27, 20245 min read

A crowd of anti-racist protestors gather putside Westminster Abbey, some holding placards. The foremost placard reads 'Smash Fascism & Racism'. Photography by Charli McMackin.

At 8pm on Wednesday 7 August 2024, the skies above North Finchley began to swell. Seemingly impervious to the impending rainfall, a throbbing crowd swayed…