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Author Archives: Thomas Britton

Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1- Week 3

by Thomas Britton, Thomas Evans, Christie Thomson, Madeleine Rose and Inigo Bailon May 19, 2022May 19, 2022
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1- Week 2

by Thomas Britton, Madeleine Rose, Inigo Bailon, Thomas Evans and Christie Thomson May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
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The World Beyond OX1- week 1

by Thomas Britton, Christie Thomson, Thomas Evans and Inigo Bailon May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Posted inGlobal Affairs

French Election 2022: Who won, who lost, and what comes next?

by Thomas Britton April 18, 2022April 18, 2022
Posted inCulture

My Degree in a Book: History

by Thomas Britton March 3, 2022March 5, 2022
Posted inOxford News, Oxford News

“Shock, devastation, anger”: an interview with the President of Oxford University Ukrainian Society

by Thomas Britton March 2, 2022June 24, 2022
Posted inOpinion

Not a Red Tory: a defence of Keir Starmer

by Thomas Britton February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
Posted inGlobal Affairs

The World Beyond OX1 – Week 4

by Sara Al Soodi and Thomas Britton February 13, 2022February 13, 2022
Posted inGlobal Affairs

Iran on the cusp of weapons-grade uranium

by Thomas Britton February 8, 2022February 8, 2022
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Latin America: On the cusp of another pink tide?

by Thomas Britton January 27, 2022January 27, 2022

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Thomas Britton Nov 26, 2025 6 min read
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“I thought spending mealtimes studying instead of eating would give me some sort of leverage over my peers, who weren’t spending that time being ‘productive’…

Luddite Renaissance: Are adults the real screenagers?

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“And yet, I find that the focus on children and teenagers’ usage of smartphones from adults has a whiff of the infamous “when one finger…

Bigger Trees Near Warter (2007)

Thomas Britton Nov 26, 2025 4 min read
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“Standing in the middle of the exhibition, I wanted to tell everyone that these were my trees, my farms, my houses, my roads, my towns.”…

The Oxford Paradox

Thomas Britton Nov 26, 2025 6 min read
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