William Ridd, Author at The Oxford Blue

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For The Love Of Chicken Thighs: Feeling Meh In My Skin

by William Ridd September 20, 2020September 20, 2020

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For The Love of CATS: A Vindication of the Rights of Felines

by William Ridd September 4, 2020July 18, 2021

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For The Love Of GRINDR: Accept My Friend Request

by William Ridd August 30, 2020August 31, 2020

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For The Love of [REDACTED]: Never Meet Your Heroes

by William Ridd August 15, 2020

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For the Love of Garland: Remembering the Ruby Slippers

by William Ridd August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

Recent Posts

‘As clean and witty as the original script’: Review of The Real Thing

William RiddSep 15, 20244 min read

Bel Powley as "Annie" (left) stands on stage, hugged at the knees by Oliver Johnstone as "Max" (right), kneeling at her feet.

Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play ‘The Real Thing’ tells the story of playwright Henry and his actor partner Annie. Following the tangled story of their love,…

David Willetts: The University’s next chancellor?

William RiddSep 13, 20243 min read

Front-facing photograph of white gentleman with grey background.

Former Conservative Universities and Science Minister David Willetts has announced his candidacy in the race to be elected the next Chancellor of Oxford University. After…

The Widening Gyre

William RiddSep 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

William RiddAug 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…