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The Rwanda deal: Inspiration for other countries?
"Rwanda still has the chance to be the last line of defence against this policy"
Who are Trump and Biden speaking to?
We should keep in mind when reading about American politics, who the candidates are trying to convince (or scare) in order to win. That is, in most cases, why they are saying what they are saying.
‘Runfluencers’: Another commodified wellness trend?
Running has long had bad PR. Hating running has been far from contentious, liking...
‘Hustler nation’: A Kenyan cultural crisis?
Jomo Kenyatta’s ‘Harambee’ movement in 1963 sought to unite the then newly formed Kenyan...
Reading political autobiographies, so you don’t have to
Publishing a book has long been a trend for those leaving government in the...
The multiple histories of flight BA149
‘The Gulf War did not take place’, declared the French philosopher Jean Baudrillard.
#oxfess29033: Who runs Oxfess?!
Big Oxfess has total control over the platform; they shape the content of our thoughts with their subliminal propaganda.
A crash course in British politics: How elections work (Week 1)
The winning party’s leader – today, realistically, either Rishi Sunak (Conservative) or Keir Starmer (Labour) – will become the Prime Minister.
Oh, do you know them on a first name basis?
Why we do, but shouldn’t, call politicians by their first names.
References to politicians by their first names always occurred in conversations at the pub...
How generous are you (really)?
The amount spent per head in the UK on Christmas gifts was around £600 this year, and fluctuates between £450 and £700 each year, whilst in the...
Wilders’ far-right runs riot: a sign of European divide or a chance to reunite?
European unity – and with it solidarity with Ukraine – is running out of supporters.
A crash course in British politics: An introduction (Week 0)
If you are reading this you most likely live in the United Kingdom. You might also, like me, be new here. As a first-year...
What Trump tells us about modern American evangelicalism
The infamous image of Donald Trump standing, with a Bible, in front of St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC in June 2020, was...
The NYT, AI, and how the internet could change in 2024
As The New York Times kicks off the year with a landmark copyright lawsuit, 2024 could very much be the year that the internet landscape and journalism change forever.
A survey a day keeps ignorance away
It is very easy to extrapolate from the ‘bubbles’ that we live in and assume that most of society thinks just like the people...
China in Africa: Trojan horse or friend in need? (And why the West should worry)
Yet whilst the West talks, China digs.
Bled dry: the financial plight of international students.
“Oxford is committed to ensuring that no one who is offered a place is unable to study here for financial reasons.” The financial anxieties...
On Saltburn, integrity and class
But Saltburn would have been very boring if Oliver had just been honest.
Weaponised incompetence, laziness, or narcissism? Fathers at Christmas
Another Christmas came and went, and with it, I got to witness the adult men around me get away with doing little to nothing....
