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In Conversation with Paul Kingsnorth

Paul Kingsnorth is an English writer and perhaps the most astute critic of technology’s impact on society writing today.

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Sir Ed Davey: ‘Inevitably you make mistakes’

Multiple times throughout the interview Sir Ed Davey accidentally turned his Zoom camera off. He’d hastily apologise and search to turn it back on.

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On Afghanistan, Ukraine, and honorary degrees: Christina Lamb is a story-teller like no other

Christina Lamb started her career as the Cold War was ending. She saw the fall of dictatorships in eastern Europe and Latin America, and the end of apartheid in South Africa.

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Haleh Blake: A vessel for the voices of Iranians

Haleh Blake was always told she was worth half a man. “As you grow up as a girl, from very early on, you realise that you're treated as a second-class citizen”, she tells me.

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Margaret Casely-Hayford: “Some people see me as the diversity candidate, I don’t mind it.”

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Matthew Firth: ‘Make Oxford great again.’

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Lady Elish Angiolini: “It’s about affection for the university and its students, academics, fellows, and administrative staff.”

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Eileen Gu on Olympic skiing, fashion modelling, and studying at Oxford

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Lord Peter Mandelson on New Labour, his time at Oxford, and why he is running to be University Chancellor

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A ‘golden age’ for Oxford: In conversation with Chancellor Patten

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In conversation with Moe Sbihi, the British rower ‘Stockholm Syndrome-d’ into Olympic gold

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The Former Ambassador

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An activist’s philosophy: Words matter, but actions matter more

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‘Act normal, that’s crazy enough’: In conversation with Rutger Bregman, author of Humankind

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Broadway, besties and Brian Cox: A conversation with J. Smith-Cameron

J. Smith-Cameron would like you to know that she is not Succession’s Gerri Kellman. She gently corrects me when I slip up by describing...

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Profiles

In Conversation with Paul Kingsnorth

Sir Ed Davey: ‘Inevitably you make mistakes’

On Afghanistan, Ukraine, and honorary degrees: Christina Lamb is a story-teller like no other

Haleh Blake: A vessel for the voices of Iranians

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