The New Normal

Oxford Circus at 5.30pm on a Saturday. The usual throng of tourists, tuk tuks with flashing lights, performers, and nike-fitted teenagers is palpably absent. The low light of a spring evening spatters the empty alleys behind Liberty’s, creeping into the soiled corners previously occupied daily by florists and street vendors, and congregating eight metres up … Continue reading The New Normal

COVID-19: Some Thoughts on the Developing World

As this is my first President's post, hopefully of many, since Mia and I were elected as co-Presidents for next term, I had planned to do a bit of an introduction and an overview of our plans for OxSID over the coming months. But with the  pandemic rapidly entering every aspect of day-to-day life and … Continue reading COVID-19: Some Thoughts on the Developing World