How Oxford University Shaped Brexit — And Britain’s Next Prime Minister • Discoverology

How Oxford University Shaped Brexit — And Britain’s Next Prime Minister

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You turn the pages of yellowing student newspapers from 30 years ago, and there they are, recognisably the same faces that dominate today’s British news. Boris Johnson running for Union president, Michael Gove winning debating contests, Jeremy Hunt holding together the faction-ridden Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA).

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