"Plans to refurbish Oxford library used by Tolkien revealed"

When the Oxford Mail used this headline (S'ouvre dans une nouvelle fenêtre) on June 16th, 2021,  it could have used the names of a number of Old Exonians to make its point: Martin Amis, Edward Burne-Jones, William Morris or Philip Pullman would have been obvious choices. Athlete Roger Bannister and actor Richard Burton might also have come to mind while Dominic Cummings, campaign director of Vote Leave, might not be the college's head of communications' first choice.