James Elliott
The injustice of this country’s deportation policy
James Elliott on why our current system is failing
What the new government means for students
James Elliott analyses the new government's education policies, and in particular whether a rise in tuition fees might be on the cards
The long way back for the Left after electoral defeat
James Elliott argues that Labour should look to its grass-root support to channel its anger at social injustices and develop a new politics of the left
What this election hasn’t changed about copy-cat policies
James Elliott calls on those unhappy with the election results to stop lamenting and start organising
The falsity of voting for "anti-austerity" parties
James Elliott argues that voting for parties like the Greens or the SNP is counter-intuitive if you want to avoid a Tory government
The current conflicts raging within the NUS
James Elliott takes a look at the changes taking place within the NUS
Why a reading week wouldn’t go far enough
James Elliott argues that calls for a reading week do not tackle the systemic issues affecting students
The problems of the new Vice-Chancellor
James Elliott on why Oxford's new Vice-Chancellor is not a godsend
Palestine has history on its side
In his weekly column, James Elliot argues that the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has to make a breakthrough
Porn & Policy at Teddy Hall
In his weekly column, James Elliott reflects how Teddy Hall JCR's decision to scrap its honorary member, Jenna Jameson, shows how Oxford politics can become sanitised and fake
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s honorary degree should be revoked
If the degree was awarded to honour human rights, can it not be revoked to honour human rights?
The government is wrong to dismiss abortion clinic buffer zones
Protests outside abortion clinics are a form of harassment which undermine the free choices of women
Tolkien fans visit Oxford to celebrate author
The four-day event will include a Hobbit bake-off
Exclusive: Jude Law to speak at Union
The BAFTA-winning actor will appear with Jeremy Gilley, founder of Peace One Day, to promote the initiative, which works for an annual day of ceasefire and non-violence worldwide
Oxford historian discovers new letter sent by suffragette
The letter was written in 1905 by Annie Kenney, the first suffragette to be imprisoned in the campaign for the vote
