Blogs
Cherwell Statement on Covid-19
We have been made aware of a number of cases of misinformation and speculation in relation to the spread of Covid-19 at Oxford. A number of sites have, either...
OSPL SUMMER SCHEME
If you are interested in business and publishing then join the OSPL Summer Scheme!
Who else can say that they worked as a business executive for a real publishing company whilst completing their degree?!
The Spectre of Virtue Signalling
Brian Wong criticises the use of social justice causes for personal ends
The difference between Killing Eve and Bodyguard? One has female characters who actually resemble women
Why we are wrong to hype Bodyguard over Killing Eve
The Imperative to Resist Injustice
Brian Wong argues that we all have a responsibility to fight today's social injustices
Not Wong: The Invisibility Cloak
*Queerness is used here in a reclamatory manner.
I want to talk about what it means to be an invisible Queer, and the hidden, pernicious...
Why we should care about Wales
Wales has always been ignored by British media. A shadow of England, not as exciting as Scotland and not as politically unstable as Northern...
Not Wong: I can’t wait until I could see your political hot-take of the day
In some sense or another, this article is indubitably meta-, and suspiciously self-referential at points. In other senses, this is written in reaction to...
Courting Controversy: lives matter more than lies
Daniel Kodsi argues that there is more to reporting the truth than pointing out every time Donald Trump says something false
Not Wong: Eternal vigilance guarantees no freedom
Brian Wong urges readers to keep vigilant and work together to fight the rise of right-wing populism
The Devil’s Advocate: More heat than light—a critique of English press coverage of Northern Ireland
Gavin Fleming decries alarmist coverage of Northern Irish politics in the English press
Courting Controversy: against conservative callousness
In the first of a new blog series, Daniel Kodsi is repulsed by a Trump administration built on hatred
Not Wong: A case for genuine equality
Brian Wong queries common ideas of equal treatment, and makes the case for unequal treatment in the short term so as to uphold genuine equality
The Devil’s Advocate: hack! the herald angels sing
Gavin Flemming argues that Russian hacking is par for the course in the brutal world of geopolitics
The auto-revolution
James Evans considers the automated future which awaits us
Wednesday Weltanschauung: Marijuana Legalisation
Daniel Villar offers a justification for marijuana legalisation which goes beyond domestic interests to consider the effects of criminalisation upon other countries
Not Wong: Depression
Brian Wong offers a thoughtful meditation on the burden of depression in the Oxford community
If…everything was determined by referenda
Daniel Curtis explores a potential dystopian future in which the populist notion of direct democracy has been taken to the extreme—with bleak effects
Red on Blue: Should public services be state-owned or privatised?
Michelle Hufschmid focuses on the example of British Rail to make the case for nationalisation, while Peter Saville contends that the wave of privatisations since the 1980s has been an enormous net gain for ordinary people as well as business