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    Sunak’s rollback on climate and the economy

    The unanimous agreement of industry is striking: while they might normally be reluctant to directly criticise government policy, the automotive industry has been almost unified in its dismay.

    What the RAAC crisis tells us about the state of British education

    When the Department for Education declared its concern over buildings constructed with unsafe concrete...

    Four Year PhD Scholars Programme at The Radcliffe Department of Medicine

    This is sponsored content. The Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford is a large, multi-disciplinary department,...

    The Queen’s Death: To Mourn Without Love

    "I would like to weigh in, a year on, as the child of immigrants from within the British Empire, with some thoughts on inheritance, Britishness, and what it means to mourn."

    The geopolitics of speech at the University

    "Speech is not simply something that everyone has innate equal access to; it is both a right and a resource that can be controlled and bordered."

    Sunak’s rollback on climate and the economy

    The unanimous agreement of industry is striking: while they might normally be reluctant to directly criticise government policy, the automotive industry has been almost unified in its dismay.

    What the RAAC crisis tells us about the state of British education

    When the Department for Education declared its concern over buildings constructed with unsafe concrete on 1st September, more than 150 schools were forced to...

    Four Year PhD Scholars Programme at The Radcliffe Department of Medicine

    This is sponsored content. The Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford is a large, multi-disciplinary department, which aims to tackle some of the world’s biggest health...

    The Queen’s Death: To Mourn Without Love

    "I would like to weigh in, a year on, as the child of immigrants from within the British Empire, with some thoughts on inheritance, Britishness, and what it means to mourn."

    The geopolitics of speech at the University

    "Speech is not simply something that everyone has innate equal access to; it is both a right and a resource that can be controlled and bordered."

    Why British politics hates the young

    Time and time again, the interests of a youthful many have been neglected in favour of an elderly few. What the young need more than anything else is a growing economy; but for the old economic growth is difficult and disturbing

    Protesting with Pride

    For those of us protesting, the emphasis was very much on the peaceful celebration and amplification of trans voices and joy rather than the hatred and bigotry Stock and her followers thrive on. 

    “That’s not misogyny, babe”. 

    If I were born four hundred years ago, I’m pretty certain I would have been burnt at the stake for being a witch. Being told to “shhh” and how “scary” I looked by a man on Mayday morning at Magdalen Bridge reminded me of this fact. I forgot how ‘scary’ a woman with an opinion could be. 

    The cutback and growth of Britain’s urban hedges

    "There are encouraging signs that point towards the restoration of this fascinatingly ordinary part of British life"

    The Case for No: Why JCRs should motion to disaffiliate from the National Union of Students

    In the last 6 months, student unions from the universities of Warwick, Brighton, Queen Mary and Reading all voted to disaffiliate for essentially the same matters I am now raising for debate: how the NUS treats Jewish students.

    The Crown in our republic

    I support the people’s re(s)publica, not a republic of the state. The Royal Crown unites us in a manner that no elected politician can, and in so doing protects our way of life in a way that any eventual establishment of a Republic cannot.

    Time to put a lid on it

    Although alcohol can bring people together, it can also leave a fair number of people on the outskirts of social settings.

    The College-Gap: It’s easy to criticise what you know best

    "University is equally about making friends as it is learning how to live independently and, at times, be lonely. I don’t think it’s fair to blame the college-system for limiting your social network."

    The quiet language revolution in Russia’s former empire

    "Where Western broadcasters once used Russian versions of Ukrainian names for people, cities, and so on, they are now switching to English spellings that are more in line with the Ukrainian language."

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