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Reading political autobiographies, so you don’t have to
Publishing a book has long been a trend for those leaving government in the UK. Memoirs and autobiographies are naturally intriguing, offering us the promise of a peek behind...
Night porters: Student safety jeopardised at University College
Your college matters. It can define everything – from the state of your accommodation...
Tutorials and the art of the blag
Oxford is a unique place to study at an undergraduate level. Its centuries-long history...
Why you should be political
Many of us have been told that the only political thing we must always...
Far-right populism spreads to Portugal
The Portuguese elections in March delivered not only a resounding rejection of the corruption-riddled...
Thumbs up for Hands Up
The President of Hands Up for Darfur hits back at last week's piece by Max Seddon.
Interview: Robert Fisk
Emily Packer asks The Independent's foreign correspondent if there is any way out for the Middle East.
Publish and be damned
James Kingston doesn't trust his daily paper.
Interview: Martin Bell
The man in the white suit on WMDs, sleaze and reporting in a war zone.
Zimbabwe: country without hope?
Nejra Cehic wonders whether there is a democratic future for Zimbabwe.
Dirty Bertie?
Bertie Ahern was the ultimate Irish poltician.
Power to the people
Centralised politics is stifling democracy
Thumbs down for Hands Up
Darfur charities deserve your money. A fashion show just isn’t the way to do it.
COMMENT: Teetotalism Over Temperance
The Comment Team explores drunkenness
‘We didn’t betray Prince Harry. Honest…’
In their edition of February 20, the German women’s magazine Frau im Spiegel speculated that Prince Harry might be in Iraq on service without...
Great Novels: Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee
Disgrace is a novel rich in symbolism and undertones which address its postcolonial message. The novel focuses on the political conflict rife in post-Apartheid...
Exhibition review: Little Black Dress, at the Brighton and Hove Museum and Gallery
That iconic garment, the Little Black Dress, or 'LBD', was born in the 1920s when Coco Chanel took dreary, black, mourning dress and created...
OUSU doesn’t need a fresh start: it needs to regain students’ support
Last term wasn’t the best for OUSU: disaffiliations, an (arguably) botched referendum campaign and a general feeling of dissatisfaction in many quarters of the...
Side Lines – Cricket
Cricket is often derided as a boring sport – Cherwell thinks that those who think so simply don’t get it, but will lay off...
