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Booking needs binning

A leftover COVID system is stymying the freedom and spontaneity students need. Colleges should give it up and let us choose. In 2020, as the world hurtled towards COVID, Oxford...

A case for the EDI training I forgot about

With everything Freshers' week has to offer, the University's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)...

The Oxford Union: How to break the rules

How does one successfully get away with breaking the rules? The Oxford Union’s recent...

Are ‘woke’ universities a thing of the past?

In June 2023, the Conservatives created a new director of freedom of speech at...

A lacklustre budget for the young

For a budget involving tax rises worth £40bn, it’s pretty damning that Labour’s Autumn...

Conflict in the Caucasus: The escalation of the Armenian and Azerbaijani conflict

"Recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have left many dead on both sides. As a result, further violent protests took place around the world."

‘Consent Matters’ Review: University offers Stick Figure Sex Education

"University administration and the misguided writers of Consent Matters are disconnected from the reality of sexual assault and harassment in Oxford. A course which divorces consent education from face-to-face discussion is ineffective."

Greta’s Gap Year: A Catalyst for Change?

"When the term “climate activist” is mentioned, the first person that comes to your mind might be a teenage girl from Stockholm."

Society Spotlight: The Oxford Forum for Questioning ‘Extremism’

"Our data has become a commodity that can be sold to the highest bidder."

Playing the (Long) Game: Starmer’s party address

"If one overall theme emerged from Starmer's speech, it would be this: we are going to play the game this time, and we are going to try to play it well."

Report thy neighbour

"Will we peer out of our windows to call 101 on the old woman with seven family members visiting? Or will only illegal raves be closed down quickly with responsible actions from good civilians? A new emotional challenge in this pandemic will be combatting the cognitive dissonance of our moral compass."

The Coming A-pork-alypse

"There’s nothing humane about heat strangulation—and there’s something troubling, in fact, about our willingness to hide behind sanitised labels"

Opinion: Boris cannot ‘take back control’ when there is none left

"Boris is sending the message that the law is not to be taken seriously. And if that is the case, why follow it?"

A Eulogy for America’s Postal Service

"This is a public and unadulterated attempt to sway the presidential election through suppressing postal voting."

Society Spotlight: The 93% Club

"It’s hard not to develop a chip on your shoulder when you remember the embarrassment you felt when someone in a velvet suit, with a disgusted curl of their lip, tells you that you’re using the wrong cutlery at a formal dinner."

It’s 2020, and bisexual women are still fighting to be seen

"Bi women are often perceived as being truly romantically interested in men, faking their sexuality for attention."

What TikTok tells us about our toxic relationship with celebrities

"These TikTok stars are what we have made them through our gluttonous appetite for celebrity."

Say Bye Bye to Billionaires

"If you can put aside all humanity, wrestle the other hogs away from the trough, and get your snout deep enough into the swill, you too could be a billionaire living high to the detriment of millions."

Brexit and breaking the law: ‘it’s only okay when we do it’

"I want to be clear that this is not, and should not, be a political issue. Any government breaking, or threatening to break, laws should be held accountable regardless of their political affiliations."

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