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On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month

On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”

Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...

A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools

Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...

Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written

George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...

Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”

This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...

Best 5 Sketches to See at The Fringe

James Tozer offers us his insight into the best sketch comedy the Fringe has to offer

Review: Look Back in Anger

Tess Colley enjoys Osborne's classic at Edinburgh Fringe

Review: Celebrity Masterchef

It's all just going through the motions now, writes Ollie Forrest

Review: Insight Radical

A trek to White City will reward you with a fascinating mix of science and art

Review: Kate: A Biography

A life-history of Kate Middleton - worthy publication, or cashing in on the Royal Baby?

Review: Scottish National Gallery

Edinburgh Festival isn't all singing, dancing and heckling - take in a painting or two

Review: Drenge – Drenge

Luke Barratt is blown away by Drenge's explosive debut

The Future of Rap Music

Marc Pacitti introduces a new genre of rap that is just perfect for Oxford

Top 10 films to watch before starting at Oxford

Stuck for ways to avoid vacation work? Cherwell's here to help.

Review: King Krule — 6 Feet Beneath the Moon

Daniel Beatty is blown away by King Krule's magestic debut

If Colleges Were Songs: A Freshers’ Guide

Matt Broomfield presents all the preparation you really need for starting your degree

Review: Inferno

Dan Brown's latest offering revisits a winning formula

Review: Swim Deep – Where The Heaven Are We

Alex Lamb fails to warm to Swim Deep's summer power-grab

Alice In Dalston

OUDS head to East London on their national tour

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