Opinion

What does Pride mean to you? A reflection on identity

I was so excited to connect with the rest of the group through our shared enthusiasm and experiences. Eagerly, I contacted many other queer friends to join. Their responses would soon shock me.

Balanced by whose standards? Challenging the Pinsker Centre’s Israel policy trips

On 6th June, The Telegraph published an article outlining the abuse and criticism faced by Ben Ashworth, over his visit to Israel. The article describes the trip as “a fact-finding trip to better understand the Gaza conflict”. A closer examination of the trip itinerary, however, tells a different story.

The Oxford Union was never about free speech

A private members’ club audacious enough to promote itself as the “last bastion of...

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

I was very close to rejecting Oxford for Exeter. While this is not why...

Party Conference Season: A Disgrace to Democracy?

Robert Walmsley laments ineffectual party politics

An editor has to be heartless, but thoughtful too

The news that one Shark Tales participant is facing the sack, after comments published by Cherwell, raises questions about if and when student journalists should protect students' reputations

Online Learning: The world at our fingertips?

Why online learning platforms and MOOCs will revolutionise higher education - and why Oxford needs to get involved

Academic Inequality is the Result of Sexism

Sarah Pine, OUSU's Vice President for Women, argues that academic inequality is just another example of ingrained sexism.

Could new legislation cripple OUSU?

James Blythe assesses the restraints the Transparency Bill could place on Oxford's student union

We Can Still Save Syria

Mark Crawford argues that Syria is no lost cause

Syria – What should happen next?

Marc Pacitti asks whether the US really has the appetite for intervention in Syria.

Debate: Is the Norrington Table ridiculous?

Joe Miles and Anna Cooban discuss the relevance of Oxford's college ranking system.

Gibraltar: A post-colonial nightmare

Puerile politics will not solve the latest dispute over the sovereignty of Gibraltar

Political Correctness – Anything But Mad?

Marc Pacitti argues that political correctness is anything but mad.

It’s the economy, stupid

Thatcher’s former Chancellor Nigel Lawson talks to Nick Mutch

Dear Successful Applicants…

Donald Cloovin addressed all those who have successfully met their A-level offers

Media coverage of immigration ‘overwhelmingly negative’

A recent Oxford University study finds 'illegal' and 'failed' to be the words most linked with immigration in the British press

Interview: Hadley Freeman – How to be Awesome

Sadie Levy Gale talks brazilians, Feminism and Daily Mail bashing with Hadley Freeman

Interview: Rory Stewart

Rachel Savage talks to Rory Stewart MP about politics at home and abroad

My first death threat

Anna Leszkiewicz recalls her recent experience of recieving bomb threats online

Interview: Katie Hopkins

Matt Broomfield speaks to outrage-inducing TV commentator Katie Hopkins about social mobility and 'the shortcut system'.

Let’s not spoil all the fun: A response to Marc Pacitti

Tom Perrin responds to Marc Pacitti's republican piece on the birth of Prince George.

Unto Us is Born a Son

Marc Pacitti argues the republican case against the monarchy.

Malala Yousafzai: 16-year-old takes on the Taliban

Alexandra Sutton examines how Yousafzai’s stand against the Taliban highlights the plight of millions of uneducated women

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