Tuesday 16th June 2026

Opinion

Who gets to build the future: On tech bros

While scrolling through social media, a video appeared on my feed titled “Remember who you are, start-up boy”, followed by a montage of clips of young Mark Zuckerberg and...

Gender is what you make of it

If you ever dare to become an audacious transsexual like me, you may have...

I will not be misquoted into silence 

Arwa Elrayess responds to recent national media coverage.

The sound of belonging: Exclusion through language

Calls for migrants to learn English, supposedly for the purpose of ‘integration’, have formed...

No more selection by wealth

The Damien Shannon case shows that much must change

Is Lad Culture really that bad?

After last week's NUS conclusion that lad culture is 'sexist, misogynist and homophobic', Charlotte Cooper Beglin and Jennifer Brown take up the debate.

A Big Fat Greek Tragedy

Is Sophocles still relevant in the 21st century? Just look at Leveson and Huhne

Debate: What will Hugo Chavez’s legacy be?

Joe Miles and Charlotte Cooper Beglin question how the Venezuelan socialist leader - who passed away earlier this month - will be remembered

A View From the Pidge

In the first of Cherwell Comment's rolling blogs, Henry Zeffman and Adam Crozier put their wry spin on the news as it happens

The meaning of Pope Francis

Tom Perrin and Tim Ellis reflect on what the election of Pope Francis I means for the Catholic Church, its members and the wider world

Debate: should Heather Mayer have been refused a visa?

Sean Ford is sympathetic to the government's concerns about immigration levels whilst Joe Miles argues that this is an example of immigration rules being too stringent.

Grappling with Grayling

Alexander Rankine talks to A. C. Grayling about some of his stronger opinions on God and The Guardian

Making a case for the earth

The award-winning barrister, author and ecocide activist Polly Higgins speaks to Cherwell.

Time to dispel the immigration myth

Immigration is a hot topic, but we need to hear both sides of the story, says Zachary Tate.

5 Minute Tute: Localism

Daniel Hannan is a Conservative MEP, a Eurosceptic and an advocate of localism.

Is university all about the curriculum vitae?

If you haven't worked on a society at Oxford, now may be the time to start thinking about it.

A princess and a radical

Basma bint Saud, daughter of the former King of Saudi Arabia, talks women’s rights with Harriet Smith Hughes.

Hilary Mantel’s got a point

Sophie Jamieson argues that the media’s overreaction about Hilary Mantel just proves her point

Interview: Andrew Adonis

Tom Beardsworth talks to the Labour peer about Oxford, government and education policy

Playing the Iraq blame game

Paul Bremer, a key architect of the United States' occupation of Iraq, defends his record

Handing down know-how is key to society longevity

University societies must invest in experience and expertise in order to survive and function.

Good News Out of Africa

There’s more to the continent than safaris and war

A Blue, a spouse or a first?

Rebecca Petrie insists that there are other worthwhile things to achieve at Oxford besides a marriage, a first or a sporting accolade.

The return of the snake

Ching Lee wonders what this new year of the snake will hold for China.

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