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Cut the job chat

It’s Michaelmas term of my final year. The days are short, my patience even shorter, and every conversation seems to circle back to the same dreaded question: “What are...

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The inevitability of Noodle Bridge

In a controversial move, Christ Church College has been granted approval for the construction...

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Lessons from the Cambridge Union

I went to Cambridge a few weeks ago, and attended a Cambridge Union debate...

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Unfortunately, the Union Matters

Within a decade of being founded, the Oxford Union was already doing its best...

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Divestment will take more than a review board

As reported by Cherwell last week, the Ethical Investment Representations Review Subcommittee (EIRRS) is...

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The Turkish elections: Time for a new spring?

Since Erdoğan’s inauguration in March 2003, the country has slid down the democracy index as civil rights have been eroded, public institutions politicised and press freedoms curtailed.

Freedom to hate? Why the Oxford Union’s obsession with controversial speakers must end

Freedom of speech is something the Oxford Union champions. However, they often seem to breach the boundary between allowing freedom of speech and providing a platform to members of society who have rightly been banished for their views

Why an AI pause would be detrimental to humanity

"I would posit that AI poses as much a threat to human life as a parrot (perhaps even less, given it doesn’t have a beak)."

Let down?

"I won't even be leaving having experienced the full three years of my degree. I have Covid to thank for that."

The annual token black Love Island contestant

"Year after year, the black woman faces an intolerable amount of rejection."

Freedom of speech in 2023: Why the Oxford Union will never cancel controversial speakers

I don’t support young people from minority or oppressed groups having to defend their own rights in the chamber. I do, however, believe that, the Union should not rescind invites on the basis of Oxford students disagreeing with their views

How Britain lost its greatness

'Perhaps it’s best to start our history, as most stories of British decline do, with the prime ministership of Madame Thatcher. '

The sky’s the limit: Oxford’s dreaming spires and spiralling costs

By allowing buildings to go over the building height limit, the city could restore the housing supply back to a healthy equilibrium and reduce the current property market tension drastically

Why the Tories will win the next election (and why they shouldn’t)

It may seem nonsensical but not only will the Tories avoid annihilation in 2024, but they will even hold on to power for another five years.

Dear Britain: Biden doesn’t hate you… you’re just not relevant.

To demand that the leader of the free world pay special attention to the UK is be beyond entitled.

The Myth of Representation

"Visibility matters in today's world"

Where do the IMF’s new forecasts leave us?

"When compared with Europe and America, the UK’s historic ‘greatness’ seems to be faltering."

A Very French Protest

The beginning of a cure must be the restoration of those democratic habits and practices that had served us well

A Laughing Matter?

I don’t think Andrew Tate is a joke; I think he is a threatening reminder that crime can go unanswered when using the defence of comedy.

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