Wednesday 20th August 2025

Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.
Opinion Billy Arber -

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.
Opinion Morien Robertson -

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.
Opinion Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy -

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...
Opinion Chloe Smith -
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Phil Saville weighs in on the Gleick-Heartland climate change affair

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Rachel Savage talks to Tim Butcher about his experiences in war zones and adventures in Africa

Sides of the Story: The French Presidential election

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Max Mulvany's take on plans to impose a new tax on charitable donations

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Caroline Lucas MP explains the economics behind the environmental movement

Where will the Tories turn after Cameron?

Tom Beardsworth asks how long a fluffy liberal can hang on to the leadership of an angry party

Egypt on the brink – of what?

Islamists and ageing generals will decide the country's future

Alain de Botton talks religion

Alain de Botton discusses what atheists can learn from religion and the benefits of original sin

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Our take on other takes on the 'gay cure' scandal

A new kind of torture?

The European Court of Human rights has just sent five people to a very nasty place indeed

The selfishness of Trenton Oldfield

Trenton Oldfield's incoherent protest destroyed the dreams of rowers in the Boat Race, a competition which is elite but not elitist

The man without a mandate

Jack Gallagher examines the sorry state of the Liberal Democrats
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