Opinion

Kashmir: Radicalising a diaspora

A recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, a town in the Kashmir Valley, has led to the escalation of hostilities between India and Pakistan. Most international students who live in...

Oxford’s deathtrap – the semi-pedestrianised nightmare

To take a stroll down the quaint New College Lane, to bask in the...

LinkedIn is a Faustian bargain

There are some truths about the world which are both obvious and yet rarely...

New Mods: An infantilising step away from the fundamentals

Oxford has long played an important role in the world of classical academia. Feeney,...

Why Twitter is a serious threat to society

Hugh Burns makes the case for the value of injunctions, and argues that Twitter has deeply troubling implications for privacy

Should places at Oxford be for sale? NO

Intelligence must remain the only criterion for University entry, argues Nicole Stansfield

Five Minute Tute: Super-injunctions

Jaani Riordan, DPhil candidate at Magdalen College, explains the legal background to the latest media battle with censorship

West Papua’s forgotten struggle

James Lester talks to Benny Wenda, West Papua's exiled leader, about his country's fight for independence from Indonesia

Why the Labour leader needs to get serious

Matt Alagiah explains how Ed Miliband's response to Ken Clarke's controversial comments on rape is yet another example of cheap political point-scoring, and argues that the leader must change his style to connect with the public

Is animal testing a necessary evil? NO

David Barnett writes about why we should avoid vivisection at all costs

Is animal testing a necessary evil? YES

Agnes Arnold-Forster writes about why vivisection is crucial to scientific progress

Scotland’s constitutional future

David Sturrock explains how May 5th held more constitutional significance for Britain than you might have realised

Letwin: We aren’t ‘Atilla the Hun’

James Weston talks to the Minister of State for Policy about divisive politics and university admissions

5 Minute Tute: The Death of Bin Laden

Oxford Analytica’s Daily Brief discusses the potential repercussions of Osama bin Laden’s death

The rise of the SlutWalks

Nicole Stansfield discusses the phenomenon of the SlutWalk and wonders whether being proud to be a slut is a step in the right direction for female empowerment

Rejecting the nuclear option

Matt Alagiah talks to Green Party MP Caroline Lucas about green economics and the future of the environmental movement

5 Minute Tute: Euroscepticism

This week's tutorial on Euroscepticism is taught by Martin Callanan, a leading Conservative in the European Parliament and MEP for the North East

The War on Terror is far from won

Beth McKernan argues that vocal celebrations in the West in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death are misjudged

Interview: Richard Dannatt

Richard Dannatt, former head of the army, talks to Robin McGhee about the past and future of Britain at war

5 Minute Tute: The Media and the Royal Wedding

Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University and former editor of The Daily Mirror, explains how the press are treating this royal couple differently

al-Assad’s days are numbered

Matt Alagiah reports on the Arab Spring from Damascus, and sees growing signs of change

Waiting for Superman or a Race to Nowhere?

Our American correspondent, Alyssa Grossbard, discusses the two films which document very different views of the US education system

Class roots

Following Cameron's 'one black person' comment, the PM must now focus on the roots rather than the results of educational failure

Politics, Plays and Power

A look at the political relevance of British theatre today