Sunday 10th 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.

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.

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.

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

George Alagiah: Six in the City

The BBC News front man talks to Joseph King about going from front line reporter to Nice Guy presenter

Be ambitious, but not boring

Oxford students go on to do amazing things. But don't worry about that yet.

A Big Fat Greek Crisis

Despoina Potari gives the inside story on Greece's debt and legitimation crisis

‘Coming Out’

Henry Carr explains why he went red for Oxford

In Defence of Religion

Is bad-mouthing religion an infringement of liberty?

Nakba Day

Remembering Palestinian history

Now that’s what I call an essay crisis

I thought writing essays for a pay-per-order website would plug my career gap. I was wrong

It’s time to bake a cake filled with rainbows and smiles

Oxford is too cliquey. Let's break down some barriers.

The results of the election are in, so why are we still waiting for the verdict on fees?

We need to know the parties' higher education policies to make an informed choice

5 Minute Tute: Human Evolution

Prof Peter Mitchell explains the wonders of our ancestry

A Lot to Bragg About

When it comes to talking to Melvyn Bragg, Joseph King isn't sure who's doing the interviewing

The Wrongs of Politics and Our Right to Vote

Daily Mail former political editor David Seymour talks to Joseph King about his book Why Vote?

Forget the red top. Next Thursday, we’re going yellow

Dr Steve Goddard is the clear choice for Oxford East

Everybody’s at it and nobody’s judging. Try something new today

Without wanting to sound too like the opening of an underprepared essay, what does it mean to be 'gay'? We're not going to get...

Totally Major

Theo Merz meets John Major. Also known as the one before Blair, but after Thatcher.

‘We are all slaves to carbon’

Intellectual leaders are needed to set an example of restraint

Cameron’s great mistake

If the first rule of a political campaign is ‘never give a sucker an even break', David Cameron has clearly failed to abide by...

I’m no femme fatale

Lose the stereotypes and let's have a proper argument says Izzy Boggild-Jones

The road ahead for Sri Lanka’s president

Electoral success for the Tiger-slayer, but what next?

Religion, condoms, and bears

Henry Carr weighs up the Catholic Church and Revolution Islam

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