Sunday 7th June 2026

Opinion

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...

Oxford’s exams need an update

In a matter of days, I will face 15 hours of handwritten exams. I...

Oxford is not an aesthetic

My social media algorithm has successfully tracked my profile closely enough to have figured...

Abuse of our attention

Twee internet campaigns are demeaning and detract from any real seriousness, says Sofia Abasolo

Love Music Hate Racism

Antonia Tam takes a look at the campaign encouraging people to use their vote and keep out the BNP

Guest Columnist: Chris Tennant

Modern society engages in false consciousness

Notes from the Underground

Music journalist Simon Reynolds talks about the joy of being a bit of a misfit

Falklands Fervour

Malcolm Deas explains the Falklands' Islands' conflict

Voice of the People: India after Independence

Vignesh Ashok considers the progress of India sixty years after independence and her future

Stripping down Thirst Lodge?

Two students debate whether Thirst Lodge should be granted a license to allow lap-dancing

Impartial Order

John Bercow MP for Buckingham, Speaker of the House of Commons, talks to Clement Knox about his new position

Voice of the People: Race relations in South Africa

Christina Charemi looks at race relations in South Africa since Nelson Mandela

Guest Columnist: Olivia Lichenstein

Award-winning documentary filmmaker and best-selling author Olivia Lichenstein describes her complex relationship with her mother

Greece’s rising debt

James Forder explains Greece's financial crisis

Are there limits on free speech?

Two students debate how 'free' free speech should be

‘Anti-Semitism’ accusations detract from Oxford’s outrage at Ayalon’s extremism

What should we really be considering following Danny Ayalon's speech at the Union?

Should France ban the full Muslim veil?

Two students debate whether the full veil should be outlawed in state owned premises and public transport

Editorial: Consider, engage and argue, don’t just shout louder.

We need to raise the level of debate beyond the playground and who can drown out the opposition.

Should John Terry have gone?

Was John Terry's loss of the English captaincy appropriate?

5 Minute Tute: Parliamentary Privilege

Professor Gillian Peele explains parliamentary privilege and the expenses

Drug Transformation

Danny Kushlick, founder of the drug policy foundation Transform, talks about why drug prohibition isn't working

Guest Columnist: Maeve Haran

'The Sixties was the height of the sexual revolution. Just not at Oxford.'

Voice of the People: Humour

Michael Scott argues that we need to be more tolerant of humour.

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