Wednesday 21st January 2026

Opinion

Who cares about college politics?

I’ve found myself part of a small core of my JCR who still care about JCR politics – those who fulfill a minimum requirement of simply turning up to things. Needless to say, the bar is low.

Criticisms of Oxford slang aren’t really about language

Sub fusc, college marriages, BOPs, sconcing, Prelims, the Bod: Oxford boasts a unique catalogue...

Why you should talk to your scout more

Quite apart from our academic work, students at Oxford University lead a life very...

Livin’ la vida Lidl

Though I still have reservations about milk from Lidl – I swear it tastes different – and the eggs from Aldi look to me dull and pale, I can put aside these quibbles as I admit to the allure of a £1 bag of courgettes. All this to say: Oxford’s city centre needs a discount supermarket.

5 Minute Tute: The Electoral College

History lecturer Dr. Nichola Clayton explains the US electoral system

Palin for feminism?

Can the Republican VP candidate represent a feminism of the right?

Inside Darfur

We talk to Paddy Drain, a Médecins Sans Frontières nurse back from Darfur.

5 Minute Tute: ANC in crisis

Professor William Beinart explains the crisis in the African National Congress

Financial Turmoil: Growth good? Growth bad?

Is the country experiencing happiness or growth?

Club nights to be proud of

In defence of PULSE

What OUSU needs

With the OUSU Presidential election just weeks away, Peter Morcos looks at its future

In defence of OUCA chauvinism

Why OUCA's controversial poster isn't that bad - from a non-Tory

Interview: Johann Hari

The Independent columnist on Iraq, climate change and blogs

5 Minute Tute – The EU Crunch

America's not alone: we look at the bailouts across the Continent

Changing the Union

Why the Oxford Union Society needs a new image

Taking the pulse of student politics

The OUSU president on why our studen union matters

Interview: Iris Robinson

The politician remains unwilling to back down from her controversial stance on homosexuality

5 Minute Tute – The US Bailout

Exploring the causes of and solutions to the financial crisis

Why Sarah Palin Matters

The mess the US economy is in, and why John McCain's much-maligned running mate is the ideal person to fix it.

The credit crisis, politics, and you

A world in economic turmoil, America in a state of political uncertainty - what does it mean for us?

World Sight Day combats vision problems

World Sight Day 2008 will promote awareness of vision loss and impairment worldwide.

Alliances with the West

What do international alliances actually mean for big and small countries?

Georgia and the New World

What does America's reaction to Russian operations inside Georgia mean for the future of the land of the free?

A threatening agenda

Iraq's shameful denial of education to its Baha'i community

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