Opinion

It’s time we woke up to the failures of the NUS

The Cambridge SU's disaffiliation is a reminder that the National Union of Students is not fit for purpose

Opinion Archie Johnston -

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University

Opinion Alexandre Guilloteau -

International student levies won’t level up higher education

International students, who already pay triple what their domestic peers do, are being treated as convenient cash cows.

Opinion Zahara Agarwal -

Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

The exhibition's portrayal of Rhodes’ actions and the Rhodes Must Fall movement are trivialising and disrespectful.

Opinion Ti-Jean Martin -

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"Covid-19 has, in many ways, been an endorsement, rather than an exposé, for the future of devolution."

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"When it comes to financial ruin you could call me a seasoned veteran. As a Greek, we did it before it was cool."

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"The outsourcing of blame for the coronavirus is an example of political scapegoating which relies on prejudice, rather than evidence, to become a shared and accepted narrative."

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"The overall result is that in a year where the imperative to work at home has already disproportionately impacted pupils from lower socio-economic backgrounds, the education gap has been well and truly entrenched by A Level results that amplify disadvantage."

From museum to mosque: the deconsecration of the Hagia Sophia

"Ultimately the Hagia Sophia remains today what it always has been over the course of its 1,500-year history: a unique political tool and lightning rod for controversy."

Toxic mask-ulinity: What COVID-19 tells us about the cult of the ‘manly man’

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Opinion: COVID-19 shows a missed opportunity to tackle the climate crisis

"The public has immense power. We fuel the consumerist society we live in, we create the demand for products which destroy the planet."

IB results day: a broken algorithm which decided students’ futures

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Hong Kong National Security Law: Safeguard or Subversion?

"Any legal grounds in defence of the National Security Law are uprooted by the breaches in fundamental principles that have long governed life in Hong Kong, by the laws of China where justice and fairness are near non-existent."

The problem with Pornhub: and how they get away with it

"Tube sites like PornHub have conditioned us to expect that porn should always be free; but this convenience has a cost."

More than a hashtag: the media’s portrayal of young activism

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Nothing to celebrate: Fourth of July and its role in ignoring Native American history

"Much like Mount Rushmore, Independence Day places a disproportionate emphasis on a narrative of glory, justice, and equality in US history, choosing to acknowledge far too little of the Native American experience."

We must not forget our history – Pride was born out of protest

"In a system created to work against them, queer people created underground communities in which they could be themselves."

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"Universities should embrace an ethos of openness, and institute measures which will continue to ensure that students from around the world can still afford to come and study."

The Global Backslide of LGBTQ+ Rights: what’s happening and what you can do about it

While Pride should be a celebration of Britain’s vibrant LGBT community, we must also always remember that queer people still face discrimination, even across much of what we would consider the developed world.

OPINION: The new foreign policy and international aid ‘super-department’ suggests the Government is choosing politics over people

"Aid must be apportioned on the basis of necessity first and foremost, not dictated by foreign policy interests"

Inaccessible: Why Oxford’s latest state-school statistics shouldn’t be celebrated

"These improvements are more about chipping away at a weight on an imbalanced scale rather than levelling it."

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Opinion

It’s time we woke up to the failures of the NUS

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

International student levies won’t level up higher education

Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

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