Wednesday 4th March 2026

Opinion

We need summer re-sits

Desmond Weisenberg discusses the impact of Oxford's lack of summer re-sits

Course culling is a threat to us all

Education is valuable for its own sake, Rampant course culls are the result of wrongly boiling it down to economic value.

Oxford’s poverty porn addiction

It exists in the overly sympathetic sighs of ‘solidarity’, the overexaggeration of comparatively minor and mundane inconveniences

Oxford is making you childish

With rooms cleaned, meals made, and jobs banned, Oxford students fail to experience true independence. Is it any wonder we're so childish?

Should we reduce tuition fees?

Marcin Pisanski and Thomas Laver debate how we should respond to the recent government report.

Interview: David Aaronovitch

"The people’s whose future depends on this question are overwhelmingly against the thing we have decided for their future. That’s a problem."

Aid should not be given selfishly

Moves to give foreign aid in line with the national interest are misplaced.

A fee hike for international students is deeply unfair

Increasing already extortionate fees will make the lives of international students even more difficult.

Pride must be inclusive

Why we need to include straight allies.

Interview: Mike Gravel

On US empire, democracy, and running for president

So long Theresa, you won’t be missed

A premiership littered with failures finally comes to an end.

Oxford, Oil, and the tragedy of Brother McAuley

The University’s links to fossil fuel industries run far deeper than just investments

Interview: Jocelyn Bell Burnell

On astrophysics, unconscious bias, and women in science

May’s gone, who’s next?

"Whether it’s Boris, Moggy, Raab, Javid or whoever the Tories choose, it is safe to say we’re f**ked."

Why we must pay college staff a decent wage

We have a duty to pressure our colleges to pay all employees the Oxford Living Wage.

Do the EU elections matter?

Dominic Brind and Luke Dunne on whether we should care about the EU election results.

John Bolton: The case for a citizen’s arrest

While the Union’s courting of the far-right has brought protests and boycotts, Bolton’s visit has gone largely unremarked - but he represents an immediate threat to the lives of people of colour.

Interview: George Osborne

The first impression that I get of George Osborne is that he is a man in a hurry – both literally and figuratively. After...

Lazy Rich Caucasians: the legacy of the college admissions scandal

The story’s intrigue has stopped people focusing on what is actually important.

Fun or fake?

Student politics is more like a pantomime than a place for proper debate.

Prelude to war or diplomatic overture?

What’s next for the United States and Iran.

“Black students don’t apply to Oxbridge because of a deficit of hairdressers”

It's time to debunk popular myths about race and Oxbridge.

Should we cancel reality TV?

Given the recent suspected suicides, should shows like Love Island and Jeremy Kyle be allowed on our televisions?

Christ Church is stuck in the past

The scholars' room ballot bump is archaic and elitist.

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