Thursday 20th November 2025

Opinion

Oriel’s Rhodes exhibition is not enough

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

This is Oxford’s real free speech problem

The Vice-Chancellor's Sheldonian Series reveals a university that does not want to listen to what its students have to say.

The Vice-Chancellor’s oration lacks a story

Professor Tracey's attempt to not ruffle any feathers produced a speech full of contradictions.

Take it from me, there are worse things than Oxford

If you feel things are tough for you at Oxford, try to hold on to the little moments that remind you how lucky you are to be here.

Fiddling while the planet burns

Faced with a climactic crisis, we need action rather than further study.

Love will tear us apart

Jamie Johnson and Helena Peacock debate whether women should participate in the proposed sex-strike against US abortion law.

Polarising the free speech debate

The question of who deserves our attention does not allow us easy answers.

Interview: Peter Singer

Over Skype, Peter Singer is the consummate philosopher: calm, reasoned but possessing a distinct alacrity when answering questions pertaining to his work. It is...

Interview: Greg James

Joanna Lonergan speaks to the Radio 1 DJ on music, mental health, and Cornish pasties.

In praise of formal hall

The joys of Oxford's numerous halls are worth exploring.

The Conservatives are on the brink of collapse

Recent local elections show the scale of the problems facing the Tories at the ballot box.

Hungary’s Holocaust distortion

Orban’s project of misinformation risks erasing his country’s dark past.

Interview: Lucy Worsley

"I don't think history always 'gets better'": the historian and presenter on queens, clothing and curation

Counter-terrorism measures threaten democracy

Recent abuses of regulation lay bare the extent of its politicisation.

The Difference Between a Burnt Roof and 250 Dead

Why tragedies outside the West don't seem to matter.

Make your voices heard in the European elections

An open letter to Oxford's students from the presidents of the university's societies for EU nationals.

Mooncups are the future

We must take sustainability as well as empowerment into account when discussing period poverty.

Emails, you’re breaking my heart

Why email inboxes are the spawn of Satan.

The real emergency

While there may or may not turn out to be a Plan B for Brexit, there is no Planet B for us.

Netanyahu’s immortal government

What Netanyahu's fifth election victory tells us about Israeli democracy

It’s 9:30 pm. The cathedral is on fire.

We must take drastic action against climate change to stop the burning down of human civilisation.

Have you heard of Al-Aqsa?

A thousand year-old religious site caught fire on Monday – not Notre Dame, another one.

Improving access is not enough

Our higher education system needs to be radically overhauled to create a fairer, more equal society.

TIG and the Lib Dems must join forces immediately

The Independent Group and the Liberal Democrats must form an alliance to prevent disaster for both parties and the country as a whole.

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