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The Oxford Union was never about free speech

A private members’ club audacious enough to promote itself as the “last bastion of free speech”, the Oxford Union is the embodiment of Oxford exclusivity and elitism. Founded by...

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Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

I was very close to rejecting Oxford for Exeter. While this is not why...

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Who gets to build the future: On tech bros

While scrolling through social media, a video appeared on my feed titled “Remember who...

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Gender is what you make of it

If you ever dare to become an audacious transsexual like me, you may have...

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The UK’s education system is unfit for purpose

Myopic obsession with academic attainment harms student welfare and reduces the education system to a game

Britain is too desperate for affection

If Britain wants to be treated with respect, it needs to stop whining about a 'special relationship'

Why I won’t be protesting Trump

A decade of unknown change is worth protesting more than a two day visit

Circus life is no life for animals

In a week where Oxford hosts a circus, should be asking what place do animals still have in these performances?

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As a fund is set up to commemorate the death of ex-Cherwell Deputy Editor Paul McClean, Louis Morris remembers his friend's contribution to journalism

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Russia’s intolerance cannot be ignored

By forgetting Chechnya’s ‘gay purge’, we risk being complicit with Putin’s oppressive agenda

Brexit means that an academic exodus is unavoidable

Oxford associate professor and former Lib Dem council candidate fears Brexit will undermine Britain’s research status

Sathnam Sanghera: “We’ve got to go through this painful process”

The Times columnist, a vocal critic of Oxbridge's admissions data, says that access is about attitude, not money

Oxford’s Bronze Award for Racial Diversity is an undeserved accolade

"As students we should try and get involved at the earliest possible stage to facilitate real opportunity for talented students"

Casual racism is endemic in Oxford

The lazy, demeaning discourse of male Oxford students who fetishise mixed-race women is unacceptable, writes Millie Chu. We must start treating it as such.

New colleges would improve Oxford’s access problem

They would demonstrate that this University is open to change

Cracking down on drug use is misguided

Funds would be better spent helping, not condemning

Total denuclearisation is a complete fantasy

We must re-evaluate our aims for North Korea

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Opinion

The Oxford Union was never about free speech

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

Who gets to build the future: On tech bros

Gender is what you make of it

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