Opinion

What does Pride mean to you? A reflection on identity

I was so excited to connect with the rest of the group through our shared enthusiasm and experiences. Eagerly, I contacted many other queer friends to join. Their responses would soon shock me.

Balanced by whose standards? Challenging the Pinsker Centre’s Israel policy trips

On 6th June, The Telegraph published an article outlining the abuse and criticism faced by Ben Ashworth, over his visit to Israel. The article describes the trip as “a fact-finding trip to better understand the Gaza conflict”. A closer examination of the trip itinerary, however, tells a different story.

The Oxford Union was never about free speech

A private members’ club audacious enough to promote itself as the “last bastion of...

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

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

Labour has a long way to go, but it is far from disconnected from reality

Alfie Steer disagrees with President Obama's disheartening comments on Corbyn's party

Can Labour win the Copeland by-election?

Maxim Parr-Reid argues that Corbyn's party could be in serious danger in the upcoming by-election

The death of irony: in defence of Giles Coren

Susannah Goldsbrough takes issue with recent criticism levelled at Giles Coren

The Department for Consistent Failure

Matthew Roller argues that the Department for Transport has consistently failed and, in light of the recent rail strikes, must be investigated

Prepare for more political despair in 2017

Although liberals may celebrate the end of 2016, Fred Dimbleby argues that we should prepare for another year of political despair and discord

Interview: Peter Hitchens

John Maier talks to Peter Hitchens about Theresa May, Christian Morality, and his late brother's work

An open letter to Aung San Suu Kyi

Johnny Patterson urges Aung San Suu Kyi to continue her record of supporting human rights and battling oppression when dealing with the developing situation in Rakhine State

Who is to blame for the ‘Post-Truth’ era?

Jonathan Bowering debates how modern society has moved away from truth, and why we must combat that

Labour: Richmond by-election’s biggest loser

Louis McEvoy argues the Richmond Park by-election shows Labour must adopt a clear position on Brexit

Perspectives on Gender

As part of our women's issue guest-edited by Christina Lamb, we asked Oxford women to write about their experience of gender in the University. Here are their responses.

The smell of Christmas

The discovery of molecules responsible for the smell of frankincense may revolutionise the perfume industry and save a species

One thing I’d change about Oxford… Hacking

Maxim Parr-Reid criticises the extent of hacking in Oxford

Sustainable journalism?

The way in which environmental research is presented hugely impacts public perception, says Stephen Lezak

Paris: One year on in state of emergency

Tensions remain in Paris following the terrorist attacks of 2015

Americans in Oxford: a graduate’s angle

The concrete rituals of an Oxford education are easy enough to describe, though their significance is less clear: one or three or more years...

The blackest of Fridays

The coming of Black Friday raises questions about morals and the modern consumerist culture

A perspective from Princeton: the stereotypes and surprises

Jonny Hopcroft discusses being British at Princeton, and cultural surprises which ensue

Visiting from Baltimore: a tale of two systems

David Hills explains his mixed responses to spending a year as a visiting student in Oxford

Thanksgiving at Standing Rock

Across a lonely bridge in rural North Dakota spirals a length of gleaming razor wire. On one side, dozens of police officers stand in...

Peter Tatchell on LGBT suffrage, ethical outing, and receiving death threats

The prominent LGBT rights campaigner talks with John Maier about religious faith, his life’s work and why he can’t retire

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