Opinion

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...

Opinion Olivia-Mae Butterfield -

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

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

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

Who gets to build the future: On tech bros

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

Opinion Nancy Locke -

Gender is what you make of it

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

Opinion Morwenna Stinchcombe -

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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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Liberalism can no longer ignore anti-globalisation

Electoral uprisings show us the reforms we must make

Judge not, lest ye be judged: Article 50

The government’s response to the media backlash against the ruling was inadequate

Editing genes: Can we? Should we?

The development of CRISPR paves the way for human gene therapy. Calum Stephenson argues that it is our moral duty to see it through.

Interview: Elspeth Garman

Professor Garman explains how she drives scientific progression from behind the scenes, the Garman limit, and the unintended difficulties with female quotas

Profile: Nicky Morgan

The Conservative former education secretary and minister for women on Brexit, grammar schools and unfulfilled promises

Stanford’s different standards

The academic communities in Stanford and Oxford contrast in attitudes towards humanities

Debate: Should the Union have hosted Corey Lewandowski?

Felix Pope and Freddy Potts debate whether or not the Oxford Union were right to have hosted Donald Trump's controversial former campaign manager

Mr Trump, who do you think you’re kidding?

Noah Lachs argues that it's a damaging fallacy to believe that because Donald Trump's movement is pro-Israel that it cannot also be anti-Semitic

The new left: a sinister disdain for free speech

Felix Clarke argues that the protest at the Oxford Union against Corey Lewandowski exposed the totalitarian underbelly of Oxford's 'progressive' left'