Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

Opinion Madison Garrett -

Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Opinion Ava Doherty -

The problem with cultural appropriation

Simran Uppal explains why cultural appropriation can perpetuate oppression

Reconsidering Israel

Daniel Kodsi suggests that we should not jump to criticise the Israeli government

"NHS crisis? What NHS crisis?"

Jacq Mehmet suggests that the government is misleading us over the state of the NHS

The Oxstew: One Bad Thing After Another

Bex Watson exposes yet another Union scandal

The International Student: Look east Mr Cameron

Maria Wilczek calls for closer cooperation between Britain and Poland in the pursuit of EU reform

Interview: Sir Steve Redgrave

Helen Record discusses rowing, rivers and the position of women in sport with the five-time Olympic gold medallist

It is time to start thinking about rape more openly

Bex Watson discusses her personal experience of coming to terms with rape

Debate: are we in Oxford University’s golden age?

Patrick Mulholland and Philip Pope discuss the current state of our University

Cameron’s passage to India

The Indian Prime Minister's visit this month shows we've finally turned the page in Anglo-Indian relations

Profile: Akala

Tom Barrie discusses racism, activism and lyricism with the hip-hop artist and scholar

A pack of lies: Queuing and The Oxford Union

Tom Carter argues that the Oxford Union's real problem is not its pathetic hackery but rather its queuing culture

How can we change the tax credits system?

Patrick Mulholland evaluates the changes to the working tax credits system recently rejected by the House of Lords

How should we define ‘Britishness’?

Simran Uppal argues that the connection between ethnicity and cultural identity is a fluid one

The International Student: Starbucks’ Christmas crisis

Joshua Caminiti evaluates the scandal that has evolved around Christmas coffee in North America

Interview: Paul Mason on Post-capitalism

Ellen Milligan discusses the European Union and the future of capitalism with the Channel 4 Economics Editor

OUSU election: why are Oxford students so disaffected?

David Browne argues that the low turnout reflects OUSU's perceived irrelevance among students

The OxStew: Time to vote RON

This week our columnist suggests that RON looks like a promising OUSU candidate

Debate: keep calm and carry on in response to terror?

Freddie Hopkinson and Harry Gosling discuss the best response to terrorism in light of the attacks in Paris

Paris must look beyond its grief

Marc-Andrea Fiorina describes his reaction to the terrorist attacks as a French national living abroad

Profile: Nick Robinson

The BBC veteran discusses comebacks, commentary and what's next for the Labour Party

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