Wednesday 27th August 2025

Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

Late to the party: becoming LGBTQ rep at St Hugh’s

George Haggett discusses supporting the LGBTQ community and the aftermath of the 'Queer Bop'

Not Right to Buy

Daniel Minister argues that the Conservative's pledge to extend the 'Right to Buy' scheme will only exacerbate the current housing crisis

Jihad: till death do us part

Amaka Opara considers the motivations of the women who have left the West in recent years to live in the warzone that is the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria

The evil and lies of the right-wing tabloid press

Luke Ames Blackaby criticises attempts to portray sexual abuse as indicative of certain cultures and ethnicities

The right answer, the wrong question

Omar Rana on the gridlocked political debate between Labour and the Conservatives

Milking it: why dairy production matters

Freddie Hopkinson explores the effect of the abolition of EU dairy quotas - will the UK be caught out?

The Sound and the Fury

Jack Hampton gives a first-hand account of the EDL march in Oxford over the Easter weekend

Sex, Drugs, and Taboo

Millie McLuskie questions the legality of prostitution and drugs after her trip to Amsterdam.

Nip Slip

Alice Townson on the highs and lows of liberating the nipple.

The Greek bailout: following the money

As the deadline for Greece's debt repayment approaches, Stephanie Stafford asks where the money went

Seven spivs a’ spinning

Hannah Foxton asks whether last night's leaders' debate was a game-changer or channel-changer

The paradox of a boringly exciting election

Harry Gosling argues that we should ignore this election’s false pretence of tedium and embrace its more interesting aspects

Finland: putting the final touches on a radical curriculum

Sara Semic discusses the radical education policies Finland has pursued and whether this model can provide a good template for the UK

Kanye not? The racism behind Glastonbury petition

Luke Barratt explores the reasons behind a popular petition against Kanye West’s recently announced Glastonbury booking

The double standards of the Left

The 'Oxford radical Left' are hypocritical and fighting to preserve freedom of speech only when it suits, Jan Nedvidek argues

Israeli Election results spell disaster for peace

Sebastian Fox explains why the result of the Israeli election earlier this week has thrown up further obstacles to a settlement between Israel and Palestine

Clarkson and the cultural split

Ruth Hayhow argues that the public's reaction to Jeremy Clarkson's suspension is indicative of a wider cultural split

Palestine has history on its side

In his weekly column, James Elliot argues that the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement has to make a breakthrough

OxStew: School outreach programme for Oxford University

In our weekly satire, Fergus Fungus talks about a new secondary school 'outreach' programme with Oxford University

We must end our love affair with the tutorial system

Alexander Rankine argues that the tutorial system is too expensive, ineffective and anachronistic

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