Thursday 5th March 2026

Opinion

We need summer re-sits

Desmond Weisenberg discusses the impact of Oxford's lack of summer re-sits

Course culling is a threat to us all

Education is valuable for its own sake, Rampant course culls are the result of wrongly boiling it down to economic value.

Oxford’s poverty porn addiction

It exists in the overly sympathetic sighs of ‘solidarity’, the overexaggeration of comparatively minor and mundane inconveniences

Oxford is making you childish

With rooms cleaned, meals made, and jobs banned, Oxford students fail to experience true independence. Is it any wonder we're so childish?

Stand for your JCR committee: a call to arms

Tom Carter responds to the growing apathy for JCR politics

Interview: Judge Rinder

Rob Rinder, the British Judge Judy, talks lawyers, legal aid and the cult of celebrity

Interview: Ed Balls

Ed Balls discusses his politics, diversity and Labour with Charlie Atkins

Debate: Does ‘no platform’ threaten free speech?

Tom Posa and James Elliott debate 'no platforming' in the light of Tommy Robinson's invitation to speak at the Union

The insensitivity of the Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

Mary Reader argues that the Sainsbury's Christmas advert is just another example of the commodification of warfare in our society

The Living Wage: It’s time to Accredit

Lucy Valsamidis, in conjunction with the OUSU Living Wage campaign, argues that both the University and individual colleges should sign up to be accredited Living Wage employers

Being bisexual is not like being a unicorn

Sarah Boyd stresses the importance of OUSU's “Bye Bi Prejudice” campaign

Should Oxford award scholarships to its undergraduates?

Charlotte Clark and Zaeem Bhanji discuss the merits of Oxford's scholarship system

A response to the rise and fall of Dapper Laughs

Anthony Blair considers what the likes of Dapper Laughs and Julien Blanc can tell us about the society we live in

Interview: Tanni Grey-Thompson

Dan Hitchens talks disability and euthanasia with Tanni Grey-Thompson

Interview: Stuart Skeates

Alex Stronell discusses the Army’s role in the 21st century with the Commandant of Sandhurst, Major General Stuart Skeates 

Access and diversity: Why I am running to be OUSU President

Will Obeney outlines what he thinks Oxford's biggest problems are and what he would do to solve them

Myth-busting: In defence of an annual vote on OUSU policy

Presidential candidate Adam Roberts responds to the 5 biggest concerns about his flagship policy and discusses why he thinks it would increase student engagement with OUSU

Falling through the gaps: Oxford’s failing welfare system

OUSU presidential candidate Becky Howe discusses improvements that must be made

Ten thoughts on this year’s OUSU elections

Alex Bartram, a former candidate for OUSU President, shares his ten thoughts about this year's elections on the eve of polling.

Clegg is wrong: The public sector wants more Oxbridge grads

Flora Milligan takes issue with Clegg's recent comments on the public sector and its employment of Oxford graduates

The Most Boringly Interesting OUSU Election in Years

With polls opening tomorrow, Jack Matthews says that there's all to play for in the upcoming OUSU elections

The curious case of the missing candidates

Tom Robinson assesses the impact of fewer candidates running in OUSU elections

“You should ask for big things from the people standing”

OUSU President Louis Trup encourages all Oxford students to demand more of their candidates, and to engage in OUSU elections

Interview: Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen talks elitism, Downton Abbey and Stonewall with Helen Thomas

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