The Economics of Pride
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The...
Party to privilege, and privileged to party: College balls and socioeconomic exclusion
"Balls are a manifestation of the hierarchical independent school culture that persists in Oxford."
What’s in a name? The social inequality attached to where we go to school
"If you go to a school with a widely known ‘name’ then, whether you want it or not, people perceive it to be one of your characteristics."
Play about elitist Balliol society to launch in London
“The play focuses on the feud between members of the Annandale Society, and the less privileged members of the College whom they victimised."
TikTok’s toxic ‘chav’ trend
"It seems the ‘chav’ caricature, which depicts the working class as trashy, aggressive and antisocial, is making a sinister comeback among a generation who appear ignorant of its role in demonising the lower classes."
Does Oxford create a class of its own?
Eimer McAuley discusses class at Oxford and debunks the myth that we are all the same when we graduate
