We need boldness on Brexit
Each time I hear that Labour has dismissed yet another offer from EU states to establish reciprocal freedom of movement deals for young people,...
Lord Peter Mandelson officially announces candidacy for Oxford chancellorship
Lord Peter Mandelson has confirmed that he will be running for Chancellor of Oxford University, Cherwell can report.
This comes after Lord Christopher Patten announced...
The Conservative Effect, 2010-2024 review: “Comprehensive and damning”
If you only read one book on British politics this year, make it this one.
Things can only get… worse? Why 2024 is no 1997 for the Labour Party
One of the characteristic features of the 1997 Labour Party general election campaign was their use of D:Ream’s song "Things Can Only Get Better"...
Can the St George’s flag ever be reclaimed?
"Flying the St George’s flag, bellowing that we should be proud to be English, just seems brash, ignorant and boastful."
Labour loses seats in Oxford City Council as Independents and Greens make gains
The Labour party has been reduced to 20 councillors out of 48 in the Oxford City Council as the Greens and the Independent Oxford...
Oxford University Press’ American workers prepare to strike
The US National Labor Relations Board, an American government agency, has filed a complaint against Oxford University Press (OUP) on charges that OUP has...
The man of the moment: Review of Keir Starmer: The Biography by Tom Baldwin
"Baldwin does his best to humanise Starmer and to deflate the view of him as “Mr Boring”."
Taiwan’s 2024 Elections: What Taiwan can teach the UK about democracy
It’s 8am in Taipei, on the 24th November 2022. This morning as I walk to class, negotiating my way around the noodle carts and...
A crash course in British politics: The scandals of recent years (Week 5)
To understand the current election, we ought to understand the things that shape them more than anything – including recent controversies. Be sure, many voters will have them in mind when casting their ballots.
The forgotten pandemic?
"The emergence of anti-vaccine extremism demonstrated that the ghost of dogmatic individualism lived on"
Devolution and Unionism: Labour’s Achilles Heel?
"Labour risks peddling a unitary unionism that bursts at the border."
Labour loses Oxford City Council majority after nine resignations
Labour have lost their majority on Oxford City Council as a result of resignations over Keir Starmer’s refusal to condemn Israeli policy in the...
Oxfordshire constituencies redrawn
The electoral map of Oxfordshire is set to be redrawn, with big implications for the next general election, as the four-month deadline for the...