Tag: referendum

Union votes ‘no’ on rules changes following mass resignations and a speaker walkout

Following weeks of infighting that led to a speaker’s walkout, the Oxford Union held a referendum yesterday on a set of rule changes. With...

Say Yes to NUS: The Case for Remaining Within the National Union of Students

Oxford’s storied place in the creation of NUS means you would be especially missed.

Interview with the previous leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson

“I've previously joked it’s much harder to come out as a Tory at the BBC, than it is to come out as gay,” Ruth...

Opinion – We’ve Left: Supporting Remain is Political Suicide

The pollster Peter Kellner predicted in early 2018 that 450,000 net Brexiteers were dying per annum. On this logic, he suggested that by 2020 Britain would...

Oxford to hold citizens’ assembly on climate change

The assembly, which will meet for the first time in September, will involve a randomly-selected representative sample of Oxford citizens. It will help consider new carbon targets and additional measures to reduce emissions.

A vote on the Brexit deal is only democratic

Accepting the Tory government’s plans without the people having their say will put our country at risk

College JCRs discuss funding Irish students to vote in referendum

The minutes of the Christ Church meeting, seen by Cherwell, showed that some students were concerned the motion was "irrelevant", as there were only two JCR members eligible to receive funding.