David Lawton
Getting it right: political commentary and rap
David Lawton highlights the political potential of rap, and consigns folk and punk to the dustbin of history
A dark trend in music documentaries
David Lawton argues that the rebirth of the tortured artist’s image in music documentaries exploits pain
Willie Healey: star in the making
A true Oxford homeboy, most of Willie J Healey’s music videos comprise, as someone at Zappi’s once told me, of him “pissing around on...
Hollywood: Beyond the Pale?
David Lawton feels it’s time to reject Hollywood’s regime of systematic oppression once and for all
OUSU responds to higher education reform
Opposition to government cuts and green paper expressed at council meeting
Junior doctors’ strike comes to Oxford
Protesters gather outside Broad Street to protest proposed changes
Students hold vigil in response to Syria air strike decision
Groups including Rhodes Must Fall and CRAE collaborate to organise vigil in solidarity with Syrian and Iraqi citizens on Cornmarket
‘Joke’ motion takes Merton north
Merton JCR has voted to affiliate themselves with Sheffield SU
The Cult of the MacBook
David Lawton argues that the omnipresence of the MacBook reflects the privileged nature of Oxford University
‘Midget Night Bridge’ condemned
The Bridge nightclub host controversial club night for the second time despite criticism
Mental health slate to run in OUSU elections
Jack Hampton pushes for action on student welfare crisis
Student jailed over assault in Plush last year
Abdulrahman Abdelsalam, who had been studying Law at LMH, was sentenced last week to nine months in prison for assaulting another student in Plush in March 2014
Cafe Coco in "racist" poster controversy with students
The management of Cafe Coco, Cowley Road, has attracted sustained student criticism from students over the content of a vintage poster
Row over Pride London’s ‘corporatisation’ erupts
Oxford University Student Union's LGBTQ campaign criticises Pride London for becoming “an advertising platform for multinational companies”
