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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."

Eat the rich! (Unless it’s Taylor Swift?)

"Ultimately, if someone does something damaging, we should be able to criticize their actions. Even if that person is a woman, even if that woman is Taylor Swift."

Orange is the new orange – the many trials of DJ Trump

"Trump coming through these trials and remaining electable would be an indictment and a warning for institutional decay which demands a response."

The Rwanda deal: Inspiration for other countries?

"Rwanda still has the chance to be the last line of defence against this policy"

Who are Trump and Biden speaking to?

We should keep in mind when reading about American politics, who the candidates are trying to convince (or scare) in order to win. That is, in most cases, why they are saying what they are saying.

I back Browne

I must speak honestly when I say that almost every comment on the Browne review from OUSU or the Cherwell has been based upon...

The week that was: The Browne Review

What happened, what the papers said, what now

I was Miliband’s dogsbody

Alex Harvey, second-year St John's historian, reveals all on working for Ed Miliband's Labour leadership campaign

Zephaniah: rasta against the machine

The man who refused an OBE talks to Joseph King about Britain, South Africa, and everything in between

5 Minute Tute: The US Midterms

Dr. Zim Nwokora discusses the US 'midterm' elections on November 2. He is a post-doctoral researcher at the Centre for Governance and Public Policy, Queensland.

View from the (Cam)bridge: week two

Our tab discovers her inner pikey, and shows you how you could make your millions

The Clothing of a Connecticut Yankee in Oxford

At brief moments in time, the world gets curious about American preppies, and on occasion Oxford students might notice the phenomenon

Unfair on rich, poor and middle alike

India Lenon believes that there will be no winners if these proposals are made into law

‘Wannabe a journalist? Then blog’

The Wannabe Hacks are the authors of wannabehacks.co.uk and former student journalists

5 minute tute: Spending cuts

Dr. Stuart White, Politics Fellow, explains the implications of Wednesday's spending review.

The week that was: Cash for Cashmore

What happened, what the papers said, what now

‘Europe will either deepen or die’

Robin McGhee talks to former Lib Dem leader Lord Ashdown about the party, the coalition, and the future

Blonde Billionaires with Perfectly Coiffed Hair

There's a new breed of candidate in America, one with the potential to defy the Republican Party's stuffy-white-male stereotype

Bibbidy, BOP-iddy, Boo!

The creation of costumes for Oxford bops can make us all wish for a fairy godmother

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