Opinion

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.
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The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.
Opinion Ava Doherty -

What does Pride mean to you? A reflection on identity

I was so excited to connect with the rest of the group through our shared enthusiasm and experiences. Eagerly, I contacted many other queer friends to join. Their responses would soon shock me.
Opinion Kristof Sitanyi -

Balanced by whose standards? Challenging the Pinsker Centre’s Israel policy trips

On 6th June, The Telegraph published an article outlining the abuse and criticism faced by Ben Ashworth, over his visit to Israel. The article describes the trip as “a fact-finding trip to better understand the Gaza conflict”. A closer examination of the trip itinerary, however, tells a different story.
Opinion Henry Bunkall -
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Fake sofas and subfusc chic: the Oxford brand

Patrick Kennedy wonders if the Oxford brand has just gone a bit too far

How Community Organising is Reclaiming Politics

Jonathan Goddard explains why community organising has become the politics of the 99%

Could you become a UK citizen?

Mo Farah's Olympic success highlights the idiocy of government immigration policy

Young, Bright and Full of Shite

Ben Deaner colourfully considers the Beeb's attempt to needle Oxford Tories

Kids in Suits

Eleanor Bley Griffiths deplores the infantilisation of power

‘Life is short. Have an affair’

Tom Beardsworth looks into the murky business of adultery

Interview: James Delingpole

Right-wing author and journalist James Delingpole talks to Tom Beardsworth about the burden of always being right

Foreign interventionism doesn’t deserve its bad rep

Tom Beardsworth defends the doctrine of foreign humanitarian intervention against its most recent critics

Despite both sides’ interests, the Coalition is fragmenting

Ben Rosenbaum explains what we should read into the most recent Coalition bust-up

The Clegg-Cameron conundrum

Ben Deaner takes a sardonic swipe at the current Clegg-Cameron malaise

New undergraduate support is timely and right

James Burt explains why the new package of undergraduate support is both fair and sensible

Why the Moritz-Heyman donation is a philanthropic waste

Tom Beardsworth explains his exasperation at the ill-conceived Moritz-Heyman Scholarship

After Equal Marriage, what next for the LGBTQ movement?

Simone Webb explains why the movement must remain restless in the years ahead

The environment: compromise and dilution

Patrick Kennedy laments the failure of Rio+20 to save the climate

Smoking marijuana: the key to political success?

Izzy Westbury examines why politicians are increasingly eager to admit to smoking the weed

Interview: Hazel Blears

Hazel Blears MP talks to Tom Beardsworth about the murky world of internships

Is Oxford selling out?

Cherwell debates whether it's time to cap big donations

Debate: Are we excited about the Olympics?

Ben Deaner and Barney White clash over whether London's multi-billion pound sport orgy will live up to expectations

5 Minute Tute: Money in politics

Dr Adam Humphreys talks about what money can buy you in British and American politics

The danger of slow news days

Joseph D'Urso debates Keble JCR's recent spell in the national press
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