Opinion

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.

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.

The Oxford Union was never about free speech

A private members’ club audacious enough to promote itself as the “last bastion of...

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

I was very close to rejecting Oxford for Exeter. While this is not why...

Blagging the news: climate change

Perplexed by political postulation? Cherwell is here to help you perfect your chit-chat on climate change

Who’s afraid of Big Bad Oil?

Philip Saville argues that Big Oil is not to blame for our addiction to fossil fuels

5 Minute Tute: Climate Change Talks

WWF's Director General Jim Leape explains why there has been so little progress in discussions over climate change

Misanthrope: say no to pizza, and yes to recycling

Misanthrope puts aside its propensity for skepticism to raise two fingers at those ruining the planet

Interview: Jeremy Leggett

Jeremy Leggett talks candidly to Sammy Talalay about the impending energy crisis

Should developed countries tackle global warming first? YES

Jack Harris makes the case for developed countries shouldering the responsibility for climate change

Is France ready for François, or steady with Sarkozy?

The French presidential election is a choice between hope and realism, argues Joshua Jacobs

Leaving a generation behind

Philip Saville talks to Donna Sinclair about why Oxbridge is out of reach for many black children

Misanthrope: let students make fools of themselves

Misanthrope rants about colleges cracking down on drinking societies and the media that fuels their paranoia

Speaking up for science

Adam Jordan stresses the need to get more people doing science

5 Minute Tute: Darfur

Richad Cockett sheds some light on the complex issue of Darfur

India suffers for Rushdie’s silence

Sammy Talalay argues that protecting free speech needs to be knee-jerk if it is to be effective

James Landale’s political close shave

Sophie Jamieson talks to the BBC's Deputy Political Editor about his Movember campaign, political poetry and the tricks of the journalist's trade

Blagging the news: healthcare reform

Perplexed by political postulation? Cherwell is here to help you perfect your chit-chat.

Misanthrope: The 2012 Olympics

Misanthrope shares some thoughts on why to be excited about the Olympic Games in London

5 Minute Tute: Sub-Saharan Africa

Professor Paul Collier analyses the challenges facing the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa

A third state, and now a third victor

Jack Harris discusses the political fervour that is winning Newt Gingrich so much support

Fame, fortune and philosophy

Robert Winston talks to Sammy Talalay about his career as an academic, researcher and thespian

Blagging the news: Scottish Independence

Perplexed by political postulation? Cherwell is here to help you perfect your chit-chat

Syria won’t be the next Libya

Sebastian Leape makes the case for non-intervention in Syria

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