Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

Opinion Madison Garrett -

Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

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.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

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 -

5 Minute Tute: Euroscepticism

This week's tutorial on Euroscepticism is taught by Martin Callanan, a leading Conservative in the European Parliament and MEP for the North East

The War on Terror is far from won

Beth McKernan argues that vocal celebrations in the West in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death are misjudged

Interview: Richard Dannatt

Richard Dannatt, former head of the army, talks to Robin McGhee about the past and future of Britain at war

5 Minute Tute: The Media and the Royal Wedding

Roy Greenslade, professor of journalism at City University and former editor of The Daily Mirror, explains how the press are treating this royal couple differently

al-Assad’s days are numbered

Matt Alagiah reports on the Arab Spring from Damascus, and sees growing signs of change

Waiting for Superman or a Race to Nowhere?

Our American correspondent, Alyssa Grossbard, discusses the two films which document very different views of the US education system

Class roots

Following Cameron's 'one black person' comment, the PM must now focus on the roots rather than the results of educational failure

Politics, Plays and Power

A look at the political relevance of British theatre today

5 minute tute: Yiddish

Dr. Haike Beruriah Wiegand explicates the finer details of Yiddish

OUCA/OULC crew date

Our fly on the wall reports back from a hazy night at Jamal's...

5 minute tute: Chinese consumerism

Is China's economy a boon or a threat? Dr. Karl Gerth takes us through the issues

Aaron Porter comes to town

Our fly on the wall reports on Aaron Porter's visit...

Interview: Michael Fallon

Helen Robb talks to the the Conservative politician about the government's progress

Liberal Nationalism?

Jack Harris considers the implications of David Cameron's recent speech on multiculturalism

Crisis at the heart of British politics

James Lester looks at the state of the coalition government

5 minute tute: stress and addiction

This week's 5MT looks at the dangers of modern day lifestyles

Africa: Reasons to be Cheerful?

James Lester examines the continent heading into the new year

5 minute tute: Korea

War in Korea or Business as Usual?

5 minute tute: revolt in Tunisia

Dr Mohamed-Salah Omri takes us through the Tunisian revolt

P.R.O.T.E.S.T.

Our fly on the wall reports back from a string of hypothetical Oxford societies, starting with a report from Wadham's Mosert Theatre...

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