Opinion

No, I won’t buy a scholar’s gown

On the day I arrived in Oxford, my college mother gave me one piece of advice: “Oh, don’t worry, Prelims don’t matter at all”. Of course, on paper, she...
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Why the US midterms matter

How could the outcome of the US midterm elections ever affect an Oxford student?...
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Debate chamber: Are Oxford’s political party societies fit for purpose?

Oxford’s political party societies have a dual reputation. On one side of the coin, many boast long-standing histories and influential alumni, from Clement Attlee to David Cameron. Flip to the tail end, and you find a termly reality of boisterous drinking socials and inconclusive debates that are, in the words of Cherwell’s Stanley Smith, “more fixated with personality than party”. But does this reputation really disrupt the confines of what these political party societies are made for?
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Unity is the antidote

At a recent march in Oxford against the far right, one speaker’s words really...
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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...

Ignorance ain’t bliss

Robin McGhee laments the rise of ignorance

Interview: Giles Coren

The restaurant critic talks to James Weston about prosody, crudeness, and intellectual superiority

A rehabilitation revolution

Helen Robb considers how granting prisoners suffrage will let them become a part of civil society

A new start for Tunisia

Helen Robb questions what citizens can learn from the Tunisian uprising

The new Ebacc – an unwise change of tack?

The latest way of comparing schools has as many defects as the old

A liberal wassail

Helen Robb considers why even the most disenchanted protestor has reason to be hopeful this Christmas.
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