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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The name’s Mili-Bond

Where on earth is the Labour leader? Cherwell's resident spy-catcher tracks him down

Thank God for Silvio

Meno male che Silvio non c'e? Robin McGhee blasts Berlusconi

Why I wasn’t protesting on Thursday

James Weston defends his break with the pack

The politics of the tuition fees vote

Robin McGhee rages against the political machine as Parliament votes to raise the cap on tuition fees

Time for the tables to turn

The dominance of league tables over the perception and attitude of our schools is damaging and in need of reform, argues Amelia Peterson

The Ever-Extending Span of the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Christmas and Oxmas both come early

Don’t have a go at the Lib Dems

'To attack only Clegg loses sight of what the other parties have done'

5 minute tute: The AV referendum

Robert Rogers and Rhodri Walters are Clerks at the Table in the House of Commons and House of Lords respectively, and authors of 'How Parliament Works'.

The week that was: Ireland’s EU bailout

What happened? Top o' de mornin' to ya! Vaguely racist japery aside, the Irish are in trouble. This presents problems for national stereotyping. Normally we...

Cherwell’s 90th Guest contributions

Two ex Cherwell Editors celebrate Cherwell's ripe old age

No Skinner off his nose

Daryl Lim talks to Quentin Skinner about intellectual pundits, Hitchens and why Oxford is just better.

A response from RAG

Oxford RAG is doing well, and will do better

Watching the detectives

David Gilbertson QPM is a former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and author of 'The Strange Death of Constable George Dixon: Why the Police Have Stopped Policing'

We don’t need no…

Robin McGhee delivers some radical ideas on spending cuts

The week that was: The London Demo

It’s the students what won it

'Sensationalist tabloid coverage can’t cut our education campaign'

F**king the government with a small g

Oliver Moody is happy to meet Michael Crick, political editor of Newsnight and BBC's hitman hack

5 Minute Tute: Benjamin Britten

Simon Whalley, Fellow in Music at Keble and Britten specialist, discusses why Benjamin Britten is such a titan of twentieth-century British classical music composers.

5 Minute Tute: Japanese Politics

Dr. Ian Neary, University Lecturer in Japanese Politics, explains some things that you might need to know.

Channel tunnel vision

Chantal Hughes studied PPE at Oxford and now works for the European Commission Press Service. She explains why bright graduates should consider Europe.
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