Thursday 7th August 2025

Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

Financial Turmoil: Growth good? Growth bad?

Is the country experiencing happiness or growth?

Club nights to be proud of

In defence of PULSE

What OUSU needs

With the OUSU Presidential election just weeks away, Peter Morcos looks at its future

In defence of OUCA chauvinism

Why OUCA's controversial poster isn't that bad - from a non-Tory

Interview: Johann Hari

The Independent columnist on Iraq, climate change and blogs

5 Minute Tute – The EU Crunch

America's not alone: we look at the bailouts across the Continent

Changing the Union

Why the Oxford Union Society needs a new image

Taking the pulse of student politics

The OUSU president on why our studen union matters

Interview: Iris Robinson

The politician remains unwilling to back down from her controversial stance on homosexuality

5 Minute Tute – The US Bailout

Exploring the causes of and solutions to the financial crisis

Why Sarah Palin Matters

The mess the US economy is in, and why John McCain's much-maligned running mate is the ideal person to fix it.

The credit crisis, politics, and you

A world in economic turmoil, America in a state of political uncertainty - what does it mean for us?

World Sight Day combats vision problems

World Sight Day 2008 will promote awareness of vision loss and impairment worldwide.

Alliances with the West

What do international alliances actually mean for big and small countries?

Georgia and the New World

What does America's reaction to Russian operations inside Georgia mean for the future of the land of the free?

A threatening agenda

Iraq's shameful denial of education to its Baha'i community

Girlz gone wrong

The disturbing sexualisation of pre-pubescent girls

Oxide runs out of breath

Is this the end for Oxford student radio?

Dishing out the dirt

Political memoirs are rarely what they seem

Democracy in Africa

What have fifty years of freedom achieved?

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