Thursday 4th December 2025

Opinion

Distance does make the heart grow fonder

Three months into my year studying abroad, I am reminded why I chose Oxford University in the first place.

We must separate Church and University

Financially, culturally, and quasi-judicially, the Church of England remains part of the furniture in both the city and the University.

It’s time we woke up to the failures of the NUS

The Cambridge SU's disaffiliation is a reminder that the National Union of Students is not fit for purpose

What Britain needs is meritocratic elitism

Want to tackle the issue of social mobility? Look to primary and secondary education, not Oxford University

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?

Not-So-Golden Brown?

The PM still has a chance to make good on his time in office

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