Tuesday 10th June 2025

Opinion

Academic imperialism and the war on Oxford

For centuries Oxford has balanced town and gown, but increasing college acquisitions are jeopardising the city's very essence
Opinion Benedict Masters -

The fate of Oxbridge Launchpad shows only the University can improve access

The most rewarding thing I did in my first year at university was to...
Opinion Stanley Smith -

International students enrich, not endanger, our universities

The first line of the “About” page on the University of Oxford’s website makes...
Opinion Laura Brink -

Beauty without a purpose: Nature and the Oxford mind

Our recent spell of sunshine has offered a welcome opportunity to rediscover the natural...
Opinion Saskia Maini -
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The American Story Part 2: An unfinished Civil War

"In the years surrounding the Civil War, a bitterly fought tug-of-war over the American historical memory took place."

The US Supreme Court: a broken cycle

"The court holds immense power, and politics is the operation of power - of course it would be political."

Great Thunberg’s Spitting Image Sketch and the Problem with Political Satire

"Compared to the cutting-edge and culture-shaping Spitting Image of the 80s and 90s, this reboot seems to have taken out its dentures and started sipping the political and environmental crises through a straw."

The U.S. election: three students’ perspective

"Joe Biden’s victory is a declaration in favor of science, competence, experience, empathy, and unification. However, the break was anything but clean: a razor-thin margin split blue and red on Election Day."

The American Story, Part One: The Founding

"More pertinently, America’s slave-owning ‘fathers’ understood ‘freedom’ because they denied it to others.... Slave-holder Thomas Jefferson was qualified to write the Declaration of Independence, in part, because it was he who understood ‘freedom’ and its denial best."

A message for non-Jews

"Please, non-Jews who are reading this: step up and show you care, even a little. Educate yourselves, and do some of the work for us."

PPE: Where are all the women?

Fewer women than men named Greg are speaking at Oxford PPE Society events this term. Their termcard, released a couple of weeks ago, included thirteen...

Abortion in Poland: a symptom of a decaying democracy

"Four years and countless manipulations of state institutions later, do protesters stand a real chance of winning this round?"

Opinion – Corbyn’s suspension shows a new future for Labour

TW: antisemitism Shame. That is the only worthy reaction of every Labour member and supporter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s recent findings. The...

Conflict in the Caucasus: The escalation of the Armenian and Azerbaijani conflict

"Recent clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan have left many dead on both sides. As a result, further violent protests took place around the world."

‘Consent Matters’ Review: University offers Stick Figure Sex Education

"University administration and the misguided writers of Consent Matters are disconnected from the reality of sexual assault and harassment in Oxford. A course which divorces consent education from face-to-face discussion is ineffective."

Greta’s Gap Year: A Catalyst for Change?

"When the term “climate activist” is mentioned, the first person that comes to your mind might be a teenage girl from Stockholm."

Society Spotlight: The Oxford Forum for Questioning ‘Extremism’

"Our data has become a commodity that can be sold to the highest bidder."

Playing the (Long) Game: Starmer’s party address

"If one overall theme emerged from Starmer's speech, it would be this: we are going to play the game this time, and we are going to try to play it well."

Report thy neighbour

"Will we peer out of our windows to call 101 on the old woman with seven family members visiting? Or will only illegal raves be closed down quickly with responsible actions from good civilians? A new emotional challenge in this pandemic will be combatting the cognitive dissonance of our moral compass."

The Coming A-pork-alypse

"There’s nothing humane about heat strangulation—and there’s something troubling, in fact, about our willingness to hide behind sanitised labels"

Opinion: Boris cannot ‘take back control’ when there is none left

"Boris is sending the message that the law is not to be taken seriously. And if that is the case, why follow it?"

A Eulogy for America’s Postal Service

"This is a public and unadulterated attempt to sway the presidential election through suppressing postal voting."

Society Spotlight: The 93% Club

"It’s hard not to develop a chip on your shoulder when you remember the embarrassment you felt when someone in a velvet suit, with a disgusted curl of their lip, tells you that you’re using the wrong cutlery at a formal dinner."

It’s 2020, and bisexual women are still fighting to be seen

"Bi women are often perceived as being truly romantically interested in men, faking their sexuality for attention."
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