Saturday 2nd May 2026

Opinion

Both rags and riches: Social media is heightening Oxford’s class disparities

According to the University of Oxford’s admissions data, in 2024, 14.5% of students admitted were from the most socio-economically deprived areas in the UK. Many students at the University...

We need to talk about Oxford’s gossip problem 

Gossiping is an innately human pastime, existing long before our generation, and a beloved...

When I met Peter Mandelson

In October 2024, during the Oxford Chancellor election, one of my responsibilities as Deputy Editor of Profiles at Cherwell was to interview Peter (then Lord) Mandelson, who was among the five frontrunners contesting the election.

There really is no smoke without fire

Preoccupation with one’s appearance is to be expected when starting at University. New wardrobes...

Voluntouring is not a vacation

The money that voluntourists bring is often prioritised over their actual capabilities, with potentially disastrous results.

Chilean Protests: a call for change

While the reports rightly condemn violent demonstrations, they ignore its link to police brutality and a President who has declared a State of War on his own people.

This house believes genetic engineering is irresponsible

William Atkinson and Yaelle Goldschlag debate whether gene editing should have a future.

Interview: Richard Herring

The comedian on his podcast, his time in Oxford and living in Boris Johnson's armpit

Interview: Bendor Grosvenor

The art historian and presenter on restoration, vanity and Old Masters

Catalonia: Violence Was Inevitable

The Spanish Government has made a serious mistake in dealing with Catalonia's independence movement

Exploring Space is Worth the Costs

Boldy defending boldly going

Extinction Rebellion: One Year On

"The events of the last two weeks have divulged the reality of Extinction Rebellion. "

Interview: Grant Nicholas (FEEDER)

Talking to Grant Nicholas is like talking to a nice bloke you met at the pub who really likes music. With three platinum records and...

Brexit’s forgotten stakeholders

The British Overseas Territories, while largely unknown to the British public, will be affected enormously by Brexit.

Kurdistan: Betrayed again

"We're the eternal pawns in a toxic game of international chess."

How to almost win a Nobel Prize

It is time to break the illusion of Nobel prizes in the sciences.

Bolton may be gone, but it is the President who has the most dangerous foreign policy

To a president who will not distinguish between national and personal interests, ‘America First’ has only ever meant ‘Me First’

DEBATE: Should private schools be taxed?

Jeremy Corbyn recently called for private schools to lose their charitable status, and therefore become taxed. Is this the right thing to do?

Greggs comes to central Oxford

It's been a long time coming

Interview: Yes Theory

On travel, seeking discomfort, and doing things scared

A conference to remember

Highlights from the 2019 Labour Conference in Brighton

Dominic Cummings: The genius in Number 10?

The ‘erratic genius’ label Cummings has acquired has helped to explain away many eccentric, and sometimes outright poor, decisions.

Stonewall: 50 years on

We must never forget: Pride is a protest.

Homelessness: An Undying Crisis of Invisibility

On a Tuesday afternoon on Bromley High Street, in London’s most south-eastern borough, It doesn’t come as a surprise to witness many of the homeless...

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