Opinion

If Westminster won’t offer reparations, Oxford should

A diasporic fight that surged with UN-approved ambitions saw optimism dwindle early this month. Jamaican government officials have elevated their call for reparations with a petition to Buckingham Palace....

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Oxford’s new Reform UK society puts students like me at risk

I was too mentally exhausted to write this article, but I grew up watching my mother respond to every verbal harassment we faced on the street. When I once told her she could ignore it, she told me that they are relying on stereotypes surrounding Muslim women: they rely on us to be what they want us to be, silent and meek. It is our silence that emboldens them.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of Oxford academics invoking ‘academic freedom’ for Nathan Cofnas

Now, it cannot be clearer: ‘Academic freedom’ is only ever collectively invoked for those like Nathan Cofnas.

Opinion Saba Ahmadzadeh Noughani -

The hypocrisy of aestheticised wilderness

We seem to have been locked in an eternal attempt at domination over nature for millennia. My recent trip to Thailand shifted this into clear focus: perhaps the attempt was never really about humans over nature.

Opinion Ava Doherty -

Why The Lib Dems Failed

On 12 December 2019, I didn’t vote with pride. For me, putting a cross beside ‘Liberal Democrat’ gave me that same sensation as going...

Vote swaps: the heart of tactical voting

As the UK goes to the polls in what is dubbed the “Brexit election,” some Remain voters are going the extra mile to make...

No home, no vote, no option

“Same old, same old as far as I’m concerned,” said 46-year-old Shamen Hazzard, a rough sleeper in Oxford, dismissing the prospect of voting in this year’s...

Interview: James Fredrickson, Conservative candidate for Oxford West and Abingdon

After a day of canvassing and lengthy hustings, James Frederickson is full of energy as we sit down in Leon for a ‘short and...

Transport: an overlooked election issue

Significant investments in public transportation infrastructure will ultimately prove to be the rare policy that is both economically and socially justifiable.

Interview: Layla Moran

I meet Layla in St Anne’s College, right in the heart of her constituency Oxford West and Abingdon, where she has just spent the...

How to get away with murder: claim she consented

The fact that this defence is used so often, and is picked up so readily by the press, suggests that we are resistant to holding men responsible for the violence they commit, and so their victims shoulder the blame instead.

Interview: David Williams, Green Candidate for Oxford East

I arrive at the Green Party’s head office on St. Clement’s Street. It’s drizzling on a typical English winter day. The first impression one gets...

Interview: Richard Ratcliffe

The British campaigner on trauma, soldering on and making the world a safer place.

Interview: Richard Ratcliffe

I take Richard Ratcliffe to Bill’s Restaurant, just opposite the Oxford Union, where he has just given a talk. He is energised, the heavy...

Shamed into silence: how our language and culture forces women into compliance

“We don’t want your solidarity and empty words. We want you to stand with us.”

This Is What Happens When Students Play At Politicians

Molly Innes takes the Union to task over this term's horrifying farce

Profile: Zoë Wanamaker

The actress on beginnings, theatrical lifelines and the deliciousness of language

Welsh Independence and Brexit

The Leave vote has changed the way that independence is viewed in Wales.

Debate: This House Believes Oxford is for Students, Not Tourists

Does Oxford cater more to tourists than students?

A Forgotten Lesson – The 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

We have forgotten the true value, and fragility, of freedom and democracy.

Catalan Separatism Cannot Succeed

This article is a response to Eli Rubies’ articles in the 25/10/19 paper (2nd week MT19), sharing a point of view from a fellow Spaniard.

Interview: Dominic Grieve

Dominic Grieve on small "c" conservatism, Brexit and our national identity crisis.

Interview: BOSH!

Ian Theasby and Henry Firth on veganism, sustainability and 'Peaky Blinders'.

Abiy Ahmed Must Finish What He Started

The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize recipient's work isn't done.

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