Sunday 26th October 2025

Opinion

It’s time we stopped fussing over university rankings

To combine all the factors that might influence someone’s decision-making into an aggregate score obscures as much as it illuminates.  

The Greens must revive Oxford’s leftist scene

Student Greens are missing a crucial opportunity to challenge Oxford Labour Club's top spot in left wing politics at this University.

Dear summer school snobs, please pipe down

You might not like it, but in an era of rising financial pressures for the university sector, summer schools are not just harmless – they are essential.

Embracing AI undermines academia

By facilitating copious AI usage, the University fails to deliver on its centuries-long tradition of encouraging original thought. 

Is it time for Theresa May to be binned?

In light of the wave of minister resignations and possible no confidence vote, is it time for Theresa May to go?

Chinese Studies needs a radical rethink

We need to look at the cause of the high suspension rate

Wearing a thong is never consent

The Irish rape trial reveals the flaws in our definition of sexual assault

Club closures: a battle worth fighting

Perhaps many of us have suffered the below-standard night in every place available, but should they disappear for good Oxford will be at a loss

Wang Dan – “There are a lot of lies about true democracy”

The dissident and activist talks about democracy in contemporary China

Protesting Bannon doesn’t legitimise aggression

The conduct of the protestors was ineffective and childish

Should Philip Green have been named and shamed?

This follows Lord Hain naming Sir Philip Green in Parliament as the businessman accused of harassment

Why are you wearing a poppy?

Making Remembrance Day the default undermines its purpose

History should have no borders

Oxford’s curriculum is woefully Eurocentric

The plight of the struggling high street

Physical shops need to adapt to the times

Should Murray have been disinvited?

Yes: Hannah Healey The central argument against no-platforming in universities is a clear one: we should allow debate around controversial topics because it inspires resilience,...

Don’t confuse free speech with hate speech

The Union’s series of predictably shocking speakers are anathema to our values

NI abortion rights must be a UK policy

Lobbying your MP could help change the lives of thousands of women

Moderation and the free speech debate

Quora provides a platform for expertise in an era of fake news

Rethinking our role in development

Reflections on a summer volunteering in Kenya.

Provincialism and Middle England: An Interview with Jonathan Coe

Barney Pite talks to author Jonathan Coe about Middle England, his latest novel

Jacob Rees-Mogg interview: ‘I know the establishment only too well’

Jacob Rees-Mogg talks to Oscar Baker about his Oxford days, free speech and yes, Brexit

The Spectre of Virtue Signalling

Brian Wong criticises the use of social justice causes for personal ends

My existence is not your next punchline

Comedians have the power to shape how we think

Greta Thunberg – “we need both individual and systemic change”

Teenager Greta Thunberg is on a mission to prevent global disaster

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