Sunday 1st March 2026

Opinion

Course culling is a threat to us all

Education is valuable for its own sake, Rampant course culls are the result of wrongly boiling it down to economic value.

Oxford’s poverty porn addiction

It exists in the overly sympathetic sighs of ‘solidarity’, the overexaggeration of comparatively minor and mundane inconveniences

Oxford is making you childish

With rooms cleaned, meals made, and jobs banned, Oxford students fail to experience true independence. Is it any wonder we're so childish?

Is lifetime membership a perk or a problem?

I couldn’t help but notice the sea of grey-haired, geriatric, white, men (mostly), who somehow still had the right to vote at the Oxford Union.

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

Oxford has become an exam factory

Courses are inflexible and aren’t interdisciplinary

Pop and populism go hand in hand

Jan Eijking warns that we cannot view Kanye West's meeting with President Trump as some surreal joke

Is our Tory association an inclusive society?

Following the reverse of its Bullingdon Club ban, Alex Bruce and Luke Dunne debate the inclusiveness of the Oxford University Conservative Association

Gender roles impact men’s mental health

We must deconstruct unspoken gender norms

The SU’s stance on Brexit can only alienate

Backing a People’s Vote is inappropriate, says Zahra Farzanekhoo

Living in a material world

Why the 80s and 90s have made a comeback

The Imperative to Resist Injustice

Brian Wong argues that we all have a responsibility to fight today's social injustices

Entry requirements are an arbitrary measure

Oxford needs to look at more than just grades

Brett Kavanaugh’s success is disgraceful

A history of misogyny is a worthy cause for disqualification

Break ups are never easy

Let's not praise OUCA's Bullingdon ban: it's a long time overdue

Mary Beard interview – “The ancient world is a safe space for arguing”

Mary Beard discusses the Classics, political-polarisation, and access with Barney Pite

On the Inside

Drugs, money, and violence are at the centre of Britain’s prison crisis

Telethon calling leaves students and alumni cold

Colleges need to re-think telethon fundraising

Not even May knows what Brexit means

A People’s Vote on Brexit is a democratic imperative

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