Opinion

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.

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.

What does Pride mean to you? A reflection on identity

I was so excited to connect with the rest of the group through our shared enthusiasm and experiences. Eagerly, I contacted many other queer friends to join. Their responses would soon shock me.

Balanced by whose standards? Challenging the Pinsker Centre’s Israel policy trips

On 6th June, The Telegraph published an article outlining the abuse and criticism faced by Ben Ashworth, over his visit to Israel. The article describes the trip as “a fact-finding trip to better understand the Gaza conflict”. A closer examination of the trip itinerary, however, tells a different story.

The human consequences of our border laws

Alex Marshall recalls migrant's stories from his time visiting Campsfield House, which challenge many of our notions of illegal immigration

Interview: Nigel Warburton, best-selling philosopher

Daniel Sutton discusses dialogues, diversity and popularising philosophy with the well-know philosopher Nigel Warburton

Brexit: an academic nightmare

Tom Carter argues that EU funding is vital to British academic institutions and voting out will lead to their intellectual impoverishment

One thing I’d change about Oxford… Greggs

This week, Alex Oscroft questions Oxford's inexcusable lack of Greggs

Georgi Pirinski: an MEP’s Brexit perspective

Toby Williams sits down with the former Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria and current MEP to discuss the benefits of the EU for Britain

Jeremy Corbyn: weak leadership and a middle-class fantasy

Toby Williams proposes that left-wing politics, both in Oxford and nationally, is drifting from pragmatic electability to idealist fantasy

Interview: Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Daniel Kodsi talks to the Chief Rabbi about crossing the line between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism

One thing I’d change about Oxford… humanities vs sciences

Olga Iturri Tyler bemoans the chasm that separates the sciences from the humanities

Tom Brake: longest serving Lib Dem MP

Alex Walker sits down to talk with Lib Dem chief whip about his European background, human rights and the Conservatives

Panel discussion: the media and British politics

Daniel Sutton listens in on a gloomy forecast for the future of journalism from a panel of journalists

The Yes to NUS vote hides a real need for reform

Daniel Kodsi calls for the failure of the NUS referendum not to obfuscate the factors that made the vote necessary

Saying Yes to NUS ignores anti-Semitism

Aaron Simons argues that the NUS will fail to reform and that Yes to NUS has led a campaign that has let down Jewish students

One thing I’d change about Oxford: free the tortoises

Ben Evans imagines an Oxford where the noble college tortoise roams wild and free

Why we should be angrier about access

Rivka Shaw argues Oxford must introduce bold measures if it is to solve its access problems

Interview: Peter Lilley, Conservative MP and Brexiteer

Akshay Bilolikar discusses George Galloway, Scottish ancestry and the EU referendum with the veteran Tory MP

Unheard Oxford: The Rev’d Dr George Westhaver

Another view on the dreaming spires. This week, Alex Walker talks to George Westhaver, the Principal of Pusey House, about students, fellowship and faith

Danny Dorling: a better politics?

Ben Evans is heartened by Danny Dorling's overall vision of politics, but unimpressed by his specific analysis

Stand up and be counted: students should campaign to Bremain

It’s us young people that will be most affected by the results of this referendum

The NUS isn’t working – and it won’t anytime soon

Henrique Laitenberger argues that the NUS is structurally unable to provide the services students deserve

Brexit at the Blavatnik: debate review

Antonio Gottardello believes vibrant discussions on the EU are the key to making the referendum a positive event, regardless of the actual result

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