Opinion

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 Oxford Union was never about free speech

A private members’ club audacious enough to promote itself as the “last bastion of...

Oxford’s prestigious reputation deserves scrutiny

I was very close to rejecting Oxford for Exeter. While this is not why...

Being evangelical in your support of Trump

Jon Luke Watts takes a look at Donal Trump's presidential bid through the lens of the evangelical Christian far right

Censorship is not becoming the new normal

Oliver Hurcum responds to comments made by Julie Bindel surrounding 'the issue' of censorship and freedom of speech

No Boris, Churchill would never want ‘Brexit’

Boris might have written a biography about him, but he could not be more wrong about Churchill's attitude toward Europe

Unheard Oxford: Malgorata, a scout at Brasenose

Another viewing of the dreaming spires - Anna Agnello speaks with a member of staff at Brasenose about her routine

The OxStew: arrival of the Ubermensch

Minicabs and everything else to become unlicensed in Oxford.

Interview: Baroness Warnock

Patrick Mulholland interviews longtime crossbencher in the House of Lords, Mary Warnock. Baroness Warnock is a supporter of an 'established Church' and a champion of assisted dying

Profile: Ruth Hunt

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy quizzes Ruth Hunt, Chief Executive of leading UK-based lesbian, gay and bisexual equality organisation Stonewall, the largest gay equality body in Europe.

Profile: Ken Clarke

Freddie Hopkinson talks about Britain’s ongoing role in Europe with Tory front-bench veteran, Ken Clarke.

Ten years of Israeli Apartheid Week at Oxford

Outgoing President of Oxford Students' Palestine Society, Kate Guariento, shares her thoughts on the movement and the strides it has made in the past decade.

Brexit to divide more than an ever-closer union

Businesses, institutions and politicians take up position ahead of the EU referendum. Ben Evans weighs in on how these competing forces will act

Unheard Oxford: Ferhat Engin, barman at St. Catz

Another view from the Dreaming Spires: Alex Curtis stops by for a quick cocktail with Catz barman, Ferhat Engin

Interview: Jason Haigh on life, death and ISIS

Jason Haigh, the British mercenary fighting alongside Kurdish rebel forces, gives his experiences and insights from the frontline in Syria. IRSoc hosted this event.

Debate: ‘should we demolish Oxford’s modern buildings?’

Brutalist barbarities at Oxford’s ancient walls, or masterpieces of the city’s patchwork architecture? Max Kitson and Freddie Hopkinson question whether or not the City of Dreaming Spires has lost its charm.

Common sense gets its day in court

Guilt by association is on its way out, but what more is to be done? Elle Tait discusses changes to the law surrounding joint enterprise.

Safe spaces are essential for free debate

Zad El Bacha explains why liberating marginalised people from facing dehumanisation every day is no form of censorship.

Lessons from history: Napoleon’s escape from Elba (1815)

Patrick Mulholland takes a moment to remind you of Napoleon's escape from Elba: fluke or genius?

OULC general meeting debacle, what happened?

Redha Rubaie examines the recent controversy that has been tearing OULC apart, and looks forward to the future: where do they go from here?

Feel the Bern… while you can

Antonio Gottardello puts the brakes on Bernie's Sanders presidential bid, asserting that the Vermont senator will struggle to make headway in the southern states

Excuse my French!

Considering the prospect of finals, Alec Fullerton laments changes to the French language and responds in kind

A response to Max Leak’s Israel ‘experiment’

OxStu were recently tricked into publishing a piece of apartheid apologism with 'Israel' substituted for 'South Africa'. Bz Gilinsky argues that this proves nothing

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