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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....

Opinion Madison Garrett -

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 -

The rebels of Amman

Emmeline Skinner Cassidy talks to some of Amman's residents about what it is like to be gay in Jordan

It’s our BBC, not theirs

Daniel Minister suggests that the government's attitude towards the BBC is largely ideological

The scandal of the Cross

Joshua Caminiti reflects on the significance of the Pope's recent behaviour on tour in Bolivia

Maintaining privilege?

Jacob Williams argues that students should support Osborne's scrapping of the maintenance grant

Let’s be positive about Pride

Patrick Oisin Mulholland considers the future of the Pride Movement in light of recent events

What next for the Greek people?

A series of short interviews reveal how the latest crisis is affecting the ordinary people of Greece

OxStew: Cambridge Historian inspired by erotic fiction

The Historian's new book takes inspiration from E.L. James in examining the Third Reich from Hitler's perspective

The injustice of this country’s deportation policy

James Elliott on why our current system is failing

Why it’s nonsense to say that education should be free

Jan NedvÃdek argues that 'free' education is impractical

Why Oxford should free 5th Week

Stephanie Kelley discusses the importance of Oxford becoming more flexible in its demands on students

Debate: Do Oxford students take themselves too seriously?

Tom Foxton and Tom Robinson debate whether Oxford students need to lighten up a little

Rhodes must fall, here and now

Brian Kwoba argues that colonialism is prevalent in Oxford

Oxstew: Union to replace elections with Big Brother

'Turning what is already a farce into popular entertainment was an irresistible corporate opportunity for us'

The International Student: politics in the Netherlands

Taco Prins gives an insight into contemporary Dutch politics

Interview: Robert Douglas-Fairhurst

Ryan Bradley discusses the writer Lewis Carroll and his muse with the author of The Story of Alice

All work and no praise makes Jack a dull boy

Stephanie Sy-Quia argues that a fifth week free would do little for Oxford students

In defence of the Human Rights Act

Amelia Cooper responds to Jan NedvÃdek's article on the Conservative's proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act

Why the NUS anti-Lib Dems campaign is wrong

Jan NedvÃdek hits back at the NUS Executive's decision to fund anti-Lib Dem billboards in the run up to the election

Why we need a sensible debate over Europe

Jan NedvÃdek argues that the public deserves a mature debate over Britain's future within the European Union

Why criticism of the FPTP system is misguided

Jan NedvÃdek argues there are considerable merits to our current electoral system and we shouldn't be too hasty to change it

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