Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

Wholesale reform is the last thing Encaenia needs. If only people knew what it is, it would be a well-suited PR exercise for a modern Oxford.

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This is how we combat the crusade against universities

It’s easy to think of an arts degree as a fruitless pleasure. But education and academic study are intrinsically valuable.

Opinion Morien Robertson -

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

If you think this is a win for one side over the other in relation to Israel’s war on Gaza, be careful what you wish for.

Opinion Ebrahim Osman-Mowafy -

Trashing rules save face, not students

Trashing is banned. But what does the banning achieve except pushing students further from...

Opinion Chloe Smith -

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Bled dry: the financial plight of international students.

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On Saltburn, integrity and class

But Saltburn would have been very boring if Oliver had just been honest.

Weaponised incompetence, laziness, or narcissism? Fathers at Christmas

Another Christmas came and went, and with it, I got to witness the adult men around me get away with doing little to nothing....

Is the minority still the majority?

"Since the proportion of state school students at Oxford has risen, so has the number of screaming headlines in the national press"

The countdown To 2024: Abortion rights may be the Democrats saving grace

"In a week where Republicans tore chunks out of each other in a bruising primary debate, the clear frontrunner, Donald Trump, was in New York, battling to save his crumbling Manhattan Empire. "

An (Oxmas) gift-giving guide

"a gift should always have at least two of the following three qualities present (see what I did there)."

Suella Braverman – the trap for women (of colour) in politics

"After being unceremoniously sacked from her position, her divisive reign as one of the highest-ranking ministers in this country has come to an end."

Why We Might Not Beat Climate Change

"The only rational response to this two-headed paradox may be doomerism"

Just Stop Oil: help or hindrance?

"...one must consider the cause of these protests and the extent of the climate breakdown that we may soon be facing."

A laugh, stifled

"Comedy can help people make sense of everyday developments, and it can help in releasing tensions during tough times and suffering."

Decline and fall: How They Broke Britain by James O’Brien – review

"Today, in the wake of Brexit, Britain is once again broken – so argues commentator James O’Brien in his new book, How They Broke Britain."

The French left: its own worst enemy?

"To say that the French left has a political unity problem would be an understatement."

Oxford’s term structure needs to change – here’s why it won’t

"Three eight-week terms used to be the norm in Britain – but over the course of the last century, university after university has abandoned them."

“Frustrating and Disappointing”: Why the Oxford Union’s decision to host the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan was a mistake

"As a student of Pakistani origin, it was frustrating and disappointing to see Kakar deciding to visit the United Kingdom and the Union choosing to host him"

Opinion

The Encaenia is PR without the public (or anyone else)

This is how we combat the crusade against universities

From pensioners to students, all should fear the Palestine Action ban

Trashing rules save face, not students

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