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.
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 -

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.
Opinion Kristof Sitanyi -

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.
Opinion Henry Bunkall -
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Interview: Iain Dale

Robert Walmsley talks politics and presenting with blogger Iain Dale

Tom Mendelsohn on drinking societies and the media

The online student editor of The Independent discusses the relationship between the press and Oxford’s drinking societies

Drinking societies: a class distinction

Teddy Hall student Nusa Bartol-Bibb considers the flaunting of privilege in drinking societies

Question and answer with Regent’s Rabbits

C+ discusses Regent's Rabbits, a female drinking society at Regent's Park, with Queen Bunny Beth Hibbert and Princess Bunny Henna Shah

Drinking societies – a relic of Oxford?

Following last term’s drinking society controversies, C+ investigates the role drinking societies play in Oxford today

Beyond the Bubble…

Jacob Williams discusses current affairs outside of Oxford

Why isn’t politics taught in schools? The answer is politics

Emma Hewitt asks why politics isn’t taught in schools and whether there is a political agenda behind this.

Has the UK’s attitude to drugs changed?

With Nigella Lawson's return to our screens soon after the revelation of her drug-taking, Alice King asks whether the UK's outlook on drugs has been changing in recent years.

Interview: Owen Jones

Charlotte Cooper-Beglin talks Labour, the Left, and the Living Wage with commentator Owen Jones

Turing’s pardon was not the right solution

Charlotte Cooper-Beglin discusses the Government's decision to pardon codebreaker Alan Turing

Don’t wish me a Happy New Year

Max Long critcises the concept of New Year's Eve celebrations

Artistic expression needs to be defended

Vandana Venkatesh contends artistic expression needs to be defended against increasing self-censorship, as provocative art is needed to challenge and stimulate debate in society.

Interview: Peter Tomka

Robert Macquarie talks to the President of the International Court of Justice about the future of international dispute resolution

Our approach to abortion and disability is contradictory

Josh Peppiatt discusses the contradictory ethical traditions witnessed in UK hospitals which ensure that the lives of some unborn, disabled babies are saved and others aborted

The arrogance of L J Trup’s victory should be condemned

Now that the dust has settled, George Gillett considers what the surprise winner's victory will really mean for students

Are Oxford terms too short?

Michaelmas has come to an end so Will Railton puts it to Robert Walmsley that eight is enough.

#copsoffcampus: Don’t target police officers

Protests should address structural issues within the police force rather than target officers themselves, argues Max Long

The internet needs to stop resembling the Wild West

Conor Dinan argues that NSA spying and intrusions of privacy from internet companies are two sides of the same coin and that the rights of individuals need to be better protected online.

Telling the truth about Nelson Mandela

Nick Mutch attempts to show the darker, more complicated and far more human side of Nelson Mandela.

Mandela’s legacy: how should students respond?

Billy Beswick argues students should not be satisfied with the social and political victories of the 20th century - we should use Mandela’s example as an inspiration to start addressing the injustices of our own times.
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