Friday 9th January 2026

Profiles

Andy Beckett on Balliol politics, Labour’s dilemmas, and culture wars

Andy Beckett is a British journalist and historian. He studied Modern History at Balliol College from 1989 to 1992, and has since written several books and contributed to The...

Voices from North Korea on escape, language, and belonging

Earlier this year, Cherwell attended Voices from North Korea, an event organised by Freedom...

Gérald Sibleyras: “The hardest part of it all is finding a good idea”

 It’s not that often that somebody tells you they first got into their profession “by...

Jeremy Hunt on OUCA, Silicon Valley, and the post-war world order 

Cherwell: What was your experience of Oxford when you did PPE at Magdalen?  Hunt: They were some of the happiest...

Profile: Richard Bilton

Playwright Tom Stoppard said, “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.” The...

Interview: Rai Kah Mercury’s Nathan De Giorgi

Rai Kah Mercury are set to break into the Oxford scene with an atmospheric gig in Hertford College Chapel on 3rd March. Known for...

“I’m not trying to be a political martyr”: In Conversation with MP Clive Lewis

The current Labour leadership candidates surely have to answer the question of why, in December of last year, the party suffered its worst electoral...

Interview with Professor John Curtice

Professor John Curtice

In Conversation with Baroness Hale

The diaries of Lord Hope, the first Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, describe Baroness Brenda Hale: “Brenda is not easy to deal...

Interview with Baroness Caroline Cox

Caroline discusses her humanitarian aid work, opposing the British government and dealing with criticisms Standing in the crossbench of the House of Lords, Baroness Cox stood...

Profile: Zoë Wanamaker

The actress on beginnings, theatrical lifelines and the deliciousness of language

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