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Ariana Grande is a name with brand new meaning this week. It conjures images of the devastated families of the twenty-two victims who were killed in the Manchester attack, the suicide bomber involved, and a community who are fighting through fear to become strong and united against terrorism. But can anyone remember what we used […]
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‘London Bridge attack, in pictures’, appeared as the headline on the front page of most news organisations on Sunday morning. In the wake of the horrific incident on Saturday evening which killed 7 people, and left many seriously injured, the media’s response was notably focussed on images of the attack, and profiles of the dead […]
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‘Keep the submissions flowing, and have fun!’ – such is the bizarre language through which a festering site of resentment and anonymous verbal assaults is promoted. The purpose of the Facebook page ‘Oxfeud’ is one that has confused me since its noxious conception. Is it ‘fun’? Rarely. Harmful? Very easily. During recent weeks, JCR members […]
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Over the last few weeks, politicians have been criss-crossing the country, campaigning for votes in the hope of securing electoral victory. Once again, young people have been singled out as a powerful yet relatively disengaged demographic. With this in mind, it is striking that politicians have not done more to attract younger voters by proposing […]
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I strongly believe in the importance of voting – I truly do. It is a privilege and a duty, and I intend to always vote in General Elections for as long as I have the opportunity. So why, oh why, do the powers-that-be in Westminster make it so hard for me to do so? I […]
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When this general election was called, many celebrities, journalists, and indeed even Labour party activists encouraged us to vote Labour in spite of Jeremy Corbyn – however, I think what this election campaign has taught us is that we should be voting Labour because of Jeremy Corbyn. A man inundated with criticism from the very […]
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On November 8, 2016, Oxford grew eerily quiet. My study table in the History Faculty had a window view of weak morning sunlight, which illuminated a room full of glum stares, sniffles, and tearful exclamations. One young woman padded across the carpeted floor, stifling sobs just loud enough for me to hear: “I can’t believe […]
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Keble College may be looking to perform a traditional boat burning if they become Head of the River. It’s a controversial move, with Garden Masters resigning and the JCR voting against it. It has highlighted some absurd college ground rules. Walking and sitting on the main lawn is not allowed but croquet and boat burning […]
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‘Strong and stable’ is fast becoming 2017’s equivalent of fake news: that phrase you hear every day which is driving everyone slowly insane. The Conservatives put forward a similar message in 2015, castigating Red Ed and his planned coalition of chaos, and urging voters to choose the long term economic plan instead. But seven years […]
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As the general election approaches, students across the country are preparing to vote for the future of their country. This demographic enjoys a unique position, as students may vote either in their home constituency or in the constituency in which they study – or both, in local elections. They don’t even need to inform the […]
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“When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you will realize that wealth is not in bank accounts and that you can’t eat money.” In her famous statement, Native American Alanis Obomsawin jabs at the deep contradictions at the […]
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Earlier this term I attended the Oxford Union’s panel on “The World’s Shame: Ending Sexual Violence”, where I learnt that one in three women worldwide still experience physical or sexual violence. The panel was led by three powerful women including Leslee Udwin, known for creating the confronting, ‘India’s Daughter’ documentary. This documentary follows the harrowing […]
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One unacquainted with the term “fifth week blues” might mistake it as a commemoration for a past tragedy, or perhaps an anachronism bemoaning poor crop development from agricultural days. In Oxford, however, the week (and the emails that signify its arrival) has the quality of an impending climate catastrophe. “Blues Week” might be said to […]
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The author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn once wrote of his time in a Soviet gulag, “All history is one continuous pestilence. There is no truth and no illusion. There is nowhere to appeal and nowhere to go.” While this expression was borne out of suffering the likes of which most of us will never understand, little could […]
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I grew up in extremely rural Oxfordshire. I lived there since the age of four, and (for some reason) have stuck around to go to university here. During those sixteen years, little has changed in terms of attitudes to hunting. Not understanding the implications of the exciting rush of dogs and horses hurtling over fences, […]
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The current situation in North Korea is, perhaps especially for me here with my family residing in Japan, a severely concerning one (enough so that, yes, I have produced yet another article on the topic). Much of my apprehension originates from an inability to ‘know’ what is being carried out or planned by other the […]
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A couple of weeks ago, David Cameron bought a shed for £25,000. A luxury shed. Apparently, it’s so he can write his memoirs in peace, away from his rowdy wife and kids. But just in case he still has the receipt, I thought I’d set out an alternative long term economic plan for him. Huskies. […]
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Millennials today occupy a unique position of power. We straddle the social media revolution, and many of technology’s most rapid advances are within our living memory. We have witnessed the rise and fall of the mighty Bebo, hold fond nostalgia for MSN, and recall life before and after Facebook took up residence in our joint […]
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The message from mainstream media in the past eighteen months has been clear: Jeremy Corbyn is an inexperienced, radical leftie unfit to leader a political party, let alone a country. Even supposedly unbiased media outfits like the BBC have not exactly been extolling his virtues. In a world where those at the top will do […]
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