‘Oxford is the worst place to battle depression’: A response
Tatiana Cutts responds to an article by the Oxford Tab on depression in Oxford.
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The changing agenda for Chinese media
Stefania Palma on why the Southern Weekly censorship scandal is a timely wake up call for China.
Continue ReadingBulgaria must have its revolution solution soon
Earlier this year Bulgaria saw a wave of mass strikes and protests sparked off by a proposed increase in electricity price. The demonstrations escalated to over 35 cities and were joined by all the major trade and student unions in the country. It’s perhaps not surprising so many are discontent; Bulgaria is the poorest country […]
Continue ReadingThe nightmare in our neighbourhood
Georgia Luscombe reflects on the sexual trafficking ring exposed in Oxford, and what it means for the ‘Oxford bubble’.
Continue ReadingGiving the homeless a helping ‘pfand’
Traveling can truly open your eyes to the extraordinary, and often overlooked differences between supposedly similar regions. Take for example, the different drinking cultures to be found in my homeland of England, and my current home of Germany. Here in Deutschland, the cheapest beers will set you a back a mere sixty cents, and, conforming […]
Continue ReadingDebate: “Does the Union makes a positive contribution to the life of the average Oxford student?
[yop_poll id=”5″] Proposition by Chris Starkey The Oxford Union owes its existence to its ability to reflect the current interests of students. It was founded because intellectual freedom was lacking in the lives of Oxford students, at a time when the University restricted exchange of ideas and opinions. Its survival since then has been on […]
Continue Reading#Repression: China’s manipulation of social media
The Chinese government is taking a novel stance to social media. Rather than ban it, they are manipulating it, and with surprisingly effective results. A recent scandal involving a minor party official has shown the new strategy being adopted to deal with ‘citizen journalism’. Zhang Aihua, the party boss of a provincial industrial zone, was […]
Continue ReadingEqual marriage has won for now in France
If you’re British and young and well educated – a statistically safe assumption if you’re reading this article – then you probably see no compelling reason to deny gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. Odds also have it that your grandparents disagree with you. The poll numbers tell a clear story: according to […]
Continue ReadingApparently, you don’t know you’re beautiful
‘Tis the season to be body conscious. The sun is shining, hemlines are rising, and the beauty industry is champing at the bit, waiting to sink its teeth into womens’ insecurities. First off, there’s the brazen, shouty advice peddled by the likes of Cosmo and Glamour. Going on holiday this year? Better make sure you have a beach body, […]
Continue ReadingHousing justice in Oxford is both vital and affordable
Nathan Akehurst looks at the current housing situation in Oxford and offers some solutions.
Continue ReadingDebate: “China’s lack of political transparency will eventually undermine its socioeconomic progress”
This weeks’ OxStu debate, with both articles and a chance to express your opinion.
Continue ReadingIs cheating really a bad thing in our children?
A recent BBC study showed that eight-to sixteen year old children see little wrong with cheating due to a ‘win-at-all-costs’ culture imposed by their friends and parents. Over a third of the 1,002 questioned said they felt no remorse when winning by cheating and a quarter thought their teammates would cheat if they could get […]
Continue ReadingThe emotional generation: Thatcher’s cultural legacy
Peter Mandelson’s infamous quote that “we are all Thatcherites now” is usually interpreted politically, and used to argue that Thatcherism has become the new economic consensus. It probably has – but he also had broader meaning. Thatcher did not just smash down tangible economic structures like traditional manufacturing bases and a regulated City of London. […]
Continue ReadingDrugs or terror? We can’t fight both in Afghanistan
The War on Terror is moving into its second decade, the War on Drugs its fifth. In the fields of Afghanistan, however, they have reached an impasse. Afghan opium production was recently announced to have increased for the third year in a row. It has now returned to a 75 per cent share of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Malcontent on… ‘Romance in Oxford’
Maryam Ahmed runs us through her “old fashioned” ways of showing love.
Continue ReadingThe Boston bombings, the Bourne Identity and the BBC
Events in Boston have been dramatic and chilling in equal measure, but the coverage has been absurd. What happened in Boston this week was an awful thing. A marathon was curtailed by the murder of three, the injuring of scores more and terrorizing of thousands. Two young American men were ultimately cornered and over a […]
Continue ReadingThe March of the Snowmen
A couple of pieces about snow in March, mixing up Easter eggs, public transport and climate change…
Continue ReadingDon’t be too hard on Osborne – a meaningless budget is all we could have hoped for
‘No news is good news’ ought to perhaps become the government’s motto – in its bleakest, most pessimistic sense. While George Osborne’s budget may have unveiled a host of new initiatives, most of these are tinkering – tax-free income is increased to £10,000 a year early – or populist – the price of beer is […]
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