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Image Description: Rishi Sunak holds up the Budget in the air The budget that Rishi Sunak delivered was unsurprising in one sense. It fitted neatly into the government’s pattern of thought, which is to think non-conservative thoughts and to act in a non-conservative way. Critics of the government often argue that Johnson’s administration has no […]
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Image Description: President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping applaud ‘The Thucydides’ Trap refers to the natural, inevitable discombobulation that occurs when a rising power threatens to displace a ruling power… the resulting structural stress makes a violent clash the rule, not the exception’, was American political scientist Graham T. Allison’s definition of his influential […]
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Image Description: Keir Starmer looks confused Despite the multitude of crises engulfing this Conservative government, the Labour Party is facing an existential crisis. Labour is facing a government who, to most political observers, is the most incompetent and corrupt government in modern British Political History. The conservatives have had a horrendous response to the pandemic […]
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Image description: text ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ against a red background with sketches of cooking utensils This dessert is a true British classic dating back to the early 20th century. Versions of the dish exist outside Britain, such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Democratic Labour party of Spain or the Parti Socialiste in France. […]
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Image description: a London tube approaching a platform The London Night Tube service momentarily paused operations on Friday 20 March 2020, citing the lack of use over the various Coronavirus lockdown periods. However, the reluctance to reopen these services due to funding concerns has showed a serious need for such services now London’s nightlife is […]
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Image description: Group of protesters gathers in the SU buildings holding banners and signs ‘It Happens Here’ led a protest at 10pm on Wednesday night calling for meaningful and lasting change in response to levels of spiking experienced in Oxford. The protest began at the Student Union where a large group of approximately 40 students […]
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Image description: A view of the Radcliffe Camera from University Church of St Mary’s “So what college do you go to?”. Those fateful words that spark the most tedious conversations for those who attend one of Oxford’s Permanent Private Halls (halls founded by particular Christian denominations that are often smaller than colleges). “The one with […]
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Image Description: Jamie’s head superimposed onto an image of a man sitting in front of a camera. Yes, I know: of course, a student journalist is arguing that student journalism is important in a student newspaper. But seriously, it is important – I invite you to read on and see why. If you disagree, please […]
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Image description: bar staff pouring alcohol into a clear shot glass at a bar TW: spiking, sexual assault, drink, drugs ‘It Happens Here’, a campaign group run by the SU is supporting a “Girls Night In” in Oxford on the 27th of October as a response to reported increased levels of spiking. The Oxford SU […]
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Image Description: a caricature of Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson. On the 1st September 2016, Prime Minister Theresa May raised eyebrows among right-wing Tories and the media at-large when she stated that her political hero was Liberal reformer Joseph Chamberlain. Chamberlain had a reputation as a radical mayor in Birmingham, enacting sweeping progressive reform on […]
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Cacophonous coughs echoing from mattress shanty towns; hands pining for offerings of food and change. Not Dickens though – this is the ever effervescent city of dreaming spires. From travel journals to television shows, Oxford is hailed as a vibrant, beautiful city. What one cannot fail to notice though, especially as it gets colder, is […]
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Image description: A pile of used clothing The start of the summer saw many of us crowded around family living rooms or tucked under the covers with a laptop every evening at 9pm. Only one force seems capable of forcing the British public into such a strict schedule: Love Island. With over 100,000 applications to […]
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Image description: A full lorry park The revolution of the shipping container is one that has been well-documented and stands as the pinnacle of modern trade. Standardisation of moving goods around the world, coordinating every port and every shipping vessel by this one model specification allowed for the whole world to get what they wanted […]
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Image description: The Oxford Student logo on a dark blue background with text Do you fancy yourself as an Agony Aunt, a recipe creating connoisseur or a political commentator? Pitch a column to us and shoot your shot at a weekly place in our newspaper in print and online! All ideas are welcome and no […]
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Image Description: the logos of Google, Apple, and Facebook aligned horizontally CW: mention of self-harm and addiction I’ve always been totally indifferent to the harvesting of my data. Why should I care that the government and a small cohort of multinational corporations can access the totally uninteresting mass of information that has accumulated to form […]
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Image description: a sheet of contraceptive pills on a pink and blue background It was announced at the end of July that the contraceptive pill, specifically the progesterone-only pill (HRA Pharma’s Hana and Maxwellia’s product Lovimacan) can now be sold over the counter at pharmacies without a prescription due to a change in classification. Yet […]
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Image Description: artistic blue, green, and purple spikey bacteria appear on a pale green background We all know how much COVID sucks. So if I said, “hey, look, there’s an opportunity to avoid the possibility of a COVID-like event—or worse—occurring in the future”, you’d jump at it, right? Here’s the brutal facts: we knew a […]
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Image description: Boris Johnson holds a Cabinet meeting It must be difficult being Boris Johnson. For our would-be World King, a Cabinet reshuffle is a delicate balance. The Prime Minister has to traverse a narrow tight rope: he must not promote anyone too talented that could make him look bad in comparison, but he must […]
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Image description: Scientist in lab holding small test tube and pipette Endometriosis is a chronic condition where tissue similar to the womb lining grows outside the uterus. Symptoms can include pelvic pain which is worse during a period; extreme period pain; pain during or after sex; and difficulty getting pregnant. Current treatments are limited to […]
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