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Image Description: a banner reading ‘Refugees Welcome’ with a picture of Paddington Bear, in front of the UK Parliament The 14th of June marks the beginning of ‘Refugee Week,’ a UK-wide event to commemorate the lives and achievements of refugees and asylum seekers. The event has the aim of raising awareness of the challenges faced […]
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Image Description: Spanish flag flying over a blue sea on a sunny day. Juan Francisco Valle, a Spanish diver, was propelled to the front of the news after a picture of him rescuing a baby off the coast of Ceuta caught international attention. Valle works for the Spanish Guardia Civil police force and spent the […]
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Britain has a problem with immigration, but probably not the one we are led to believe. The current emergency has thrown a spotlight onto the misguided rhetoric and contradictory policies and attitudes concerning the movement of people into and out of the UK. Unfortunately, it is unlikely to change attitudes to immigration in the future. […]
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Image Description: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and officials descending stairs. It’s easy to see a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic. We clap for our carers every week, upbraiding neighbours who fail to appear on their doorsteps at the required hour on a Thursday evening. The government is paying 80 percent of laid-off workers’ […]
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Neo, 47, is one of the most recognisable faces in Oxford. With his characteristic beard and Akubra-style hat, he can usually be found busking on Cornmarket Street. Having been involved in various campaigns, Neo has come to represent Oxford’s growing homeless community. In an interview with The Oxford Student, Neo and I discussed the various […]
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Oft repeated is that standing on the beach at Calais on a clear day you can see the English coastline. Therefore it is puzzling that it has taken months for 387 children to travel across 20.6 miles of water to safety who, under the Dubs amendment or Dublin III agreement, have a legal right to […]
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It is undeniable that we have been facing a refugee crisis in Europe – over a million people travelled here in 2015 hoping to build a new life. This year, the numbers entering are not as overwhelming, but we are still left with the challenge of how to cope with the hundreds of thousands of […]
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Have you ever wondered whether Groundhog Day is more than just a fiction? The 1993 film features Bill Murray as a selfish weatherman forced to relive the same day over and over again until he learns the error of his ways. In the meantime he engages in mindless hedonism and ends up driving himself off […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first read Adams’ piece I was confused; was I reading a news article about the tragedy that is the refugee crisis, or was I reading a romantic novel, or even a travel brochure? There’s some lovely prose about the sea spray and the sun’s rays, but upon finishing reading I could not recall […]
Continue ReadingYES – Ben Oldfield The refugee crisis – and I refer to it so, for when talking of the current “influx of migrants”, it must be stressed that many those in question are not just economic migrants but refugees – has been going on long enough for it to be clear that it is simply not […]
Continue ReadingOne senior university professor has criticised Oxford University for their role in the Oxford housing crisis, saying that they have an “obligation” to remedy the shortage.
Continue ReadingImam Sana Teemul explains why we shouldn’t fear the seven billionth baby.
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