crisis Archives – The Oxford Student

The Coronavirus, immigration, rhetoric and competence in Britain

3rd May 20204th May 2020Roshan Panesar

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. […]

DEBATE: Crises don’t always bring real change. Coronavirus won’t either

16th April 202019th April 2020Natasha Voase

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’ […]

The man behind the guitar: Neo on the homelessness crisis

4th June 2018Jay Staker

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 […]

Meanwhile, in Calais –

25th October 2016Robert Jackson

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 […]

Positive Refugee Stories

23rd May 2016Rachel Dunne

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 […]

We are all to blame for the financial crisis

24th February 2016Reda Rubaie

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 […]

A Picture of Apathy – a response to Paul Adams’ article ‘Migrant Crisis: Lesbos is a microcosm of Europe’s difficulties’

5th February 2016Joseph Cordery

When 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 […]

Do European countries have a duty to accept the current influx of migrants?

19th October 2015Ben Oldfield and Adam Hilsenrath

YES – 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 […]

Colleges “caused housing crisis”

15th January 201515th January 2015Conor Hamilton

One 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.