economy Archives – The Oxford Student

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’ […]

Soaring rail fares are one symptom of a sick economy – the disease is privatisation

1st February 201924th January 2019Michael Culbert

The British railways have come to be one of the most blatantly obvious examples of where privatisation has failed. Commuters and tax payers are being ripped off by dividend collectors, while services deteriorate, prices climb much faster than wages, and incompetent Conservative ministers like Chris Grayling fumble around a problem they have no desire to […]

Indian Crackdown on Corruption Threatens Chaos

21st November 2016Shasta Kaul

Last week, an intriguing newsflash on Indian national television about an unplanned PM Modi address was followed by an announcement that left the country flabbergasted. Without warning, the Indian government decided to scrap the 500 Rupee (just under £6) and 1000 Rupee (just under £12) bills in a bid to clamp down on “black money” […]

Carney has made his position untenable in post-Brexit Britain

21st November 2016Louis Trupia

Mark Carney has decided to stick around till 2019; he will renew his contract, but not complete a whole second term. While many are saddened by his departure, seeing as he is hailed as one of the best in the business, others are getting out the bunting and cake to celebrate – particularly the Brexiteers […]

China and Japan – a Student’s Perspective

20th November 201615th November 2020Scott Harker

Over the summer, I was given the opportunity to visit both China and Japan, as a first-time visitor in both cases – working in China on an internship at Lenovo, and in Japan as a journalist, tasked to write about ‘intriguing aspects’ of the country. The relationship of the two countries will clearly be an […]

Why we should all vote Conservative this May

15th January 2015James Sewry

The campaign season for the 2015 General Election has begun in earnest and promises to be one of the most unpredictable in recent times. However, despite the rise of smaller parties, the election remains a two-horse race; there are only two candidates for Prime Minister. The prospect of a hung parliament and another coalition would […]