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Image description: the text Oxford University Conservative Association against a dark blue background and the Student Spotlight logo As a mini series within the ongoing Student Spotlight series, we will be interviewing three student political societies: Oxford University Conservative Association, Oxford University Labour Club and Oxford University Liberal Democrats. To start off with, we spoke […]
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Got any troubles, worries, concerns, or heartaches? Send them to the Dean of Hearts by filling out this anonymous form. “Dear Dean of Hearts, I just found out the boy I was sleeping with last term is a Tory. Do I keep seeing them? I’m not sure my friends would forgive me…” Conservatism is the ideology of […]
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Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has left in Cc the email addresses of all recipients of this week’s edition of its newsletter, sent out earlier today. The number of email addresses recipients can see reportedly differs, with some saying they have access to 86 names and addresses and others saying they can see around 200. […]
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A presidential candidate for the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) has been expelled from the society because he gave a comment to The Oxford Student for an article. Kofoworola Braithwaite, who had unsuccessfully run for OUCA presidency during Hilary Term, had his membership stripped by the Association’s Disciplinary Committee after alleging to The Oxford Student that his […]
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The Oxford University Conservative Association’s (OUCA) latest election results were challenged this week following allegations that the Returning Officer prevented members from voting. Following his unsuccessful run for the OUCA presidency, Kofoworola Braithwaite, the Association’s current Communications Director, lodged a complaint of electoral malpractice against Matthew Benson, the Returning Officer. Braithwaite alleged that Benson purposefully […]
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Image Credit: Brigade Piron In dramatic scenes at Wednesday night’s council meeting of the Oxford University Conservative Association, members attempted to resist President Ben Etty’s efforts to ban members of the Bullingdon Club from OUCA committee elections. Ordinary business passed without affair until ex-President Alex Bruce proposed a Standing Order amendment to ban the Bullingdon Club […]
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Note: the article that follows is a work of satire, and therefore should not be taken as factual Brendan Peters, a 4rd year engineering student from St. Catherine’s, has been recently making an absolute ponce of himself at political events across Oxford. The arrogant 21 year old from Surrey has recently started to attend […]
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In a recent excursion to the harsh environment that is home to the Hackius, I have observed a stark change in contenders for positions as alpha in a number of packs. One such change is in the previously endangered Hackius Memelo: the odd beasts of this group appear to have re-emerged as a viable species […]
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In my time observing the Hackius Hackius, I have observed some fascinating behaviour in how the competition for the position of ‘alpha’ takes place. It is a dangerous process, and one that seems to consume the majority of the Hackius’s time, but for those that manage it, the rewards are plentiful. The most prominent contests […]
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Over the past year, I have been amongst a community of beasts in the jungles of the Oxford political scene. These animals roam the streets and halls of Oxford, visible for all to see – dangerous if treated wrongly, but greatly enriching if approached carefully. I speak, of course, of the noble Hack: creatures belonging […]
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Trinity was a busy term for Oxford’s politicos. In late April and early May, many were busy canvassing for their parties in the local elections which saw Labour gain two seats and win a total of 18 (75% of seats available). The Liberal Democrats kept their four and, with only one seat, the Greens are […]
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Despite the university’s history of producing prominent female politicians, the atmosphere of political discussion in Oxford does not encourage women to speak, say the women who completed a survey by The Oxford Student. Furthermore, when asked how often they spoke at political discussions, the most common response among those surveyed was “Hardly ever”, with many […]
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Conservatives The termly elections for positions on the Oxford University Conservative Association took place on 2 March at The Mitre. Harrison Edmonds, of University College, the Secretary in Hilary, was returned as President-elect. He secured 121 votes, giving him a 10 vote lead over his opponent, Wojciech Woźnicki of Christ Church, lately the Political Officer. Edmonds, a second […]
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A Guardian article published this Thursday ran under the headline: “David Cameron’s Oxford college admits fewest state school applicants”, in a move described by a former Brasenose JCR President and others as a “hatchet job”, “the politics of despair”, and “the worst use of statistics ever”. The article began by drawing readers’ attention to the […]
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Pacquiao warmed up for ‘the fight of the century,’ Oxford’s two political society heavyweights stepped into the ring to debate the election. With just five days to go until the country decides, the Oxford University Conservative Association (OUCA) and the Oxford University Labour Club (OULC) both argued why their party should be leading the country […]
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Former President of the University’s Conservative Association Jack Matthews has accused his Labour counterparts of “inspiring misogynistic comments”. Writing on Twitter, Matthews’ accusation concerned a set of stickers distributed by the Oxford University Labour Club stall at last week’s fresher’s fair, which displayed the slogan ‘Never Kissed a Tory’. Matthews claimed that the stickers prompted […]
Continue ReadingAn Oxford undergraduate is embroiled in a legal dispute with a leading political blog over the use of his Facebook status. Jeff Vinall, second-year law student at Brasenose and former Director of Communications for the Oxford University Conservative Association, posted a controversial Facebook status about Nelson Mandela. Political Scrapbook, which describes itself as ‘Britain’s leading […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford Student has received a dossier which points to the existence of a secret British Empire themed dining society made up of members of the Oxford University Conservative Association. The male-only group claims to be made up of ‘sound gentlemen of the University of Oxford’. The members refer to each other by names of […]
Continue ReadingThe Oxford Union has refused to sign a contract with the Oxford Conservative Association (OCA) allowing them to hold their weekly ‘Port & Policy’ meetings on its premises. The move marks a historic break between OCA and the Union, which has hosted ‘Port and Policy’ meetings since their conception in Trinity Term of 1994. The […]
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