Tag: Steve Bannon

Image Credit: Tom Gould Oxford Union President Stephen Horvath’s decision to host former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon on Friday of 6th week has continued to cause fallout within the society and across the University.  Last week, The Oxford Student reported on the heated Emergency Meeting called by Union Secretary Nick Brown, in which […]

In a meeting of the Oxford Union Standing Committee on Monday 7th week, President Stephen Horvath opposed attempts to discuss his conduct surrounding the Steve Bannon talk on the grounds that the proposed agenda was invalid. Five members of Standing Committee tried to raise the business but as each spoke President Horvath and Treasurer James […]

Image Credit: Tom Gould Steven Bannon’s talk at the Oxford Union finally got underway after a delay of over an hour as crowds of protestors besieged Frewin Court. The protests gathered at 14:30 and quickly blocked both entrances to the Union via St. Michael’s Street and the passageway off Cornmarket.  Police also formed a cordon […]

Image Credit: Barker Evans In a tense meeting of the Oxford Union Standing Committee, the President narrowly avoided being directed to disinvite Steve Bannon from speaking at the Union, with 6 votes in favour and 7 against. As previously reported by The Oxford Student, the Secretary, Nick Brown, requested an emergency vote regarding the invitation of Steve Bannon to […]

Image Credit: Don Irvine Following the announcement that former chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is to speak at the Oxford Union on Friday 16th November, the Secretary of the Union, Nick Brown, has called for an emergency meeting of the standing committee. The formal letter of requisition, as seen by The Oxford […]

Image Credit: Gage Skidmore Former Chief Strategist to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, is to speak at the Oxford Union on Friday 16th November. Bannon served in the U.S. Navy, before becoming an investment banker and an executive producer in Hollywood. In 2007 he co-founded Breitbar News which has been associated with elements of the […]

One of the criticisms most frequently levelled at Donald Trump over the past year has been that he is a populist to the point of having no discernible ideology, with his only goal being to attain power. Indeed, this ideological promiscuity initially seemed to be a point of solace to some of his detractors, who […]