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The President of The Oxford Union, Brendan McGrath, has announced that he will be standing down, following mounting pressure over his reaction to a blind man being “violently dragged out”. McGrath announced his resignation on Tuesday night, saying: “Fundamentally, it is the President’s job to ensure that every Member feels welcome at the Oxford Union. […]
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Oxford Union president Brendan McGrath and other members of the Union’s Standing Committee showed defiance to growing calls for him to step down at a meeting dominated by discussions of the Union’s media response to the Ebenezer Azamati scandal. Despite over 3,600 signatures on Oxford University’s Africa Society’s petition demanding McGrath step down, he defended […]
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In the mood for a rousing speech, interesting seminar, or lively debate but not willing for fork out the [insert astronomical sum here] for a Union membership? Don’t worry, there are plenty of free speaker events coming up this term that you can get your teeth into without emptying your bank account. 1st Week If […]
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The slate ‘Rise’ has won three of the four main officer positions in the Oxford Union, following yesterday’s termly election . Sara Singh Dube won the presidential position for the slate, with Beatrice Barr winning treasurer, and Lee Chin Wee winning Secretary. Spencer Cohen won the position of Librarian, for the slate ‘2020 Vision’. The […]
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Four candidates have nominated for the office of Treasurer in the upcoming Oxford Union elections after proposed candidate for Librarian Ayman D’Souza appears to have nominated for the wrong office. D’Souza, an elected member of the Union’s Standing Committee, had been announced as the Librarian candidate for the ‘Rise’ slate led by current Librarian Sara […]
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A new campaign has been launched to boycott the Oxford Union following its decision to invite figures described by the campaign as ‘fascist and racist’. Triggered in particular by the announcement of Katie Hopkins as a speaker for Trinity 2019, the campaign asks students to pledge not to attend Union events and has created an […]
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Brendan McGrath has survived a vote of impeachment at the Oxford Union. The impeachment vote, which ran between 8:30am to 9:30pm today lost with 400 votes against impeachment, 189 votes for impeachment, and 3 spoilt ballots. The impeachment was called by Jim Brennan following Ray William’s dramatic resignation from the position of Chief of Staff […]
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The Oxford Union’s Thursday debate came to a dramatic end when speaker Ray Williams announced his resignation as Chief of Staff of the Union and declared his support for the impeachment of Union Librarian Brendan McGrath in front of a packed chamber. A motion of impeachment was immediately pinned up on the Union notice board […]
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Union launches ‘exclusive’ new club night The Oxford Union has announced its own ‘exclusive new social event’ to rival Bridge Thursdays. The former Purple Turtle has been refurbished to create a ‘chilled-out wine and gin bar’ and a club area ‘where a top London DJ, will be playing all the best chart music (sic)’. Titled […]
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Image Credit: Twitter Last week, a news story caused shockwaves on Twitter, titled ‘Cambridge students reject Remembrance Day’. That’s just one article, but if you Google it, you’ll see about seven with near-identical wording, all from moderate to far-right-wing papers. Here’s the thing, though. This phrasing is extremely misleading. So what actually happened? A group of […]
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Image credit: Facebook Weidel’s cancellation is a missed opportunity – Kit O’Loughlin Harold Macmillan once called the Oxford Union “the last bastion of free speech in the Western world”. If you think that’s a compliment, as I do, you may find yourself in the minority. Recently, more than two-thirds of our representatives at the SU voted to […]
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Image Credit: Wikimedia The Oxford Union announced on Friday that Alice Weidel, parliamentary party leader of the AfD, will not speak on the 7th of November due to security concerns. This article is a contribution from members of the German community in Oxford and is intended to serve as an explanation of our reactions to […]
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Committee members of the Oxford Union have accused the current President, Stephen Horvath of “blatant nepotism” following his decision to allow Minal Haq, an ex-Standing committee member, to have a paper speech during this week’s Thursday debate. Haq is scheduled to be speaking against the motion, “This House Believes that Retributive Justice is Obsolete”, alongside […]
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Image Credit: US Department of State; Description: John Kerry speaks in Oxford Union debating chamber In a series of emails seen by The Oxford Student, allegations concerning the leadership of the Oxford Union have been laid against its senior officials. Parth Ahya, a member of the Secretary’s Committee who made these allegations, has resigned from his position. […]
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Image Credit: Olaf Kosinsky (CC BY-SA 3.0) The Oxford Union, Oxford’s debating club and the largest society at the University, has been condemned for inviting Alice Weidel, the leader of the Alternative for Germany party (AfD), to speak on the 7th November. This has generated widespread criticism from campaigners, students and local politicians. Controversies surrounding […]
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Image Credit: Pilot Boy Productions (CC BY-SA 4.0) This Friday at 2pm, Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart will be speaking at the Oxford Union after their recent joint tour. Chappelle, the American comedian popularised by Chappelle’s Show, has recently received a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. Earlier this year, his comedy special Equanimity, produced in […]
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Note: the article that follows is a work of satire, and therefore should not be taken as factual Disturbing reports have emerged regarding the activities of an unsuccessful candidate for Standing Committee following Friday’s elections. Oliver Greatwood of New College was widely expected to miss out on a position after polling far behind his […]
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Note: the article that follows is a work of satire, and therefore should not be taken as factual First year Earth Scientist and members of the Oxford Union, Samantha McGregor, Worcester College, voted in the Oxford Union in Friday’s elections based on a careful reading of the manifestos of the various candidates, and, after […]
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The Oxford Union presidential election will take place tomorrow, with the President and all officerships being contested. Candidates for all positions remain disproportionately male and privately educated. Members will have a choice between Daniel Wilkinson, a 2nd year PPEist, the presidential candidate for the ‘Progress’ slate, and Julian Kirk, a PPE finalist, who is leading […]
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