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The United Kingdom is breaking. That, I trust, is not controversial. Visit one of our underfunded, understaffed hospitals, which are managing the worst A&E waiting times on record, and tell me that our NHS is working. Talk to one of the more-than-a-million households who don’t receive their full Universal Credit entitlement, or the 4.1 million […]
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Image Description: Nigel Farage, Leader of Brexit Party The evening of 29th March was one of the greatest anti-climaxes in our history. The champagne remained unopened as the realisation dawned that after two and a half years of incompetent negotiation on the part of the government, Britain would not be leaving the European Union. As […]
Continue ReadingA motion was put forward to the Somerville JCR that would require the JCR to demand the college administration to provide: lactose free, gluten free, halal and kosher food options in the dining hall. After voting, the motion passed, twenty-nine to two, with two amendments. The final amendment, taken as friendly, was to demand college […]
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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 […]
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Right. The long haul of election season is upon us, and we have six weeks till the votes are cast. Whatever party you’re backing, or even if you’ve decided not to vote (a valid choice, but do! Do vote!), there is a lot you can do to take part. Whether you believe in the legitimacy […]
Continue ReadingBalloting for the RAG charities vote which took place last week, closed on Thursday 9th February at 6pm. Oxford Raise and Give supports four charities a year; two national or international, and two local. The charities, chosen in a ballot each year share the profits of RAG’s fundraising activities over the course of the next […]
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Yes, Sarah Olney has done it. She has increased the number of Lib Dem MPs by 12.5% and become the party’s one-and-only female MP. Tim Farron is keen to make the most of this most public moment of Lib Dem success since Clegg’s first TV debate in 2010. Olney’s destruction of a 23,000 vote Tory […]
Continue ReadingA University policymaking board has ruled in favour of supporting the Living Wage campaign. The University’s Personnel Committee, which is responsible for policymaking on the employment of all University staff, made the decision after a meeting last term. Members of the board will now draft a paper to the University Planning and Resource Committee expressing […]
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