Comment·30th May 2021DEBATE: Compulsory voter ID is detrimental to democracy Ciara Garcha and Sharon Chau Image Description: black silhouette of a hand with a watch placing a vote in a ballot box against a white... Read More
CommentFeaturesNational Issues·10th December 2019Why you should vote Labour Ed Lawrence The United Kingdom is breaking. That, I trust, is not controversial. Visit one of our underfunded, understaffed hospitals, which are... Read More
CommentFeaturesNational Issues·10th December 2019Why you should vote Lib Dem Olly Besley This general election is about three issues which will define our generation. We are faced with a global climate crisis... Read More
Comment·11th November 2019A Case For Lowering The Voting Age Ruilin Fang Image Description – Young person at rally holding a sign Whilst an amendment to lower the voting age to 16... Read More
Comment·9th June 2017Pre-election blues: why should I bother? Matthew Palmer I strongly believe in the importance of voting – I truly do. It is a privilege and a duty, and... Read More
News·7th February 2017Polls open for OUSU elections News Team Voting has opened in the OUSU elections for 2017/18, following a fortnight of campaigning and hustings. The two candidates for President,... Read More
College NewsNational NewsNewsUniversity News·10th February 2016Mary Somerville will appear on the Scottish £10 note Alys Key The namesake of an Oxford College will appear on the Scottish £10 note. Following a week-long public vote on the... Read More
News·10th December 2014Voting changes risk marginalising Oxford students Bertram Beor-Roberts The views of Oxford students are at risk of underrepresentation at next year’s General Election, following changes to voting regulations.... Read More
News·10th May 2013The public deserve better than any party offers them Harry Gillow Local elections are, as a rule, not the most exciting moments in politics. Despite the many and varied ways that... Read More
News·27th November 2020CREATE Slate clean sweeps union election Madeleine Ross Adam Roble, a second-year History and Politics student from Teddy Hall has tonight been elected President of the Oxford Union... Read More
CommentFeaturesNational Issues·10th December 2019Why you should vote Conservative Hugo Harting The United Kingdom is currently experiencing a crisis of faith in democracy. Polling reveals deep-seated dissatisfaction with the leaders currently... Read More
CommentFeaturesNational Issues·11th November 2019A Case Against Lowering The Voting Age Reuben Cooper On 12 December over 46 million British citizens will be eligible to have their say on the last turbulent three... Read More
Investigations·3rd May 201880 percent of Oxford students plan to vote in local elections on May 3rd Lucy Clay On 3rd May, we will head to the polls to vote in local elections across the country. This is the... Read More
Comment·4th June 2017The student vote: a misleading double-edged sword Emma-Jane Hampsheir-Gill As the general election approaches, students across the country are preparing to vote for the future of their country. This... Read More
Comment·17th October 2016America’s abstainers are about to betray democracy Oliver Hirsch On November 9th this year, tens of millions of Americans will wake up feeling absolutely indifferent to the result of... Read More
National NewsNewsUniversity News·12th February 2015Fewer than 50% of students at Oxford registered to vote Megan Erwin 66% of Oxford students are still yet to register to vote as the 20 April deadline for registration before the... Read More
NewsUniversity News·23rd October 2014University stops registering students to vote automatically Adam Dayan Students are no longer automatically registered to vote by the University, it has emerged. The information was revealed in a... Read More
News·15th November 2012Rutland romps to OUSU Presidency Tom Rutland will be next year’s OUSU President after claiming a decisive victory over Izzy Westbury. The Jesus JCR President... Read More