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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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The United Kingdom is currently experiencing a crisis of faith in democracy. Polling reveals deep-seated dissatisfaction with the leaders currently heading the main political parties and this year insurgent populism in the form of the Brexit Party briefly stormed to a lead in the polls. Three and a half years ago the United Kingdom voted […]
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This general election is about three issues which will define our generation. We are faced with a global climate crisis that requires urgent action and leadership. We are on the brink of a Brexit which will damage the poorest and threatens the very existence of the United Kingdom. We find British politics in regression as […]
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On 12 December over 46 million British citizens will be eligible to have their say on the last turbulent three and a half years of bruising, insufferable dither and delay at Westminster. I’m mainly talking Brexit terms here, but the domestic agenda, especially the zeitgeist climate issue, will play heavily on the minds of the […]
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Image Description – Young person at rally holding a sign Whilst an amendment to lower the voting age to 16 was rejected in Parliament, it has revived the long-standing debate amongst media over the desirability of lowering the voting age. Three questions need to be answered before: 1) whether it is worthwhile to make such […]
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On 3rd May, we will head to the polls to vote in local elections across the country. This is the first England-wide test of electoral opinion since last year’s General Election. Over 150 different local councils have seats up for grabs in a mixture of metropolitan, unitary and district councils. Local elections provide a chance […]
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I strongly believe in the importance of voting – I truly do. It is a privilege and a duty, and I intend to always vote in General Elections for as long as I have the opportunity. So why, oh why, do the powers-that-be in Westminster make it so hard for me to do so? I […]
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As the general election approaches, students across the country are preparing to vote for the future of their country. This demographic enjoys a unique position, as students may vote either in their home constituency or in the constituency in which they study – or both, in local elections. They don’t even need to inform the […]
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Voting has opened in the OUSU elections for 2017/18, following a fortnight of campaigning and hustings. The two candidates for President, Kate Cole and Vivian Holmes, are running on opposing slates which endorse students for the other sabbatical positions. Cole’s slate is entitled ACTion (which stands for accountable, consistent and transparent), and includes Katy Haigh for […]
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On November 9th this year, tens of millions of Americans will wake up feeling absolutely indifferent to the result of their presidential election. Polling indicates currently that between 10 and 20 percent of the US electorate will vote for alternative candidates while the number not voting at all is expected to be well above the […]
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The namesake of an Oxford College will appear on the Scottish £10 note. Following a week-long public vote on the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Facebook page, Mary Somerville, after whom Somerville College is named, was announced the winner. The competition invited users to like the Scottish scientist they would most like to see on the banknote from […]
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66% of Oxford students are still yet to register to vote as the 20 April deadline for registration before the General Election looms closer.
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The views of Oxford students are at risk of underrepresentation at next year’s General Election, following changes to voting regulations.
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Students are no longer automatically registered to vote by the University, it has emerged. The information was revealed in a small note in a student news bulletin from the University on October 20th and a number of JCR Presidents have warned their JCRs. A University spokesperson said: “The change has taken place as a result […]
Continue ReadingLocal elections are, as a rule, not the most exciting moments in politics. Despite the many and varied ways that councils have to make life difficult (and, of course, the very real and useful work done), the scale of the actions involved tends to limit genuine interest to politics fanatics, NIMBYs, and community organisers. On […]
Continue ReadingTom Rutland will be next year’s OUSU President after claiming a decisive victory over Izzy Westbury. The Jesus JCR President polled just under a thousand votes more than Westbury and received over 60 per cent of vote. Rutland told The Oxford Student: “It’s an absolute honour and a true privilege to be elected OUSU President. […]
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