The Fault, Dear Brutus, is Not in Our Students
First, a confession: I’m a second year English student, but aged sixteen, I couldn’t stand Shakespeare. I know, I know. It’s the kind of blasphemy which ignites witch-hunts and kicks academia into uproar. I’ll hasten to point out that I do like Shakespeare now. And my transformation in opini
“WEEK OF THE LONG KNIVES”: WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
After the political shitstorm labelled by The Sunday Times as the “Week of the Long Knives”, Oxford colleges and societies alike sought to publicly support and endorse the manoeuvres of their treasured alumni this week. Of outgoing PM David Cameron, who allegedly had a zealous fondness of fellow
Very tiny countries
Micronations are self-proclaimed states, sometimes partially—but almost never universally—recognised. There are as many as 200 known micronations in the world today, ranging from political protests to eccentric experiments. Many are permeated by a spirit of rebellion and subversion—from Akhziv
The ISIS meets Larry Sanders
Our broadcasting team met with Larry Sanders in Oxford to talk all things politics. Cover Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth
Visible and Invisible History in Budapest
A muscular arm, outstretched; a clenched fist trailing a ragged flag into an arc over head and shoulders. A friend’s comment that the statue is not “artful” (whatever that means) is disputed by an onlooker, possibly one of the ‘communist nostalgia tourists’. My guidebook comments: “It is
The walking people: an interview with an Irish Traveller
“The government thinks that everybody’s millionaires, like the people over there,” Sarah* tells me. She gestures out of her caravan window in the direction of the Prime Minister’s home constituency, Witney. “David Cameron is living on a high stool just down there. He’s saying he’s help
Swerve the Tories
A new podcast: Niloo Sharifi explores anti-Conservative sentiment in Liverpool.
Against movies
There is a growing unwillingness to acknowledge voyeurism as a common denominator shared by all forms of visual entertainment.
Human wrongs in Geneva
Numerous underground nuclear shelters are now being used to house Geneva’s asylum seekers, out of sight and public knowledge.