A decision by Magdalen College’s Middle Common Room to remove an image of the Queen has sparked a furore
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EXCLUSIVE: Hancock speaks to Blue amidst student anger at G7 meeting in Oxford
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, spoke exclusively to The Oxford Blue this morning as he hosts the G7 health ministers’ meeting in Oxford. He told the Blue that his priorities for the week’s meetings were twofold: to “help get the whole world out of this pandemic” and to work on Read More…
Ecology and Artwork – visual communication and activism
Mia Clement states the importance of collaboration between the arts and sciences to help build a better understanding of the future of our environment.
The Great British Bake Off – why it’s become soggy bottoms all round
Thang Tu explains why he believes Bake Off isn’t all it’s cracked up to be anymore.
Outrage at 50% funding cuts for humanities and arts university courses
The government’s decision to reduce arts funding in universities as of the next academic year is facing a widespread backlash. In his letter to the OfS, the Minister for Education, Gavin Williamson, presented the government’s plan to cut funding for humanities and arts subjects at UK universities by 50%. Subjects that are not on the Read More…
Rhodes Must Fall: Oriel’s decision is “a slap in the face”
Rhodes Must Fall have denounced the retention of Oriel College’s Rhodes statue
BREAKING: Anvee Bhutani wins Oxford Student Union presidential by-election
At 9.00pm BST, Oxford SU announced that Anvee Bhutani has won the presidential by-election. 2506 votes were cast. Eleven candidates stood in this term’s by-election, with two of these candidates having taken part in the first presidential election. Anvee Bhutani, current Co-Chair Campaign for Racial Awareness and Equality (CRAE) at Oxford SU, used her manifesto Read More…
Claims of antisemitism against local Green Party politician
The organisers of Sunday’s ‘Free Palestine’ protest, the Green Party, and various students have condemned antisemitic remarks made by David Williams of the Green Party. Zaman Keinath-Esmail reports.
CW: antisemitism, discussion of the Holocaust
Wadham announces new Warden
CW: Child abuse Wadham College has announced its new warden will be Robert Hannigan, former Director of GCHQ. Mr Hannigan studied Classics at Wadham and was appointed an Honorary Fellow of the College in 2015. He was director of GCHQ from 2014-2017. He also worked for Tony Blair during the Northern Ireland Peace Process. Mr Read More…
‘Free Palestine’ protest draws crowd of hundreds in Bonn Square
Zaman Keinath-Esmail reports on Sunday’s ‘Free Palestine’ march and protest in Oxford.