Jack Olsburgh, William Atkinson, George Beglan and Jacob Reid give their thoughts on Keir Starmer’s keynote speech at the 2020 Labour Party conference.
Current Affairs
Parents hold Radcliffe Camera ‘shoe strike’ on day of global climate action
The temporary installation included hundreds of pairs of children’s and adult’s shoes with messages of hopes, wishes and fears about the future, accompanied by a banner asking, “Would you want to be in our kids’ shoes?”
City Council wins £1 million Government funding in fight to end Oxford homelessness
Oxford City Council, in conjunction with Aspire, will receive over £1 million from the UK Government to aid its fight to prevent homeless people from having to return to the city’s streets amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, the City Council said that almost £900,000 of the new funding will go towards Read More…
Has the Boohoo Scandal Changed The Tide on Fast Fashion?
Sasha Mills writes about the recent Boohoo fast-fashion scandal, questioning whether this type of industry will have a place any longer.
Oxfam report exposes ‘The Era of Extreme Carbon Inequality’
In the 25 years between 1990 and 2015, humanity doubled the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere, in a period of unprecedented and highly unequal emissions growth. According to a new report by Oxfam, conducted with the Stockholm Environment Institute, during this time, the richest 1 per cent of the world’s population were Read More…
Public wants a fairer, greener Britain after Covid, report finds
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown have, “transformed the national mood,” according to the findings of a report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on the Green New Deal.
EXCLUSIVE: restless Conservative MPs tell Boris Johnson to reshuffle Cabinet amid talk of PM’s “shelf life”
An anonymous source told The Oxford Blue that rebels have demanded a Cabinet reshuffle or the PM risks losing further support among his backbenchers.
Iffley Sports Centre will not be used as Michaelmas teaching space after 1500 sign open letter
The University of Oxford has released a statement confirming that plans to repurpose the sports halls at Iffley Road Sports Centre as teaching spaces have been abandoned. The statement says that the sports halls “are no longer under consideration for potential teaching and academic purposes in Michaelmas term” after the SFEC (Sports Federation Executive Committee) Read More…
Ineos set for disappointment as Tour de France enters its final week – analysis
As stage 15 of the much-anticipated Tour de France 2020 comes to a close, Mitchell Marshall reflects on the competition thus far and predicts disappointment for Team Ineos after their failure to overcome the challenge of Team Jumbo-Visma.
Why is Oatly being ‘cancelled’?
The oat drink company, Oatly, has recently been criticised for its involvement with the Blackstone Group Inc., an American private equity investment management fund. Oat milk is widely considered the most sustainable dairy alternative with a low carbon footprint, low water usage and environmentally-conscious waste, and Oatly is one of the leading manufacturers in the Read More…