The Myth of the Statue
Following Boris Johnson’s comments on the removal of Oxford’s Cecil Rhodes statue, Edmund Kelly explores why statues don’t celebrate a shared history at all.
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The Conservative government’s attack on trans rights is evil
‘The ability of trans people to self-identify may legally be hanging in the balance, but no government can take from us the ability to speak up.’
Jenny Elizabeth Scoones writes about the profound impacts of the government’s plans to scrap reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.
Pride in India allows me to hope for a better future
‘Pride is not just simultaneous celebration and protest: the two combine to also produce hope.Seeing everyone together, out in the ‘open’, brings me hope that things will get better, for myself and everyone else.’
Mihir Rajamane explores the impact of Pride in India.
Going Down A Starmer
William Atkinson explores the ins and outs of Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to sack Rebecca Long-Bailey from the Shadow Cabinet.
Why the cycle of female abuse prevents equality
Emma Rath explores how society both perpetuates and facilitates sexual abuse and gender inequality.
Why Words Matter
Louis Capstick explores the central role of language in systemic and casual racism.
Double sided statues: why we need to rethink history
‘It’s easier to look at a statue of Lenin and see the two sides of the history that he represents because, at least for me, he isn’t an immediate part of my cultural heritage.’
Elizabeth Reynard explores the dual nature of history that our statues represent.
Beyond colouring pencils: what Geography is really about
Matthew Doran explains the breadth and importance of a degree in Geography.
Building bridges: LGBTQ + worshippers and Oxford’s evangelical churches
“There is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’ Luke 16:26 The reported social conservatism of Oxford’s evangelical…
Are we overreacting? Let’s talk about microaggressions
“As a white person, you will never feel the institutional force of it. If anything, you actually profit from it.”