Oxford Union

Britain Before Burundi

Amelia Hamer | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Amelia Hamer

In an ideal world, we would be able to alleviate the all humans from poverty. The sad truth is however, that we, as individuals and nation states, have limited resources. Oxford Union voted that we should indeed help the Burundians before the British. But such a conclusion is naïve and idealistic.

Change My Mind: Is Drone Warfare Ethical And Effective?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education

As the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the RAF carried out its first drone strike operated from the UK this week, the question of whether the use o...

Against Drone Warfare

Hasan Dindjer | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Hasan Dindjer

The use of drones over the last few years has been immensely damaging. What opponents of drone warfare must now seek to do is ensure that this dark period is treated as an exception and does not become a rule for the future.

This House Believes That Drone Warfare Is Ethical and Effective

Konstantinos Chryssanthopoulos | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Konstantinos Chryssanthopoulos

While the technology is far from perfect, drone warfare is not only a legitimate and legal weapon but also a necessary one given the circumstances of conflicts these days. For the opposition to suggest it is neither ethical or efficient is both false and naive as no other alternative could adequately achieve the success seen through the use of drones.

Whom Is Aboot Toon?

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 05.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

In a clash of cultures, the lads and lasses from reality show Geordie Shore, replete with tango tans, descended on Oxford University for a question an...

An Open Letter to George Galloway

Mahmood Naji | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Mahmood Naji

It has not escaped my attention that, since discourteously walking out on an event I had spent much time and effort organising, you have been claiming repeatedly that I had "misled" and "deceived" you. I was not intending on replying until I saw you once again attempt to, in my opinion, slander me on Press TV.

Lies, Damned Lies, and Newspaper Reporting

Annie Machon | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK Politics
Annie Machon

Where to start with this tangled skein of media spin, misrepresentation and outright hypocrisy?

Assange Calls Cumberbatch Film As 'Massive Propaganda Attack'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 24.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Julian Assange has hit out at a Hollywood film about WikiLeaks as a "massive propaganda attack" after acquiring a script of the film which stars Bened...

What Do Lady Gaga, Nick Griffin And Mitt Romney All Have In Common?

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 14.01.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Students at Oxford University's debating union have got their knickers in a twist after invitations were accidentally sent out to Lady Gaga, Nick Grif...

EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Lee Nelson Visits Oxford University

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.11.2012 | UK Comedy

The well good Lee Nelson paid a trip to Oxford University recently - to speak at the Oxford Union, no less. But what exactly did he make of the town (...

Is It Still Worth Climbing the Greasy Pole of Oxford Politics?

Tom Beardsworth | Posted 16.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Tom Beardsworth

Aside from yet another tedious round of Oxbridge bashing, the BBC's new series Young, Bright and On the Right fundamentally misunderstands the nature of our Oxbridge-educated political elite.

Geri Goes Back To School

Posted 12.06.2012 | Home

The Oxford Union has played host to many great speakers over the years... Winston Churchill, Mother Theresa, the Dalai Lama... and now, Geri Halliwell...

Oxford University Student Fined After 'Great Rack' Election Slogan Caused Uproar

Posted 04.05.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Madeline Grant, the Oxford University student who boasted of her "great rack" to try to win a librarian job has been fined £120 for bringing the univ...

'We Are Not Dumbing Down' - Oxford Defends Their Next Guest Speaker

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 30.01.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Peter Andre is to follow in his ex-wife's footsteps and appear at Oxford University, after Katie Price wowed students and scholars with her performanc...

Hanson To Sell Their Own Beer - Called, Unbelievably, 'MMMHop'

Huffington Post | Alastair Plumb | Posted 01.12.2011 | UK Comedy

It sounds like a joke, but it's true: pop rock boy band Hanson, famous in the '90s for having long blond hair and singing with high-pitched voices, ar...

Katie Price For Oxford University Debate

The Huffington Post UK | Sarah Dean | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK Entertainment

Where Winston Churchill and the Dalai Lama have walked, so will follow... Katie Price, with the pneumatic all-rounder set to speak at the Oxford Unive...