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Posts Tagged: Oxford

Britishness is a political, not a racial, characteristic

Afua Hirsch recounts her inability, as a person of mixed race, to feel she truly belongs in either Britain or Ghana.

By Andrew Gimson | 10 February 2018 | 162 comments

Peter Franklin: “Allowing expansion where it’s needed will mean some building on the green belt.” An open letter to Dominic Raab.

“This is the most important job of your political career so far – and there’s a lot riding on what you make of it. On this one you need to make a difference.”

By Peter Franklin | 7 February 2018 | 63 comments

Hammond’s economicky survivorish escapy Budget

The lack of a Conservative Commons majority prevented the Chancellor from doing much more than playing it safe – which he did effectively.

By Paul Goodman | 23 November 2017 | 74 comments

Peter Golds: Voter corruption is prosecuted in Scotland, and it should be in England too

The Crown Prosecution Service and the police are still failing to uphold democracy in Tower Hamlets.

By Peter Golds | 9 August 2017 | 30 comments

Tim Patmore: Let’s build a million homes a year – but none of them on the green belt

It can be done, but it requires a great deal of political ambition.

By Tim Patmore | 7 February 2017 | 77 comments

How do you solve a problem like the railways?

Grayling is a man with a plan.

By Mark Wallace | 7 December 2016

Lewis Baston: The 1966 election – Labour’s big win, 50 years ago this month

The Tory campaign in 1966 was not a success, but neither was it a complete failure. Heath’s warnings of economic troubles ahead were vindicated as early as July.

By Lewis Baston | 11 March 2016 | 14 comments

Daniel Hannan: Why do so many on the Left have a blind spot when it comes to anti-Semitism?

The Oxford Labour Club allegations are just part of a worrying trend, which is rooted in a long and unpleasant history.

By Daniel Hannan MEP | 3 March 2016 | 27 comments

Cameron should stop pretending to be David Mellor in the back of a cab

By being so unrelentlingly contemptuous about the Leader of the Opposition, the Prime Minister is corrupting his own brand.

By Andrew Gimson | 10 December 2014 | 31 comments

Damian Green MP: Why it’s time to create new grammar schools

They are the logical next step in the increased variety of secondary schooling which is now on offer because of Michael Gove’s reforms.

By Damian Green MP | 9 December 2014 | 37 comments

Rebecca Coulson: The Oxford students who trivialise free speech take reckless risks with our liberty

The closing down of an abortion debate last week is part of a disturbing trend.

By Rebecca Lowe | 25 November 2014 | 11 comments

Heresy of the week: Blame the BBC not PPE for the poverty of our political culture

One has to question whether the influence of academia on our politics matters much compared to the influence of the media

By Peter Franklin | 26 September 2014 | 32 comments

Daniel Stafford: Oxford Labour schedule by-elections to minimise turnout

Holding council by-elections when as many voters as possible are away is against the spirit of democracy.

By Daniel Stafford | 16 September 2014 | 15 comments

Council by-election results from yesterday

UKIP gain a seat from the Conservatives in Folkestone

By Harry Phibbs | 5 September 2014 | 28 comments

Time to ditch the meaningless term “affordable housing”

More “affordable housing” means less housing that most people can afford

By Harry Phibbs | 12 August 2014 | 43 comments

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