What is a Conservative?

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What is a Conservative?

James Beaumont is an undergraduate at Exeter College and the President-Elect for Michaelmas Term 2018.

This question has always been a notoriously difficult one to answer. If you pick up a book by any philosopher, they’ll all tell you something different. However, one thing they’ll all say, counter-intuitively, is that a conservative believes in freedom. I’m going to expand on this, among other things, to give my view on what makes a conservative.

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The Problem with Candidate Lists

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The Problem with Candidate Lists

Ellie Flint is an undergraduate at Jesus College and the Social Secretary for Michaelmas Term 2018.

Following the promotion of Heidi Alexander, there is a by-election taking place in the constituency of Lewisham East, where OUCA has, of course, been helping to campaign. When researching the area however, it emerged that the candidate selection process for the Labour Party had involved a female only, BME only list, of which the candidate was then selected from.

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Gridlock in Northern Ireland: Why the real crisis for the Union is not Scotland.

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Gridlock in Northern Ireland: Why the real crisis for the Union is not Scotland.

Matthew Robbins is an undergraduate at St Benet’s Hall and the Whip for Michaelmas Term 2018.

Over a year ago, on March 2nd, 2017, Sinn Fein registered its best election result since the creation of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Since then Northern Ireland has been in an undemocratic paralysis, as neither the DUP or Sinn Fein is able to agree to a government under the power-sharing mechanism that governs the constituent country. The result is rule imposed by the government at Westminster as endless rounds of talks fail to reach a resolution.

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Copeland is no cause for complacency

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Copeland is no cause for complacency

Ben Steward is a second year undergraduate at Lincoln College and is the Social Secretary

On Thursday 23rd February 2017, Trudy Harrison became the first Conservative MP for the Copeland constituency, and its predecessor, Whitehead, since 1935. The victory was also the first time in 35 years that a sitting government has taken a seat from its main opposition at a by-election.

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ORF and the hypocrisy of the student left

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ORF and the hypocrisy of the student left

Edward McBarnet is the Publications Editor, and an undergraduate at Magdalen College

A storm has recently erupted on the Facebook page of my college’s JCR page, concerning its recent motion to fund Oxford Radical Forum. The event is playing host to such charming speakers as the infamous NUS president, Malia Bouattia, and several other controversial speakers.

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First Brexit, Now Trump

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First Brexit, Now Trump

Branwen Phillips is a first year undergraduate at Lincoln College, and a member of Committee

First Brexit, now Trump. Common words said and posted prolifically in the last few days and months of 2016. Something I also said in frustration of the many bathetic moments this year as an outspoken Remainer and opponent of Trump. But are Brexit and Trump's electoral victory really comparable? 

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Season’s Greetings from the President

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As the weather compounds in unpleasantness, the reality of January collections begins to dawn, and the inauguration of one Donald J Trump draws nearer, there’s scarcely been a better time to knock back a mulled wine, scoff a mince pie or two (or three), and watch dreadful Hugh Grant films on endless repeat to coax one’s mind off of politics.

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Time to Take a Stand

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Time to Take a Stand

Redha Rubaie is Secretary of the Association and a second year PPEist at Corpus Christi

To say that I am not the greatest fan of Boris Johnson is probably a major understatement. To my mind, he took public service and turned it into a stand up sketch designed solely with the purpose of installing himself into Number 10. Yet now I find myself coming to his defence.

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