The 200-year-old Oxford Union, a historic bastion of free speech, now finds itself teetering on the edge of financial and reputational ruin. The cause is not a contentious debate on its famous floor, but a series of shocking social media messages from its own president-elect, George Abaraonye.
The scandal has ignited a firestorm, leading to a freeze on massive donations and a wave of cancellations from high-profile speakers, plunging the institution into what one official describes as 'complete and utter turmoil'.
