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The Federal Union: how a group of 1940s economists dreamt of a European Union for the working classes

On the eve of the Second World War, three Oxbridge graduates joined forces in London and wrote a pamphlet calling for the union of Britain with other democracies to avert the coming conflict. They sent the short pamphlet, titled “Federal Union”, to more than 500 opinion-makers in Britain. The warm…

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Ben Bradshaw is still wrong on Iraq and the Guardian

Brief letters: Poor judgment | State school kids at Oxbridge | Assisted dying | A quick baked potato

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‘Astonishing speed!’: the University Challenge final reviewed by last year’s winner

From questions about urea to Jeremy Paxman’s lingering legacy, it was a showdown to challenge Oxbridge bias. Alex Radcliffe, captain of Durham’s 2023 winning team, sizes up this year’s final

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A challenge to the BBC’s Oxbridge bias

Letter: This year the BBC allowed nine Oxbridge colleges out of a total of 28 to compete in University Challenge, and still they did not win, writes Frank Coffield

The Guardian - UK

The Garrick row is not about women getting in – it’s about the dinosaurs desperate to keep us out

Beleaguered members cite tradition, but this is an attempt to protect powerful men from society’s progress, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

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Oxbridge must help pupils from state schools succeed, college head says

Helen Mountfield, principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, hopes to raise £100m to help improve outcomes

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Stephen Fry: ‘I was never cute – I’ve got better looking as I’ve got older’

As Britain’s pre-eminent brainbox voices Leonardo da Vinci in new stopmotion film The Inventor, he answers readers’ questions on dinner parties, trivia quizzes and getting old

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Writer Kerry Hudson: ‘I grew up with the narrative that working-class mothers were the worst’

The author on following her acclaimed debut Lowborn with a memoir about motherhood, why her next two books will be thrillers, and the power of toast to bring cheer

The Guardian - UK

UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies

Campaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels

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BBC called to defend ‘elitist’ format of University Challenge

Professor complains that show’s Oxbridge bias is even more pronounced in Christmas specials and calls for public debate

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Britain’s losing talent: US choirs poised to lead as school cuts hit supply of UK singers

Top musician says Britain’s choral tradition threatened by classroom cutbacks and fewer public school pupils at Oxbridge

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I gave up wanting to belong and embraced being a maverick. I have never felt more free

After years of changing myself to fit in at school, university and work, I’ve accepted that I don’t fit the mould – and that it’s OK, says writer and podcast host Dhruti Shah

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So No 10 was run by donkeys who went to Oxbridge. My dog could have done better

Helen MacNamara may reveal more soul than Boris and co during Covid, but she still thought the rules didn’t apply to her

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St Andrews beats Oxford and Cambridge to top spot in UK university rankings

St Andrews has beaten the elite Oxbridge institutions for only the second time in the guide’s 30-year history.

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Stoxbridge? St Andrews tops Guardian UK university guide for second year

Scottish institution once again finishes ahead of Oxford and Cambridge in the Guardian’s 2024 rankings

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Comedian London Hughes: ‘I made more money in one year in America than my whole life in Britain’

Fed up with the white boys’ club of British standup, a one-way ticket to LA finally brought fame to the ‘comedy Beyoncé’. Now she has written a memoir detailing her rise from bullied teen to transatlantic hit

Evening Standard

State school where “Sir” and “ Miss” are banned is sending 43 students to Oxbridge

Sixth form that prioritises teenagers from poorer backgrounds celebrates record university success.

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‘I have overwhelming impostor syndrome’: TV judge Rob Rinder on empathy, shame and survival

He grew up gay in a working-class community, before becoming a criminal barrister, then moving into television. Now he has written his first novel

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Record year for investment into smaller Scottish businesses, despite market challenges

The University of Edinburgh ranks third behind Oxbridge for investment into UK spin-outs

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If the Tories lose the next election, Boris Johnson won’t be the man they turn to

Modelling of the result suggests the former PM will lose a significant amount of support within the party, and possibly his own seat

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Spare a thought for Britain’s new persecuted minority: the privately educated

They’re losing their grip on Oxbridge, and Labour threatens to strip elite schools of their charitable status. It just won’t do, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Friday briefing: Has a ‘woke aristocracy’ really taken control of British society?

In today’s newsletter: Interrogating academic Matthew Goodwin’s description of a new left-wing elite

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Ilse Ryder obituary

Other lives: Refugee from Czechoslovakia who became a maths teacher after settling in the UK

Daily Mirror

'I felt like an imposter for getting into University of Cambridge with a scholarship'

University can be a challenge for many but Meiyang Jiang's acceptance to study law at Cambridge was met by a huge wave of imposter syndrome that still haunts her now

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University Challenge was biased towards Oxbridge when I worked on it, and it still is. But there’s a fix

A third of the teams competing come from just two universities. How can that not be elitist, asks freelance writer Lillian Crawford

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