![]() The SU claimed that the society has a “toxic culture of bullying and harassment”. Debating society has ‘toxic culture of bullying and harassment’Ī spokesperson for Oxford SU said this would mean that the society would not be able to have a stand at the freshers’ fair. Oxford SU passed a motion to cut financial ties with the debating society this week. A protest is planned for the day of the talk. The university’s LGBTQ+ society has urged the debating society to rescind its “misguided” invitation to the academic because of her gender-critical views. The move by the Oxford Student Union (Oxford SU) comes after a growing student backlash against the 200-year-old debating society for inviting Ms Stock to speak later this month. The fair has typically been a significant source of membership sign-ups for the debating society, which sources more than half of its income from membership fees. ![]() The Oxford Union, which is known as a training ground for future British prime ministers, is likely to be blocked from having a stall at next year’s freshers’ fair following a vote by the student union. Oxford’s debating society faces being financially damaged by the university student union amid a row over a talk by gender-critical feminist Kathleen Stock. ![]()
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