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Time for Oxford to organise

Time for Oxford to organise

With the far right hogging the headlines, Oxford trade union activist Toby James says the city can buck the trend – but only if we work together, from allotment associations to school governors to community music… There's a Kurt Vonnegut quote: “What should [...] people do with their lives today?

“We must never sacrifice our decency or humanity”

“We must never sacrifice our decency or humanity”

Banbury MP Sean Woodcock weighs in to the debate on flags, and outlines his thoughts on national pride and Labour's progress in their change agenda. Pride in our country I am immensely proud to call England my home. Our nation, with its rich history, is something to cherish.

What on Earth is a Climate Café?

At the end of a hot, dry summer where the impact of climate change has been visible from day to day, how do Oxford residents and their families come to terms with the changing world? Karen Dauncey, a volunteer for Oxford's Network of Climate Cafés, writes about their

J.D. Vance has taken over my village. Send help

J.D. Vance has taken over my village. Send help

The tiny Oxfordshire village of Dean has an unexpected visitor – US vice-president J.D. Vance on his summer holidays. Local resident Jonathan Mazower writes from inside Fortress Dean. What to do when J.D. Vance comes to stay? This wasn’t a question I’d ever considered, but it was

Climate-proofing your garden

Climate-proofing your garden

Is your garden suffering in this uncommonly hot summer? Oxford horticulturist Amandine Lepers-Thornton explains how to future-proof your planting in the age of climate change. Imagine a typical British garden. Lush green grass, shrubs and trees looking full and beds bursting at the seams with green leaves and spires of

Abingdon Reservoir: how much will it cost?

Abingdon Reservoir: how much will it cost?

The proposed reservoir will be Oxfordshire’s most expensive infrastructure project ever. In the last part of his personal look at the project, Andy Cooke asks if costs will be kept under control. For a moment, let’s ignore issues raised in the last two articles and assume it is

Abingdon Reservoir: what are the risks?

Abingdon Reservoir: what are the risks?

In part two of a personal look at the case for and against a new reservoir near Abingdon, Andy Cooke asks if a 150-billion litre ‘bunded’ reservoir is too risky. In 2010, a public inquiry into Thames Water’s then proposals found that a 100-billion litre reservoir was unjustifiable – but