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It’s Oxford Pride on Saturday – less than a month before the General Election. And in the national debate, trans rights are front and centre. Front-bench spokespeople including Kemi Badenoch for the Conservatives have been airing their plans in national media. Politico describes the tactic as “culture wars” and an

Last week may have been half-term, but there’s been no let-up in the campaigning – even though a big chunk of voters weren’t at home to answer their doors. Here’s our recap of week 2, with thanks to some new contributors – you know who you are! Keep the

Like Queen Victoria, we are very much not amused. The Clarion had plans for this summer. Articles we wanted to write (the FOIs are in). Bike rides we wanted to go on. Events we wanted to attend. The plan was not to be slaving over a hot laptop while the

Wherever you live in the county, somewhere over the rainbow, there's a Pride celebration near you. It might be low key or it might be a bright splashy parade. And it's all year round, not just for one day. Quietly or loudly, groups of LGBTQ+ activists

Oxford remains a destination city, but local visitors are steadily increasing, latest figures released by Oxford City Council show.   The Clarion reported on Oxford's footfall increase bucking the national trends earlier this year. Oxford city centre dramatically outperformed the rest of the UK in terms of footfall over

Regular Oxford Clarion readers must surely have expected us to write an Oxford City Council Election Special. And in truth we have been delaying it. Endless editorial debates. How do you write about something that seems so trivial (Bins! Cemeteries!), yet is actually so critical to the future of the