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The life and death of Oxford’s ‘effective altruism’ dream

The life and death of Oxford’s ‘effective altruism’ dream

The ripples from the conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried, the fraudster whose FTX crypto empire collapsed into bankruptcy from a valuation of $32bn, continue to make waves a long way from the Bahamas HQ of the one-time wunderkind. Wytham Abbey, a 15th century manor house just outside Oxford, has gone up

Traffic-free cycling in Oxfordshire

Traffic-free cycling in Oxfordshire

Now the sun is finally making an appearance, why not get out on your bike with the kids this half-term? Cycling for leisure has been a Clarion tradition since 1895, so here’s our guide to the best places to cycle without traffic in (and near) Oxfordshire. These are fun

Could you go car-free?

Could you go car-free?

That was the question posed by local group Low Carbon Oxford North. Earlier this year, they appealed for 12 Oxford drivers to voluntarily give up their car for three weeks, and to report back on their experiences. The 12 chosen were all long-term drivers, many reliant on cars since an

We’re all going to Wembley… by train

We’re all going to Wembley… by train

Water Eaton has never known anything like it. Oxford United’s play-off final is this Saturday, and the tiny hamlet will have up to three trains an hour to Wembley Stadium. Water Eaton is of course also Oxford Parkway, the city’s second railway station. Like so much about the

We found £278m down the back of the sofa

We found £278m down the back of the sofa

Not us, you understand. (Though for those with incessant questions about “how is the Clarion funded?”, maybe that’s your answer.) Oxfordshire County Council has found £278m down the back of the sofa. Remember that number: 278. Here’s another number: 106. Section 106 sounds like an obscure early-80s post-punk

“The belief of the oppressors” – an Independent Oxford Alliance candidate comments on Islam

“The belief of the oppressors” – an Independent Oxford Alliance candidate comments on Islam

Oxford East’s MP Anneliese Dodds, and leader of Oxford City Council Susan Brown, have called on Independent Oxford Alliance candidates to distance themselves from the “appalling behaviour” of others in their party. Following the Oxford Clarion’s report on party chair Anne Gwinnett yesterday, a series of comments by

“Pandemics cannot happen”: the views of the Independent Oxford Alliance’s chair

“Pandemics cannot happen”: the views of the Independent Oxford Alliance’s chair

Anne Gwinnett, the chair of Oxford’s new anti-LTN party, has posted a series of tweets which cast doubt on the Covid pandemic and climate change, among other topics. Dr Gwinnett, who lives in the north Oxfordshire village of Tackley, has been the chair of the Independent Oxford Alliance since