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IOA group leader “harassed and bullied” female councillor

IOA group leader “harassed and bullied” female councillor

The group leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance, David Henwood, has been found to have harassed and bullied a Labour councillor and brought Oxford City Council into disrepute. Trish Elphinstone, who works as a music teacher, was Labour county councillor for Rose Hill & Littlemore. She brought a complaint to

Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn

Legal challenge to Oxford’s LTNs withdrawn

A crowdfunded legal challenge to the Low Traffic Neighbourhoods in East Oxford and Cowley has been withdrawn after King’s Counsel advised it would “likely fail”. The crowdfunder was launched by Reconnecting Oxford, a campaigner with an active Twitter/X account, in August 2022. It sought to “end road closures

“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