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Ukraine’s second wave of refugees

Ukraine’s second wave of refugees

A new wave of Ukrainian refugees is asking for shelter in the UK. Oxford-based aid worker, campaigner and organiser Justin Robinson asks how people in Oxfordshire can help this Christmas. Since the beginning of the full scale invasion of Ukraine, 2,887 Ukrainians have found sanctuary in Oxfordshire. Many have

MOD Bicester: an unlikely coalition?

MOD Bicester: an unlikely coalition?

An unprecedented cross-party coalition is developing in north-east Oxfordshire to oppose a military base being turned into asylum seekers’ accommodation. Principled opposition or dressed-up NIMBYism? We listen to the arguments. Calum Miller, MP for Bicester & Woodstock, hosted a ‘town hall’ in the village of Langford, near Bicester, on Saturday.

Holding hands in the dark

Holding hands in the dark

Protests outside asylum hotels; calls in the national media to “stop the boats”; a polarisation of national discourse, headlines sometimes more for clickbait than facts. What is the real story of refugees and asylum seekers in our county? We asked Sushila Dhall of local charity Refugee Resource to tell us