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Reform UK councillor questioned over Patriotic Alternative at Bicester protest

Reform UK councillor Michael Wilson, who represents Bicester West, joined a demonstration in Bicester town centre on Saturday, November 7, after residents and campaigners from elsewhere in the country...

Banbury MP Sean Woodcock backs full ban on trail hunting

Sean Woodcock, the MP for Banbury, has joined parliamentarians from several parties in pressing the Government for wider changes to hunting legislation. Their intervention calls for a complete prohib...

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Reform UK councillor questioned over Patriotic Alternative at Bicester protest

Reform UK councillor Michael Wilson, who represents Bicester West, joined a demonstration in Bicester town centre on Saturday, November 7, after residents and campaigners from elsewhere in the country...

Banbury MP Sean Woodcock backs full ban on trail hunting

Sean Woodcock, the MP for Banbury, has joined parliamentarians from several parties in pressing the Government for wider changes to hunting legislation. Their intervention calls for a complete prohib...

Labour becomes formal opposition at Oxfordshire County Council after resignation

Paul-Austin Sargent's resignation has altered the opposition arrangements at Oxfordshire County Council, where the largest opposition group has changed. Sargent, an independent councillor for Banbury...

Universities back proposed Thames Valley mayoral authority

Support has been given by three universities to proposals for a mayoral strategic authority covering the Thames Valley. The University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University and the University of the ...

Oxford Chancellor Lord Hague calls for closer UK-EU ties

Lord William Hague, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, presented the 2026 Europaeum Annual Lecture at the Sheldonian Theatre on 4 November. In his address, Hague argued that closer relations bet...

Oxford graduate Abdul El-Sayed becomes America’s first Muslim senator

An Oxford graduate has become the first Muslim to serve as a US senator after winning the closely watched Michigan race during this week's midterm elections. Abdul El-Sayed was elected as a US state ...

RAF officer Angus MacIntyre named Reform armed forces spokesman

A senior RAF officer who recently delivered a lecture at Oxford University is expected to be named as Reform UK's armed forces spokesman on Thursday. The party has described the appointment as a new ...

Oxford protesters demand university divestment from Israel

Lisa and John, two attendees at a pro-Palestine march in Oxford, have taken part in daily protests outside Carfax Tower. Lisa, a graduate student, said students had developed awareness of the cause a...

US midterms could affect Oxford students’ grocery and travel costs

The US midterm elections could have a direct effect on Oxford students through consumer prices and travel costs. Diesel has risen beyond £2 per litre this month, while British grocery inflation incre...

Oxford Union requires two forms of ID to vote after election fraud

The Oxford Union has approved stricter voting procedures after repeated cases of impersonation and electoral misconduct. Members casting ballots will be required to present their membership card toge...

Oxford political party societies not fit for purpose, Ti-Jean Martin argues

Ti-Jean Martin argues that Oxford University's party-aligned societies are not fit for purpose, while Elizabeth Millett contends that they remain effective within their intended roles. Martin's argum...

Oxford’s global influence overstated in critique of UK soft power

A claim that Britain is an unrecognised global superpower has circulated widely in recent political commentary. In an article published by The Times four months before the debate examined here, Matth...

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Reform UK councillor questioned over Patriotic Alternative at Bicester protest

Reform UK councillor Michael Wilson, who represents Bicester West, joined a demonstration in Bicester town centre on Saturday, November 7, after residents and campaigners from elsewhere in the country...

Banbury MP Sean Woodcock backs full ban on trail hunting

Sean Woodcock, the MP for Banbury, has joined parliamentarians from several parties in pressing the Government for wider changes to hunting legislation. Their intervention calls for a complete prohib...

Labour becomes formal opposition at Oxfordshire County Council after resignation

Paul-Austin Sargent's resignation has altered the opposition arrangements at Oxfordshire County Council, where the largest opposition group has changed. Sargent, an independent councillor for Banbury...

Universities back proposed Thames Valley mayoral authority

Support has been given by three universities to proposals for a mayoral strategic authority covering the Thames Valley. The University of Reading, Oxford Brookes University and the University of the ...