During Pride month, one of Oxford's queer venues is boarding up windows and other businesses are closing because the Oxford union has chosen to platform a fascist and they need to keep staff sage. Will the Oxford union compensate businesses for lost profits?
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Can't help feeling Oxford entrance requirements have dropped in recent years.
Also: I like that they're not bothering to ban bluesky cos they know everyone here is (apologies to whoever said this for not attributing it) 46.
Cover of the Oxford Mail today is, even by their standards, and absolute disgrace
More parking > more traffic > more danger
Prevent, the lot of them.
Pubs and businesses in Oxford city centre are closing today with some considering boarding up ahead of Tommy Robinson's visit this evening.
This is just Keble College's bar
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The government said it will be BANNED because it is a “user to user platform whose purpose is to enable social interaction”
Cllr Dr Alex Powell
When the tunnel under Broad Street was opened to the public for the Weston Library's 10th anniversary celebrations last year, the tours were immediately booked up ...
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Another testimony to love.
"When Oxford gave thee two degrees in art
And love possest thee master of my heart
Thy Colledge Fellowshipp thow lefst for mine
And nought but deathe could seprate me fro thine
Thirty five yeares we livde in wedlocke bands
Conioyned in our hearts as well as handes." 2/3
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Owen Massey
Tom Roberts
Not content with sending us seventeen notifications a day, there is a giant Duolingo owl wandering around Radcliffe Square. OKAY Duolingo, we'll extend our streak... SHEESH #localnews #borderlineharrassment (How long is your streak?)
Owen Massey
Paul Barrett
Louie Stowell
Owen Massey
Louise, Prof/Dr
Plus we also pontificate about local news a bit (for #IndieNewsWeek).
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Oxfordshire Liveable Streets’ Siobhann Mansel-Pleydell said: “We wholeheartedly support the research centre. What we cannot support is the parking. Operational need has been used to justify commercial tenants’ parking. Three women cyclists have been killed at Headington junctions in recent years.”
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