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15-minutes of fame: the legacy of Oxford’s traffic policy protests

Oxford City Council approved their Local Plan to make Oxford a 15-minute city on 14th September 2022. In response, conspiracy theorists organised a mass protest. With some of the new traffic regulations now in place, it’s time for a deep dive into the conspiracist movement and its sunset legacy in Oxford.

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15-minutes of fame: the legacy of Oxford’s traffic policy protests

£17,000 on grass, redacted files, and 250,000 parcels: Cherwell’s 2025 FOI review

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