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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Richard Partington

Tackling the 15-minute cities conspiracy means fixing inequality

Banners with the word truth on them at a protest in London in 2020
It is a fertile time for conspiracy theorists, with legitimate concerns at protests repackaged for a wider audience of sceptics. Photograph: Guy Bell/Rex/Shutterstock

The sea of yellow placards, held aloft in the protest against Oxford’s low -traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) scheme earlier this month, told a story. In the crowd of about 2,000 people who took part, it was clear the demonstration was about much more than traffic reduction.

“The 15-minute WEF ghettoes are not about climate, it’s tyrannical control,” read a placard. “Say NO to the new world order. Say no to 15 mins prison cities. Wake up, people, wake up.”

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