Cherwell District Council 2023 Manifesto 09 Mar 2023 A Fresh Start For Cherwell Cherwell’s a great place to live. During the pandemic, our…
Don’t Take It Out On Cherwell – Labour’s Cherwell group leader joins more than 70 leaders to demand fair deal from Chancellor 17 Nov 2022 Don’t Take It Out On Cherwell – Labour’s Cherwell group leader joins more than 70…
More than a decade with no wage growth has left many people vulnerable. – Bicester Advertiser Column 24 Aug 2022 More than a decade with no wage growth has left many people vulnerable. Two-thirds…
Waiting lists soaring in Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust area, up 81% in a decade 04 Aug 2022 Across the UK more people are stuck on the NHS waiting lists than ever –…
Real wages collapsing in Cherwell down £1,220 in just one year – new analysis 20 Jul 2022 New figures from the ONS reveal that real wages (excluding bonuses) are falling at their…
Time for action to tackle ‘Tory Backlog’ on housing, Cherwell’s Labour Leader. 20 Jul 2022 Cherwell Labour have called for action to tackle the increasing housing waiting list. At…
Cherwell Council declares a Food Poverty Emergency 19 Jul 2022 A Labour & Co-operative Party motion to declare a Food Poverty Emergency has been unanimously…
9,250 households in Cherwell ‘seriously struggling’ with their finances as Conservatives ignore Cost of Living Crisis 14 Jul 2022 9,250 households in Cherwell ‘seriously struggling’ with their finances as Conservatives ignore Cost of Living…
Reflections on Views on the Doorstep 15 May 2022 After several weeks of campaigning for the local elections, it’s interesting to reflect on some…
Thank You For Your Votes, and Congratulations to Our New Councillors! 09 May 2022 Across Cherwell, we would like to thank all voters who lent their support to Labour…
Will You Vote Tomorrow? 04 May 2022 Once a year, residents across Cherwell get a chance to choose who should represent their…
Local Elections 2022 09 Apr 2022 Labour’s Cherwell Pledges If elected, we pledge to: Provide more genuinely affordable housing on new…
Prepare for Increasing Crisis in Cost of Living 05 Mar 2022 It seems a little odd writing a local political column at the moment when the…
More Public Service Cuts On The Way 04 Feb 2022 Given the ongoing saga of ‘Partygate’ currently engulfing the media and Parliament to the exclusion…
Cherwell Labour Group Successfully Forces U-Turn on CCTV Cuts 27 Jan 2022 The ruling Conservative group on Cherwell District Council has succumbed to pressure from Labour and…
Tackling Climate Change – that’s the Ticket! 08 Jan 2022 At the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow, one session focused solely on Transport. No…
Facing Costs of Missing Out on Road Funding 13 Dec 2021 It’s rare for me to write about the same subject two months in a row…
Fine Visions, But We Need a Reality to Match 12 Nov 2021 One of the recurring themes in these articles is the conflict between ambition for the…
Town Must Have a Say on Prospect of Arc Plans 20 Oct 2021 It may come as a surprise to most people in Bicester but Cherwell Council is…
New Measures Fail to Tackle Social Care Crisis 16 Sep 2021 The pandemic has thrown up many problems, chief amongst them the state of the care…
Time for local leaders to send a clear message – Cherwell says no to the Developers’ Charter 13 Sep 2021 The Oxfordshire Plan 2050 is currently out for consultation. It is intended to set out…