Decade of Conservatives Moving Jobs from Oxfordshire to London
Comparison of national statistics across the past decade reveals the staggering extent to which the…
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International Women’s Day 2021
International Women’s Day, or International Working Women’s Day as it was originally named, is on 8th March each year.…
Sir Tom: Hero Who Knew True Worth of NHS
Dear Sir Tom, In a week when deaths from COVID19 in the UK broke the…
Why are the Conservatives hammering key workers’ and Cherwell residents’ pockets in the middle of a pandemic?
Britain has sadly experienced more than 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. The worst in Europe and…
Can Public Transport survive the Pandemic?
One of the positive outcomes it’s been suggested might come from this dreadful pandemic is…
In 2021, We Need Honest Truth About What’s Ahead
2020 was a year like no other. There’s no point sidestepping how awful it has…
Health Oversight Committee Gave Up on Legal Challenge to Horton Maternity Unit Decision
At the end of November, the Horton Health Oversight and Scrutiny Committee voted to dropping…
Reflections on a Second Lockdown
As the second lockdown takes effect, I’ve wondered how Bicester will cope 8 months on…
Time for a Transformative Renewal of Our Parks
Councillor Sean Woodcock, Labour member for Ruscote ward on Banbury Town Council, has submitted a…
Cherwell Labour Group writes to Environment Secretary about Badger Culls
The Government announced plans in early September to extend the Badger Cull into new areas…
The Government Needs to Get Its Act Together
You’ll be reading this as we enter a new period of lockdown. Please stay safe…
EHRC Report
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission have published their report entitled ‘Investigation into antisemitism in…
An Appeal to Oxfordshire Conservatives’ Consciences
Labour Groups across Oxfordshire have written to their fellow council leaders and the county’s conservative…
Planning for the Future?
In August, the Government produced a White Paper proposing the biggest change to planning law…
We Need Proper Job Support, Not Confusion, Contradiction and ‘Forget Christmas’
As we enter Autumn the messages on what rules social distancing, mask wearing and the…
Unusual Efforts Met With All-Too-Usual Government Betrayal
“As you know, this is a public health emergency. These are unusual times, so I’m…
Victoria Prentis Responds! Was ‘Defined by Inaction’ Unfair? (Nope)
It seems that our article about Tory councillors ripping into Victoria Prentis hit a nerve.…
Gone, Going, Going… Town Centres Must Be Reinvented
Perhaps the biggest losers from the pandemic have been Britain’s high streets. A couple of…
Sean Woodcock: Even Local Conservatives Despair at Inaction by Victoria Prentis MP
Cherwell District Council Labour group leader Councillor Sean Woodcock reports astonishing scenes at Thursday’s Extraordinary…
Local Democracy is Under Attack
Our place and our community is under attack from outsiders. Not literally, maybe. But soon,…
Concerns About Scrutiny of Tarmac Planning Application
Local Labour Councillor Hannah Banfield has raised concerns about the handling of a major expansion…