A lot of the Lib Dem income is from the period they carried in being councillors.
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A lot of the Lib Dem income is from the period they carried in being councillors.
Fair.
I sometimes wonder whether Blair ever learned anything from his disastrous support for Bush in Iraq.
He clearly didn't.
This is a bad policy and doesn't fit with a Liberal Democrat approach to environmental sustainability.
To go back to my point from this morning, Lib Dems in 2003 were making opposing the American-led misadventure in the Middle East their main focus. Lib Dems today are doing this sort of populist twaddle instead.
I agree.
I mean, not having 21,000 people waiting more than a year in the first place would be a better policy, but this is at least an improvement.
Spot on.
We've been saying this for years now. The recent Centre for Cities report sets out how much more effective the more balanced Cambridge approach has been.
Somebody played Meet Me On The Corner at the open mic night at The Old Anchor on Thursday.
Made my evening :-)
Good to see Jon putting the argument so robustly.
And good to see our colleagues in Glos and Herts adopting the policy that is already working well here in Oxfordshire.
One further point on the value for money is that one death prevented saves £2 million cost to the state.
It's probably a factor.
I'm all for simpler rules.
But financial factors are probably a bigger factor. Lots of SMEs struggled after the crash and then during COVID.
And the market has changed dramatically since 2015.
The market has become steadily more dominated by the volume builders and SMEs have been squeezed out.
On the demand side, it has got harder and harder for young people to enter the market, and there has been a big shift to buy to let.
You can come up with whatever theory you like about incentives, but it's a plain fact that developers sit on sites that have planning permission and slow down building rates when the market is weaker.
If your theory doesn't fit the facts, it's most likely wrong.
1 There are loads of sites that have planning permission that the developers are not building.
2 Developers often put forward bad plans and/or don't include adequate infrastructure and slow the process down themselves.
3 And a lot of what they build is poor quality.
They might as well call it Operation Tiny Penis. Pathetic.
The same Tony Gallagher whose company used to make large donations to the local Conservative Party?
Very happy to have supported this.
✅ Liberal Democrat HOLD
Shirley (Southampton) council by-election result:
LDEM: 27.4% (-11.8)
LAB: 26.8% (+2.8)
REF: 19.1% (+19.1)
GRN: 15.1% (+7.6)
CON: 8.1% (-16.1)
IND: 3.4% (-0.2)
+/- 2024
Estimated turnout: ~34% (+4)
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The government’s introduction of new requirements for dual nationals has been chaotic and unfair. We’re calling for a grace period.
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South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils are giving away free compost at two events in Wallingford & Abingdon in March. Residents should bring their own bags and a spade and may collect up to three bags of compost each.
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That's a fair analysis.
A road with not much traffic
Abingdon Road, #Oxford 5.05pm Friday night.
A smooth and easy journey on the electric bus. No traffic problems, thanks to the Congestion Charge.
Great result in the area I grew up in.
Lemon tops all round :-D
I was pleased to welcome @hrwallingford.bsky.social to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s Innovation Showcase.
HR Wallingford is doing important work on water challenges and the UK must invest in sovereign science to strengthen our position as an attractive hub for innovation.
Oxfordshire Shared Lives carer Lyn Lacey, 77, has been honoured at a royal reception at Windsor Castle for more than 27 years of opening her home and heart to support others.
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Oxfordshire’s Children’s Creative Writing Competition is back, inviting 7–11 year‑olds to submit 500‑word stories inspired by museum objects for a chance to win prizes and see their creativity celebrated.
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A small number of flood warnings are in place with a much higher number of flood alerts covering much of the county. Periods of rain are forecast this weekend, alongside ice. This page on our website guides you to key information: news.oxfordshire.gov.uk/heavy-rain-i...
Great explainer of what led to Oxfordshire's current pothole crisis from my excellent colleague, Cllr Nathan Ley:
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That case was (rightly) tried under existing legislation.
The jury made its decision.
Again, that's a different question as to whether the organisation should have been proscribed.
