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Bus subsidies disaster
The Cabinet of the County Council has agreed to end all bus subsidies. County Councillor Sam Coates gives the Green Party group view:
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COUNTY COUNCIL FAILS TO PROTECT CHILDREN'S CENTRES
Despite a strong effort Green Party County Councillors did not succeed in protecting the County's 44 Children's Centres from closure. Councillor David Williams, leader of the Green Group on the County Council,... Read More
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Greens back call for a County referendum on services
Councillor Sam Coates (Green Party, University Parks), comments on the problems facing Oxfordshire's councillors in stopping irresponsible cuts and ensuring maintenance of basic services:
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Oxford City Council defies Liberty and votes to fine beggars and buskers
The Greens have reacted angrily to a vote today by the Labour-run City Executive Board (CEB) to push ahead with a controversial Public Spaces Protection Order which gives Oxford City Council powers... Read More
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Oxford City Council shortlisted in National Air Quality Awards
A Green Party idea, first mooted by Oxford's Green Councillors more than a decade ago when Oxford was declared an Air Quality Management Area due to its appalling air pollution, has been... Read More
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Greens challenge County Council over Children's Centres
Green Party County Councillors will be challenging the County Council with a motion to abandon plans to shut the County's 44 Children's Centres.
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Council's PSPO 'concessions' do not go far enough say Greens
Following the lack of consensus at 6th October Council Scrutiny Committee over the recent changes to the Council's Public Spaces Protection Order, the Greens are saying that the concessions made to date... Read More
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Government starter homes policy will mean fewer affordable homes for Oxford
Says Green City Councillor and shadow housing speaker Sam Hollick:
The City Council is speaking with one voice on this matter. Affordable housing is THE biggest issue in Oxford and recent... Read More
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Deprivation figures highlight wasted Council £ms
Appalling new deprivation figures that show little improvement in Oxford over the last decade (see below), are proof - claim the Greens - that the Council has been wasting £m's of taxpayers... Read More
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Greens support strike action by junior doctors
Cllr David Williams, Leader of the Greens on Oxfordshire County Council, indicates Green Party support for strike action by Junior Doctors.
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