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Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Monday, 13 February 2017
Please support us and Oxford City Council, working in partnership
One Oxfordshire's proposals to create a unitary county will mean the voice of Oxford will be lost, and could see services under threat. Our petition says: #HandsoffOxfordCity!
Sign the petition -hands-off-oxford-city here
We want to make you aware of a massive threat facing Oxford City.
Oxfordshire County Council has put forward proposals to abolish Oxford City Council, along with all the other councils in Oxfordshire, to create a remote unitary county council covering all of Oxfordshire.
Our concern is that these proposals will mean the voice of the City will be lost; Oxford will no longer have control of decisions over vital services in the City.
You may not agree with everything we do, but we are proud of our record.
Please sign this petition to register your opposition to the unitary county council proposals.
This is not about what political party you vote for, it is about whether Oxford remains in control of local services for local people.
Sunday, 12 February 2017
'If it ain't broke don't fix it': Councillors launch campaign to save Oxford City Council from Control
COUNCILLORS have launched a campaign to prevent Oxford City Council from being sucked into unitary rule.
Members of the council's Green party are fighting against the One Oxfordshire proposal, which would abolish district and city councils and replace them with one 'super council'.
Leader of Oxford's Green group Craig Simmons insisted that, while other authorities might be struggling to make ends meet, the city council has been 'efficiently' dealing with its own business.
He said: "The city council is a cost effective, efficiently run local authority that pursues its own agenda. While other councils in the county, and the county council itself, has been cost-cutting and privatising services, the city council is unique in retaining control over service delivery.
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