http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Oxford City Liberal Democrats en-GB Oxford City Liberal Democrats http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 Oxford City Liberal Democrats 2008-08-19T23:30+01:00 United Kingdom http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000036/dr_evan_harris_mp_supports_jericho_community_at_boatyard_planning_appeal.html The MP for Oxford West and Abingdon, Dr Evan Harris (right), has attended four full days of the planning appeal - being heard in public before a planning inspector in Oxford Town Hall - on Spring Developments' proposal to build flats on the canalside and prevent any future boatyard activity on the site. Dr Harris will address the inspector on Tuesday in support of local residents in their bid to preserve facilities for boaters. He will also urge the inspector to kick out the appeal on another key issue - the inadequate amount of affordable housing in the proposal. 2008-08-18T11:28+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000035/improvements_to_oxfords_play_areas_massively_overdue_say_lib_dems.html The Labour administration on Oxford City Council has announced significant new budget for improving and maintaining Oxford's play areas, but the Lib Dems are asking who will lose out. 2008-08-06T19:11+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000034/labour_in_oxford_failing_to_help_with_energy_price_rises.html Oxford City Council's Liberal Democrats have accused the Labour administration of back-tracking on climate change issues. In particular, the council is failing to respond to the problems caused by dramatic increases in fuel costs. 2008-08-04T15:08+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000033/lib_dems_advance_in_2008_oxford_elections.html The Liberal Democrats have gained seats in the 2008 local elections. The Leader of the city's two Tory councillors was ousted from his Carfax seat by veteran Liberal Democrat Stephen Brown. The Conservatives now have no councillors in Oxford and have not won an election in Oxford City for eight years. In neighbouring Holywell ward, Nathan Pyle took the ward for the Liberal Democrats from the Green party, who are now in decline in Oxford. 2008-05-03T20:43+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000032/lib_dems_choose_rundle_as_group_leader.html The Liberal Democrat group on Oxford City Council have elected David Rundle, the Headington Councillor and former Deputy leader of the council, as their new group leader. He will be Leader of the Opposition, after Labour's gains from minor parties gave it a plurality of councillors in Oxford City. Elected unanimously, Rundle was nominated for the post by outgoing Leader of the City Council John Goddard. 2008-05-03T20:22+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000030/oxfords_labour_mp_votes_to_close_city_post_offices__huzzey.html Holywell councillor Richard Huzzey has challenged Labour MP Andrew Smith's vote to axe city post offices in a letter to the Oxford Mail. After posing for the paper's photographer with a readers' petition against the closures, Andrew Smith MP voted for the government cuts. 2008-03-28T23:31+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000028/changes_to_city_council_impressive_under_lib_dems__independent_audit.html Lib Dem changes at Oxford City Council have won praise from the independent Audit Commission, which assesses the value-for-money of all Councils. After a quarter of a century of Labour mismanagement, they said that the Council was "high cost, low value" for local residents. In their 2008 report - just published - they say that in two years of minority Lib Dem leadership "the pace of change and improvement has been impressive". 2008-03-28T15:59+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000026/steve_challenges_labour_mps_city_post_office_hypocrisy.html Liberal Democrat candidate for Oxford East Steve Goddard has challenged Andrew Smith MP to a public debate on the future of Oxford city's post offices after accusing him of saying one thing to his electorate and another in the House of Commons on post office closures. 2008-03-20T14:15+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000027/john_goddard_slams_labourgreen_council_tax_hike.html In a letter to the Oxford Times, City Council leader John Goddard has slammed Labour's and the Greens' council tax hike. He writes: 2008-02-28T00:00+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000029/lib_dems_question_labour_mps_poor_deal_for_oxford.html Liberal Democrats in the city Oxford are calling on Oxford East MP Andrew Smith to explain why he backed a cash settlement for Oxford City Council that is below the average rise given to other councils. 2008-02-08T00:00+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000031/lib_dems_campaign_for_food_waste_collections_to_reduce_landfill.html Oxford's Lib Dem city council has announced it intends to start up a pilot scheme this spring to ensure food waste can be collected from more than 6,500 properties in the city. Assuming it's successful, the pilot will be widened to include the whole of Oxford. 2008-01-24T17:03+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000025/city_lib_dems_welcome_nick_cleggs_new_year_message.html New Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has launched his leadership with an annual message criticising Gordon Brown's record and Labour's plans for identity cards. 2008-01-08T10:37+00:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000024/real_action_needed_on_flood_funding__goddard.html Leader of Oxford City Council, John Goddard, has spoken at the Liberal Democrats' annual conference in favour of greater national resources to combat flooding. In his speech, he blasted spin from Labour that offered new relief by 2010 but barely adjusted existing funds for inflation. 2007-09-23T00:00+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000023/lib_dems_react_to_citys_unitary_failure.html On hearing news of Oxford City Council's failure to secure unitary status, Lib Dem Leader of the Council John Goddard has vowed to concentrate on continuing to improve its performance. Less than a year after Lib Dems took control at the Town Hall, the City's record is improving after years of Labour chaos, which ultimately scuppered the bid. "It's a bad decision, bad for democracy. This is a short-sighted decision. The arguments for a unitary Oxford will not go away," said John. 2007-03-28T09:45+01:00 http://oxfordcitylibdems.org.uk/news/000022/pronhs_petition_just_what_doctor_ordered__scanlan.html Lib Dem spokesperson on the city Health Scrutiny committee, Cllr. Chris Scanlan, has backed a new campaign by Oxford East campaigner Steve Goddard against Oxfordshire NHS cuts. "This is just what the doctor ordered," said Chris. "People all over the city will want to support the work Steve is doing - and Dr. Evan Harris MP in Oxford West - to oppose Labour's mad cuts." 2007-03-19T19:56+00:00