North Oxfordshire Green Party Blog

The North Oxfordshire Green Party has taken note of the concerns raised by the Save Bicester Group. Below, Robert Nixon, Vice Chair and Bicester resident, responds to the questions raised at this page and in doing so hopes that residents will realize that the Green Party can provide a real alternative to the policies of the incumbent district councillors. In a recent video Robert, and district council candidate Roger Nixon, discussed issues facing Bicester and most importantly Green solutions to these problems. You can view it on Youtube here . Question 1 The fact that there was an inadequate level of public consultation is certainly of concern. The Green Party are in favour of all important decisions such as these being appropriately discussed with those they will affect. Parish councillors should be involved in dialogue with district councillors regardless of their respective political parties and parish and district councillors should be obliged to consult with the publi...

The North Oxfordshire Gre en Party officially launched it s local elections campaign last week with a promise to continue its focus on resisting the cuts agenda of the other main parties fighting for wards on May 5 th . Bus services are now under serious attack after the County Council agreed swinging cuts in the recent budget and the wholesale withdrawal of subsidies to rural routes. This is effectively marooning entire swathes of the county and leaving those without personal transport means unable to do simple things like shopping and visiting friends. The NHS and the Horton Hospital in particular continues to suffer under the austerity agenda being imposed on us all by the Conservative government. As one of the instigators of the NHS re-instatement bill in Parliament the Green Party has always been a staunch supporter of the NHS and will stand with the people of Banbury to resist any further degradation of services at the Horton. Other key issues of concern are greater prov...