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Starmer’s narrow victory is a problem for all of us
Everyone has lost. There are no winners. That is the reality of the vote on the Government’s Welfare Bill, or the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, as it is properly known.
There has been parliamentary drama certainly, but there are no actual beneficiaries. For those who have only picked up the occasional headline, here’s my take on recent events.
There’s only one Oxfordshire – on council reorganisation
In what is set to be Oxfordshire’s greatest political upheaval in a generation, the organisational map of the country is set to be redrawn. The Oxford Clarion have allowed me to use their virtual pages to set out my perspective, of having previously supported three council but now being convinced of the need for a single Oxfordshire council.
Spending review leaves Government’s Safer Streets Mission in tatters
It is clear that with cuts to policing budgets and the government’s determination to max out the bill for local council tax payers, there will simply be no way the Government can deliver on their promises.