Stephen Tall: A Strong Voice for Headington

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'Still Human, Still Here' sleep-out in Oxford this Wednesday

Sun 2nd Mar 2008

An email reaches me advertising a sleep-out to create awareness of how failed asylum seekers are forced to live

Headington & Marston Transport Strategy: where's it up to?

Tue 26th Feb 2008

I've just received the latest update from Oxfordshire County Council on the current state of play with transport schemes in our area. I've listed them all below, together with the Council's assessment of what's happening, and what's been completed. Any questions, do please let me know: stephen[at]stephentall.org.uk

Lib Dem councillors campaigning (photography: Stephen Tall)

Headington Farmers' Market THIS FRIDAY

Wed 20th Feb 2008

I've just received an email from Charles Young, organiser of the Headington Farmers' Market - www.headingtonmarket.net - alerting me to the fact that this Friday, 22nd February, the market will be open for business once again. There's a terrific range of produce available, so if you haven't popped along yet, make sure you do this week...

Picture of Stephen Tall at the Headington Farmers' Market

New Westgate shopping centre - disruption during works

Wed 20th Feb 2008

Rather unsurprisingly there's going to be some disruption to your normal shopping service if you're planning to use the Westgate Centre while it's being revamped. The Council press release below gives further details of changes to Shopmobility, the toilets and the parking machines...

Picture of the new Westgate Centre

Lib Dems call on Labour MP Andrew Smith to explain support for poor deal for Oxford City

Fri 8th Feb 2008

Liberal Democrats in Oxford East are calling on Andrew Smith to explain why he backed a cash settlement for Oxford City Council that is below the average rise given to other councils.

David Rundle: "radical change" ahead for Oxford's leisure centres

Wed 6th Feb 2008

My Headington ward colleague, Cllr David Rundle, has two unenviable tasks: being the City Council's deputy leader, and responsible for Oxford's leisure centres. He's written to The Oxford Times to address how the Lib Dems are dealing with the terrible legacy of two decades of Labour neglect of our leisure centres:

Picture of Stephen Tall and David Rundle in the Town Hall (photography: Stephen Tall)

Lib Dems reveal Council Tax has doubled since Labour came to power in '97

Sun 3rd Feb 2008

We all know what in iniquitous tax the Council Tax is. Introduced by the Tories, it has been kept by Labour - and the cost has doubled in the last decade under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. The average council tax per dwelling in England and Wales has increased by 96% since 1997/8, from £554 to over £1000 in 2007/08. The Liberal Democrats would, as I'm sure you know, scrap council tax and replace it with a fairer tax based on the ability to pay.

Neighbourhood policing soon to be on the Headington beat

Sun 3rd Feb 2008

This Wednesday, 6th February, sees the very first meeting of the Headington North Neighbourhood Action Group (NAG). The Headington North NAG forms part of the Neighbourhood Policing programme that will be fully operational nationally by April 2008.

Combating racism - how Oxford City does it

Fri 25th Jan 2008

A resident recently asked what exactly Oxford City Council does to tackle racism in our community. It was one of those questions which, slightly embarrassingly, stumped me: I know the Council has always taken a firm anti-racist line - and that councillors have made it a priority for the Council to enact anti-discrimination legislation - but that's a bit different from working out how you can change hearts and minds in the city at large. I asked one of the Council managers to brief me, and thought I'd share her bullet points with you...

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Lib Dems announce weekly food collections to begin again

Thu 24th Jan 2008

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.

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