Sir – Loved your article about the flag for Oxfordshire (November 1).
Although I was sad neither Oxford’s ox, nor its ford, were visible on the flag put forward, it led me to become intrigued as to what some in the county may be beginning to imagine.
With Scotland soon able to raise its own income tax (above a federal UK income tax rate) and Wales soon able to borrow in its own right, what will David Cameron’s vision of a ‘Greater-Switzerland-like’ UK bring for the canton/county of Oxfordshire?
Will tax rates, like those of the Swiss canton of Zug, accompany the blue and green flag? Will they be good for business? Will they be good for public services? Will they be compatible with continuing to outsource shared/potentially-duplicative administrative services up from Oxfordshire to the EU via Whitehall?
Benjamin Waine, Kidlington
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