http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/ The Oxford Times /news/opinions/leader/ en-gb Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:18 +0100 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:54:18 +0100 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/resources/images/727338/?type=rsslogo http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/ http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4470841.Spending_penny/?ref=rss Once again we report this week how Oxford City Council is wrestling with the future of its public lavatories. The issue has raised its head every two or three years for at least the last two decades. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:12:59 +0100 b20d245ee4e98987df443f176aa15519 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4470844.IVF_injustice/?ref=rss We think that the young couple Claire and Gary Cousins who have been refused IVF treatment by Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust have suffered an injustice. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:13:24 +0100 22d7941b6ddd61f55321aef16090af76 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4456242.Winning_fights/?ref=rss Residents of Oxford are no shrinking violets when it comes to campaigning for what they think is right or against what they think is wrong. These campaigns routinely feature in the pages of The Oxford Times — the two most vociferous recent campaigns being against the new offices for the Probation Service in Mill Street and against the new centrepiece building for Oxford Brookes University in Headington. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:10:00 +0100 b80b079eab8415ae7b89e2c321984bfd http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4456245.Bright_future/?ref=rss In this column we like to paint an alternative picture to the doom and gloom that has enveloped the economy over the last 12 to 18 months and point to some of the reasons why Oxfordshire at least can look to a rosy future. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:10:00 +0100 5a662f0924dc103a14c0175ee94d26bf http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4443837.Jobs_cheer/?ref=rss Jobless figures released this week give some encouragement to Oxfordshire if not large parts of the country. The flow of job losses we saw at the end of last year and the start of this year has stopped. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0100 728c201dd8bce269bc4b2511c848ed4f http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4443830.Parking_policy/?ref=rss No one should be surprised at the ten per cent fall in drivers using the Westgate multi-storey car park in Oxford. We are in the middle of the worst recession since the early 1980s at least, and car park charges went up by about 15 per cent at the beginning of the year. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 +0100 d9c0a5fccb96611aa9543c89de4a37fc http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4431814.A_tight_grip/?ref=rss What is one to make of last week’s election results? Clearly, it was a good result for the Tories who increased their share of the vote and added a further eight councillors to give them a cast-iron grip on the county. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:44:54 +0100 a55d23963f8eea74ac4490b857f17317 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4418035.Policies_count/?ref=rss We should not be surprised to see individuals without a political platform standing up to potentially challenge our MPs at the next election. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:10:00 +0100 c2f6c104083344b648e4a04b7e84d0ab http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4418038.City_s_true_face/?ref=rss We welcome the Lord Mayor of Oxford Mary Clarkson’s proposal to set up a fund for University of Oxford student Kentaro Ikeda who was so badly beaten up in an attack near the University Parks he may never be able to live independently again. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:10:00 +0100 584ca289edbe7d0bc06585370fa673b0 http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/news/opinions/leader/4403799.Right_reason_/?ref=rss There are many good reasons why Oxfordshire County Council should review the way it distributes its funding to primary and secondary schools. Thu, 28 May 2009 15:44:00 +0100 bbf53032cab38b6c756085f69fefc81e