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Oxford City Council appears “inept or corrupt”
HERE ON Mill Street, I take a long and hard look at the local community and now that even Jocks like me have suffrage in England, I will be voting on the 2nd of May next.
So when a leaflet popped through my door from the Green candidate, Sushila Dhall of Green Oxford arrived with some allegations about the infamous Roger Dudman Way development, I read it with some interest.
I wrote to Ms Dhall – see correspondence below. In other news, had a lovely breakfast at Mick’s New Cafe this morning. BBC Radio Oxford was outside the Westgate Hotel conducting a vox pop about St George’s Day. Unfortunately, I am no good – because I am a sweaty sock. ♣
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On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 11:48 PM, MIKE MAGEE <mike.magee@btinternet.com> wrote:
Hi Sushila, and thanks for bunging your leaflet into Mill Street, which is where I live at number 27 as a registered voter.
When you say that the Labour dominated City Council “appears inept or corrupt”, can you give me some more evidence, please?
If the officers are corrupt, I would like to have them prosecuted for what they are doing for Oxford.
I look forward to your reply.
Mike Magee
Oxford’s not too dangerous for cyclists
I PLACED A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION request to Oxfordshire County Council to find out how many people were injured in Oxford between the years 2005-2009.
Why did I do that? Because Oxford is pretty cycle friendly – and even pedestrian friendly for that matter. There’s plenty of cycle lanes, the speed limit is 20MPH in many areas, and there’s heaps and heaps of students. Plus the buses are quite expensive.
The results are encouraging, considering the city is quite bike rich. Here’s the table those nice people from Oxfordshire County Council sent me under the FOI Act. Two deaths in five years doesn’t seem too bad to me, although 100% bad for the two individuals involved. Oxfordshire, in conjunction with Oxford City Council, is also pretty good at devising schemes to make the roads even safer for people living here.
The figures for 2009, marked * are for the months January to November, no data being available for December. Here’s the response to my FOI request.
Oxford pedal cyclist injuries 2005-2009
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Fatal
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Serious
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Slight
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Total
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2005 |
0
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16
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142
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158
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2006 |
0
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33
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113
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146
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2007 |
1
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20
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132
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152
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2008 |
0
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20
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143
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163
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2009* |
1
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26
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121
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148
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