Great evening post cabinet at #TheJerichoTavern seeing #Magnolias and #ManWomanChainsaw, the latter of whom were particularly excellent.
Susan Brown
@cllrsbrown.bsky.social
Labour Leader of Oxford City Council. Avid reader. Arsenal fan. My personal views.
Great sessions at #dcnconf2025 with #SamChapmanAllen, and #JimMcMahon and a really good session on #LocalGovernmentReorganisation
🚨INCOMING: Labour’s budget on Oxford City Council passed last night, what does it include?🧵1/10
Interesting, challenging and fun time, listening, debating and catching up with old friends at #LabourLocalGovernmentConference
A well-earned coffee for me and Liz Brighouse at the newly reopened and refurbished #FrancasCafe in #WoodFarm at the shops on Atkyns Road after our morning listening to constituents in #ChurchillWard.
Oh, I’m sorry, tech bros – did DeepSeek copy your work? I can hardly imagine your distress | Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Marina Hyde nails it as usual.
Oh, I’m sorry, tech bros – did DeepSeek copy your work? I can hardly imagine your distress | Marina Hyde
If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
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Liz Brighouse and I did not manage this by ourselves! Big thanks to Becky and Alistair Howard who have been brilliant litter pickers again today. In the excitement of getting coffee at the newly re-opened Francas Cafe we forgot to take the group photo.
140 new bike parking spaces are coming to Oxford!🚲🚲 🙋You can request locations to be considered for new cycle racks using Fix My Street Find out more at www.oxford.gov.uk/news/article... Video description: Cllr Louise Upton and Cllr Anna Railton on bikes talking about new cycle racks in Oxford
This is exactly the same problem that many, many UK cities, towns and villages are facing. Local planning authorities need the powers to regulate and limit short term lets before even more communities are destroyed.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2y ago‘I have no neighbours’: overtourism pushes residents in Spain and Portugal to the limit
Councillor Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council, addressed Oxfordshire County Council’s Cabinet on Friday (10 January) to oppose the County Council’s devolution plans. Watch the full Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet meeting from Thursday 9 January 2025: oxon.cc/Cabinet09012...
Leader of Oxford City Council addresses Oxfordshire County Council Cabinet about devolution
YouTube video by Oxford City Council
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A lovely morning listening to residents in #ChurchillWard. Potholes being raised a lot. Reported a number more to #OxfordshireCountyCouncil. Good news that Labour County councillors and @uklabour.bsky.social government have ensured there is more money to fix them.
Lovely day out seeing daughter and @bristolbearscf.bsky.social. Great to see Ella Lovibond who used to play alongside daughter and friends at #GosfordAllBlacks.
I've not seen any local Oxfordshire coverage of the list of councils requesting that their elections be cancelled but here is the list which includes Oxfordshire. A decision on whether to grant their wish will be made very soon. www.shropshirestar.com/uk-news/2025...
18 councils make requests to postpone elections ahead of reorganisation
Local government minister Jim McMahon said a decision will be made ‘as soon as possible’.
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The Tories just tried to block reform of private renting. This Labour government will ensure renters get the security, rights and protections they deserve.
7 January 1792: #OTD Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women was published. This text was hugely influential and is regarded as one of the earliest works of feminist philosophy.
A cold day to be litterpicking. Thanks to my fellow litter pickers today in Wood Farm @oxfordcitycouncil.bsky.social.
