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10 Most Recent Speeches
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to Council on Tue 27th Jul 2010
Unfortunately we all know that due to the mishandling of the nation's finances the country is now in a mess. Labour's spending like there was no tomorrow has forced the current coalition government to impose budget cuts on the public purse. It must also be said that had Labour been in power they would also have to implement cuts so it might look easy for them to criticise when they don't have to do it! That said, in opposition here, we have embraced this special council meeting constructively and set out to try and make some concrete suggestions as to how we may address the immediate financial situation facing us.
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Read "Amendment to Emergency Budget, July 2010" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to Cabinet on Tue 22nd Jun 2010
I find this paper very arrogant. No other Group has been given an opportunity to suggest areas where we might be in need of champions and no champions have been appointed from any other group despite the fact that they do not make decisions. Indeed, I remember the Leader once saying that he did not agree with the concept of champions - so he has obviously changed his mind.
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Read "Member Champions" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to Cabinet on Tue 22nd Jun 2010
I always look forward to our Director of Public Health's report and I am never disappointed by the key messages and challenges which are contained inside. However, I am keen to make a few points.
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Read "Public Health Report" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Jean Fooks delivered to County Council on Tue 15th Jun 2010
The new petition scheme is an important opportunity for members of the public to raise issues with the Council.
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Read "Petition Scheme" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to County Council on Tue 15th Jun 2010
I was disappointed to see this very thin report to this Council meeting, which actually tells us very little about the work of the scrutiny committees. In the past we have received a full booklet showing us what each committee has been working on. One could be excused for thinking that nothing very much has happened at all. In the 9 pages which have been produced here, we must ask what has been scrutinised.
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Read "Scrutiny Annual Report" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to County Council on Sat 15th May 2010
I can't help but feel that we have an overkill today debating about what MPs should be doing for Oxfordshire. Frankly I would have hoped that all our MPs - both new and old - would appreciate that it would be to their benefit to work closely with the Council. Indeed, I had understood they were already working closely with us because I have sat through many MP briefing sessions where big items coming up affecting the County have been discussed - whether it was asylum seeking children or larger transport projects. So, does this mean that the Leader has not been convinced that MPs have been doing their jobs properly?
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Read "Themed Debate on Working Together with Oxon MPs" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to Full Council on Tue 6th Apr 2010
I still believe my motion is highly relevant, because it is unclear how the policy will be funded, despite assurance from those speaking from the Labour benches this afternoon. I still think that the Leader should write to the Secretary of State for Health, and the Shadow Secretary of State reiterating our concerns about this issue, and I hope that what has been raised this afternoon has been noted down in order for us to do this.
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Read "Personal Care at Home Bill" in full.
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Speech by Cllr. Zoe Patrick delivered to Full Council on Tue 6th Apr 2010
Although it is stated here that the Medium Term Corporate Plan was agreed on 9th February, I should first like to point out that despite asking at the last council meeting, there has still been no delivery plan issued.
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Read "Themed Debate on Oxfordshire Plan" in full.
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Speech by Cllr Zoe Patrick delivered to Full Council on Tue 6th Apr 2010
I should like to pay tribute to Cllr. Tony Crabbe for the service he has given to the council over the last two years. I know that he was certainly conscious during his last year that we had in effect not had 'our turn' in seeing Cllr. Purse take office. It was a shame that we had to break that tradition, but Cllr. Crabbe has been very fair to me as Leader of the Opposition. I have been invited to many events over the last 2 years, and just to pick on some of those enjoyable times, I should like to mention the 'Singing Histories' celebration in the Westgate Library, several sessions where we gave out long service awards to those people within the various directorates of the council and last but not least the tour on the open-decked bus around Oxford which we was put on for the services personnel of Bicester garrison. There were many other occasions to which I was invited, too numerous to mention here, but I certainly made every effort to come along if I could, and Cllr Crabbe was always jovial on all these occasions and had no difficulties in making everyone feel very welcome. I am sure he will remember these two years with fondness as he returns to his political role within the council.
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Read "Tribute to Outgoing Chairman".
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