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 Peter Tatchell has won Liberal Democrat Voice's third annual Liberal Voice of the Year award for his "tireless and fearless international human rights campaigning."
Responding to winning the vote, Peter Tatchell said: "I am honoured, but quite surprised, to win Liberal Voice of the Year, given that I'm a left-wing Green. It shows that Liberal Democrat Voice readers are nonsectarian and inclusive, putting values and principles above narrow party interests, which is how it should be."
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The first  Council of the new year saw the Greens successfully block the latest in a long line of attempts by the ruling Labour Group [1] to centralise the planning system within the City which would have diminished the powers of opposition councillors and reduced accountability to local residents.
A Green Group motion from Cllr Elise Benjamin - vice chair of the central planning committee (SDCC) and a former chair - forced Labour to reinstate (on Council documents) the names of those Councillors responsible for 'calling in' a planning decision.
Secondly, Green Cllr Craig Simmons put forward a blocking amendment to stop Labour from removing the power of Full Council to scrutinise decisions of the central planning committee (SDCC) - which has a majority Labour membership.
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At the 25th
January Full Council, Labour and LibDems refused to re-consider their
plans to expand shopping on the Westgate site - rather than provide
affordable housing.
Green Cllr Sushila Dhall proposed a motion that the City Council reconsider the Westgate Development, but was voted down by both Labour and LibDem Councillors.
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26th January 2010 Another Green success at Full Council on 25th January with a Green Group motion from Cllr David Williams being passed. Text of successful motion: Oxford Poet Laureate (Proposer - Councillor Williams) “This Council recognises and values Oxford’s long and distinguished record in the arts and wishes to celebrate and encourage new talent in the City. In particular, this Council recognises that Oxford is gaining a nationwide reputation for performance poetry and, in line with its aspirations to be recognized as a City of Culture, is committed to supporting such artistic endeavours. This Council therefore asks the Executive to follow the examples set by Birmingham, Derbyshire, Warwick and Gloucester and establish the honorary position of Oxford Poet Laureate.” Council was regaled by local poet Steve Larkin - whose winning words helped garner support for the motion. |
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