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Democracy or Dictatorship

jane | 13.12.2010 11:22 | Public sector cuts | Repression | Social Struggles | Oxford

Today at 5 pm in Oxford Town Hall, the Labour led city council are planning to vote for the 'strong leader' system of governance, in other countries known as dictatorship.Be afraid. Be very afraid. Be shocked.
Be angry THEN DO SOMETHING!


 http://www.oxford.gov.uk/PageRender/decCD/committeemeeting.htm?meetingId=42813

Click on 'Item 4' Also read the apendices

'Brookes' City Council's plan for New Governance, it seems like what we used to call dictatorship.

If you haven't read through this yet please do it now, it makes shocking and depressing reading.

This is our future they are playing with and that of the next generation.

They are quietly drawing a giant shadow across our lives, at first we feel the shudder of a cloud giving us shade and but we ignore it at our peril as it closes over us, it takes away our choice and our very basic quality of life.

This (Labour) council is not working for the people of Oxford, the council are in it for themselves and on our council tax money!

For example, at the City Executive Board meeting on 7 December, Tim Sadler said he wants to cut 12 posts from the city council to save £185,000. If Tim Sadler and Peter Sloman resign or cut their salaries to the same as those on lowest pay we could save almost £300,000 immediately and the unfortunate, lower paid, 12 will still have their jobs. Result!

This Labour dominated council is not working for the interests of the people of Oxford and must be stopped.

The people must be told what is going on.

The Council must shown that they cannot get away with this.

jane

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Better, worse, or no different?

13.12.2010 19:16

This article seems to contain quite a bit of what we used to call hyperbole. It's not a dictatorship, any more than the current arrangements are.

I would be more interesting in discussing and taking action on why we cede power to a few individuals (i.e. councillors) to make decisions on our behalf (rather than focusing on the specific way that the council organises itself). However, I confess that I don't have any solutions, and the only action I take is not to vote (because it legitimises the whole system). It would be great if anybody had any other ideas on alternatives.

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