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The Oxfordshire countryside and a general view of Oxford. EXPERTS in transport and the environment have warned that people are being sidelined from big decisions about Oxfordshire’s future, and that local democracy is being slowly eroded away. A campaigning group called Planning Oxfordshire’s Environment and Transport Sustainably (POETS) warned last year that there is a ‘democratic deficit’ in the county. And this year, they have said this has become worse, claiming the Government has ‘enfeebled’ local councils, through moves like intervening in South Oxfordshire’s Local Plan. The group has also said huge projects like the Oxford to Cambridge Arc have a top-down approach with very little say from people affected by them on the ground.

United kingdomRobert jenrickIan hudspethDavid youngElizabeth wilsonMinistry of housingOxford brookes universityRoyal commissionOxfordshire county councilSouth oxfordshireCambridge arcDemocratic deficitCentral governmentLocal governmentSouth oxfordshire localOxfordshire growth board