Concerned Oxford Residents

We believe Oxford's citizens are best placed to judge their personal mobility needs.
Reporting under Chatham house rules.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

* EXCLUSIVE: TRAFFIC FILTERS TO PARALYSE WOODSTOCK ROAD*

Unpublished traffic modelling -commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council- forecasts traffic on Woodstock Road A4144 to INCREASE BY 62% during AM peak on INTRODUCTION of Traffic Filters

Fig 1, Source: @OxfordshireCC

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR said: "Tim Bearder's conduct following his 2024 election loss resembled Trump's actions after the 2021 election.

To think that a 'liberal' and 'democratic' party selected this individual to lead its group is incomprenehsible. We urge them to reconsider.'

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR CONDEMNS CHOICE OF NEW 'TRUMP-LIKE' LIB DEM LEADER FOR OXFORD

TIM BEARDER CLAIMED 2024 ELECTION WAS 'SCAM' AND DESCRIBED VICTOR AS 'FAILING AUTOCRATIC IMPOSTER'

FRESH DEMOCRATIC EMERGENCY IN OXFORD

https://t.co/BdJhUSmfpw

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

'We call for rebooted leadership to invest in restoring Oxford's roads to their pre-Gant state, investing in surfacing, repainting road markings, removing 20mph signs, and cancelling unwanted charging schemes'.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

ANDREW GANT RESIGNS AS OXFORD HIGHWAYS CHIEF AFTER UNDERMINING ROAD NETWORK

COR WELCOMES DEPARTURE AND CALLS FOR RESTORATION TO PRE-GANT MOBILITY

@AndrewGant3 has resigned as highways chief after coming under criticism for policy failure and undemocratic governance.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR today welcomed Gant's resignation saying:

'It will take a decade to undo Gant's destruction of Oxford mobility, and longer still to restore faith in local politics.

Gant's uncompromising agenda has harmed working people and positioned councils against residents.'

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

2025: THE YEAR THE COUNCIL DECLARED WAR ON RESIDENTS.

Residents remembered 2025 as the year the Lib Dems imposed the so-called Congestion charge, despite overwhelming opposition.

COR said: 'This has been a bad year for governance, and set the liberal cause back by 30 years.'

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

It is understood that the ghost of Christmas future will visit Gant tonight. We understand the ghost of Christmas future will show a sweeping @Ind_Ox_Alliance majority, and the tyrannically liberal dems out of power for a generation.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

ANDREW GANT VISITED BY THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PRESENT AS TINY TIM COUNTS HIS PERMITS

The ghost of Christmas present visited @AndrewGant3 and @LibDemsOxon last night, showing families separated as they could not afford the imposed £5 charge. Public transport did not operate.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR said: 'we thank the ghost of Christmas present for highlighting this.

Today, residents can't take public transport. Gant's refusal to cancel his tax between christmas and New year's, like in London, is tearing families apart and highlights a deeply ideological position'.

[Independent Oxford Alliance @Ind_Ox_Alliance]

And the Lib Dem led County Council made £300k - in “Amnesty month”!
Plenty of income now to inflict more misery on residents & businesses. ☹️

Fears ring road areas are ‘dumping ground’ with new congestion charge in place
https://t.co/6uyW6ZqCDC

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

@OxfordshireCC imposed a congestion charge last month, alleging it would make the city easier to get around. The charge was overwhelmingly opposed by the public.

COR said ‘the public have been devastated by this extreme administration. It’s time to accept this policy has failed’

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

‘IT’S THE MOST DIFFICULT PLACE TO GET AROUND THAT I’VE EVER COME ACROSS’ - PHILLIP PULMAN COMMENTS ON YEARS OF POLICY FAILURE

@AndrewGant3 was asked to accept his policies have not achieved a ‘cleaner, greener Oxford’ and resign after local legend Pullman slammed city transport.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

He continued:
"And now, on top of that, we've got the difficulty of coping with congestion charges and roads we're not allowed to drive down.’

It is a very frustrating and irritating place - how anyone can be expected to make a living in Oxford as a trader‘

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

PHILLIP PULLMAN SLAMS HIGHWAYS MISMANAGEMENT IN OXFORD

ANDREW GANT POSITION UNTENABLE

Phillip Pullman SENSATIONALLY slammed Oxford as a frustrating place to live, citing the imposed congestion charge and Botley road closures from @OxfordshireCC

https://t.co/m2gXRYM7aF

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR said: ‘We commend Phillip Pullman for speaking out, as Oxford is in the throes of despotism imposed by a council with contempt for the public.
We call on @AndrewGant3 to take accountability for his policy failure, and resign immediately.’
@Ind_Ox_Alliance @edhalford

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

@OxfordClarion Hack 1: restore democracy in Oxford, so this Lib Dem imposition gets put in the bin.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

TRANSPORT COLLAPSE IN OXFORD.

HIGHWAYS CHIEF, @AndrewGant3, FACES FRESH CALLS TO RESIGN.

MARSTON RESIDENTS SUFFER SKYROCKETTING POLLUTION AS COUNCIL CLOSES MARSTON FERRY ROAD UNNECESSARILY.

[Reconnecting Oxford @ReconnectingOx]

Who could have predicted that diaplacing traffic from Marston Ferry Road onto Marsh Lane would be a bad idea? Congestion is now reaching the ring road.

It's the main route into work for thousands of John Radcliffe Hospital staff, most of whom live outside the ring road.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

COR said: 'The charge is being imposed on uncongested roads that are key links. Residents now need to drive much further to get to their destination, while road capacity lies empty. This is a new extreme of policy failure'.

[Concerned Oxford Residents @ForOpenRoads]

SHAMBLES IN OXFORD AS IMPOSED CONGESTION CHARGE CAUSES LOGJAM IN CITY

Oxfordshire residents called on @AndrewGant3 to take accountability for his failure and resign without severance.

COR said: 'The council imposed the policy by the sword. Now they must take the heat.'