SO the arbitrator’s arguments are flawed (March 25) regarding their findings on the Covered Market rent increases.

How strange. Would the city council be saying this if all their points had been agreed?

It seems to be the case with our city council that many things in our city are flawed. Public consultations on Temple Cowley swimming pool development: the consultation showed that it wasn’t wanted by the public. The development of St Clement’s car park: not wanted and voted against by city councillors, only for it to be called in and overturned by the same councillors, but yet again, not wanted by the people of Oxford.

Time and time again, there seems to be a flaw in public opinion when it doesn’t agree with our elected city councillors. Perhaps it’s just a case that we as the electorate are not being listened to by the so-called city councillors, who seem to just go about their business doing what they want.

I shake my head in disbelief whenever I hear the city council saying there will be a public consultation.

All they do is what they were going to do in the first place. They are just trying to appease the masses.

STEVEN BENNETT Marston Road Marston