OXFORD’s new Covered Market champion, Mary Clarkson, says in the Oxford Mail (June 5) that she would like to stagger the rent increases to Covered Market stallholders to try to avoid future problems with future rent increases – which, in short, is a divide and conquer technique.
With all increases at the same time, the stallholders have a greater voice and have a stronger hand. With individual increases, this council would do what they wanted, when they wanted, if they wanted.
Mary, you are fooling no-one with this approach.
Why wasn’t a non-Labour councillor made the new champion – possibly because they would look for the greater good for market traders than having a divide-and-conquer attitude?
STEVEN BENNETT
Marston Road
Marston
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