In stark contrast to their ousted cabinet member, Ian Hudspeth, West Oxfordshire district councillors have been quick to endorse the Cogges Link Inspector’s findings and add the land the road would have occupied to their core strategy for future housing.

The voters of Woodstock, who did us the favour of booting Mr Hudspeth off the district council in May, could do us another by booting him off the county council next May.

Then common sense might prevail at that level too and the Shores Green Interchange be in place before any further houses are built.

Don Chapman, Newland Street, Eynsham