While one welcomes the appointment of an inquiry into the infamous student blocks in Roger Dudman Way, pictured, it has to be asked as to how independent the working party will be. Three of the group are leading councillors and the Civic Society and Oxford Preservation Trust is very much part of the city/university establishment Only Toby Porter is not part of this elite.
It is not in the nature of organisations to criticise themselves and to embarrass the administration and staff. A mild rebuke will not do for causing the loss of one of the classic views of Oxford. The least that should be expected is a resignation or early retirement.
Paul Hornby, Walton Crescent, Oxford
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