It was my privilege to chair the Special General Meeting of the Cambridge City Conservative Association tonight. This was the climax to a long process. We started off advertising the post and then sifted down the many, many applications to just 8. Last Sunday the Executive Committee interviewed all eight and narrowed this down to … Continue reading
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Breaking the Mould: Cambridge City Needs YOU!
If you love where you live, then have you ever considered helping to make our historic city even better? Residents often complain that party politics should be kept out of local politics. Yet, it is very difficult to stand as an independent, without the support of others to help run an election campaign or get … Continue reading
Cambridge beware – Lib Dems set to significantly raise your council tax.
Liberal Democrats are seeking to add a new council tax band on houses. The current top band limit is £320,000. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has set out his new plans. The current band limits are based on notional 1991 valuations to attempt to be fair and consistent. Adding a new band will be complex, … Continue reading
Magistrates – fines to rise
Maximum fines available to magistrates will rise significantly under new proposals announced today. People who break the law should be properly punished – and financial penalties set at the right level can be an effective way of dealing with criminals and deterring them from further offending. That’s why Conservatives want to bring in these changes. … Continue reading
My speech to the Marshall Society for Economics
Ladies and Gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I address you this evening as the Chairman of the Cambridge Conservatives to talk about the budget and Conservative policies. I am not an economist although I have been a non executive director of a bank and I have lived through the effects of different economic … Continue reading
Cambridge Labour proposing a raft of non jobs for city council
It seems Labour are not learning. In Cambridge they are planning to employ a range of new officers. What happened to austerity? What happened to protecting front line services? First up is the most daft. A living wage promotion officer!!!!! This person will be employed to lobby businesses, colleges and other organisations in the city … Continue reading
Are Cambridge City officers too close to Lib Dem party?
Local authorities depend on the political neutrality of officers. Officers must be independent and as importantly seen to be independent. Sometimes organisations get too cosy. Sometimes council officers get caught up in the moment and without adequate supervision and the right culture they cross a line. It seems to me that when a council officer … Continue reading
Cambridge Conservatives having an impact
Cambridge Conservatives have been working hard to ensure we sit very firmly in the centre of the region and that we have influence. I want each and every one of the over 12000 voters who voted Conservative at the last general election to know their vote counts. It seems we are being rewarded already. Conservative … Continue reading
Conservatives helping hardworking people – Cost of Living
Labour, who trashed the economy, would love to paint a picture of Conservatives not helping ordinary people but it is just not true. Conservatives are sticking up for each and everyone of you. See how: • Deficit cut by a third. The squeeze on living standards is a direct result of Labour’s debt crisis and … Continue reading
Is Cambridge open for business? Talking to the BBC
I was on the Paul Stainton show this morning,just after 0730, talking about Cambridge and growth. The background to the story, it seems, revolves around a growing feeling that planning authorities, and in particular Cambridge City Council, see business planning applications as sport before refusing. If true this is a very damaging situation and their … Continue reading
