Blog Posts

  • Conservative run Cambridgeshire County Council – overview

    When I first became Leader I set out to make sure the County Council was run by councillors and not officers. After nearly two years we are getting there. Mark Lloyd, our chief exec now proudly tells his peers that his councillors are driving policy and run the show. And so we should and we… Read more

  • Being a councillor – challenging times ahead

    It has never been a more challenging time to be a county councillor. Nor has it ever been more exciting. Being a county councillor means making a very real difference for the people of Cambridgeshire. Cambridgeshire county council is politically led and will remain so on my watch. I need to remind everyone of the… Read more

  • Highways gritting – great effort

    Early this morning I had to drive to Doddington to chair a meeting of all our prospective county councillors who are standing in may. Despite having to clear a significant amount of snow off my car the roads across Cambridgeshire were clear and ice free. Our gritting teams have done a fabulous job keeping this… Read more

  • Tour de France – a great opportunity at no cost

    Cllr Martin Curtis, our cycling champion at the County Council, and I have been negotiating the Tour de France coming to Cambridgeshire for some time. Along with Cambridge City Council, we have been clear that hosting a stage must be at no cost to the councils. We had to hold out to the last minute… Read more

  • Europe – Lib Dems happy to push for a federal Euro state

    Europe is all over the news today. Locally, Conservatives are happy to trade with Europe but don’t want to be governed by the EU. No one has voted to hand over all these powers to a faceless European state. Individuals, like Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert are keen to suggest that somehow not being part… Read more

  • Lib Dems break trust again – Julian Huppert

    Today is a great day for Cambridgeshire with the announcement that the Tour de France 2014 is coming to the county for the start of the third stage of the race. A huge amount of effort has gone into this from Councillors of all parties and officers at both the County and City Councils who… Read more