Blog Posts

  • Lib Dems – U turn on A14 or is it?

    Julian Huppert, Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, has for a long time been against widening of the A14. He has his own reasons but is clearly very much in the minority. He was reported as saying on 28/07/2010 in the Cambridge News “The scheme, which has fortunately been put on hold, would wreak havoc on Read more

  • So what has the voting for the PCC told us?

    It would seem that despite a relatively low turnout patterns can be seen. Cambridgeshire is still fundamentally pro economic growth, pro business, pro liberty, pro jobs, pro success, pro aspiration and pro hard line on crime all represented by a Conservative election success in the PCC elections. Why is all that true? Well most people Read more

  • Congratulations to Graham Bright

    Cambridgeshire Result for Police and Crime Commissioner election. Congratulations to Sir Graham Bright for a Conservative win. Here are the figures: First round results: Ali Ind – 12,706 Bright Con – 23,731 Bullen UKIP – 14504 Goldspink ED – 7219 Mohammed Ind – 5337 Moss-Eccardt LD – 7530 Murphy Lab – 17576 Second round results: Read more

  • Julian Huppert defects to Conservatives – oh no!

    Walking past the TV tonight I had to do a double take. On newsnight there was Julian Huppert, scientist, (he always mentions he was a scientist) with a caption “Conservative”. It was only when I looked harder did I see that it in fact the wrong name was there as well. Phew. I’m not sure Read more

  • Listening council agrees to delay road repairs – putting business first

    Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed to move repairs to Huntingdon Ring Road back to the new year after representations from local leaders. Local traders and residents were worried that the repairs set for overnight on Saturday and Sunday on November 17-18, would be disruptive to shopping in the town in the run up to Christmas Read more

  • Chatteris people on course to have their say

    Residents from the Chatteris area are asked to have their say at a special meeting on what learning and leisure courses they want to see in their area. The Community Learning focus group was inspired by conversations on the community website – http://www.ShapeYourPlace.org – where local people raised their concerns about the courses available to Read more