Blog Posts

  • Speeding up the adoption process – joint session with the judiciary

    Speeding up the adoption process – joint session with the judiciary

    It was my pleasure last week to co-host a session looking into the adoption process with Judge Isobelle Plumstead. Our adoption services are just another example of the incredibly important role that the County Council is sometimes asked to play in the lives of our residents. Of course our part in the adoption process is… Read more

  • A14 grabs the headlines, some thanks needed

    There has been a lot of talk amongst the media about government’s backing of the planned A14 upgrades – including widening and tolling of sections. I thought that I’d put a couple of links in so you can see that it’s not just us who are excited about this new scheme. It really is great… Read more

  • Cambridge and Counties Bank – Board meeting

    The morning started with interviews at the BBC studios chatting about the A14 upgrade. Then it was into our first face to face board meeting of our new bank. Some good challenge of the executive team and a lot of procedure and policy approval. Interestingly, given I am the only board member without any banking… Read more

  • A14 – interview on Anglia TV

    Talking about the fantastic news that the government is now backing the A14 upgrade. There have been false dawns before but this time the county council is part of the solution and has influence at the DfT. video Read more

  • A14 given green light for upgrade from Ministers

    This is great news. We have been working very hard with DfT and the Treasury to get the A14 upgrade back on the agenda. Andrew Lansley MP has been particularly helpful in getting this discussed at the very highest levels in government. I’m not sure where this leaves Julian Huppert, the Lib Dem MP for… Read more

  • Labour – interesting choice for MP selection

    Daniel Zeichner has been selected by Labour activists to fight the Cambridge City seat. At the last election Daniel was beaten into third place behind the Lib Dems and our own Conservative Nick Hilman. My money was on Tariq Sadiq the Labour opposition leader at the County Council. Tariq would have been a much bigger… Read more