Blog Posts

  • Cabinet

    This week we had our regular formal Cabinet meeting. It was a relatively quiet affair with no petitions and opposition not wanting to speach on many issues. I can only assume they are supporting most of what we are doing. We discussed an excellent member led review, by Sam Hoy and her team, on domestic… Read more

  • Huntingdon Regional College

    Today, I had a very positive meeting with the Susanne Stent, who heads up HRC. These regular meetings with organisations that underpin our economic growth are so important. We discussed a range of issues including how our “looked after children” could be given that extra support if they need it. I was particularly struck with… Read more

  • Ubisense Queen’s Award Reception

    Ubisense is another great Cambridge company. They specialise in making component tacking devices that are used in manufacturing. The idea is that a component that is to be fitted to a car or aircraft can be tracked through out the whole assembly process. This speeds up assembly and reduces waste. Ubisense Last night I attended… Read more

  • This weekend

    I had a lovely weekend playing tennis and cycling. There was no cricket this weekend which was a shame as I am scoring a lot of runs at the moment. I even managed to top up the tan. Very relaxing. Read more

  • London – rail prospectus launch

    At Liverpool street station I met Chloe Smith and others to launch the rail prospectus for East Anglia. I was able to chat to a number of MPs, councillors and LEP members. It was a great chance to restate Cambridgeshire’s pro growth, pro business approach. I was able to offer our support for this initiative… Read more

  • Launching a rail prospectus for East Anglia

    This morning I was at Cambridge station with Cllr Ian Bates for the local launch of our rail prospectus for East Anglia. This great document makes the clear case for investment in our rail network locally within East Anglia. Cambridgeshire County Council is putting its money where it’s mouth is and has already agreed to… Read more