Blog Posts

  • Cambridgeshire success story

    The week starts with the gloomy national news that almost 40 percent of households have seen their finances deteriorate and income from employment has fallen for the eleventh month running. Despite this national back drop it really struck me that Cambridgeshire is making fantastic inroads into bucking this trend and building infrastructure for a secure… Read more

  • Autonomy bought by HP

    I was grateful that HP contacted me to let me know about them acquiring Autonomy, before I read about it in the press. Not only did I get an email but also a phone call the next day. This is good in a number of ways. Firstly, it means that HP are working the patch… Read more

  • Northstowe

    One of our barriers to economic success is the lack of suitable housing in many areas of the county. We are particularly short of housing to support the growth of Cambridge as the tech centre of Europe. Several years ago Northstowe was selected as the site for a new town to ease housing pressure on… Read more

  • LGSS – shared services with Northamptonshire

    On Friday I attended what was effectively the AGM of LGSS. The substantive business was to elect the chair for the next 12 months. As it is Cambridgeshires turn, to take the chair, that pleasure falls to me. This is an increasingly important committee as it controls the majority of back office functions for both… Read more

  • Enterprise Zone – early interest

    One of the top priorities of the Conservative run Cambridgeshire County Council is to help make our county the best place to do business. We want to attract business and help them grow. Business growth = employment = less demand on public services = low rates. Key to achieving this priority will be the EZ… Read more

  • Great family day

    Mum and dad live in Cornwall so I don’t get to see them as often as I would like. After an epic 9 hour journey they arrived on tuesday evening. A lovely evening was had with my parents, daughter and partner, son and my first grandson. The simple pleasure of a shared meal, lots of… Read more