Blog Posts

  • County Council Network

    I was up bright and early this morning at 6am to tuck into my coffee and cereal before tackling the next load of emails. I left the house at 730am to catch the 8:16 train into London to attend my first meeting of the CCN. It was great to meet with fellow leaders of county Read more

  • 25 most influential people on business in Cambridge News listing

    Anybody who knows me or read this blog knows business and the promotion of enterprise is close to my heart. I truly believe a council that backs local business, in-turn backs its communities and ultimately the prosperity of the area. For too long councils are seen as organisations that hamper companies rather than encourage growth. Read more

  • Official signing ceremony of partnership with Coram – children adoption

    Monday seemed to be a day of ceremony and public speaking. We don’t always know everything so what is important is to understand when help is required and then ask in the experts. Our adoption agency provides a fantastic service but we are always seeking ways to improve the service. This is particularly true when Read more

  • Community Land Trust – Publication Launch

    It was with great pleasure that on Monday I was able to launch an excellent publication on Community Land Trusts at the smartLIFEe in Cambridge. This guide sets out the experiences of early CLT and housing association partnerships and points the way for others who may wish to follow or improve upon them. CLTs are Read more

  • Great weekend

    What a lovely start to the weekend, Like so many young people, my daughter and partner, went off to see “Take That” at Wembly on Friday. I had the pleasure of baby sitting my 7 month old grandson. Armed with all the tools of the trade, nappies, milk, spare clothes, high chair, cot, and endless Read more

  • Today – not quite so busy

    In the office for 8 to prepare for a meeting to discuss a proposed new development. Planning still seems overly complicated to me but I guess getting it right is important particularly as developers need to fund public goods under a section 106 agreement. This can include schools etc. At 1000 I met with fellow Read more