Ahead of the next general election it is time for Conservative values to be spelt out, loud and clear. I fear that in recent years they have been submerged under a welter of tactical initiatives that have reduced the clarity of what Conservatives stand for. Firstly, it must be understood that Conservatives are tolerant of Read more

with the exception of a reply by Ian Manning who seems to believe that Lord Rennard is innocent until proven guilty, despite Party Chairman and Leader of the Lib Dems demanding an apology. No mention of providing any protection for female Lib Dems. I am also very surprised that Jullian Huppert has remained silent on Read more

I am most interested in how Cambridgeshire’s Lib Dems feel about the unfortunate actions of Lord Rennard and how the Lib Dem party has reacted. A straight question to Lib Dem MP Julian Huppert and Lib Dem councillors “Do you think Lord Rennard should be sacked from the party?” Lord Rennard continues to make headlines Read more

It seems that on many subjects battle lines are drawn very quickly. When you step just a little to one side or other of that line you are considered to have embraced everything over that line. That is not right and distorts many of the arguments. Benefits. Benefits are paid to a range of people Read more

Processes are written to ensure things run smoothly and yet remarkably they still go wrong sometimes. The process might not be clear in the first place, it might be interpreted differently to what was intended and sometimes the process is not used for many years so individuals are not familiar with it. Of course human Read more

Cambridge was a Conservative constituency for 25 years from 1967 to 1992, when it was taken by Labour’s Anne Campbell, who held onto the seat for 13 years (in this case three Parliamentary terms). In 2005 it was taken by David Howarth of the Liberal Democrats; his successor, held the seat for the Liberal Democrats Read more