Blog Posts

  • Sometime things go wrong – it’s how you fix them that counts

    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

  • Conservatives can win in Cambridge again

    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

  • France – socialist experiment turning into a disaster – Labour could inflict this on us all

    France, under a socialist regime, seems to be in real trouble. It’s disastrous decline, which has followed a strong left wing socialist agenda under President Hollande has moved from a political gaff into the realms of a national disaster. It is hard to imagine how a first world country, like France, could get things so… Read more

  • Cambridge Science Park Station

    So it seems that our new station is before a planning committee today. After many years on the drawing board, without the funds to build it, everyone will now be falling over themselves to comment and i’m sure to point out why they don’t like it. It has been talked about for many years but… Read more

  • Labour – Miliband dithering as panic sets in.

    It seems that panic is beginning to settle in to Team Miliband. The latest Sun poll from Thursday night, showing Labour’s lead over the Conservative Party shrinking to just four points can only add to that uncomfortable feeling. Ed Balls reply to the autumn statement was frantic and desperate at best. His performance demonstrated how… Read more

  • Is it time for Union funding to stop?

    When I took over as Leader of the County Council, I was briefed on many things. One such briefing was on the unions. I was surprised to see that the council subsidised the Unions. This included, if my memory serves me correctly, paying for some of the union reps time. Instinctively, I did not believe… Read more