Blog Posts

  • Conservative campaign for the county elections – fantastic so far.

    I’m getting lots of very positive messages from Conservative candidates from all over the county. Feedback from canvassing is really good. In the south of the county the Lib Dems seem to have fallen away significantly with a slight rise in Labour support. UKIP have no traction. The Conservative vote is holding up and if Read more

  • BEM awards

    Today it was my privilege to be part of a ceremony in the Shire Hall chamber at which six fantastic individuals were awarded the British Empire Medal. I read out one of the citations for a gentleman who had been a parish councillor since 1964, and had contributed in so many different ways to his Read more

  • Small businesses should decide where to base themselves

    Ed Miliband seems to want a return to the bad old days of Labour interventions. Lurching to the left is causing concerns for Tony Blair and should scare the life out of all of us. I’m old enough to remember the 1970s with the industrial disputes, the inefficient state run industries and the civil unrest. Read more

  • Tony Blair warning that Labour are not fit to govern under Ed Milibamd

    Like him or hate Tony Blair knew how to win elections. He lost his way when it car to telling the truth about Iraq and made the huge mistake of handing over to Gordon Brown, probably the worst PM we have had in generations. This article can be found on the BBC site and is Read more

  • Another good day electioneering

    Today was all about knocking on doors and hearing what people have to say. It was a lovely sunny day and I had a warm reception. the majority of people that I spoke to had heard of me (that is good) and recognised the great work the council was doing. Interestingly, I had lots of Read more

  • A14 widening between Histon and Girton – complete by next year.

    I seem to have spent a lot of this last year working to bring forward the A14 upgrade. I was clear from the outset that not only did we need the major scheme to happen we also wanted some action NOW. It is brilliant that this A14 widening is to take place so quickly. It Read more