Blog Posts

  • A14 motion being debated in the chamber

    Dismal. The Conservative group proposed a motion to support the A14 upgrade. Lib Dem after Lib Dem have come up with weak excuses not to support the upgrade. They will almost certainly abstain which is a lack of courage, leadership and responsibility. I would rather they voted against it. They lack vision, courage and the Read more

  • PM makes his case to put in place a fair and balanced immigration system.

    Today the Prime Minister set out a fair and balanced cross-government immigration system that favours people who work hard and aspire to get on in life. While we have always believed in the benefits of immigration, we have also always believed that immigration has to be properly controlled. Under Labour this simply wasn’t the case. Read more

  • Interesting Ipsos Mori stats on political party voting loyalty.

    “Three quarters of UKIP’s 2010 vote remains loyal, as does 83% of the Conservatives’ and 92% of Labour’s. However, just 46% of those people who voted for the Liberal Democrats at the general election say they would vote for them now, with a third going to Labour, and around one in 12 each to the Read more

  • A14 – the missing link

    So, just back from the gym, recovering my composure and sat in my study. My thoughts started to wander. The A14 upgrade is something that is never far from my thinking. It is so important. We have all dreamt about this road being fit for purpose, accidents being reduced, long delays ending. It now seems Read more

  • Conservative MEPs visit County Conservatives

    This afternoon, after we had launched our manifesto, we had the pleasure of hosting Conservative MEPs Vicky Ford and Geoffrey Van Orden. They were able to give us an insight into the problems of Europe and how this failed political experiment was costing this country millions of pounds. It is clear from what was said Read more

  • Conservative group – great support from Bob Neill

    Conservative group – great support from Bob Neill

    It was brilliant to see Bob Neill today. Bob was until recently a Minister in DCLG and is now the Conservative party chairman looking after local government. He had asked to come and visit us to hear for himself all the great things that we are making happen in Cambridgeshire. Read more