Blog Posts

  • Cambridgeshire signs broadband deal with BT.

    Businesses and communities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough will have some of the best fibre broadband coverage in the country following a deal with BT to provide a county-wide high speed network by the end of 2015. Cambridgeshire County Council has today signed a contract with BT that exceeds its ambitious targets to bring better broadband Read more

  • Great quote from Lord Prescott

    Some of the quotes in the Cambridge News today caught my attention. In particular I liked the one from Labour Peer Lord Prescott. “Why does Nick Clegg need 15 special advisers when I managed with two when I was Deputy Prime Minister? Even Jesus Christ capped it at 12” Interesting. Read more

  • Meeting the Prime Minister

    Yesterday I had the pleasure of attending a function at No 10. I was able to have a discussion with David Cameron on the subject of the A14 upgrade. He told me he had just been talking about the A14 with Cabinet colleagues and was keen to accelerate the upgrade. I get the impression that Read more

  • Lib Dems – unbelievable but consistent spin

    Today at Cabinet Kilian Bourke, Lib Dem Leader of the opposition had every opportunity to speak on what ever subject that he wanted but chose not to. At no time did he ask to speak on any subject nor did he ask to speak on behalf of anyone else in his group. For good management Read more

  • Cabinet today – Lib Dem opposition “missing in action”

    We had a full agenda today, at Cabinet. Normally this makes finishing on time much more difficult because of the larger number of members that want to speak. I encourage this participation as it enriches the debate that cabinet have. We do have rules to ensure good progress is made but their is ample opportunity Read more

  • Lib Dem mixed messages

    It seems that the Lib Dem opposition leader at SCDC proposed a budget amendment to freeze council tax on the grounds that it was morally wrong to put it up. The same Lib Dem, who is also a county councillor, was content for the county council Lib Dems to agree to put up council tax. Read more