Blog Posts

  • Hosting a visit from Vietnam

    Hosting a visit from Vietnam

    I was approached by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to see if we would be able to host a visit from the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Min City in Vietnam. All costs to the FCO of course. It was great to have the opportunity to showcase our great county. Interestingly, they seem to have Read more

  • Lib Dems – don’t know when to stop spinning

    Last night on BBC radio Cambridgeshire Susan Van de Ven, Lib Dem county councillor, decided to challenge the guided busway usage figures. Usage has been fantastic and continues to grow. I’m not sure why anyone would want to rubbish an important piece of infrastructure that is extremely well used but I guess the Lib Dem Read more

  • County Council committing to solve the King’s Dyke level crossing problem

    This winter I have heard endless reports on the radio of Whittlesey being effectively cut off by a combination. That is a nonsense. The economy of the county is being affected and it must be a nightmare for locals putting up with this huge disruption. Common sense must prevail. It was not difficult to get Read more

  • Guided busway – interesting comment from broadcaster

    After one of my television interviews last week the journalist suddenly apologised for getting it wrong on the guided busway. She was convinced that it would not be popular but now fully accepts it is a great success. Unprompted honest comments like this are good to hear. I wonder when the Lib Dems will get Read more

  • Lib Dems – fixated with selling Shire Hall

    THe main plank of the LIb Dem amendment, at full council, was to sell Shire Hall for a sum unknown and at a time unknown. It seems they want to stuff all the staff from Shire Hall into Castle Court with little regard. Not sure where the debating chamber would go but perhaps as they Read more

  • My speech at full council _ Introducing the Business Plan

    Introducing the Business Plan   Mr. Chairman, it is with great pleasure that I introduce the County Council’s Business Plan for the next five years.  Colleagues across this Chamber have worked long and hard to produce a Plan that is right for the communities they represent.  I would like to give special thanks to my Read more