Ely bypass. This one is a long shot. The significant majority of people in Ely want a bypass. More than that they want route B. The local MP wants route B. Route B is our preferred option. A while ago the Lib Dems came out to appose route B, instead wanting to dig the underpass Read more

Almost certainly a range of things that are blindingly obvious and we are already doing will crop up. When we explain that it is happening already they will then claim we listened to them and took action. Cunning ploy but overused every year by the weak Lib Dem opposition. Subjects that could be covered here Read more

So what could the next guess be. Lets try re- instating the Area Joint Committees. Of course these committees don’t save any money. In fact they cost money to administer so I will be looking hard at money attached to this one. What they do is to add beurocracy to relatively simple processes without adding Read more

We have presented our budget and wait with mild curiosity to see what the Lib Dems will propose as amendments. We normally see a range of uncosted or implausible ideas designed to hit the headlines rather than do any good. More for entertainment than any serious politics I thought I might indulge in trying to Read more

Busy day today. I hosted a ministerial visit, looking at the site of our new station, chaired informal cabinet and then chaired full Cabinet It finished off with a number of press interviews including Heart radio, Archent newspaper group and BBC radio Cambridgeshire on the Chris Mann show. I finished of doing a recorded interview Read more