Today sees the results of my second big initiative when I became Leader. It was clear to me that not having broadband fit for purpose just a few miles out of Cambridge is a complete nonsense. We took a decision at one of my early Cabinets to proceed as quickly as possible with getting broadband Read more

I’m looking forward to meeting Simon Burns, Minister of State for Transport, today to discuss our new rail station in Cambridgeshire. Joining me will be local MP Jim Paice and I hope Andrew Lansley MP if government business allows. I invited Simon to come and talk about our deal with the DfT to bring forward Read more

Voters overwhelmingly say they trust local authorities to make decisions about the future of local services. Eight in 10 (79%) say they trust their local council to make the important decisions, compared to just one in 10 (11%) who trust the government to. http://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3123/Public-concerned-about-cuts-to-council-services-but-councils-arent-necessarily-to-blame.aspx#.UQv2KAW-ru8.twitter Read more

I sit on the LGA Economy and Transport Board. Today I was given the opportunity to present on how we created our bank. I was able to explain the difficulties and more importantly how we overcame them. I was also able to explain the benefits to SMEs and our pensioners. I think ours is the Read more