Blog Posts

  • A14 Summit and the curious case of the Cambridge MP

    I had the privilege to chair last night a very productive and constructive debate about how we finance the vital A14 improvements needed to help our economy and reduce the terrible number of accidents on this road. I don’t think I need to explain to anyone reading this blog why the A14 needs improvement and… Read more

  • Lib Dem MP – no fan of the A14 upgrade

    I have just listened to an extraordinary interview by Lib Dem Julian Huppert MP on radio Cambridgeshire. Talk about lack of support for the upgrading of the A14. Is he the only person in Cambridgeshire who isn’t 100% committed to bringing forward the upgrade as soon as possible? Well, it seems that he has not… Read more

  • A14 funding summit gets widespread support

    Yesterday I hosted an A14 funding summit. The summit gave widespread support to the principle of a local funding package to help fund improvements to the A14 which is strangling the economy in the eastern region. We brought together representatives from Councils and Local Enterprise Partnerships affected by the whole route to discuss the issue.… Read more

  • Lib Dems – budget amendment – guess number 5

    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

  • Lib Dems – budget amendment – guess number 4

    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

  • Lib Dem – budget amendment – guess number 2

    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