Richard Taylor

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  • Consequences of Punching A Random Stranger on Fitzroy Street in Cambridge

    Fitzroy Street, Cambridge. On Thursday the 17th of November 2011 I observed Cambridge magistrates deal with a resident of the Riverside ECHG hostel on Willow Walk in central Cambridge. The defendant was before the magistrates for a number of matters. He had previously pleaded guilty to an offence of battery. The court was told he […]

  • Only Human in Cambridgeshire Police Explains Restorative Justice Disposals Policy

    Cambridgeshire Police Information on Penalties At just after 17.00 on Thursday the 17th of November 2011 I got a phone call from Inspector Dominic Human of Cambridgeshire Police. Inspector Human is the lead officer for restorative justice in the force, he said he was calling because he understood I had some questions about restorative justice. […]

  • Charges Dropped After Student Fees Protestors Strike Deal With Prosecutors

    Kings College Cambridge I observed Cambridge magistrates courts on the morning of Thursday the 17th of November 2011. I’d gone along as I was expecting to see Mr Jacob Wills and Mr Curtis-Watson appearing in front-of magistrates in relation to charges arising from events in Cambridge during and after a protest against tuition fee rises. […]

  • South Cambridge Police Priorities – November 2011

    South Cambridge Policing Priorities On the 7th of November 2011 I attended Cambridge’s South Area Committee where councillors set the police priorities for the next period of time. Anti-Social Behaviour Definition Police Sergent Jim Stevenson presented the report on behalf of the police. Page six of his report listed incident types classed as anti-social behaviour. […]

  • Council Vote Likely to Delay Station Cycle Parking

    City Councillors Again Outwitted and Outflanked by Station Area Developers? A vote held by Cambridge City Councillors earlier today (Wed 16th November 2011) will almost certainly delay the provision of the planned 3,000 space cycle park at Cambridge station. Developers of the “CB1” station area scheme are required to provide the cycle parking as part […]

  • Police Authority Questions at Cambridgeshire County Council

    On the 18th of October 2011 Cambridgeshire County Councillors had the opportunity to ask questions of Cambridgeshire Police Authority. In the past this opportunity has been wasted by councillors raising local issues which would have been better raised at local priority setting meetings. The chair of the Police Authority, Ruth Rogers, was absent without explanation, […]

  • Cambridgeshire Police Distributing Hoax Scam Email

    Cambridgeshire Police are yet again alarming people by distributing a scam email. A hoax chain email has recently been circulated by Cambridgeshire Police. The message warns those calling a number on a bogus parcel delivery card will get charged £315 for the phone call. The misleading message has recently appeared on various local websites around […]

  • Julian Huppert PMQ on Workers’ Rights

    Cambridge MP Julian Huppert got the first question at Prime Minister’s questions on the 9th of November 2011. After having asked the always topical question of: If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 November. which prompted the predictable response of: This morning I had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and, in […]

  • Parliament Blown Open by Hackers

    1st edition of Thomas Erskine May’s book “A Treatise upon the Law, Privileges, Proceedings and Usage of Parliament”. (Copyright on the 1st edition has expired). An electronic copy of the text of Erskine May, the book which contains the rules under which which Parliament functions, has today been released by pro-democracy and pro-transparancy hackers. The […]

  • Councillors Ignore Cycle Parking Policy Again – King Street Takeaway

    60 King Street, Cambridge On the 3rd of November 2011 I observed Cambridge’s West/Central area committee approve planning permission for a takeway on King Street. The approval, by the committee made up of all Liberal Democrats along with independent Cllr Hipkin, was in contravention of the council’s policy on the provision of cycle parking. Cllr […]