In the run up to the May 2016 Cambridge City Council elections the Conservative candidate for Queen Edith’s ward, Manas Deb, invited me to talk to him about his candidature. Manas Deb is a local resident of Queen Edith’s who has lived in Cambridge for about fifteen years. He sees himself as a local activist, […]

At a Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel meeting on the 16th of March 2016 Dave Baigent, the Labour candidate to be Police and Crime Commissioner, offered to speak to me on camera. I’m publishing the full unedited video of our unprepared, impromptu, discussion along with a transcript. Notable Points Labour’s Dave Baigent has been caught […]

After a Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Commissioner hustings in Great Shelford on the 20th of April 2016 I took the opportunity to ask the Conservative candidate Jason Ablewhite about something which had not come up during the event, his plans to appoint a deputy commissioner: Richard Taylor: Councillor Ablewhite, are you going to appoint any […]

Order broke down at Cambridge City Council on the 14th of April 2016 when the usually polite leader of the Liberal Democrat group Cllr Tim Bick rudely insulted Labour’s Cllr Ann Sinnott. Cllr Bick said: When Cllr Sinnott stands up, and really I wish someone would blow something between her ears sometimes… Quite what Cllr […]

Looks like @CambsCC are unaware of @gccitydeal plan for double yellows & cycle lanes here https://t.co/hZI9OGUUPV pic.twitter.com/Nhj5ggTEPV — Richard Taylor (@RTaylorUK) April 13, 2016 Plans have been submitted to councillors at Cambridge City Council for the demolition of the existing Mermaid Chinese Takeaway / Chip Shop at 207 Green End Road and its replacement with […]

At Cambridge’s East Area Committee on the 28th of January 2016 local resident Tony Eva used the public speaking slot to reveal a previously secret consultation with residents about the future of Riverside in Cambridge. I think debates and decisions about changes to public space in Cambridge should be public and shouldn’t involve just immediate […]

It looks as if the Liberal Democrats in their stronghold of Newnham ward in Cambridge have been unable to find a new prospective councillor for the upcoming Cambridge City Council elections. It looks as if their sitting County Councillor for the ward, Lucy Nethsingha, is to contest the City Council seat for the party. Cambridge […]

Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Graham Bright has said there’s no need for the police to get involved in traffic accidents. Mr Bright made his comments at a Police and Crime Panel meeting on 16th of March 2016 where the possibility of Police and Crime Commissioners being given responsibility for the fire and ambulance services […]

Cllr Mac McGuire a member of Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Panel spoke about his experience of cyclists in Cambridge during the panel’s 16th of March 2016 meeting. Cllr McGuire said: as somebody who occasionally has to drive in Cambridge, I don’t live there, I find it is still terribly frustrating, I feel sometimes I’m running […]

A huge amount of power is concentrated in the three councillors who are voting members of the Greater Cambridge City Deal board. The three councillors have all the powers of the Cambridge City, Cambridgeshire County County, and South Cambridgeshire District Councils delegated to them to use for the purposes of the City Deal projects. Exactly […]