On the first of May 2012 I attended a meeting of Cambridge’s Community Safety Partnership, held in the Guildhall.
The meeting was rendered almost pointless by the absence of both elected councillors who should have been there, Cambridge City Council’s executive councillor for policing, Tim Bick (Liberal Democrat) and Police Authority representative and the partnership’s [...]
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Cambridge Community Safety Partnership - May 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Questioning The Executive Councillor for Policing at Cambridge City Council
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Cllr Tim Bick, Executive Councillor for Policing, Cambridge City Council.
On the 19th of April 2012 I used the public speaking slot at a full meeting of Cambridge City Council to ask the executive councillor for policing, Tim Bick (Liberal Democrat, Market) what he had been doing in that role.
I said I thought the role [...]
Police Issuing Fixed Penalty Notices for Dog Fouling
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
On the 19th of April 2012 Cllr George Owers (Labour, Coleridge) asked an oral question about dog poo at a full meeting of Cambridge City Council.
Cllr Owers’ question was:
“In light of the council’s catastrophically poor record at taking enforcement action against irresponsible dog owners for dog-fouling, are there plans to co-operate with PCSOs and/or [...]
Student Hustings for Cambridge City Council Candidates
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Conservative Candidate Andre Beaumont (Newham) Addresses the Student Hustings
On the 30th of April 2012 I observed a hustings run by the Cambridge University Students Union for candidates from the Castle, Market, Newnham and Queen Edith’s wards on Cambridge City Council (wards selected for their large Cambridge University student populations).
The event had been advertised via [...]
Castle and Victoria Road Conservation Area
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Map of Proposed Conservation Area
On the 30th of April 2012 I responded to Cambridge City Council’s consultation on a new conservation area for the Victoria Road area and parts of Castle ward.
My response:
Dear Cambridge City Council,
I am writing to respond to the council’s consultation on the Castle and Victoria Road Conservation Area. [...]
Policing West-Central Cambridge April 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Poorly located 20 mph signs on entering Maid’s Causeway.
On Thursday the 26th of April 2012 I observed Cambridge City Council’s West/Central area committee hold the police to account on their recent performance and set the new policing priorities for the area.
One of the key items under discussion was the operation of the 20 [...]
Seeking to Observe The Election Count in Cambridge
Saturday, April 28, 2012
A couple of weeks ago I tweeted drawing attention to the fact that election counts in Cambridge are not open to the public and asked what arrangements were in place for those wishing to observe and report on proceedings.
This resulted in a number of local politicians, including elected councillors, asking why the count [...]
Cambridge City Council Seek To Control Use of Footage of Councillors
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Liberal Democrat run Cambridge City Council is very keen on tightly controlling the image of its councillors. Earlier I received the following email:
Dear Mr Taylor
I see that you have posted footage on You Tube from the last council meeting of Cllr Owers, which you have set to music.
Our protocol explicitly asks those filming meetings not [...]
Labour Anti House Sharing Motion Defeated
Friday, April 20, 2012
On the evening of the 19th of April 2012 I observed Cambridge City Council debate a Labour motion on the subject of regulating shared houses in the city. The motion talked of capping the number of properties available to sharers and extending the council’s definition of a House in Multiple Occupation to include all [...]
Asking to Film and Ask Public Questions at Cambridge City Council
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
I have submitted the following message to the council’s democratic services email address, copying Councillor Tim Bick:
1. If a suitably less restrictive filming policy is adopted during the Thursday 19th April 2012 full council meeting I would like to film/photograph the council meeting from the point the new policy is adopted. I’d like [...]