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Cllr Mike Todd-Jones and his Alphabet. T Follows W. Bond Comes Before AAATaylor
Councillors in each area of Cambridge hold regular “area committee” meetings, and have done since 2003. The events contain an “open forum” for questions and statements from the public. I attended my first Cambridge Area Committee on the 30th of May 2007 after being made aware of their existence by my local councillor when he […]
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Bizarre Tweets by Cllr Peter Lord of Trumpington
…I don't know about you, but fortunately many of my followers appear to be fit young women who just need a little financial assistance to get to Cambridge, but would doubtless be happy to go canvassing for you when they arrive… — Peter Lord, Esq. #FBPE (@peter_lord) 10 August 2019 Throwing myself into local community […]
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Cllr Elisa Meschini Offered an Enormous Amount of Public Money to Take Home
Playing the video will take you to Meschini’s speech On the 18th of July 2017 my Cambridgeshire County Councillor, Elisa Meschini (Labour?, King’s Hedges) spoke against proposals to increase the amount of public money councillors personally take home saying: I can’t see what this amendment will achieve other than the fact it will give us […]
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Cllr Ian Manning Threatens to Blackmail Tesco Over Contribution to Chesterton High Street Improvements
I observed Cambridge’s North Area Committee on Thursday the 3rd of July 2014. One of the items on the agenda was the consideration of various environmental improvement schemes for the area. One proposal was to improve the area in-front of the Tesco mini-supermarket on High-Street Chesterton. This is one of my local shops and I’ve […]
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Students Do Not Vote for Community Independents Says Cllr John Hipkin
Cllr John Hipkin has sent a comment on the Castle Ward election results to an email list. I thought the content of the message was surprising and ought be made available to a wider audience so I am publishing it here. I am astonished at Cllr Hipkin drawing a sharp distinction between “residents” and “students” […]
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Proposed Cambridge City Council Planning Reforms From Cllr Hipkin
Only Cambridge’s independent councillor, John Hipkin, has submitted a motion to Cambridge City Council’s full council on Thursday the 27th of February. None of the Liberal Democrat or Labour councillors, nor the Conservative, have any matter which they have thought worthy of submitting a motion to the full council on. This lack of activity is […]
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Fire Authority Member Cllr Nethsingha Denies Refusal to Help With Floods is Policy Change
Please also remember the fire service will not be able to assist with flooded gardens, properties, cars etc unless there is a risk to life. — Cambs Fire & Rescue (@cambsfrs) February 15, 2014 Cllr Lucy Nethsingha, a member of Cambridgeshire’s Fire Authority, and one of those responsible for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue service’s policies, […]
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Hostile Response From Cllr Martin Curtis to My Submission to Cambridgeshire Police and Crime Panel
During the public participation slot at Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Panel on the 5th of February 2014 I sought to raise my concern that the panel were allowing the Police and Crime Commissioner to decide which of his decisions he was putting to the panel for scrutiny. I suggested this wasn’t a desirable state of […]
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Cllr Mike Pitt Goes Rogue Restricting Filming at Cambridge North Area Committee
I thought filming at Cambridge City Council meetings, while far from encouraged, had become generally accepted and routine however my attempts to film the North Area Committee on the 3rd of October 2013 resulted in the committee’s chairman Cllr Mike Pitt (Liberal Democrat, West Chesterton) publicly accusing me of “antisocial behaviour” and harassment from his […]
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Cycling on Stourbridge Common with Cllr Martin Curtis
The leader of the County Council, Cllr Martin Curtis, is to speak at the Friends of Stourbridge Common AGM on Friday the 13th of September 2013 on the subject of cycling on the common. I cycle almost daily on the common, it lies between my house and Cambridge city centre, if I’m opting for a […]