Richard Taylor

In the run up to the June 2017 General Election Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has stated there are “no circumstances whatsoever” in which the Liberal Democrats would go into a coalition with either the Conservatives, or Labour. Farron has also said: “Britain desperately needs a decent functioning opposition and that without question is the […]

Ever watched a meeting of your local hospital governors online? This might explain why you haven’t! The Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Addenbrooke’s) Council of Governors met on the 22nd of February 2017. A report to the meeting from Chief Executive Roland Sinker stated bed occupancy levels at the hospital were at 99.9% and […]

On the 25th of January 2017 the Greater Cambridge City Deal board voted to pursue a new plan for tackling congestion in Cambridge. The plan was illustrated at the meeting by a conceptual “petal diagram” which shows the main roads into the city with no roads providing connections between those radial roads. Notably the plan […]

The Greater Cambridge City Deal board appear to be intending to make some initial decisions on proposals to remodel Milton Road within the first two weeks of September 2016. At a meeting of the City Deal board on the first of September the chair Cllr Herbert supported a proposal to appoint architects to develop new […]

Councillor Jocelynne Scutt has been elected chair of the Milton Road Local Liaison Forum The Milton Road Local Liaison Forum is holding an event including presentations and two design workshop sessions on Tuesday 19th July from 6.30pm-9.00pm at Chesterton Community College. The event is open to all who request to attend. Requests should be made […]

On the 13th of June 2016 Greater Cambridge City Deal Officer Richard Preston attempted to physically remove me from a meeting to which all of North Cambridge’s councillors had been invited. The meeting had been called to “establish” influential “Local Liaison Forums” which have been asked to work on the details of the plans for […]

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 […]

Particularly as I live on Milton Road in Cambridge I thought I should respond to a consultation from the Greater Cambridge City Deal on proposals to remodel the road. I’m publishing what I sent in here and will link to others’ submissions below. I am writing to respond to the current consultation on the proposed […]