Richard Taylor

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Cambridge’s major “traffic generators” including retailers, Addenbrooke’s and schools are to present their views on tackling Cambridge’s transport challenges to councillors on the Greater Cambridge City Deal board at private events. The Greater Cambridge City Deal organisation is charged with spending significant sums of public money to tackle housing, transport and educational problems in Cambridge. […]

Since the 6th of August 2014 a right to film, photograph or make an audio recording of proceedings at a local government meeting in the UK has been established in law. In November 2014 Cambridge City Councillors unanimously agreed to update their constitution in light of the new law. Cambridgeshire County Council’s stance on filming […]

The leader of Cambridge City Council, Labour’s Lewis Herbert, has offered to speak to me about the role of “Executive Councillors” in Cambridge. I am writing this article in advance of our discussion; after we’ve spoken I will provide an update below. Role of Executive Councillors Each of the seven councillors who are members of […]

I have just experienced around twenty four hours of bizarre, unsubstantiated, attacks and slurs on Twitter led by the deputy leader of Cambridge City Council, Labour’s Cllr Carina O’Reilly. Cllr O’Reilly described me as “a hypocrite and a coward, and unethical in how he works – and a mysogynist” and “a tosser” and said “your […]

Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Panel is responsible for scrutinising the actions and decisions of Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner. On the basis of its scrutiny the panel can then make public recommendations to the Police and Crime Commissioner. At the February 2014 meeting of Cambridgeshire’s Police and Crime Panel I sought to use the public […]