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Deputy Leader of Cambridge City Council Calls me a Tosser
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 […]
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My Response to Cambridge City Council Tree Policy Consultation
I have responded to Cambridge City Council’s consultation on its policies relating to trees in the city. Tree management in Cambridge is currently in disarray. The city is littered with tree stumps, empty tree pits, sites where trees have been removed and not replaced and saplings which have failed to become established and are broken, […]
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Cambridge City Council – Anti-Social Behaviour Meeting – April 2014
On the evening of the 2nd of April 2014 I attended an “Anti-Social Behaviour” meeting in my ward of King’s Hedges in Cambridge. I’d found out about the meeting from a Cambridge City Council council tweet which pointed to a webpage on the event. The event in North Cambridge follows one in the East of […]
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Speaking at ACPO Transparency in UK Policing Event
On the 10th of June 2013 I spoke at an event titled “Transparency in UK Policing” run by the Association of Chief Police Officers. Around a hundred and fifty people from all but one or two of the country’s police forces were present, along with staff from the information commissioner’s office and central government. I […]
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Cambs Police and Crime Commissioner Bright Dodges TASER Questions
When Cambridge’s newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner Graham Bright was asked to comment on Cambridgeshire Police Force’s use of TASER weapons by the Cambridge-News he responded: Tasers are an operational matter and I cannot interfere in operational matters. My view is that TASER policies; such as if they ought be routinely carried by front-line […]
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Commissioner Bright’s Priorities: 1. Anti-Social Behaviour 2. Catching Criminals
Tom Horn of Heart Radio in Cambridgeshire was given one of the first interviews with newly elected Police and Crime Commissioner Graham Bright. Graham Bright was asked about his priorities. His response was that the first was “anti-social behaviour”, with “catching criminals” only coming in at number two. Asked: “what are your priorities for Cambridgeshire” […]
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Local Police Priority Setting in Cambridge With Tory Graham Bright as Police and Crime Commissioner
On Saturday the 10th of November 2012 I spotted a tweet from Timothy Barnes of Stevenage saying he would be outside Cambridge’s Guildhall with the Tory Police and Crime Commissioner Candidate for Cambridge, Graham Bright. Later Graham Bright’s twitter account emitted a message saying “Pop along if you want to have a chat”; I saw […]
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Policing East Cambridge – August 2012
During Cambridge’s East Area Committee on Thursday the 2nd of August 2012 councillors held the police to account for their performance over the previous couple of months and set new priorities. I have written about three aspects of the policing section of the meeting separately: Tackling Problems Caused by Street Drinkers in East Cambridge Police […]
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Response to Cambridge Local Plan Consultation 2012
Cambridge Local Plan Issues and Options Document. I have responded to the current consultation on Cambridge’s Local Plan, the document against which future planning applications in the city will be assessed. Many of my representations relate to issues I have discussed previously on my website. In many cases I have simply tailored my previously expressed […]
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Remodelling Rear of One Searle Street
One Searle Street Plans Yesterday I saw a Cambridge City Council notice on Searle Street stating an application had been made to the council to demolish part of the current extension, and the garage, at 1 Searle Street and replace it with a new building. One Searle Street is a lovely property in a prominent […]