On the 4th of November 2011 Cambridge student newspaper Varsity reported the launch of a “Degrading is Degrading” campaign.
Having read the article I responded immediately by Twitter to express my support.
While I had no particular knowledge or experience of the process of “degrading”, the Cambridge terminology for being allowed to take a year [...]
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Why I Support the Degrading is Degrading Campaign - Click for Full Article
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Cambridge Backs Committee - Click for Full Article
Monday, April 18, 2011
There is a proposal to reduce the yew trees to the right of the Garret Hostel Lane path to 4m high this winter.
Last week, in response to a Freedom of Information request to Clare College, the papers for meetings of the Cambridge Backs Committee since 2007 were released.
Background to the Backs Committee
The [...]
Regulation of Cambridge University College Accommodation - Click for Full Article
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Murray Edwards College Cambridge - Undergraduate Licence Agreement.
The thirty-six colleges of Cambridge University have all, en-masse, decided to withdraw from the Universities UK (UUK) accommodation code of practice. By walking away from this code they have forfeited their exemption from having their accommodation licensed and regulated by Cambridge City Council. According to the UUK’s [...]
The West Cambridge Sports Centre - A Key Issue for Student Voters in City Council Elections - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Artist’s impression of how the west Cambridge sports centre could look.
On the 25th of March 2010 Cambridge City Council’s Community Services Scrutiny Committee discussed “Open Space and Recreation Projects” which could be funded by contributions made by developers in lieu of providing sufficient facilities when building in the city. During this discussion Labour opposition [...]
Tuition Fees - General Election Spring 2010 - Cambridge - Click for Full Article
Monday, April 12, 2010
Tuition fees were thought to be a key factor during the last general election in Cambridge. The next parliament may well take key decisions on the subject so I think it is an area where it is important the candidate’s views are clear. I am publishing videos outlining my own views, as well as the [...]
Cambridge Colleges Open for Bed and Breakfast - Click for Full Article
Monday, March 1, 2010
It used to be only conference attendees and guests of college members who could stay in Cambridge’s colleges when visiting the city; the ability to book guest rooms was a significant perk of being a Cambridge academic. A new service, co-ordinated by “Conference Cambridge”, has been launched offering college rooms to the general public [...]
Cambridge And Higher Education Cuts - Click for Full Article
Saturday, February 27, 2010
At three minutes to midnight on Thursday, Cambridge City Council got round to discussing the impact of proposed cuts to university funding on Cambridge. By the time the item, towards the end of their full council agenda, was reached many Liberal Democrat councillors had gone home and even the mayor, who was chairing the meeting [...]
Richard Taylor - A Vision for Cambridge in 2020 - Click for Full Article
Friday, February 19, 2010
My Vision of Cambridge in 2020
For anyone considering what Cambridge will look like in a decade’s time the city’s fringes, currently designated as development sites, have to be prime consideration. We’ve seen development in the North at Arbury Park building on other sites round the city is getting ever closer; though the fate of the [...]
Cambridge City Council Harassing Students for Council Tax - Click for Full Article
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Given the importance of research students to the City of Cambridge it is astonishing that the City Council has recently increased the level of harassment to which they subject those working towards a PhD. The council is sending council tax bills to research students. This has been a problem for many years, but in [...]
Proposed Job Cuts at the Cambridge University Press - Click for Full Article
Monday, March 2, 2009
The Cambridge University Press (CUP) are planning to cut 160 jobs in the city, probably as the first stage of plans to close the printing business of the CUP within three years. There was discussion of CUP’s plans at Cambridge City Council’s Full Council meeting on February 26th 2009, a full record of what [...]