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What is the reality of new developments?
I got called out by a former Cambridge City Council executive councillor on FB and her criticisms – valid as they are, also helped make the point I was trying to make My original blogpost was about Orchard Park Community School. Former Cambridge City Councillor Clare King (formerly of the Liberal Democrats before switching to…
The cumulative needs of a growing Cambridge are not just buildings and amenities alone
First Secretary of State Louise Haigh of Cabinet Office said at the Labour Party Conference earlier, the concept of Total Place will be returning. It has to go beyond pooling budgets and ensuring that the organisations, governance, and administrative arrangements are in place too You can watch Louise Haigh’s speech here It’s easier to explain…
Becoming a nation of neighbours in economies with high population churns
On the Demos report of 25 September 2026 and why it is a challenge for a place like Cambridge You can read the Demos report here. It has one really powerful statement emerging from focus groups that highlight the scale of the problems facing everyone, and it is this: “Yet the prevailing sense was that…
