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What Cambridge could learn from the City of York in 1928

When was the last time local government in your town and city researched and produced such a comprehensive guide to the public services where you live? I’ve digitised the book here for you to read online With undiagnosed AuDHD one of the things I’ve learnt is not to feel guilty about what the time is…

Transport professionals confuse public with vague acronyms. Again.

The use of the terms HQPT and MRT only serve to make the general public cynical about the forms of public transport systems that highways engineering professionals are preparing for an expanded Cambridge – mindful of their shortcomings with the first guided busway “What are we banning this time?” Acronyms that confuse the public by…

Full Fact 2026 and the UK’s collapsing democratic information environment

The grim news from Belfast has unleashed a wave of disinformation and inflammatory posts across social media. Why have successive governments been so impotent and passive in the face of such a threat to social wellbeing and national security? But to start off on a more positive note, I spotted this post on IG from…