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This forms part of their densification proposals – ones that will require radical public transport infrastructure improvements that no institutions of state have ever proposed You can access the documents via the Cambridge Science Park here. I’m writing this from the perspective/mindset that this planning application will be approved – along with the reserved mattersContinue reading “Cambridge Science Park proposes new 45m towers for edge of city”

Intervention from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed by the Minister for Water Emma Hardy MP Credit to Chris Patmore on LI here for picking this up – this really should have gone out as an official government announcement. “Anglian Water will take a presumptively supportive approach…” Above – Minister Emma HardyContinue reading “Anglian Water pulls back from routine opposition to planning applications”

Some of you may have seen the news regarding former Green Party leader and current Green Party Bristol Central MP Carla Denyer who is taking time off due to burnout. Image: ***And this was just my morning!*** In A Conversation with ADHD By GingerPale which is superbly done. “I hope that by sharing my own struggles, I canContinue reading “Burnout in Westminster politics”

We ask: “Will city become the country’s first anarcho-syndicalist commune where councillors take it in turns to be ‘executive officer for the week’?” Pictured: New Mayor Maria Cleminson – Mayor of Cambridge 2026/27 You can: For those of you interested, Cllr Mike Davey (Labour – Petersfield) name-checked his earliest predecessor Major Dermot Freyer – theContinue reading “Cambridge City Council fails to elect a new council leader”

The annual property bash / industry networking event has been happening this week – with lots of sessions featuring Cambridge I had a browse through the programme and did a search for Cambridge-related events here. A number of institutional social media feeds have been posting updates on LinkedIn. See also this short video clip ofContinue reading “Cambridge’s future discussed at UKREiiF 2026”

It was a session at the UK property gathering UKREiiF 2026 on 19 May, sponsored by British Land (which means they also got a panel seat for the debate) – mindful of the news about Cambridge Science Park which I last wrote about in late 2025 here I can think of a number of reasonsContinue reading “The fantasy of turning Cambridge into ‘Europe’s Most Competitive Innovation City’”

I haven’t been keeping up as much as I normally would because of this persistent cold bug that has also meant missing music rehearsals. So chances are I missed someone who said something about the PM’s relaunch speech which I’ve not had the headspace to watch/listen to. You can watch it in full via ITVContinue reading “Starmer’s relaunch as more MPs call for him to go”

It’s one of the most astonishing scenes in the UK’s early post-war political and military history. And as TV producer in his late 20s, David Attenborough found himself summoned to Downing Street for a live broadcast to the nation. So off he went. When he arrived, this was the scene that he saw. We’ve hadContinue reading “Sir David Attenborough at 100 – and when he sent a Prime Minister to bed to get some rest”

In an historic night for a host of reasons, Cambridge Labour’s hold on political power at the Guildhall evaporates in the face of: Above – delete/amend as appropriate The balance of power at Cambridge Guildhall My vaguely-confident predictions from yesterday (more vague than confident – the only thing strengthening on my side is this persistentContinue reading “Greens now the second largest party in Cambridge, as Labour lose political control”

…according to various people quoting various polling and modelling organisations This despite the best efforts of Cambridge Labour’s elected councillors (City and county) to hold the walls from the combined Lib-Dem and Green Party political onslaughts. (See Cameron Holloway, the current leader here.) There wasn’t much coming from the local candidates whose politics are toContinue reading “Cambridge City Council expected to move to No Overall Control”