Hang on – don’t we have to make sure that all of the other policy reports and documents are consistent with these climate commitments? And if not, which one has to show flexibility? If you’ve got a local government or climate change policy background, have a look at this vacancy – closing date 29 OctContinue reading “Now the hard part: Delivering on the county’s climate commitments”
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Rhiannon Osborne gives Cambridgeshire a much-needed Climate crisis masterclass
As someone who normally moans about stuff to do with politics (exhibit A) I felt more than a little relief when our county’s youngest climate commissioner who is still at medical school went and delivered the public policy masterclass that I’ve seen very few people match. Soon-to-be Dr Rhiannon Osborne gave a hard-hitting talk onContinue reading “Rhiannon Osborne gives Cambridgeshire a much-needed Climate crisis masterclass”
Cambridgeshire’s further education colleges spend £1.8m on providing transport & bus services that should be provided for by local government
“College Principals have escalated this serious concern to the County Council and to the Combined Authority, in its role as Transport Authority for the region.” Paper 2.3 to the Combined Authority’s Skills & Employment Committee here. Damning of how central government has utterly failed successive cohorts of young adults and students by failing to provideContinue reading “Cambridgeshire’s further education colleges spend £1.8m on providing transport & bus services that should be provided for by local government”
Indifference
David Puttnam retires from the House of Lords – and stepped down with a powerful speech for the Shirley Williams Memorial Lecture on the dangers to democracy. You can read the speech at https://www.davidputtnam.com/viewNews/n/lord-puttnam-retirement-full-speech/ He had already written this before news of the shocking murder of Sir David Amess MP – only five years afterContinue reading “Indifference”
Local councils should digitise and make easily available recent past and historic local plans
Why? To inform residents and the public of what was proposed previously, and compare what was in the plans versus what we actually got. Earlier in the Cambridgeshire Collection I looked at some of local plan documents from previous eras the 1970s-1990s. I made a short video so as to encourage people to visit theContinue reading “Local councils should digitise and make easily available recent past and historic local plans”
We have a new leader at the Guildhall
Just over six years ago, newly-elected Cllr Anna Smith (Lab – Coleridge, previously Romsey) made her first speech in the council chamber following the 2015 City Council elections. Last night her fellow councillors elected her to lead the Labour group – and thus the city council in succession to Cllr Lewis Herbert (also Lab –Continue reading “We have a new leader at the Guildhall”
Extended projects for further education students in/around Cambridge on social & civic issues – and local history
Cambridgeshire County Council set a precedent in 1998 with their classroom materials for schools and colleges on the future of Cambridge. I found the materials in the Cambridgeshire Collection. They were woeful. By today’s standards. “Cambridge has an international reputation for quality, for style, and for civilised values.” Cambridge Local Plan 1996. I think mostContinue reading “Extended projects for further education students in/around Cambridge on social & civic issues – and local history”
“Where will the children of North Cambridge play now?”
On why large plots of land just north of the A14 dual carriageway need to be designated as areas for future parkland, open spaces and nature reserves – and why large green bridges with gentle inclines over the trunk roads need to be built. Some of you may have seen the headlines regarding the MiltonContinue reading ““Where will the children of North Cambridge play now?””
Save Cambridge’s Art Deco cinema!
…by persuading the developers to convert it into a shared town/gown community space – and minimising the carbon emissions of the redevelopment/renovation which are generally much higher with comprehensive redevelopment. Many of you will be familiar with the old Art Deco Hobson Street Cinema in the town centre. I wrote about the initial consultation hereContinue reading “Save Cambridge’s Art Deco cinema!”
What are the documents that inform the policies of Cambridge City Council?
And who ensures both city and county-level reports are consistent with each other? They’ve kindly listed and summarised them for you all to read. The Cambridge Futures document that it’s in starts on Page 52 in the Agenda Pack for the Strategy & Resources Meeting on Monday 11 Oct. The links themselves are on P67.Continue reading “What are the documents that inform the policies of Cambridge City Council?”
The Cambridge Town Owl 