The other alternative is for central government to bring in residence-based voting rights similar to Scotland. If such an association was formed, it could affiliate to FECRA ‘No taxation without representation’ is a phrase familiar with many of you. In an era of globalisation where Cambridge is a city name recognised worldwide, we’re still governedContinue reading “Could a Cambridge International Residents’ Association reduce the democratic deficit in/around our city?”
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What might a Cambridge University Town Society be like?
It’s one of the bubbling themes of the Cambridge Resilience Web, but with a new academic term looming, could town societies give the students a boost to form their own student society that is a sister organisation to Cambridge Past, Present, and Future? I’m too old/ill and past it to be running anything these days,Continue reading “What might a Cambridge University Town Society be like?”
London has a civic/citizenship curriculum – can other cities develop their own?
And not just for children, but for adults too? The Mayor of London and the London Assembly teamed up with the Association for Citizenship Teaching to produce a city-specific citizenship unit for the children and teenagers of London – you can read it here. Although the drop-down menu below gives the impression that you canContinue reading “London has a civic/citizenship curriculum – can other cities develop their own?”
Cambridge City Council should invite civil servants from Whitehall’s Cambridge Strategy Unit to meet local residents
…and by that I don’t mean those who shout the loudest, people with connections, or even people like me. It’s not just to make the case for Cambridge Connect Light Rail which I wrote about in my previous blogpost (hence ‘Let’s connect’), there are a host of other issues that require various different policy &Continue reading “Cambridge City Council should invite civil servants from Whitehall’s Cambridge Strategy Unit to meet local residents”
Cambridge Connect Light Rail seeks ministerial support for feasibility study
These are my personal opinions, not those of Cambridge Connect You can read the news report from BBC Cambridgeshire here. You can also see the video below. If you like the video, get in touch with Cambridge Connect here. Above – from Cambridge Connect Light Rail For those of you who don’t want to/cannot watchContinue reading “Cambridge Connect Light Rail seeks ministerial support for feasibility study”
Applying RTPI’s recommendations to Cambridge on large scale housing
The recommendations date from 2013 – how do they read almost a decade later? You can read the report here. The recommendations are: Community engagement Land Infrastructure Finance Bar the European Union reference, there’s little that policy makers would disagree with. So why does it feel like the same problems are still in place overContinue reading “Applying RTPI’s recommendations to Cambridge on large scale housing”
What might devolution for Great Cambridge look like?
A new report from an unfortunately-named think-tank (due to a political party/limited company with the same name) provides a template to work with You can read the report here Before I start, for those of you departing birdsite and heading over to BSky, I’m at the latter too. Achieving ‘the devolution revolution’ The publication isContinue reading “What might devolution for Great Cambridge look like?”
The dangers of wild swimming in the East Cambridge Lakes
The tragic news of the death of a teenager just after the hottest day of the year in Cambridge comes at a time a new set of planning documents have been published by the Greater Cambridge Shared Planning Authority You can see the news report from BBC Cambridgeshire here. I’m not going to comment furtherContinue reading “The dangers of wild swimming in the East Cambridge Lakes”
The Bishopsgate Institute shows what a lifelong learning centre for Cambridge could be like
And does the history of the institute hint at the re-establishment of the old CCAT – The Cambridge College for Art and Technology? When I look at the course list within the bright fuchsia coloured pages of the 1950s course catalogue for CCAT’s predecessor institution, the Cambridge Technical College and School of Art, I sortContinue reading “The Bishopsgate Institute shows what a lifelong learning centre for Cambridge could be like”
Cambridge’s exclusive institutions will struggle to create an inclusive city on their own
Just as the feeble, underpowered, poorly-resourced and fragmented local government sector tied up in ideological red tape created by Westminster and Whitehall is in no state to create an inclusive city, neither are private institutions. But the reasons are different. Pictured: Cambridge City Council’s Cultural Strategy 2024-29 Cambridge City Council’s vision for the future ofContinue reading “Cambridge’s exclusive institutions will struggle to create an inclusive city on their own”
The Cambridge Town Owl 