With only two years to go before the next general election, the new Prime Minister’s Cabinet has little chance of setting the agenda in the face of multiple crises which their party colleagues that preceded them have more than a little responsibility for. And the satirists have started. …versus the real deal. “How many ofContinue reading “A successor government that will be engulfed by events rather than be shaping them?”
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Re-launching campaigning for better buses and services for Gtr Cambridge
Are there enough people willing to step up and help? Have a read of Richard’s update here. <<– PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK TO ANYONE INTERESTED “The key issue is whether there are enough people – and who they may be – who would be willing to form the core of activists who would then runContinue reading “Re-launching campaigning for better buses and services for Gtr Cambridge”
Stourbridge Fair, Cambridge shows a growing interest in local town history
There seemed to be more people at the Stourbridge Fair 2022 than at previous fairs. Above – Cllr Hilary Cox (Labour – Arbury Division) with the Mayor of Cambridge Cllr Mark Ashton (Labour – Cherry Hinton Ward) The opening of the Chisholm Trail (see the video here – and the snapshot below from the civilContinue reading “Stourbridge Fair, Cambridge shows a growing interest in local town history”
South Cambridgeshire District Council to trial a 4-day working week
It will be interesting to see what the results are. (Above – detail from a British Railways Poster before the modern day South Cambs District Council was invented, and before Cambridgeshire County Council was extended to cover Fenland & Huntingdonshire) You can read their announcement here. See also the Cambridge Independent here, and The GuardianContinue reading “South Cambridgeshire District Council to trial a 4-day working week”
The Greater Cambridge Partnership will need to do things differently for their revamped bus services & congestion charge proposals
…because the initial reaction online (a very biased sample it must be said) reflects a lack of faith in their ability to deliver the bus service improvements that are essential to their plans ICYMI, read the press release here, and the full report from page 30 of the GCP Assembly papers for 08 September 2022Continue reading “The Greater Cambridge Partnership will need to do things differently for their revamped bus services & congestion charge proposals”
A £5 road user charge proposed for Cambridge.
Above – the model for Greater Cambridge Transport that was mapped out by Thomas Sharp back in 1931. Expect a huge uproar against this proposal which will reflect the huge problems societies will face as we wean ourselves off the fossil fuel economy. Unless the climate emergency gets us first. The announcement was made today…andContinue reading “A £5 road user charge proposed for Cambridge.”
The lights are on – but for how much longer?
As OfGem announces a ‘new price cap’ (that seems to be moving suspiciously for something that is supposed to be still), The Chancellor tells people to use less energy. The official announcement came today: “Today (26 August 2022) Ofgem has announced the energy price cap will increase to £3,549 per year for dual fuel forContinue reading “The lights are on – but for how much longer?”
Emily Maitlis rinses BBC News, saying its output is being ‘shaped by a Tory party agent’
Have a watch of the clip below – Emily Maitlis giving the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival 2022 You can watch the full version from 13mins 30seconds here. Amongst other things, the timing of this speech has hit ministers where it hurts – because at the moment it doesn’t appear thatContinue reading “Emily Maitlis rinses BBC News, saying its output is being ‘shaped by a Tory party agent’”
UK Government gets juiced by Australian spoof media outlet
TL:DR? Watch this video. NSFW version. Produced by The Juice Media who have been putting out adverts mainly aimed at their own governments in Australia, and more recently the USA. You can see their videos here. They pull no punches, are short, sharp, comprehensive in all the bad stuff they cover, and remind us allContinue reading “UK Government gets juiced by Australian spoof media outlet”
Preparing a city for a general election so that it’s less boring and more relevant to our lives?
Just in case we get a snap election this autumn – though going by the headlines on #SewageScandal this week (It was #CostOfLivingCrisis last week, and #Drought the week before) it would take a ‘brave’ Prime Minister to call one this soon. For what it’s worth, I think the government that returns to Parliament followingContinue reading “Preparing a city for a general election so that it’s less boring and more relevant to our lives?”
The Cambridge Town Owl 