Category Archives: Campaign News
Conservatives achieve movement on A14
New Conservative Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening has announced that money will be made available to investigate improvements to the blighted A14 corridor. Progress on the issue has been driven by Conservative-led Cambridgeshire County Council.
Minister gives encouragement to Chesterton Station bid
Conservative minister Theresa Villiers has said she is ‘very impressed’ by Cambridgeshire County Council’s proposal for a new railway station in Chesterton. The Conservative-led council has proposed that it will borrow money to cover the £21 million cost of the … Continue reading
Cambridgeshire MPs fight for fair schools funding
Cambridgeshire’s MPs have written to Education Secretary Michael Gove calling for the county’s children to get a fair deal. Cambridgeshire is 143rd in the league table of 151 local authorities for school funding.
Huppert called on to apologise over AV untruth
Cambridge MP Julian Huppert was asked by Cambridge Conservatives on Monday to apologise for misleading voters on the AV referendum, after he incorrectly claimed that MPs would need more than half of all votes to win under AV.
Sports stars back NO to alternative vote
Many of Britain’s most famous sportsmen and women, including David Gower, James Cracknell and Rachael Heyhoe Flint, have come together to support keeping our fair system of One Person, One Vote. “This will give more support to minor parties and … Continue reading
City Council gets poor mileage out of spending
Cambridge City Council has been caught out paying its staff more than the recommended rate for car mileage at the same time as cutting spending on environmental improvements and other services. The council reimbursed 52p per mile rather than the … Continue reading
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Conservatives continue council tax freeze for another year
Conservative Chancellor George Osborne today announced that the freeze in council tax would continue for a second year.