Phil Rodgers
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Phil Rodgers
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Cambridge Local Election Candidates 2026
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Candidates for Cambridge local elections in 2026 - any contributions gratefully received docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Huntingdonshire District Council decides to ask the government to press ahead with its local elections this year, by 43 votes to 0 with one abstention. Quite right too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJK-...
Special, Council - Wednesday, 14 January 2026 7:00 pm
YouTube video by HuntingdonshireDC
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January 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Huntingdonshire District Council decides to ask the government to press ahead with its local elections this year, by 43 votes to 0 with one abstention. Quite right too. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJK-...
Just signed up for that politics geek's delight, the Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference on 26 March. Speakers this year include Andy Burnham. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...
Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference 2026 - Bennett School of Public Policy
Tickets are now available for the Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference.
www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk
January 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Just signed up for that politics geek's delight, the Bennett School of Public Policy Annual Conference on 26 March. Speakers this year include Andy Burnham. www.bennettschool.cam.ac.uk/events/annua...
The Cambridge Growth Company launches a new survey "to build a richer understanding of the day-to-day experience of people working in knowledge-intensive industries across Greater Cambridge" thecgc.org.uk/index.php?ti...
The Cambridge Growth Company
Check out this post on the The Cambridge Growth Company website
thecgc.org.uk
January 13, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The Cambridge Growth Company launches a new survey "to build a richer understanding of the day-to-day experience of people working in knowledge-intensive industries across Greater Cambridge" thecgc.org.uk/index.php?ti...
A shameful decision by Peterborough City Council's cabinet to request the cancellation of this year's elections, leaving the council with no democratic mandate beyond May. www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Peterborough City Council confirms intention to postpone 2026 local elections following cabinet vote
Peterborough City Council’s Cabinet has stated its intention to postpone the local elections scheduled to take place in 2026.
www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A shameful decision by Peterborough City Council's cabinet to request the cancellation of this year's elections, leaving the council with no democratic mandate beyond May. www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
The government has launched a new road maintenance rating system, scoring each of 154 local highway authorities on how well it is maintaining the roads. Like many others, Cambridgeshire has an "amber" rating. maps.dft.gov.uk/local-road-m...
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The government has launched a new road maintenance rating system, scoring each of 154 local highway authorities on how well it is maintaining the roads. Like many others, Cambridgeshire has an "amber" rating. maps.dft.gov.uk/local-road-m...
Notice at Abingdon lock.
January 10, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Notice at Abingdon lock.
Unable to match the Americans in conventional weaponry, Denmark instead defends Greenland by deploying some decidedly unconventional weaponry throughout the USA. www.dezeen.com/2026/01/05/l...
Lego releases "ground-breaking" responsive Smart Brick system
At this year's CES in Las Vegas, Lego has released its Smart Play system, which includes Lego bricks, tags and minifigurines with built-in sensors
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January 9, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Unable to match the Americans in conventional weaponry, Denmark instead defends Greenland by deploying some decidedly unconventional weaponry throughout the USA. www.dezeen.com/2026/01/05/l...
Here are the Cambridgeshire seat projections from the recent More in Common MRP poll, which shows Reform UK sweeping almost all before them to take six of the county's eight seats. The only survivors of the cyan tsunami are the Lib Dems in South Cambs and Labour in Cambridge.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Here are the Cambridgeshire seat projections from the recent More in Common MRP poll, which shows Reform UK sweeping almost all before them to take six of the county's eight seats. The only survivors of the cyan tsunami are the Lib Dems in South Cambs and Labour in Cambridge.
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The Neitherlands. 🇳🇱
A survey from YouGov finds that people in Cambridge and South Cambs think that they live in the south of England, while the rest of the county identifies with neither the north nor the south. yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 3:18 PM
The Neitherlands. 🇳🇱
A survey from YouGov finds that people in Cambridge and South Cambs think that they live in the south of England, while the rest of the county identifies with neither the north nor the south. yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
January 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A survey from YouGov finds that people in Cambridge and South Cambs think that they live in the south of England, while the rest of the county identifies with neither the north nor the south. yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
An update from Queen Edith's Lib Dem councillor Karen Young on the perennial issue of potholes, including the management of "teenage potholes" and the council's "seek and destroy" strategy. karenyoung.uk/2026/01/08/p...
Potholes
Inform yourself on what Cambridgeshire County Council is doing behind the scenes to fix potholes in the winter season
karenyoung.uk
January 8, 2026 at 3:55 PM
An update from Queen Edith's Lib Dem councillor Karen Young on the perennial issue of potholes, including the management of "teenage potholes" and the council's "seek and destroy" strategy. karenyoung.uk/2026/01/08/p...
Cambridge looks set to escape the worst of #StormGoretti as a rare red weather warning is issued for parts of Cornwall.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Cambridge looks set to escape the worst of #StormGoretti as a rare red weather warning is issued for parts of Cornwall.
Confirmation from Cambridge City Council that it wants the May elections to go ahead. cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
January 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Confirmation from Cambridge City Council that it wants the May elections to go ahead. cambridge.gov.uk/news/2026/01...
It appears that South Cambs will not be asking for May's elections to be cancelled either - so unless the government decides otherwise, local elections should be going ahead in both Cambridge and South Cambs. x.com/borofergie/s...
Stephen Ferguson on X: "I have seen a letter from Dem Services at South Cambs District Council which confirms they will not be requesting a postponement of the May 2026 elections. HDC decides at Full Council next week." / X
I have seen a letter from Dem Services at South Cambs District Council which confirms they will not be requesting a postponement of the May 2026 elections. HDC decides at Full Council next week.
x.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:32 AM
It appears that South Cambs will not be asking for May's elections to be cancelled either - so unless the government decides otherwise, local elections should be going ahead in both Cambridge and South Cambs. x.com/borofergie/s...
Statement from Cambridge Lib Dems welcoming Cambridge Labour's decision not to ask for May's city council elections to be cancelled. www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/news/article...
OPPOSITION LIB DEMS EYE OPPORTUNITY OF CITY COUNCIL ELECTIONS IN MAY
Cambridge’s Labour city councillors decided in private yesterday not to seize the government’s invitation to request cancellation of the scheduled city council elections in May. This has been welcomed...
www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk
January 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Statement from Cambridge Lib Dems welcoming Cambridge Labour's decision not to ask for May's city council elections to be cancelled. www.cambridgelibdems.org.uk/news/article...
Very sorry to learn of the death of Australian rally team manager Phil Rodgers just after Christmas. rallysportmag.com/vale-philip-...
Vale: Philip Rodgers - RallySport Magazine
Phil Rodgers was a quietly influential figure in Australian and international rallying, a man whose passion for the sport and his ability to connect people have left a lasting impression.
rallysportmag.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Very sorry to learn of the death of Australian rally team manager Phil Rodgers just after Christmas. rallysportmag.com/vale-philip-...
In Newnham next Saturday, the Greens will be introducing their candidate for the May local elections to supporters. Whoever it is will be well-placed to gain the seat from Labour, judging by recent Newnham results. actionnetwork.org/events/newnh...
Newnham Social 17th January
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January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
In Newnham next Saturday, the Greens will be introducing their candidate for the May local elections to supporters. Whoever it is will be well-placed to gain the seat from Labour, judging by recent Newnham results. actionnetwork.org/events/newnh...
Cambridge Labour's website still doesn't seem to have recovered from the festive season. Curious...
Cambridge Labour's website seems to have been down for quite a while now. Mysteriously, it is presenting a security certificate belonging to the website of a mathematics lecturer at the University of Sheffield.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Cambridge Labour's website still doesn't seem to have recovered from the festive season. Curious...
Every notice tells a story.
January 3, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Every notice tells a story.
Hang on to the yellow snow jokes, as we are a little way outside the weather warning area for Friday.
December 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hang on to the yellow snow jokes, as we are a little way outside the weather warning area for Friday.
Lib Dem Judith Rippeth has resigned from South Cambs District council, where she was one of three councillors representing Milton & Waterbeach. However there will not be a by-election as there are less than six months to go until the end of her term was due. x.com/CllrWatchUK/...
Councillor Watch UK on X: "🟨 RESIGNATION ALERT – Cllr JUDITH RIPPETH (LIB DEM) Resigned from South Cambridgeshire District Council, triggering a by-election costing local taxpayers around £25,000. 🔍 WHAT HAPPENED No reason given. No coverage. @BBCLookEast @BBCRadioCambs, do your job. https://t.co/6RMB3N2agD" / X
🟨 RESIGNATION ALERT – Cllr JUDITH RIPPETH (LIB DEM) Resigned from South Cambridgeshire District Council, triggering a by-election costing local taxpayers around £25,000. 🔍 WHAT HAPPENED No reason given. No coverage. @BBCLookEast @BBCRadioCambs, do your job. https://t.co/6RMB3N2agD
x.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Lib Dem Judith Rippeth has resigned from South Cambs District council, where she was one of three councillors representing Milton & Waterbeach. However there will not be a by-election as there are less than six months to go until the end of her term was due. x.com/CllrWatchUK/...
Has Cambridgeshire County Council been deleting reports of potholes without fixing them, asks this #FoI request: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/high... The council says it needs more time to respond than the standard 20 working days.
Highways Defect Reporting Tool - Missing Defects - a Freedom of Information request to Cambridgeshire County Council
Around Oct/Nov 2025, there were updates made to the Highways Defect Reporting Tool at the following URL: https://highwaysreporting.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/en-gb
This appears to coincide with a change t...
www.whatdotheyknow.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Has Cambridgeshire County Council been deleting reports of potholes without fixing them, asks this #FoI request: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/high... The council says it needs more time to respond than the standard 20 working days.
Cambridge has not in fact had an extra MP while nobody was looking. Tristram Hunt was born in Cambridge but was MP for Stoke on Trent Central. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-worl...
December 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Cambridge has not in fact had an extra MP while nobody was looking. Tristram Hunt was born in Cambridge but was MP for Stoke on Trent Central. www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/uk-worl...
Opinion poll trends from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion... - Labour's slide continues; the Conservatives recover a little ground from Reform UK, but still lag well behind; the Greens overtake the Lib Dems in fourth.
December 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Opinion poll trends from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion... - Labour's slide continues; the Conservatives recover a little ground from Reform UK, but still lag well behind; the Greens overtake the Lib Dems in fourth.
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UK Politics Simulator on Steam
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December 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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