Phil Rodgers
@philrodgers.co.uk
Well I thought it was interesting. Mostly about Cambridge. [email protected] / https://linktr.ee/philrodgers
There are other metrics in the dataset too, and Cambridgeshire does do a bit better on some of these, but overall the picture is not a happy one. The full dataset is available here. www.gov.uk/government/p...
Methodology used to calculate ratings for local road maintenance
Explains how the Department for Transport calculates the red, amber, green ratings for local road maintenance.
www.gov.uk
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
There are other metrics in the dataset too, and Cambridgeshire does do a bit better on some of these, but overall the picture is not a happy one. The full dataset is available here. www.gov.uk/government/p...
The picture isn't much better for B and C roads - Cambridgeshire scores 38.5/100, putting it in 136th place out of 154 authorities.
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The picture isn't much better for B and C roads - Cambridgeshire scores 38.5/100, putting it in 136th place out of 154 authorities.
But digging in to the data lets us see more details of how Cambridgeshire's roads compare to other local highway authorities - and it has to be said, the answer is "not very well". The rating for Cambridgeshire A roads is 61/100, putting it in 138th place out of 154 authorities.
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
But digging in to the data lets us see more details of how Cambridgeshire's roads compare to other local highway authorities - and it has to be said, the answer is "not very well". The rating for Cambridgeshire A roads is 61/100, putting it in 138th place out of 154 authorities.
That makes the southernmost part of the North, er, Reading, Berkshire.
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
That makes the southernmost part of the North, er, Reading, Berkshire.
Of course, there is a very long way to go until the next general election, and some of the margins in these projections are pretty, well, marginal. "Uncertain and volatile" sums it all up.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Of course, there is a very long way to go until the next general election, and some of the margins in these projections are pretty, well, marginal. "Uncertain and volatile" sums it all up.
However, it's quite a different picture from the ElectionMaps Nowcast, which currently projects three Lib Dem holds, Reform gaining only NE and NW Cambs, the Conservatives holding Huntingdon and even retaking Peterborough, and the Greens capturing Cambridge.
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
However, it's quite a different picture from the ElectionMaps Nowcast, which currently projects three Lib Dem holds, Reform gaining only NE and NW Cambs, the Conservatives holding Huntingdon and even retaking Peterborough, and the Greens capturing Cambridge.
I'm glad that the ruling Labour group have made the right decision on this, and also happy that the news arrived before the copy deadline for my next @cambridgeindy.bsky.social article, rather that in that awkward period between the copy deadline and publication.
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I'm glad that the ruling Labour group have made the right decision on this, and also happy that the news arrived before the copy deadline for my next @cambridgeindy.bsky.social article, rather that in that awkward period between the copy deadline and publication.