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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 08/10/2026

The projection from UK Polling Report for the Cambridge parliamentary seat has the Lib Dems overtaking the Greens and moving up to second place after a year in third. Daniel Zeichner retains a comfortable lead for Labour. pollingreport.uk/seats/E14001...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 05/10/2026

33 complaints about councillors are currently being investigated at Peterborough City Council, some of them covering multiple alleged breaches of the code of conduct. Details are not published unless a complaint is upheld. democracy.peterborough.gov.uk/documents/s6...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 03/10/2026

Signs of life from Your Party, who deliver a leaflet to me announcing a Cambridge Community Assembly tomorrow afternoon.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Abbey councillor Elliot Tong quits the Greens.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 02/10/2026

Current diesel (left) and unleaded (right) prices around Cambridge. fuelmap.co.uk#52.2,0.2,12

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Comments from the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation on the latest Local Plan. They mostly approve of it, but they want the plans for building on the airport beefed up. thecgc.org.uk/files/Greate...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 01/10/2026

Mind you, I can't help thinking that we could do with some live balaclava recognition technology. Here are the results of similar deployments in Peterborough earlier this year - 56,534 faces scanned, 10 alerts, 4 "arrests/disposals"

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 30/09/2026

A little Cambridge election nostalgia - it's 12 years since Labour's Sue Birtles resigned her city council seat in Queen Edith's, which she had dramatically gained from the Lib Dems in 2012. The Lib Dems went on to recapture the seat at the by-election. web.archive.org/web/20141002...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Separately, a new YouGov MRP gives fairly similar results, though with the Lib Dems clinging on in Ely & E Cambs.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 24/09/2026

Quite a comeback for Cambridgeshire Conservatives in today's MRP from Electoral Calculus. They narrowly hold Huntingdon and NE Cambs, and retake Peterborough, NW Cambs and E Cambs. Labour hold Cambridge; the Lib Dems hold St Neots & Mid Cambs comfortably and S Cambs by a mile.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 24/09/2026

View of the Botanic Place office development on Hills Road from the Botanic Gardens.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 22/09/2026

The Conservators of the River Cam are consulting on plans for large increases in the fees paid by various river users. Rowing clubs, punt operators, and commercial powered vessels could pay three times what they do now. The consultation runs for six weeks. www.camconservancy.org/_files/ugd/7...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 20/09/2026

At the Neon Museum (thanks to @flypie.bsky.social for the tip)

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 20/09/2026

The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw and the view from its 30th floor.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 19/09/2026

Not actually a #carparkswithphil, I’m on the rooftop garden of the Forest building.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 18/09/2026

I’ve been expecting this for a while - city councillor Dave Baigent joins the Greens. The new council balance is 17 Labour, 13 Greens, 11 Lib Dem, one Conservative.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 17/09/2026

The tomb of the unknown soldier.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 17/09/2026

The Palace of Culture and Science amongst the skyscrapers of Warsaw.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 17/09/2026

Ooh they’ve got a planetarium - it’s really time we had one of these in Cambridge.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 17/09/2026

The Vistula, about 500km from the sea. The west bank has promenades, cafes, and so on - the east bank has a strip of land that is left to grow wild.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 16/09/2026

I am in the great city of Warsaw. Looking forward to seeing it in daylight tomorrow.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12/09/2026

Some touching tributes to my father's cousin Jeremy Mutch, who died recently. He set cryptic crosswords for the Telegraph as "El Sereno" and for the Financial Times as "Orense". These crosswords appeared in the Telegraph and the FT this week.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12/09/2026

If every ward votes the same way this year as it did last year, the Greens would become the largest party, though they would be well short of a majority. However, the political winds have gone out of the Green Party's sails somewhat since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 12/09/2026

May's elections for Cambridge City Council are back on, following the government's decision to pause the reorganisation plans. One third of the seats will be up for election. Here's the current composition of the council, with the seats up for election shown as hollow blocks.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 11/09/2026

Here's how Cambridgeshire MPs voted on today's second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. They all voted the same way as they previously did in 2024. Data from votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 07/09/2026

A view of the guided busway from a Reddit user.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 07/09/2026

From the "every notice tells a story" department, some proposed changes to South Cambs Council's constitution. No more points of information during debate; 48 hours notice now required for amendments; and definitely no banners, placards, or posters. scambs.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s1...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 02/09/2026

Rather a nice map of the distribution of water from Hobson's Conduit, from an archaeological report on the Cuba Libre (former Pizza Hut) site in Regent Street.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 02/09/2026

Plans for Cambridge Market approved by councillors today include four "security gates" around a central part of the permanent stalls. These would be 2.75m / 9 feet high.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 20/08/2026

A comfortable by-election gain for the Lib Dems leaves the ruling group just two seats smaller than the combined opposition.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Even in this scenario, the Greens and Labour councillors would hardly be likely to join the ruling group, which would leave the Conservatives and Reform jointly running the council with a majority of minus two - and perhaps facing another no confidence vote before very long.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Tomorrow's by-election in St Neots Eynesbury, following the resignation of Reform UK councillor Tony Nelson, will shift the majority to either minus four or minus two, depending who wins. Here are the results from May's elections, when the ward elected three councillors.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 19/08/2026

However, now that the Greens have quit the administration, the ruling Lib Dem-Independent coalition is left with a majority of minus three.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 19/08/2026

Before the departure of the Greens, the council was finely balanced, with the ruling coalition having 26 seats, the opposition 25, with one seat, previously held by Reform UK, set to be filled at a by-election tomorrow.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Percentage of people proud to live in their local area. www.lgcplus.com/politics/emp...

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 16/08/2026

OK social media do your thing

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 16/08/2026

At the gates to the Senate House lawn.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 16/08/2026

It’s not supposed to look like this.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14/08/2026

Telegraph website reporting that Jason Arday has been found dead.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14/08/2026

A pity they didn't run that through a readability tool first. If you want to reach the whole population, pitching your text at a reading age of 18 isn't ideal.

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Phil Rodgers @philrodgers.co.uk · 14/08/2026

I guess everyone just got one of these?

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