ABOUT OUR CITY:

Cambridge is changing fast.

Full statement

Money is flooding in, poverty and crime are rising, our infrastructure is falling apart. The big political parties have turned local elections into a travesty of ideology and vested interests. Only Independents are free of party political shackles, and able to truly work for their constituents.

I am part of a group of Independents headed by Dr Abu-Tayyem. At least two of us are standingbin Cambridge in the 2026 local elections.

I’ll work with all stakeholders to improve our city and give us a more secure future, based on one prime consideration:

The people around us are the best guarantee of our security and well-being.

So let’s 1 strengthen and empower our communities, 2 encourage volunteering, 3 fix things ourselves when others won’t, 4 improve our public transport, 5 make streets safer for cyclists and vulnerable pedestrians, without penalising cars, 6 improve access to low-cost housing and 7 dental care, 8 oppose the over-development of our city.

Looking further afield...

In an unstable world racked by wars, natural disasters, technology threatening our jobs, social media that messes with our minds, weak leadership and polarising ideologies, let’s strengthen our society and gently correct course to secure our future and the next generations, based on community, education, mutual respect, compromise and a can-do attitude:

• Yes to always putting local people first

• Yes to educational measures that strengthen society

• Yes to a voluntary national service: NHS, social services

• Yes to reforming university funding & more apprenticeships

• Yes to low-cost housing, job security & perks for keyworkers

• Yes to overcoming the isolation and insecurity of older people

• Yes to incentives for industry and innovation in this country

• Yes to less outsourcing, offshoring, middlemen in our economy

• Yes to fair protection of our high streets from e-commerce