What is the Government's expansion plan for Cambridge on jobs and homes? Lewis Herbert hears from Peter Freeman the chair of the Cambridge Growth Company. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: Devolution
Lewis Herbert hears what impact a single unitary authority might have on the City Council. Lewis is joined by City Council Leader, Labour’s Mike Davey; Tim Bick for the Lib Dems and Naomi Bennett for the Greens. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: Homelessness
Lewis Herbert hears from four passionate individuals bringing isolated local single people in from the cold this freezing winter and responding to their personal and different needs and ambitions; Natasha Davies, CEO, Jimmy's Cambridge; Donna Talbot, CEO Emmaus Cambridge, James Holden, Fundraising Manager, Wintercomfort, and Simon Penn, Housing … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: What would make our schools better?
Lewis Herbert is joined by two passionate and expert voices on Cambridge secondary and primary schools; Simon Peyton Jones, a school governor at Chesterton Community College for 20 years and Niamh Sweeney, Deputy General Secretary, National Education Union. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: Russia and the US
Former City Council Leader Lewis Herbert asks guests Dr Ruth Deyermond, Senior Lecturer in Post-Soviet Security, Kings College London and Dr Richard Johnson, Senior Lecturer in US Politics & Policy at Queen Mary University of London who poses the greater threat to Cambridge and the UK. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges: How healthy are our Cambridge NHS services?
Lewis Herbert is joined by GP Sophie Harrison, Caroline Tyrell-Jones of Healthwatch and Claire Stoneham, Major Projects Director, Cambridge University Hospitals. … [Read more...]
Cambridge Challenges 10/03/2024
Former City Council leader Lewis Herbert explores how we can come up with a plan that fully engages the Cambridge community. In the studio are two of the most enthusiastic advocates for Cambridge, serial entrepreneur David Cleevely and skilled urban designer Tom Holbrook. … [Read more...]