dave4yourpartycambridge

@dave4yourparty.bsky.social

Aging activist. Radical critique from Cambridge City Cllr. Everything influenced by earlier experience as a firefighter, trade unionist, risk taker, academic and a dated sense of humour. AND sometimes moderated by my Sociology Phd. Whats Left? I am !

Is right and wrong determined by social values/morals, or power? Maybe it was always thus but right now in Gaza, Ukraine, Venezuela and more parochially in UK courts, Netanyahu, Trump, Putin and the like, use raw power as the arbitrator of justice. There has to be a better way.

I went to Cambridge’s council chamber to watch the Cabinet Meeting. Much of the meeting was about £92 million being spent on the civic centre. Particular emphasis was on how the council chamber was at the heart of Cambridge’s democracy. 🤕 I tried to ask a question, I was refused. 😕 Some democracy!

The slaughter of innocents in Gaza continues! 🧌 We could stop this! 🧌 At least politicians could. 🧌 I argue that we all have a responsibility to do our bit. 🧌 Could you write to your MP, asking them to intervene in our government’s policy? 🧌 Silence isn’t neutral!

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This busway is designed to 1/ reduce the need to drive into Cambridge. 2/ provides safe cycle and walking route into Cambridge 3/ reduce carbon emission 4/ reduce climate change 5/ to provide a bed for light rail in the future. 🙂

Antony Carpen@acarpen.bsky.social · last yr.

NEW BLOGPOST: “Cambourne-Cambridge Busway Public Inquiry – first [preliminary] hearing” cambridgetownowl.com/2025/06/27/c... Both Mayor Paul Bristow, & Peter Freeman will be giving evidence

There is this word ‘Parrhesia.’ 🧌 It’s very apt when applied to politics. It involves a duty to be transparent, tell the whole truth, not hide anything and not remaining silent 🧌 To me it ranks alongside the expression ‘What you don’t condemn you condone.’ 🧌 It’s about putting your principles first.

Fantastic speech Baiju. It was wonderful that you approached head on the question that has been raised by @keirstarmer.bsky.social about migration. Here in Cambridge we have 120 nations, 80 languages and 40 religion in our city of sanctuary and are grateful to live in such a cosmopolitan environment

Cllr Katie Thornburrow@cllrkatie.bsky.social · last yr.

Great to listen to outgoing Mayor of Cambridge City Council Cllr Baiju Thittala acknowledge that the wealth of city is the value of our diversity here. But shocked that our formal Lib Dem opposition abstained on the traditional vote thanking him for his service

I am a radical. 🧌 Proud to represent Red Romsey. 🧌 Elected on a socialist platform., 🧌 I am the sort of person who picks up the ball and runs with it. By: • Fighting4Cambridge. • Promoting equality • Reducing pollution and congestion. • Making cycling and walking safer. •Challenging cuts.

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