<p>Following my research into how funding received from housing developers is spent in our communities, I posted The secret world of S106 funding blog on my social media. Of course, while social media can be a useful tool, it is no substitute for actually getting in touch with the decision makers directly. As the planning &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/11/03/s106-funding-an-open-letter-to-central-beds-council/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class

Following my research into how funding received from housing developers is spent in our communities, I posted The secret world of S106...

Following my research into how funding received from housing developers is spent in our communities , I posted The secret world of S106...

One of the most frequent issues that came up on the doorstep while campaigning during the Mid Bedfordshire by-election was the number of...

One of the most frequent issues that came up on the doorstep while campaigning during the Mid Bedfordshire by-election was the number of...

<p>One of the most frequent issues that came up on the doorstep while campaigning during the Mid Bedfordshire by-election was the number of housing developments lacking associated infrastructure. Having walked around numerous housing estates over the last few months it seems that developers are permitted to lazily lob in a generic play area and completely &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/10/31/the-secret-world-of-s106-funding/" class="more-link">Continue read

Rishi Sunak believes that a General Election is “not what anyone wants”. After the Tories’ disastrous Conference in Manchester, he is in...

<p>Rishi Sunak believes that a General Election is &#8220;not what anyone wants&#8221;. After the Tories&#8217; disastrous Conference in Manchester, he is in a vanishingly small minority. For Sunak to stand behind a lectern in Manchester emblazoned with the slogan &#8220;long-term decisions for a brighter future&#8221; while announcing the shelving of the HS2 route to Manchester, &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/10/07/sunak-comes-off-the-rails-in-manchester/"

Rishi Sunak believes that a General Election is “not what anyone wants”. After the Tories’ disastrous Conference in Manchester, he is in...

<p>Due to the threat of legal action by disability activists and a number of metro mayors, the 21-day consultation window on the Rail Delivery Group&#8217;s (RDG) proposals to close almost 1,000 ticket offices across the rail network has been extended to 1st September. As of around a week ago, some 170,000 responses to the consultation &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/08/01/ticket-office-closures-qas/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-re

Due to the threat of legal action by disability activists and a number of metro mayors, the 21-day consultation window on the Rail...

Due to the threat of legal action by disability activists and a number of metro mayors, the 21-day consultation window on the Rail...

This summer has seen extreme temperatures across the globe, with the UK having the warmest June ever recorded (smashing the previous...

This summer has seen extreme temperatures across the globe, with the UK having the warmest June ever recorded (smashing the previous...

<p>This summer has seen extreme temperatures across the globe, with the UK having the warmest June ever recorded (smashing the previous record by 0.9ºC) and extreme heat across the US, China and Europe, with the ongoing heatwave providing a nightmare vision of the future and wildfires resulting in the evacuation of thousands of UK holidaymaker &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/07/25/what-lies-ahead-if-we-fail-on-net-zero/" class="more-link">Continue reading <s

On the 5th of July, the Rail Delivery Group announced a 21-day consultation exercise regarding their proposals to close just short of...

<p>On the 5th of July, the Rail Delivery Group announced a 21-day consultation exercise regarding their proposals to close just short of 1,000 ticket offices across the country. In their rush to push these proposals through, it seems they did not have time to discuss their proposals with either the Office of Road and Rail &hellip; <a href="https://julianvaughan.blog/2023/07/09/ticket-office-closures-the-truth-behind-the-spin/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="s

On the 5th of July, the Rail Delivery Group announced a 21-day consultation exercise regarding their proposals to close just short of...

<p>Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors and Govia Thameslink Railway to discuss the latest on the step-free project and the transport hub. The previous meeting took place on 3rd February and you can read a summary of that meeting here: <a href="http://julianvaughan.blog/2023/02/05/step-free-project-hits-the-buffers/">http://julianvaughan.blog/2023/02/05/step-free-project-hits-the

Earlier today the Bedfordshire Rail Access Network (BRAN) team met with Network Rail, Richard Fuller MP, town and district Councillors...