The latest news from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority:
If Covid has rammed home one thing, it’s that connectivity counts.
Remember Narnia, where it was always winter and never Christmas? Then the White Witch was defeated and the whole world bustled back to life, full of the joys of spring.
We could all do with a pandemic pick-me-up and June hit the ground running with terrific news from the Combined Authority Boardzoom.
Blackout, lockdown.I won’t be alone in seeing parallels between the war in Europe that ended this week 75 years ago and the national emergency we’re facing today – a common enemy, a community-first attitude, compliance with irksome but life-saving rules, death and self-sacrifice on all Fronts, and many heroes emerging.
People in our region are incredibly versatile in making the best of whatever situation they find themselves in.
It’s disappointing that we must grit our teeth for a few more weeks in solitary, but we’re using that time well to make plans for the Recovery.
They used to say that a week is a long time in politics, but this April, none of us can take a day for granted.
Today we face an unexpected new future and, in many ways, we all have to face it alone.
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