Michael Gove followed up his 332-page levelling up white paper last week with a further comment that supports the devolution of business rates to our Regional Mayors.

The event, held in the Cambridge Union Society, was designed to celebrate the very best customer service in the city. It was attended by representatives of businesses that participated in Cambridge BID’s 2021 Mystery Shop programme - including eateries, attractions, accommodation providers and retailers.

Weekly footfall in Cambridge was up 5% last week, that was on top of a 20% weekly rise the week before. This is above the national data for high streets and compared to 2019 last week Cambridge was only 10% down whereas nationally high streets were -20%.

The results of the Regional Mayor’s recent traffic survey are not surprising, those outside of Cambridge want more buses and greater frequency, city residents want less congestion. I’m not sure why the results are split, we need just the one solution.