Liberal Bureaucracy

The musings of a liberal and an internationalist, living in Suffolk's county town. There may be references to parish councils, bureaucracy and travel, amongst other things. And yes, I'm a Liberal Democrat.

Thursday, January 08, 2026

Natalism: the next "interesting" set of policies coming our way?

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If you follow what Reform UK are campaigning on, and I wish that I didn't, you know that many of their ideas come from thinktanks which ...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Thinking about trains again...

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Professional training takes me to Croydon in a few weeks time which means navigating our official travel provider's website. And clearly...
Tuesday, January 06, 2026

Does technology offer a solution to my lack of focus?

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Ten years ago, I got myself a Fitbit and started walking 10,000 steps each day. And, apart from a brief, food poisoning induced, hiatus in F...
Monday, January 05, 2026

Creeting St Peter: another year of financial prudence

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In my capacity as finance portfolio holder for my beloved Parish Council, over the years I’ve been preparing what I tend to think of as caut...
Sunday, January 04, 2026

All aboard the Mattapan Trolley!

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Those of you who know me modestly well will know that I am an aficionado of public transport, or transit as I guess I should call it when ac...
Saturday, January 03, 2026

Adventures with Elsa (other princesses are available)

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One of the unexpected side effects of being a grandparent of a five-year-old girl is exposure to the full array of Disney princesses. And ye...
Friday, January 02, 2026

There are mixed feelings about this bargain…

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When I gave up on The Times a few years ago, I reinvested those freed-up funds into some proper journalism - the Economist and the Washingto...
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Mark Valladares
Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Not your average bureaucrat, I live in the heart of Suffolk’s county town, Ipswich, with my rather more interesting wife, Ros. I’m coming to the end of my adventures in the first tier of local government, having chaired Creeting St Peter Parish Council for seven years. I travel as much as work allows, play a minor backroom role in the Liberal Democrats, and walk 10,000 steps a day…
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