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.

Saturday, May 23, 2026

#interrail2026: day 3 - I'm sure that Denmark's lovely, but...

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Flensburg lies at the head of an long inlet of the Baltic Sea, just south of the Danish border with Germany, and is probably most famous for...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Creeting St Peter: putting the administrative stuff to rights, one task at a time...

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In my eight years as Chair of the Parish Council, I've held a number of roles. At one point, I was Chair, Acting Clerk and Responsible F...
Thursday, May 21, 2026

#interrail2026 - day 2: across the Low Countries to Schleswig Holstein

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It's time to catch up with the trip now that I'm back, so le t's do just  that...   Early morning, Antwerp, and my first intenti...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Creeting St Peter: like Frank Sinatra, I’m doing it my way…

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As I noted a few months ago, 2026 is a bit of a transitional year for this bureaucrat. I’m gently stepping back from the world of Parish Cou...
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Tuesday, April 28, 2026

#interrail2026 - day 1: a detour with my family on the way to Antwerp

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So, having retrieved my wallet, it was time to start my journey. Ipswich to Liverpool Street was easy enough - I even won the “Greater Angli...
Sunday, April 26, 2026

#interrail2026 - starting with a near facepalm…

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So, here I am, on the 09.41 from Ipswich to Liverpool Street, about to embark on another “epic” train journey. And yet, I nearly fell at the...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Reflections of a dinosaur: the world of work changes…

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I was on editorial duty at Liberal Democrat Voice yesterday and, as part of that, I try to promote each published article using our Bluesky ...
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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 eight 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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