A leading Liberal Democrat in the city has accused the government of a “creeping takeover” of Cambridge’s local decision-making powers. Cllr Tim Bick says councils “well understand” the need for more housing and the city’s importance to the national economy, but any suggestion of imposition from Whitehall risks “just increasing local hostility”. Instead, the opposition group leader calls for a “more constructive way of going forward” including a “proper partnership” between local and national government, leading to the creation of a single unitary council for Greater Cambridge. Cllr Bick’s com…