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In Praise of….. Cllr Erica Kemp!
So now it’s official. For years I have been able to pretend to myself that I was the important Cllr Kemp! I was content that I was allowed to give that impression as I sat on this body and that … Continue reading
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A day of Contrasts – Ugandan Slum to Dubai airport
This blog may seem more incoherent than most! I am writing it in Dubai Airport in the middle of the night after 2 beers but I wanted to record the impressions of the day that I have had. I am … Continue reading
The importance of using small local retailers – Guest Blog
Yesterday I met a representative of Independent Liverpool. This is a small organisation trying to promote the use of local retailers to improve the food chain and to keep Liverpool money circulating in Liverpool. I asked them for information so … Continue reading
Don’t let the UKIP Nutters steal the agenda
There has been a lot of discussion in the past few days about how we should describe UKIP and whether David Cameron should be more polite to their leadership. Cameron can do what he wants but I believe that we … Continue reading
Lib Dems should fight for localism
The last three years have been difficult ones for Lib Dems. We have taken the rap for things that would have had to be done whoever formed the Government; we have had to put up with some rubbish from the … Continue reading
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The truth about the Militant Era
It’s very interesting to read what Derek Hatton has to say about the Militant era. Most of it pure invention! There are not many of us left in any Party that were active in the 80s but I was there … Continue reading
Liverpool’s Mayoralty – A year of Consistent Failure
I’m about to go on holiday and whilst I am away we will ‘celebrate’ the first year since the crowning of Joe Anderson as the Mayor of Liverpool. So I thought that it would be worth stimulating a debate before … Continue reading
Pickles Blunders Again
It’s a long time since I considered the doings of the ‘Owl of the Remove’ Mr Pickles. This time he has had a go at Liverpool City Council’s Labour Leaders which is unjust. If I thought that his story had … Continue reading
In Praise of ….. The Lord Mayor of Liverpool
Tonight I am going to a small event to celebrate the work of Cllr Sharon Sullivan who, in three weeks time, will cease to be Lord Mayor of Liverpool. I have now served under 30 Lord Mayors and there has … Continue reading
Why and how should we commemorate Thatcher?
I wasn’t going to bother talking about Thatcher. As my mother always used to say, “Least said – soonest mended!” However I am now breaking my self-imposed abstinence on the subject because of my absolute disgust at the Military honours … Continue reading
