Monthly Archives: September 2014

Redrow Boss Challenged to Public Debate in Liverpool

Posted on September 28, 2014 by richardkemp

I have invited John  Tutte the Group Chief Executive of Redrow Homnes to debate with me issues in his reply to my challenge to him to heed the results of his consultation process over Sefton Park Meadowlands The exchange of … Continue reading →

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Shedrow Homes must Come clean on Sefton Park Consultation

Posted on September 25, 2014 by richardkemp

Last week Redrow Homes had a consultation exercise on their proposed development of part of Sefton Park. No-one asked them to do this; no-one made them do this bug they chose to do this of their own accord. Presumably on … Continue reading →

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New York, New York ……….

Posted on September 22, 2014 by richardkemp

“Is not very nice really” is my conclusion after coming home from my third trip there last week. So much of what you see there fails to excite starting from the moment you try and leave JFK airport. You would … Continue reading →

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Liverpool’s Opposition Leaders Unite in call for a Constitutional Convention for City Region

Posted on September 19, 2014 by richardkemp

Earlier today I wrote to all the other 3 Party Leaders in Liverpool asking them, in effect, to establish a Constitutional Convention for the Liverpool City Region. I am pleased that Cllr Joyn Coyne, (Green Leader) and Cllr Steve Radford … Continue reading →

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Last thoughts from the United Nations

Posted on September 18, 2014 by richardkemp

I am currently sitting in the back of the Habitat 3 Committee listening to colleagues from local government and national government making speeches about the new UN programme which will kick in during 2016. As I have remarked before it … Continue reading →

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The importance of Cities

Posted on September 16, 2014 by richardkemp

More than once yesterday I sat in the UN building in New York and thought of the similarities between what we were discussing on a global basis and the reality of the challenges that we face in a daily basis … Continue reading →

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New York Report – Part One

Posted on September 15, 2014 by richardkemp

At 7.30 in the morning UK time I woke up as usual to start work. Unfortunately here in New York it was 2.30. I eventually gave up trying to sleep at 4 a.m. and started to read some documents I … Continue reading →

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Local Government and the United Nations

Posted on September 12, 2014 by richardkemp

At 5 a.m. on Sunday I will be up and off to New York to take part in 3 days of talks at the United Nations. There I will be joining more than 40 representatives of local government throughout the … Continue reading →

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In Praise of……..… the Isle of Man

Posted on September 8, 2014 by richardkemp

Tynwald – Home of the Manx Parliament   For 4.5 days last week I was in the Isle of Man and I had a really great time. I went because of the way that the Manx Government has been a … Continue reading →

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A response to my Rotherham letter from the Mayor of Liverpool

Posted on September 2, 2014 by richardkemp

Last Friday I wrote to the Mayor of Liverpool stressing my concerns at the way Liverpool had been brought into the Rotherham question. I have just received a reply from him. This is not a criticism of speed because he … Continue reading →

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