Monthly Archives: May 2015

Who are the new Liberal Democrats?

Posted on May 30, 2015 by richardkemp

Last Thursday we held an event in Liverpool that I have never attended the likes of before. It was a new members event and we held it because so many people have joined our Party in Liverpool at the same … Continue reading →

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In praise of Cllr Erica Kemp CBE …Part 4!

Posted on May 27, 2015 by richardkemp

Cllr Erica Kemp CBE with someone even more famous!! Erica finishing her term of office will have two main effects for me. Firstly getting around the City and particularly Allerton Road will be a lot quicker and easier. Most of … Continue reading →

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Proud to be a Liverpudlian

Posted on May 25, 2015 by richardkemp

The view of the 3 Graces from the top deck of the QM2 and a couple of dodgy cusomers I spotted who’d blagged their way onto the Ship! This weekend has already been a great one for our City. On … Continue reading →

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Chicken Joe avoids scrutiny

Posted on May 22, 2015 by richardkemp

The Elected Mayor of Liverpool? We’ve just had the proposals for the way that the Labour Party intends to establish committees in the City Council for this municipal year. Chief amongst them is the abolition of the Mayoral Select Committee … Continue reading →

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We Must Now Bite The Bullet and Go for an Elected Mayor for the Liverpool City Region

Posted on May 18, 2015 by richardkemp

The Liver Bird Must Soar Anyone who has ever read my blogs will know that I am not in favour of Elected Mayors. The effects of one in Liverpool have hardly been uplifting! However I am now putting my own … Continue reading →

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We need a radical, robust and impassioned liberalism

Posted on May 16, 2015 by richardkemp

I wrote during the election about what a joyless event it had been. Almost a phoney war to some extent in which all Parties hid behind slogans and sound bites but failed to express their true beliefs – even supposing … Continue reading →

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A new (?) role for the Lib Dem Parliamentary Party

Posted on May 14, 2015 by richardkemp

About 20 years ago the Liberal Democrats in Hull crashed from about 8 seats to just one survivor, (Simone Butterworth) grimly hanging on and maintain a presence for us. Eight or nine years later I was asked at very short … Continue reading →

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Where Next for the Liberal Democrats?

Posted on May 10, 2015 by richardkemp

Many people have already rushed to judgement on the debacle for the Lib Dems of May 7th. In fact some did not wait for the election but started denouncing and predicting what would happen in May 2010! I have never … Continue reading →

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Election Day – a Date with Humility

Posted on May 6, 2015 by richardkemp

Many people think that the obvious way to look at candidates is by their political label. Actually it’s much more complicated than that. There are basically 4 types: • Candidates who want to win and will • Candidates who want … Continue reading →

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A Joyless, Soulless Election

Posted on May 2, 2015 by richardkemp

Perhaps it’s because I have been wet more times in this election than at any time since the first General Election of 1974 (which was in February) but I feel that this has been a pretty soulless, joyless election. Not … Continue reading →

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