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Monthly Archives: June 2015
Trident Must Go
Last weekend someone found one of those quizzes that often feature in magazines and on the internet. This one was asking people which of the 5 Labour leaders you are most like. Almost every member of the Liberal Democrat Twitterati … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Defence Spending, Liberal Democrats, NATO, Nuclear Weapons, Trident, USA
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Why Don’t we bulldoze the Baltic Triangle?
Heaps Mill one of the iconic buildings in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle which has been saved but where adjacent new build is destryiong the ethos of this quirky area This morning I went for one of my normal bouts of depression. … Continue reading
Will there still be a Labour Party in 10 years?
This might a peculiar question coming from a Lib Dem at the moment. Down to 8 MPs with a leadership furore of our own. However, I don’t believe that there is anywhere else for a strong core of liberals to … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged austerity, Conservative Party, Cooperative Party, Green Party, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Liverpool
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Immigration, Asylum Seekers and the movement of labour
They say that ‘travel broadens the mind’. Well mine has certainly been expanded somewhat by some of the discussions that I have had with Mayors and other political leaders in the two recent travels I have made to the Middle … Continue reading
Posted in International Activity
Tagged asylum seekers, boat people, emigration, immigration, Migration, Refugees
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European Referendum? bring it on
You might wonder why I am thinking of Europe when I am sitting in an office in Brazil having been in the Middle East on 10 days ago! The answer is that every time I travel abroad I am increasingly … Continue reading
Reflections on the meaning of liberalism after the death of Charles Kennedy
The Bird of Liberty will be a Pheonix There is no doubt in my mind that the liberalism that was at the heart of Charles Kennedy’s beliefs and life are the same things that move and motivate me. Charles was … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Charles Kennedy, Liberal Democrats, liberalism, social democracy
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What do I know about Qatar and Doha?
Well the honest answer is not very much! I have been here 4 nights and 3 days and have spent most of that time at a conference and in meetings with Mayors and Ministers from the Arab Towns Organisation. You … Continue reading
Posted in International Activity, Uncategorized
Tagged Arab Towns Organisation, Doha, Qatar, UCLG
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But what does Richard Kemp think? 