Monthly Archives: March 2017

Stop the transfer of services from LCH to the Royal and Alder Hey announced today

Posted on March 30, 2017 by richardkemp

The Royal Hospital has enough problems with its own rebuild programme to be able to take over the servcies of LCH. It has few competences in community based health practice Liverpool’s Lib Dem Leader, Cllr Richard Kemp, has asked the … Continue reading →

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Key questions about Everton’s New Stadium

Posted on March 26, 2017 by richardkemp

We want the Everton Stadium Plan to come off but there are many, many questions that need to be answered. Just to avoid doubt and to stop the spread the circulation of malicious rumours I want to see Everton develop … Continue reading →

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The British response to terrorism? Carry on as normal

Posted on March 23, 2017 by richardkemp

A picture I took of Whitehall at about 5 pm on 22nd March. Normally you can’t move for traffic near Trafalgar Square at this time What a nasty piece of work Katie Hopkins is. I’ve only heard of her recently … Continue reading →

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At last a Joe we can all like!!

Posted on March 21, 2017 by richardkemp

Joe Harmer. The first of many new and vibrant members of the Liverpool Lib Dems who will be taking seats from Labour on the council. The Lib Dems have adopted Joe Harmer as our candidate for the bye-election for the … Continue reading →

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Let’s have a real debate about drugs

Posted on March 19, 2017 by richardkemp

Donald Trump probably thinks that this is a number of shamrock plants. It is in fact cannabis! We need to reconsider as a society how we deal with this and other drugs At the Lib Dem Spring Conference we held … Continue reading →

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Putting Councils at the heart of Health and Social Care

Posted on March 15, 2017 by richardkemp

The problems of health and social care will not be solved by privatisation or by demonstrations outside hospitals but by careful work and thinking about how to update both these sectors to meet new needs Both a motion to the … Continue reading →

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Liverpool Council – The Dodge City of UK Politics

Posted on March 10, 2017 by richardkemp

There are only 4 Lib Dem councillors in Liverpool at the moment (but we can’t wait for elections to add to this). Every single one of us was name called and abused at the last meeting of the Council. Well … Continue reading →

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Starting to put Liverpool’s Budget right

Posted on March 8, 2017 by richardkemp

Liverpool Town Hall which will not be the heart of intelligent discourse as we approach our budget meeting later on Wednesday afternoon Today is Liverpool Council’s budget day. I will be moving a resolution on behalf of the Liberal Democrat … Continue reading →

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Inspired to fight for our European Future

Posted on March 5, 2017 by richardkemp

Being part of the EU does not make us less British. It’s just a  safe place to be in a threatening and darkening world On Friday we held a meeting in the Friends Meeting House to look at the legal … Continue reading →

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Whoops – Another Dummy flies out of Anderson’s Pram!

Posted on March 2, 2017 by richardkemp

What’s Joe Anderson got to hide about his statement  offering to host the Commonwealth Games here in Liverpool in 2022 if Durban cannot proceed? Over the last two days I have had an amazing series of e-mail interchanges with the … Continue reading →

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