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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Politicians and their Families
I had a great time spending 48 hours with Erica and no politics. I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did!! There has been a lot of press attention in the last few days about the fact that … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Councillors, Ed Davey MP, Erica Kemp, Jo Swinson MP, Norman Lamb MP, Political Leadership, Public life, Vince Cable MP
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The absurd and childish decision of Mayor Anderson
This sad and battered Teddy is believed to be the very Teddy that Mayor Anderson threw out of his pram yesterday in his ongoing spat with Mayor Rotheram! Having been a campaigner in Liverpool for 43 years I thought nothing … Continue reading
4 Unanswered Questions about our Chief Executive
Liverpool Council is not the model of transparency and good governance that I think it should be!! For the past few weeks I have been trying, with limited success, to get a response to a number of questions that I … Continue reading
Posted in Liverpool City Council
Tagged LDL, Liverpool, OCL, Politics, Rotheram Council, Standards, Transparency in Government
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Some small good points in today’s car crash of a Queens Speech
I am delighted that Norman Lamb has been reappointed as Lib Dem Health Spokes although he may soon be called to higher things!! Amongst the wreckage of the Tory Manifesto which was not announced in the Queens Speech today there … Continue reading
Posted in Health Service Debate
Tagged Andrew Dillnot, Bowel cancer, mental health, NHS, NHS Funding, Norman Lamb MP, Queen's Speech, Social care
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So who should the next Lib Dem Leader be?
Tim Farron was a great Leader of our Party. He should be proud of his achievements in just 2 years in terms of increased numbers of members, councillors and MPs Before answering the question of the day for us Lib … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Ed Davey, Jo Swinson, Lib Dem Leader, Lib Dems, Liberal Democrats, Norman Lamb, Tim Farron, Vince Cable
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Lib Dems call for Urgent Review of the running of Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group
The NHS needs to have people within it capable of developing long-term strategies in the light of short term difficulties. Today I have written to the Chief Executive of NHS Improvement asking his organisation to undertake an immediate inspection of … Continue reading
Posted in Health Service Debate
Tagged Alzheimer's Society, CCGs, Dementia, Health Service Cuts, Liverpool CCG, Mental Health cuts, YPAS
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So what the hell happened at the General Election?
The bird is still flying with a 50% increase in MPs compared to just 2 years ago. Another 436 votes in 4 constituencies would have given us 4 more MPs Ok I was wrong. I didn’t see at the start … Continue reading
Posted in General Election 2017
Tagged Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Liverpool, Nick Clegg, Norman Lamb, SNP, Tim Farron, UKIP
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Thank you so much the people of Liverpool
The Lib Dem team for Liverpool say, “Thank You” to the people of Liverpool for the wonderful and friendly reception we have received during the 2017 Geberal Election I am writing and posting this on behalf of all the Lib … Continue reading
They are political terrorists not religious ones
A United Kingdom means not only uniting the four home nations but uniting all the faiths and beliefs into one coherent and tolerant entity After three recent terrorist atrocities those who seek to demonise one particular religion have had a … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Anglicans, Catholic faith, Christianity, Hindu Faith, IRA, Islam. Moslems, London Bridge attack, Manchester bombing, Protestant, Sikh Faith, Terrorism, Terrorists
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Care of our elderly – A long term crisis for which we should all be ashamed
Leaflets like these drawing attention to the Tories ‘Dementia Tax’ will be going out across Liverpool in the run up to the election Some people seem surprised that we now have major health and social care problems for the elderly. … Continue reading
But what does Richard Kemp think? 