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Monthly Archives: August 2020
What’s happening with the Council’s owned companies?
I have been asked a lot of questions recently about the Companies that are owed by the Council. The last time we were able to review the companies they were quite seriously in debt with a balance of liabilities over … Continue reading
Our new Lib Dem Leader is a thoroughly decent person
I voted for Ed Davey so you would expect me to be pleased with his election earlier today but in many ways I am not just celebrating a new Leader but the fact that in the twisted political era that … Continue reading
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Important Information for parents in Liverpool and further requests to the Government
Amidst all the concerns that there may be dangers for school children returning to school and the continued U-turns from the Government our education spokesperson, Cllr Liz Makinson has been seeking answers to questions that parents have been asking Councillors … Continue reading
Are we sure that schools will reopen safely?
Over the past few days, I have been approached by a number of parents with kids of different ages and with their kids going to different schools. Everyone, including me, wants the kids to be back at school again as … Continue reading
Traders at St Johns Market being starved into submission
My Lib Dem colleague Cllr Kris Brown has accused Liverpool Council of trying to “starve St John’s Market Traders into submission”. The Traders have been unable to trade at all since March although they legally could have opened at the … Continue reading
We need full and public scrutiny of any zip wire decision
I’ve written today to the Chief Executive of Liverpool Council asking for a full scrutiny of the proposal to have a Zipwire at Central Library before the Council enters into a contract with the Zipwire Company. This follows a major … Continue reading
TSUNAMI OF MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE
Imagine working in a residential care home and seeing 17 residents die in 4 days. Yes, you are used to seeing people die but that’s is the normal number for 10 -12 months. They’ve died in pain and unsupported by … Continue reading
Tory Government’s massive failures over Coronavirus
A couple of weeks ago I took part in a virtual conference with a Tory Minister. You’d think she came from another Country or even, for that matter, another planet. Wherever it was she came from the Government had protected … Continue reading
Report on Fractional Investment – A wasted opportunity
Last week, with a whimper but not a bang, the Council published its long-awaited report on fractional investment. It was approximately 2 years after the Task Group first met and 14 months after it last met. Not exactly a rapid … Continue reading
“You’ve had your lunch now go back to work”
The headline to this blog is not mine. It’s a real headline from the Daily Mail. I repeat it here not to praise it but to show how grotesque the thinking is from right wing press and politicians. The back … Continue reading
But what does Richard Kemp think? 