Monthly Archives: July 2021

Liverpool Council totally incompetent on Cycle Lanes

My Liberal Democrat Colleagues and I have branded Liverpool Council as being ‘totally incompetent’ over their decision to remove the West Derby Road Cycle Lane which has resulted in the Government halting funding for future cycling developments in the City. … Continue reading

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Police chiefs lash out at Bungling Boris

Police chiefs have condemned Boris Johnson’s latest high-profile strategy to tackle crime as “weird and gimmicky”, while plans to increase stop-and-search were criticised for ignoring the evidence. Instead of showing that the Tories were on top of the crime agenda … Continue reading

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Extra £13 million+ needed for City Centre roadworks

Liverpool’s City Centre ‘closure strategy’ which was already a wate of money at £55.8 million is expected now to cost £68.8 million. That’s just the start. The Lime Street element has already been slammed as being a poor design and … Continue reading

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What the Joe Anderson Court Hearings are all about

It was quite a week last week. There were three big events in Liverpool but two of them, the World Heritage Status announcement and the leaked report into the running of the Labour Party took up so much air time … Continue reading

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World Heritage Status Loss – A day of shame for Liverpool

Todays loss of World Heritage Status for our City, even though it was expected, is a huge blow to our international prestige and will, without a doubt, affect our tourism and inward investment. When we received the status in 2004 … Continue reading

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Labour Liverpool report finds local bullying, misogyny, toxic culture

I have just seen a report on LabourList about the report which is being presented to Labour’s National Executive. It makes absolutely clear why the City Council has fallen into such terrible straits with its controlling group riven by misogyny, … Continue reading

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One law for the Chavs and another for the Not-Chavs!

This Tory Government is not known for its moral integrity. Huge amounts of cash have been given on mate’s rates contracts to people on a VIP procurement list which seems to consist solely of Tory donors. A Health Secretary who … Continue reading

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They think it’s all over – it isn’t!

Over the past few weeks in connection with the Euro 2020 campaign I’ve heard a continued re-use of the phrase from the World Cup Final in 1966, “they think it’s all over – It is now!” The problem is that … Continue reading

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Why I’m marching virtually for Liverpool Pride

One of the ‘political’ highlights of summer for the last many years is the annual Pride march through town. Even when it has poured down it has failed to dampen the spirits and enthusiasm of the participants. Part of the … Continue reading

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Liverpool Council needs to clean up its act

We are all now aware of the financial and procedural deficits of Liverpool Council over the past 10 years. We have had a regeneration department that has gone rogue leading to huge losses to the tax payers of Liverpool, reputational … Continue reading

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