Monthly Archives: August 2021

Liverpool schools boss issues update on Covid testing and isolation

This article was published by Liam Thorp and the Liverpool Echo whose authorship we acknowledge. Liverpool’s schools boss and the city’s public health director have written to parents with a key Covid update ahead of the new school term. Thousands … Continue reading

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Liverpool and The Great Irish Hunger

I have just got back from spending a sunny morning in Liverpool wandering around most of the Heritage Trail which marks the role that Liverpool played during the Irish Famines and the role that the Irish have played in our … Continue reading

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Blood on the hands of American Republicans

Occupy Democrats ⁦‪@OccupyDemocrats⁩ BREAKING: An immunocompromised Florida teacher who couldn’t get vaccinated because she was battling leukaemia dies of COVID after contracting the virus just days after being forced back to school by Governor DeSantis. RT IF YOU THINK DEATHSANTIS … Continue reading

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Are high house prices in Liverpool 18 a good thing?

A couple of weeks ago Liverpool 18 was named as the most popular post code in the country. My ward (Church) is entirely in Liverpool but another 50% of the post code lies in 4 other wards. This ‘title’ was … Continue reading

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Will there be a new World order after Afghanistan?

The disastrous after-effects of the disgusting way that the UK, USA and other NATO members left Afghanistan begs a question that we should have been asking for the last 5 years. “What happens when the USA gives up its role … Continue reading

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Incel is just an extreme version of many men’s attitudes to women

Last night I raised the question in a Council Select Committee about whether Incel was recognised in Liverpool and whether it was considered to be terrorism. For those who have not caught up with the news lately Incel stands for … Continue reading

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Johnson has wasted the 456 British lives lost in Afghanistan

Do you remember how the town of Wooton Basset, now Royal Wooton Basset, would turn out to honour our glorious dead as they were carried home from the nearby RAF airfield to be returned to the love and final care … Continue reading

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The ‘glorious dead’ of the Arctic Convoys

Yesterday I was privileged to attend the commemoration event for the 80th anniversary of the first Arctic Convoy leaving Liverpool. Being a Merchant or a Royal Navy Seaman in these convoys was one of the most dangerous postings in the … Continue reading

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Protecting the Roscoe Gardens Green Space

Last night I asked the Neighbourhood Service Committee of Liverpool Council to support a motion that I moved about the Roscoe Gardens Cemetery in central Liverpool. I am delighted to say that not only did they do that but they … Continue reading

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Well done our Olympians – Let’s hope it leads somewhere!

Make no mistake about it our Olympics team did excellently. As indeed did the England, Scottish and Welsh Football teams earlier in the summer. Every participant in the events can tell a story about sacrifice, persistence, endurance and dedication. This … Continue reading

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