Monthly Archives: September 2021

Starmer gives Liverpool Labour the ‘Judas Kiss’

Posted on September 30, 2021 by richardkemp

There was a name that didn’t pass Starmer’s lips yesterday but his contempt and determination to deal with that name was apparent throughout. Starmer holds Corbyn in absolute contempt. If a so-called social democrat could undertake a Stalinist revisionist purge … Continue reading →

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Joe Anderson fails again but gets Liverpool more bad publicity

Posted on September 28, 2021 by richardkemp

More bad publicity hit some of the national media over the past few days when news broke that Joe Anderson had failed in his attempt to seek a judicial review into his arrest on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation. … Continue reading →

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The sunny uplands of Brexit become the foothills of despair for Christmas 2021

Posted on September 26, 2021 by richardkemp

Over the past few months, it has become clear that the sunny uplands of Brexit are not just a long way off but in fact never existed. Rule Britannia has turned into a small offshore island with very few friends … Continue reading →

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Does Liverpool have a Socialist Council?

Posted on September 23, 2021 by richardkemp

Yesterday we had a debate in Council about the so-called ‘City Plan’. This appears to be a plan which was signed off by Joe Anderson’s Cabinet but was never taken to Council and is now being enthusiastically supported by Joanne … Continue reading →

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What should you expect from your Councillor?

Posted on September 19, 2021 by richardkemp

A lot of people have been asking me recently to comment on the work being done, or not done, by councillors in Kirkdale. This was prompted by my musings in a recent blog about the number of councillors required to … Continue reading →

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New Minister Gove urged to think again about Liverpool Council reorganisation

Posted on September 16, 2021 by richardkemp

I have today written to the new Communities Secretary, Michael Gove, asking him to think again about a decision to alter the Governance system in Liverpool made by his predecessor, Robert Jenrick. In my letter I give 8 reasons why … Continue reading →

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Remembering the New York atrocities

Posted on September 12, 2021 by richardkemp

I bet most of us remember what we were doing on 11th September 2001. Erica and I were on holiday in a small Greek Island called Tinos. We were in a very, very Greek and none-tourist restaurant up in the … Continue reading →

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A morning with our magnificent 999 services

Posted on September 9, 2021 by richardkemp

This morning I spent the first part of the day at a small and quite informal event to commemorate ‘999 Day’. This is the day on which, every year, we commemorate and say “thank you” to those people who go … Continue reading →

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Bungling Boris Botches Health & Care Reforms

Posted on September 7, 2021 by richardkemp

In face of long-term funding and other issues in Health & Social Care Bungling Boris has managed to try and get the money from the wrong place for the wrong reasons. He appears to be making no intelligent attempt to … Continue reading →

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The generosity of Scousers is stunning!!

Posted on September 5, 2021 by richardkemp

On Thursday one of my residents contacted me to ask where he could drop some stuff for the Afghan Refugees coming to Liverpool. I replied, “drop them off at my house because I’ve got some stuff to take as well”. … Continue reading →

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