Monthly Archives: October 2021

We call on world leaders to prevent a climate disaster

Posted on October 31, 2021 by richardkemp

This is the Editorial from yesterday’s Independent. It is so good about what needs to be done at COP26 that I have reproduced this in full and happily acknowledge their work. It is with a poignant, symbolic irony that the … Continue reading →

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French/EU dispute all seems a bit fishy to me!

Posted on October 30, 2021 by richardkemp

We woke up this morning to the news that the UK is ready to kick off a legal fight with France, and possibly the EU, in the clash over Channel fishing rights as early as next week, according to reports from Boris Johnson. … Continue reading →

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“Spend our Money properly” Lib Dems demand as Liverpool Council starts budget consultations

Posted on October 27, 2021 by richardkemp

I wrote yesterday to the Mayor of Liverpool as consultations begin on next year’s budget to say that ‘the budget is not for one day a year but every day in the year. My Liberal Democrats and I have laid … Continue reading →

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Thanks Tories. Now we’re all in the S.H.I.T.

Posted on October 25, 2021 by richardkemp

One of the consequences that we warned against during the referendum was that one of the consequences of Brexit would be the whittling away of environmental standards which had emanated from the EU. These were not imposed on us by … Continue reading →

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Why can’t we all be nice to each other?

Posted on October 24, 2021 by richardkemp

During the pandemic we all came to together as a community. We clapped for the nurses; we cared about social distancing; we baked cakes for each other and checked on the vulnerable in our community. However, since then things have … Continue reading →

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Liverpool must apologise for the fractional investment fiasco

Posted on October 17, 2021 by richardkemp

Two things that have happened in the past week have caused me to believe that now is the time for Liverpool Council to apologise to the thousands of people who have lost money in failed property investments in our city. … Continue reading →

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David Amess – we salute you

Posted on October 16, 2021 by richardkemp

Sir David Amess was a Tory which does not mean that I either did or should have hated him. There are many Tories that I do loathe and despise but he was never one of them. He’d been around for … Continue reading →

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Tory blunders cost tens of thousands of lives

Posted on October 13, 2021 by richardkemp

The British government waited too long to impose a lockdown in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, missing a chance to contain the disease and leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, a parliamentary report has concluded. The 150-page report … Continue reading →

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We must start the campaign to re-join the EU now

Posted on October 11, 2021 by richardkemp

There can be no doubt now that either Lord Frost, the Government’s Chief Brexit negotiator is stupid OR he thinks that we are stupid and won’t understand the things he is saying about things that he did! Or perhaps he … Continue reading →

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Why Keir Starmer should apologise for writing in the Sun

Posted on October 8, 2021 by richardkemp

I was appalled to see that Keir Starmer, the Labour Leader had written to the Sun Newspaper. I played hell when one of our former Leaders did likewise but decided that this was a Labour matter and should be left … Continue reading →

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