Monthly Archives: November 2021

Let staff and students work from home wherever possible

Yesterday I launched an appeal through the media to encourage all Liverpool City Region employers to let their staff work from home wherever possible. I believe that should apply to school and University students as well. Now it is clear … Continue reading

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Why we must vaccinate the World not just ourselves

The sudden emergence of a new variant called omicron by the WHO, should serve to remind us all that just ensuring that rich countries gear up with full vaccination programmes will not save people in poor countries from catching virus variations … Continue reading

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Do the Government Commissioners in Liverpool really understand what Liverpool needs?

Today the Liverpool Commissioners first report on the state of Liverpool Council is released not with a bang but with a whimper with a written answer in the Commons and publication of the full report of the Department of Levelling … Continue reading

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Concern continues over China Town Site

Announced in 2015 with a great fanfare from the Tory Government and the Labour Council the China Town Development lies derelict and abandoned on a major site at the edge of Liverpool City Centre. The original company dealing with it … Continue reading

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Liverpool is not cowering under the bed clothes!!

I have been in a hotel in London for the past two nights and it has given me a rare opportunity to watch the telly. As you might guess I have been paying special attention to the what the media … Continue reading

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The bombing at the Women’s Hospital brings out the best in our public services

It’s not always easy to find a ray of sunshine in the dark clouds which follow from an attack like the bombing at the Women’s Hospital yesterday. Naturally we focus on the horror and the immediate concerns for the safety … Continue reading

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We must honour not dishonour those that died for our freedoms

This year I will be attending two Remembrance events. The second of these will be at the Anglican Cathedral on Sunday. The first of these has already been held  on Armistice Day and I was so concerned at what I … Continue reading

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Labour incompetence loses us another £600,000

Another day, another example of Labour incompetence. At a time when the Council is desperately short of money, it’s looking for £34 million of savings for the next financial year, the Labour members of the planning committee have reduced the … Continue reading

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Polly Toynbee gets it right over cleaning up political sleeze

Cleaning up politics is a stunningly simple task, glaringly obvious to anyone – except those 250 Tory MPs who voted last week to protect their own. What we need to do is take all the money out of Westminster and let parliamentarians … Continue reading

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How much will Joe Anderson ultimately cost us?

Every day the amount of money that the council has lost, misapplied or simply failed to collect during the calamitous time of Labour control under Mayor Joe Anderson’s leadership seems to grow. The latest public scandal is yet another update … Continue reading

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