Monthly Archives: December 2021

What has 2022 in store for Liverpool?

Speaking after the Battle of Egypt in 1942 Sir Winston Churchill spoke these oft repeated words, “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning”. At … Continue reading

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Lib Dems – The Party of stubborn eccentrics!!

I will be going to two funerals of long-standing Lib Dems in the next couple of weeks. On 4th January it will the service at St Barnabas, Penny Lane, for Martin Hudson whose biggest claim, in my view, to distinction … Continue reading

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We can all take steps to improve the environment

This morning I went out delivering some leaflets to advertise a consultation event to create a small, wooded area and an outdoor activity centre on unused land at a Football Hub owned by the Council in my Church Ward in … Continue reading

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Poverty at Christmas is a political decision

Last week I went to our local football hub where one of the junior teams and a local company were collecting food, toys and other necessities for the Florrie food bank. It was great to see so many children, their … Continue reading

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Unity is Strength

If ever this Country needed people to work together, to think of each other and support each other that time is now. In circumstances which are the most challenging since the Second World War we may be facing yet another … Continue reading

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Lib Dem win in North Shropshire puts spring in the step of all Lib Dems

As I sat working in the window of my front room this morning, I became aware that loads more people than usual were waving, giving me the thumbs up and smiling. I thought that this was a bit of overkill … Continue reading

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What you and I can do to help shape a new and responsive NHS

A report being considered by the Liverpool Health & Wellbeing Board indicates an improved satisfaction rate from patients for Liverpool GPs despite the problems of the pandemic. I asked for the report to be written and I was surprised but … Continue reading

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I wish it could be Christmas every day

Every Christmas some rabble rousers leap to attack people, left wing of course, who are, apparently trying to abolish Christmas. Apparently, people want to call it a Winter Festival and ban carols! When asked to give details of who might … Continue reading

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Answers to my Council Questions of 8 December – Stalled developments and lost cash feature

A little seen part of the work of a full council meeting is our ability to put questions to Cabinet Members for a written reply. Unfortunately, we cannot then ask a further question based on this reply as happens in … Continue reading

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What a difference a year makes in Liverpool (or does it)!!

Since the beginning of December last year, a tornado of fresh air has been sweeping through the Council and Labour Party. We have seen a senior officer summarily dismissed and another resign; the Caller Report publicly documenting the depths of … Continue reading

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