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Monthly Archives: September 2022
We need a General Election now
I have been in politics for more than half a century, but I cannot remember a time when our Country was in such peril. We have a government which is pursuing a reckless ideology and ignoring all the common-sense considerations … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Housing market, Labour Party, Liberal Democrats, Liz Truss, recession, Stock Exchange, Tory Government, Tory Party, Value of £
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Liverpool still has a long way to go to improve its basic behaviours
Yesterday there were some improvements in the way Council behaved and worked but there is still a long way to go. The Council meeting started after a pre-meeting between the Lord Mayor and the Group Leaders (well three of the … Continue reading
The Principles of Liberal Democracy
This was part of a paper which would have been discussed at the Liberal Democrat Conference which we had to cancel because of the death of the Queen. It’s a great outline to the thought and principles which motivate our … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged a green environment, Ed Davey MP, fair taxation, Fair votes, Liverpool Liberal Democrats
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Now let us leave the Royal Family to grieve in peace
I do not know about you, but I have seen quite a lot about the Royal Family in the media in the past few days. Parts of it were over the top and more sycophantic than I would have expected. … Continue reading
It will be a bleak mid-winter for everyone in Liverpool
Last month the then Chancellor of the Exchequer made the chilling statement that anyone earning less than £45,000 would ‘feel the pinch this winter’. Well, there is one statement I can agree with a Tory on, although I would not … Continue reading
Liverpool Council gets it right!!
Now there is a headline I will not be using often as the Council still lurches from crisis to crisis! However, credit must be given where credit is due. In the way the Council is now handling the long-hidden Internal … Continue reading
Tonight, a boring but vital meeting will take place about scrutiny
Tonight, a meeting of the Constitutional Issues Committee will take place which will start one of the most important steps towards recreating Liverpool as an effective council capable of leading the City forward. It will probably pass unnoticed as it … Continue reading
The future of the monarchy
Like many people I have been thinking deeply over the past few days about what the Queen has meant to me in my life and what her death means for the future of the monarchy. Regarding the lifetime of service … Continue reading
Posted in Queen Elizabth II, Uncategorized
Tagged Future of the monarchy, The monarchy, The Queen
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Problems for the Cunard at the Cunard!!
There has been yet more bad news for the beleaguered team of officers and the Commissioners trying to put right Liverpool Council’s flawed processes and dire finances. Yet more losses have crystallised literally under their noses in the Ground Floor … Continue reading
Merseyside Police is doing great work
I wanted to share with you one of the briefings that Merseyside Police have been issuing on a daily basis for the past two weeks. It is sent to a range of people including all councillors so that we can … Continue reading
But what does Richard Kemp think? 