Monthly Archives: October 2022

Liverpool’s Budget crisis

Half of Liverpool’s financial problems have been caused by actions or inactions taken by the Labour Party led by Joe Anderson over the last 12 years don’t let anyone tell you otherwise Liverpool’s Mayor, Joanne Anderson, has just issued a … Continue reading

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Be Bold – Invite Sunak and Gove to Liverpool

The day after the ‘coronation of Rishi Sunak and the reappointment of Michael Gove to the Cabinet I wrote to the Elected Mayor of Liverpool urging her to invite them to Liverpool to invite the new Prime Minister and the … Continue reading

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Now we’ll never know the truths behind the Beautiful Ideas Company

At the start of every municipal year without exception the Council agrees its standing orders for the year at its Annual Meeting. The standing orders provide the framework against which decisions are taken and against which questions can be laid … Continue reading

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Liverpool must examine its links with China

I was absolutely horrified when I saw what happened last weekend outside the Chinese Consulate in Manchester last weekend. It is now absolutely clear that the Consul General, Zheng Wiyuan, was involved in an affray which led to the beating … Continue reading

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The sun sets over the UK’s global pretensions

I was talking at the beginning of the week to a Mayor from an Africa Country which is not renowned for its adherence to democratic principles and propriety. His damning comment as we talked was, “at least we are not … Continue reading

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Music is a better way of dealing with many mental problems than the issuing of pills

Yesterday I went with Georgina Aasgard to a meeting with Professor Matt Ashton, Liverpool’s director of public health, and Alicia Smith who heads up part of the City Council bring the arts to the community.   Georgina Aasgard is a … Continue reading

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Should Liverpool send in Commissioners to run the Government?

It seems to me that the people of Liverpool are now caught between two levels of hapless incompetence. On the one hand we have a hapless crash and burn Primer Minister who will clearly, if she survives, do what she … Continue reading

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United Utilities water pollution is a real problem in Liverpool

Liberal Democrats were delighted that a motion that we moved at Council, and which was referred to the last meeting of the Climate Change Select Committee, was approved unanimously and the series of actions which we had proposed therefore in … Continue reading

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Lib Dems slam secret decision to close Bulky Bob’s Service

My reactions were anger and disbelief when I heard the news that the award-winning Bulky Bobs service for the collection of unwanted furniture is to close on 23rd November. My thought was that this just could not be right, but … Continue reading

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Covid is not over – go and get your jab

Yesterday I joined a queue of about thirty people at the Princes Park Medical Centre to have my fourth Covid jab. There was a cross section of people there from around South Liverpool although someone aged forty would have been … Continue reading

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