Monthly Archives: January 2023

“Put Up or Shut Up” challenge to Michael Gove

Posted on January 30, 2023 by richardkemp

Liverpool needs a long term plan for the future. Currently nothing is happening because of Government inertia. I have challenged Secretary of State Gove to make a decision I have written today to Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove urging him … Continue reading →

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Calderstones Park – Here we go again?

Posted on January 24, 2023 by richardkemp

We need to sort out for good the future of the Harthill section of Harthill & Calderstones Park so that Beechley Riding for the Disabled can get grants and we should sell Beechley House for housing so that we can … Continue reading →

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Labour block Liverpool council transparency motion

Posted on January 20, 2023 by richardkemp

“Hear no evil, see no evil, say no evil”, is a way of working that has been endemic in Liverpool Council for too long. Liverpool Liberal Democrats want to make the Council much more open and transparent No-one can doubt … Continue reading →

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Practical help for our Wombles and litter kickers

Posted on January 18, 2023 by richardkemp

These are just some of the 70+ bags collected in one community action morning by 20+ Penny Lane Wombles. Just imagine what Liverpool would like without our army of selfless volunteers. Liverpool’s Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion to next … Continue reading →

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Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me” – says Joe Anderson

Posted on January 16, 2023 by richardkemp

Don’t feel sorry for Joe Anderson. We will be paying for Joe’s period in control for years to come. Over the weekend the online Liverpool journal, the Post, published a lengthy article based on even lengthier interviews with former Liverpool … Continue reading →

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The NHS does need to change

Posted on January 14, 2023 by richardkemp

As the ambulances queue for hours because of full beds and stretched staff let us work together to define a new type of NHS which prevents more illnesses and keeps people healthier for longer. The fact that I am suggesting … Continue reading →

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“Must Come a time, Seventy”

Posted on January 8, 2023 by richardkemp

If anyone thinks that I am going to get softer or queieter now that I have reached seventy they do not know me well at all!! So as the world inexorably turns and 365 days become a year, so I … Continue reading →

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Congress is even worse than the House of Commons!

Posted on January 5, 2023 by richardkemp

Extremists can hold main stream parties to ransom in a binary, first past the post system that we have in the USA and UK. That’s why the likes of Boebert are currently dominating Congress. Regular readers of this blog might … Continue reading →

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Zero Food Waste – What a great idea

Posted on January 3, 2023 by richardkemp

My thanks to all the volunteers in the South Liverpool Zero Waste Community for all they are doing to save waste, save the environment and provide food for people who need it. Yesterday on Bank Holiday Monday I was out … Continue reading →

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