Monthly Archives: February 2023

Lib Dems to vote against Liverpool Labour’s sow’s ear budget

This might not be the actual drain down which Labour has thrown away £400 million of Liverpool taxpayers money but it was certainly one like it! Liverpool’s Liberal Democrat Councillors will be voting against Labour’s budget at the Council’s budget … Continue reading

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Odessa will come to Liverpool in May

Perhaps we can help the people of Odessa forget their terrible cost of the Russian invasion of Ukraine when Liverpool host the Eurovision song contest of behalf of Odessa in May (photo from Odessa City Council) As I observed the … Continue reading

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The horror story of the fumbling, futile Foundations

The 20 houses at Tunstall Street which were supposed to be transferred to Foundations on completion but instead were transferred to a housing association at a loss of between £1 and £2 million Tonight, at the Companies Governance Committee we … Continue reading

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No room for rejoicing in Council’s budget

The grisly spectre of Joe Anderson still hangs over Liverpool more than 2 years after he left the Cunard. Much of our budget problems for next year have been caused by things that he did which he should not have … Continue reading

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Chickens come home to roost for the fine dodgers

It is right that Cllr O’Byrne should announce today that she will not seek re-election in May. The question is, “why did she not do so when she received a large fine for a traffic offence when she was Deputy … Continue reading

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Climate Literacy & Action Training

Book a date! Climate Literacy & Action Training for Educators, Communities, Organizations, and Students CLT-ECOS, developed in collaboration with UN PRME and Carbon Literacy Project, starts next Thursday, 23 February, at 11:00 am GMT. Would you like to make an … Continue reading

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Tories in Westminster – Labour in Liverpool. Two cheeks from the same a***?!

It is one rule for Labour Councillors and one rule for the rest of us mugs in Liverpool. The guilty 14 should pay their whack and pay their fines. The fact that it has taken the Council 16 months to … Continue reading

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Should the Council continue to own the Liverpool Arena and Conference Centre?

The company behind the Arena now owes the Council £7 million. This may be good value for money or it may just be money wasted. We just do not know and as custodians of the City’s money I think we … Continue reading

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How much should the Liverpool Opposition oppose!?

Cllr Kris Brown and I have been chairing committees and doing a lot more work behind the scenes because the Liberal Democrat Group has decided to commit to getting the Council back on track so that it can serve the … Continue reading

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Liverpool’s electricity procurement scandal drags on with no resolution

The Council presided over by Joanne Anderson seems to be almost as bad as the that presided over by her predecessor Joe Anderson when it comes to spending public money As the Chair of the Council’s Mayoral and Performance Select … Continue reading

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