Tag Archives: Liberal Democrats

It’s those b****rs down there that I can’t stand!!

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

Over the past few months I have called at literally thousands of doors in Liverpool. I was, of course, calling about the local elections but amazingly what people have talked to me about time and time again is BREXIT and … Continue reading →

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Can a political party be a movement?

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

On Saturday we held a debate about the development of a new supporter’s scheme for people who support our ideals but for a variety of reasons feel unable to join a political Party. We agreed to have a supporter’s scheme. … Continue reading →

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Thanks Vince – you did a great job

Posted on March 15, 2019 by

As some of us set off for the Lib Dem Conference in York for the next two days we were met with the e-mail from Vince saying that subject to there being no snap election he would stand down as … Continue reading →

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Let’s take real steps to deal with climate change and poor air

Posted on March 8, 2019 by

No-one in their right mind (so that excludes the President of the USA) should be in doubt whatever of the importance of tackling Climate Change and the increasingly poor quality of the air we breathe. In the medium to long … Continue reading →

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£705,000 for Council’s Everton FC costs

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

On Wednesday we are holding the budget meeting of the Council to set the Council tax for next year. The Lib Dem Group will be announcing what we are doing on Wednesday afternoon prior to the meeting. As you would … Continue reading →

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The student politics of Liverpool Labour

Posted on February 24, 2019 by

It is, regrettably, many years now since I was a student. I went to Leeds Poly already a committed member of the Liberal Party and felt I ought to take part in student politics. But I never did. They were … Continue reading →

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Will they all froth off?

Posted on February 20, 2019 by

The real advantage of having been around a long time (52 years as a member and 36 as a councillor) is that you can usually say, “I’ve seen it all before”. There are two things about the emergence of the … Continue reading →

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