Tag Archives: Liberal Democrats

The UK becomes a rule taker and not a rule maker

Posted on December 25, 2020 by richardkemp

Of all the myths that were promoted during the referendum and which are still being propagated today is the one about the sovereign nation and our need to become one. There is no such thing as a sovereign nation. We … Continue reading →

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Last night I cried for my Country

Posted on September 13, 2020 by richardkemp

Last night I tuned in to the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ as I do most years. It’s a bit of tradition with flag waving and old established tunes which evoke a past which was by no means glorious but … Continue reading →

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Our new Lib Dem Leader is a thoroughly decent person

Posted on August 27, 2020 by richardkemp

I voted for Ed Davey so you would expect me to be pleased with his election earlier today but in many ways I am not just celebrating a new Leader but the fact that in the twisted political era that … Continue reading →

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Good health is impossible without good housing

Posted on February 8, 2020 by richardkemp

Without a doubt one of the key determinants of health is the home you live in. Is it a home or is it just a place where you have to live? Is it adequate to your needs? Is It big … Continue reading →

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Radical proposals for Education in Liverpool

Posted on January 24, 2020 by richardkemp

This is the first of a series of discussion documents which the Liverpool Lib Dems are issuing to enable our manifesto proposals for this year’s set of local elections to be discussed. Any thoughts of things that are talked about … Continue reading →

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What will politics do to the main Parties in 2020?

Posted on December 27, 2019 by richardkemp

One thing that we can say for certain is that politics will not be as tense in 2020 as it has been for the past 2 years. For the whole of that period the Parties have been on an almost … Continue reading →

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2019 – a mixed year for the Lib Dems

Posted on December 24, 2019 by richardkemp

Well it was quite a year for the Lib Dems. It had its ups and its ups and its ups but then we had not so much a big down as a major disappointment! What was the good stuff that … Continue reading →

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Councillors must unite to build a defensive wall around our City

Posted on December 13, 2019 by richardkemp

My blood was chilled to a thick ice twice last night. Firstly, when the size of the Tory majority was predicted in the Exit Poll. In fact, it got worse as the night progressed. I had hoped for a balanced … Continue reading →

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What will happen on Thursday?

Posted on December 9, 2019 by richardkemp

After six long, long weeks the 2019 General Election will be coming to an end at 22.00 on Thursday. Given the reliability of exit polls we will have a reasonable idea very shortly after that about what the new Parliament … Continue reading →

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Tory and Labour Spending Plans – “I don’t beeelieeeve them!”

Posted on November 25, 2019 by richardkemp

A friend of mine told me few weeks ago that she was afraid that as she got older she was turning into her mother. That’s no problem I said, as I get older, I think I am turning into Victor … Continue reading →

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