Tag Archives: Liverpool City Centre

What has 2022 in store for Liverpool?

Posted on December 31, 2021 by richardkemp

Speaking after the Battle of Egypt in 1942 Sir Winston Churchill spoke these oft repeated words, “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning”. At … Continue reading →

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Council proposals will close St John’s Market for ever

Posted on January 9, 2021 by richardkemp

Liverpool City Council never ceases to amaze me although by now I should be beyond surprise. This time it’s a proposal to levy rents and service charges for St John’s Market which will effectively close it for good. Since the … Continue reading →

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We must give Liverpool and its Centre a new purpose

Posted on November 22, 2020 by richardkemp

News that the Government is changing its treasury led rule book for public sector investment gives Liverpool a golden opportunity to reset our City and our economy. If we consider things properly and fully and add some sparkle of a … Continue reading →

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Why I supported the Young People of Liverpool

Posted on October 15, 2020 by richardkemp

Yesterday the press, both local and national was full of pictures and stories about the misbehaviour of young people in the City and how they had brought shame on us all. Even looking at the photographs provided which came from … Continue reading →

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Making our City Centre Safe at Night

Posted on September 10, 2017 by richardkemp

Liverpool must do more about the problems facing good private hire and hackney carriage drivers as they struggle to do business in our City Centre Readers of my blog and the Liverpool Echo will be aware that on two occasions … Continue reading →

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Can you get home safely from a night on the lash in Liverpool?

Posted on April 23, 2017 by richardkemp

If you want to get home safely after a night out then flag down a ‘Black Hack’ or ring up or use an app from a local company. Just getting into any old vehicle on the street is dangerous Last … Continue reading →

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Is Labour’s dream for Liverpool a cold, wet Benidorm?

Posted on September 6, 2015 by richardkemp

Last week I went to Benidorm. We have stayed several times at a nearby small Spanish town with Erica’s sister but we decided that we would go and have look at Benidorm having spent so many hours in planes to … Continue reading →

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What sort of City Centre do we want?

Posted on August 11, 2015 by richardkemp

St George’s Hall – A planning success from the 19th Century Does anyone now remember the monstrous buildings which for 5.5 decades obscured the magnificent frontage of Lime Street station? 6 big shops and a tower block, Concourse House, which … Continue reading →

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