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Tag Archives: Liverpool Council
Penny Lane and Liverpool Election Results
So let me start first with a little personal boasting. For the past 19 years I have been one of 6 councillors who could claim to represent the world-famous Penny Lane. On Thursday as a result of boundary changes, I … Continue reading
Do we need a new social media route for messaging?
Like many Liberal Democrats I have been viewing with concern the developments at Twitter where it appears that a right-wing takeover of the Company could damage its reasonably justifiable claim that it is a platform for free speech but where … Continue reading
Reports on Beautiful Ideas Company referred to Taxman
Having finally received them I have passed the released reports on the Beautiful Ideas Company to the tax office following revelations that copious amounts of cash were taken from football punters for matchday parking which was not properly accounted for. … Continue reading
Another £2 million squandered by Liverpool Council (or is it 3?)
Another week another financial scandal! Last week I revealed how problems at the Cunard Building and at Festival Gardens could cost the Council £ millions. Now I can reveal problems with a development in Tunstall Street off Smithdown Road in … Continue reading
Labour incompetence loses us another £600,000
Another day, another example of Labour incompetence. At a time when the Council is desperately short of money, it’s looking for £34 million of savings for the next financial year, the Labour members of the planning committee have reduced the … Continue reading
What the Joe Anderson Court Hearings are all about
It was quite a week last week. There were three big events in Liverpool but two of them, the World Heritage Status announcement and the leaked report into the running of the Labour Party took up so much air time … Continue reading
Liverpool Greens Shirk Responsibilities
During the election Liverpool Greens put out a press release saying how people should vote for them because they were the only Party with a 100% attendance record at committees within the Council. To be fair to them they did … Continue reading
All sorts of partnerships are emerging post elections
On Friday last week my friend Cllr Lucy Netsingha became the Leader of Cambridgeshire County Council. She will lead a partnership group made up of the Lib Dems, Labour and 4 independents. Tomorrow I am going up to Durham to … Continue reading
What should Liverpool expect from the Inspector’s Report?
Today is an important day in the life of Liverpool although we will only know how important next week. Today the Inspection team led by Max Caller is going to submit its report to the Government on the dreadful state … Continue reading
I was born a European and I’ll die a European
I’ve just accepted an invitation to speak to the UK section of the European Youth Parliament later in mid-December. What a great opportunity it will be, as this once great nation of ours slides into chaos, to reaffirm my belief … Continue reading
But what does Richard Kemp think? 