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Tag Archives: Liverpool Echo
They think it’s all over – it isn’t!
Over the past few weeks in connection with the Euro 2020 campaign I’ve heard a continued re-use of the phrase from the World Cup Final in 1966, “they think it’s all over – It is now!” The problem is that … Continue reading
Angry Voices don’t make Good Decisions
Over the past few weeks, I have been getting a number of emails and tweets from people who feel that as the Opposition Leader in Liverpool I am not doing enough. Perhaps I’m not. People will have the opportunity to … Continue reading
Debates – the missing element of Liverpool politics
Three things have made me think of the nature of Liverpool politics recently. The first is the discussions, which have already been mentioned by Mayor Anderson, about changes in the way we hold council meetings. The second is the failure … Continue reading
Liverpool’s planning committee must be bolder
Some good schemes did go through the planning committee today here are just three of them One of the most frustrating things that I do as a Councillor is to serve on Liverpool’s planning committee. Too often it is constrained … Continue reading
Councillors must be like Caesar’s wife!!
When we meet in the Council Chamber every Councillor must be absolutely sure that they are obeying the law about financial declarations The Liverpool Echo ran a story about 3 months ago that 8 councillors – 7 Labour and one … Continue reading
The State of Labour – the State of our City
Joe Harmer and I after he was selected as our Wavertree Candidate. He and Cllr Carl Cashman our candidate for Regional Mayor are the face of the political future in Liverpool and our City Region The biggest political headline in … Continue reading
What chance a progressive alliance in Liverpool?
This should be the home of the ‘Parliament’ for the Liverpool City Region Tomorrow night I am going to a meeting to discuss the creation of a progressive alliance. I understand that it is one of a series that are … Continue reading
Don’t they know there’s a local election on?
Some people will have got a surprise when their postal votes arrived this week. Instead of the one ballot paper that they were expecting for the General Election they also got one for a local election. I always think is … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC North West, BBC Radio Merseyside, Granada TV, Labour, Lib Dem, Liverpool Echo, Local Elections, Radio City, Tory
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Tory Housing Policy is a Joke (But a dangerous one!)
No not my idea of perfect housing but a South American Favella Sometimes you oppose a policy because you just disagree with it. Sometimes you oppose it because it has been incompetently produced and will not be capable of being … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Party, housing, Housing Associations, Housing policy, Labour, Lib Dems, Liverpool, Liverpool Echo, Social Housing
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Where have all the Hustings Gone?
I was talking this morning to our Parliamentary candidates for Wavertree and Wallasey. I asked them how many community based hustings meetings they had been invited to. In the case of Wallasey it was one and in the case of … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, General Election, Hustings, Liberal Democrats, Liverpool Echo, Local Elections, Radio City, Radio Merseyside
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