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Tag Archives: Local Government
Sugar and Salt the New Nicotine!
We need to make a massive improvement to the diets of everyone but especially children if we are to stop what can only be described as the obesity tsunami facing our Country Regular readers of this blog might feel that … Continue reading
Why would my Mayoralty be different?
I will go out into the community and listen to and talk with local people I will go out into the community and listen to and talk with local people of all political persuasions The leading politician of an area … Continue reading
Liverpool Lib Dem Manifesto for the May elections
A full copy of the manifesto can be downloaded at http://www.richardkemp.org.uk On May 5th there are three elections taking place on the same day. I am standing for the post of Elected Mayor, Chris Carubia is standing for the post … Continue reading
How should Liverpool’s Leading Politician behave?
How this man behaves is vitally important to our City Yesterday I issued a press release outlining some proposals that the Lib Dems have for dealing with changes that we believe will need to be looked at in the changed … Continue reading
Working at Conurbation level just makes sense
Liverpool’s famous Pier Head at the Heart of the City Region 110,000 people work in Liverpool City Centre. Of those just 55,000 live in the administrative area that we know as Liverpool City Council. If you are one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged City Regions, Halton, Knowsley, Lib Dems, Liverpool, Liverpool City Region, Local Democracy, Local Government, Sefton, St Helens, UCLG, Urban politics, Wirral
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Learning for the World from Warrington
Tomorrow I am setting off for Washington where I will be speaking at conferences of the National League of Cities; the American League of Mayors and the World Bank. I will talk more about these visits further on but I … Continue reading
Posted in International Activity
Tagged Arkansas, Colin Parry, Foundation for Peace, International Aid, Liverpool, Local Government, UCLG, UK, USA, Warrington
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Why the £10,000 for the ‘luvvies do’ shows all that is wrong with the council
Kim Jong-Un would feel at home in Liverpool City Council Sometimes politics can be very complicated and local government can be very complex for outsiders (the ones that pay their taxes to make it work!) We deal in £millions in … Continue reading
The never ending waste of cash in Labour Liverpool
Sometimes I have to pinch myself when I see a report coming through of the way that the council spends its money. Or rather how the council spends YOUR money! Just weeks after we heard from the Echo how the … Continue reading
A referendum about the elected mayoralty of Liverpool?
Last Thursday, following an absolutely disgraceful Council meeting I wrote the following, “I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that we need to have a referendum on whether we should have an elected mayor. Remember that the people of Liverpool … Continue reading
Disgraceful scenes at last night’s council meeting
Last night’s council meeting was an absolute disgrace. This was not because of the way that the Lord Mayor conducted the meeting (would I dare to criticise her?!) but the way that the Elected Mayor of Liverpool conducted himself! As … Continue reading
Posted in Liverpool City Council
Tagged Calderstones Park, Consultation, Joe Anderson, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Liverpool, Local Government, Sefton Park
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But what does Richard Kemp think? 