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Lib Dems to vote against Liverpool Labour’s sow’s ear budget

This might not be the actual drain down which Labour has thrown away £400 million of Liverpool taxpayers money but it was certainly one like it! Liverpool’s Liberal Democrat Councillors will be voting against Labour’s budget at the Council’s budget … Continue reading

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The horror story of the fumbling, futile Foundations

The 20 houses at Tunstall Street which were supposed to be transferred to Foundations on completion but instead were transferred to a housing association at a loss of between £1 and £2 million Tonight, at the Companies Governance Committee we … Continue reading

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How much should the Liverpool Opposition oppose!?

Cllr Kris Brown and I have been chairing committees and doing a lot more work behind the scenes because the Liberal Democrat Group has decided to commit to getting the Council back on track so that it can serve the … Continue reading

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Liverpool’s electricity procurement scandal drags on with no resolution

The Council presided over by Joanne Anderson seems to be almost as bad as the that presided over by her predecessor Joe Anderson when it comes to spending public money As the Chair of the Council’s Mayoral and Performance Select … Continue reading

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Lime Street and Strand lash up needs urgent review

The so-called City Centre Movement Strategy caused chaos in parts of the City Centre for more than 3 years. It appears to be a £70 million waste of money failing to meet its key objectives. Traffic chaos has been brought … Continue reading

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Liverpool Council Budget document hides 12 years of Labour blundering

Jeremy Hunt is making a Parliamentary Statement today which could make the cuts of £73 million + proposed for Liverpool even worse. The Liverpool Council budget document which was issued last night is a calamitous document for Liverpool. The £73 … Continue reading

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Be Bold – Invite Sunak and Gove to Liverpool

The day after the ‘coronation of Rishi Sunak and the reappointment of Michael Gove to the Cabinet I wrote to the Elected Mayor of Liverpool urging her to invite them to Liverpool to invite the new Prime Minister and the … Continue reading

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Liverpool still has a long way to go to improve its basic behaviours

Yesterday there were some improvements in the way Council behaved and worked but there is still a long way to go. The Council meeting started after a pre-meeting between the Lord Mayor and the Group Leaders (well three of the … Continue reading

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Problems for the Cunard at the Cunard!!

There has been yet more bad news for the beleaguered team of officers and the Commissioners trying to put right Liverpool Council’s flawed processes and dire finances. Yet more losses have crystallised literally under their noses in the Ground Floor … Continue reading

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