Peel Port’s Charter to Build a Fiefdom
Liverpool’s Freeport will stretch 45 kilometres, from the Wirral to Skelmersdale, from Runcorn to Salford and will include John Lennon Airport.
Liverpool City Council
Stop the Electronic War Fair
Ritchie Hunter writes about Liverpool City Council and the electronic arms fair due to take place in Liverpool in October.
One Stop Shops to stay shut!
The campaign to keep All One Stop Shops continues, even though the service is ended, jobs are lost and the buildings go up for sale.
Council round-up
In a limbo world, changed forever by Covid, more community involvement, accountability and democracy is needed. However, the government and some local politicians have other ideas.
‘Pop-up’ plans to shut One Stop Shops
Ritchie Hunter on Liverpool City Council’s plans to shut the remaining four One Stop Shops and replace them with ‘pop-up’ shops.
Safe Places – Does Liverpool Care?
Liverpool City Council say they can’t afford to run two care homes. But can they afford not to?
Zippy Joe has a plan!
Joe Anderson finally stopped plans for a zip-wire to the Central Library, but has left plenty of questions unanswered.
“How much is the life of our elderly worth?”
£8m care homes will close because Liverpool City Council can’t afford to pay the workers!
Home Care
Two council-built care homes in Liverpool have gone bust, leaving 83 families scrambling to find homes for their loved ones. But why did the council allow a private company to run these homes, and what should they do now?
Liverpool’s zip wire folly
Ritchie Hunter looks at the plan agreed by Liverpool City Council’s ‘virtual’ planning committee to have a 450 foot zip wire stretching from St John’s Beacon to the roof of Central Library.
Operation Greyhound? – Are Liverpool’s ‘leaders’ barking mad?
Ritchie Hunter examines Operation Greyhound, the plan to “steer the city through the coronavirus crisis and prepare for a post-Brexit world”.
Anderson’s Fairy Tales
Joe Anderson has pledged not to introduce any more cuts. Ritchie Hunter asks if we can believe him.
Liverpool City Council declare they can solve the ‘Climate Emergency’ by economic growth!
Ritchie Hunter looks at the contradictory messages coming from the Liverpool City Council which wants to grow an economy and tackle the climate emergency at the same time.
Bus Route Chaos
A public meeting has been called for Tuesday 1 October in the St Michael’s area to form an 82 Bus Action Group to oppose the re-direction of bus routes planned for January 2020.
Joe Anderson redefines what a council house is
Uncle Joe’s claims that the Liverpool City Council are to build their first council houses for 30 years turns out to be disingenuous to say the least.
Save Bixteth Street Gardens!
Local residents of Old Hall Street were shocked and distressed yesterday to find that work on Bixteth Street Gardens has already begun.
Bixteth Gardens Campaign Group Fight On!
Campaigners were dealt a blow on Tuesday when Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee voted to demolish a much loved community space in the business district.
Save Bixteth Gardens
Lisa Worth writes about the threat to Bixteth Gardens, one of only two green spaces in the commercial district of Liverpool city centre.