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… and it’s goodnight from him kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
… and it’s goodnight from him

… and it’s goodnight from him

Nearly a decade ago, I began to write a short blog in the perhaps vain hope that I might help in making people aware of just what was going on in this city-region. Inevitably, the emphasis was over…

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What Next?

What Next?

Today’s news that Liverpool’s Kirkdale Ward Labour Party has been suspended is at the very least intriguing. A political war has been simmering for some time within the problematic Vauxhall part of…

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New Year; Same Questions kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
New Year; Same Questions

New Year; Same Questions

One might have thought that after the Caller Report, there would have been real signs of change at Liverpool City Council and beyond, come the new year. So far, I have only seen public relations re…

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Roll on 2022 kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Roll on 2022

Roll on 2022

As I reflect on 2021, I cannot but think of the Covid roller coaster we have all been on. It explains many things which came to pass (often tragically), and many things which did not. Through my bl…

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Community Entrepreneurs kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Community Entrepreneurs

Community Entrepreneurs

Liverpool City Council’s auditors are Grant Thornton, the bean counters of choice across most of the city-region. On September 21st last, they sent a report to the council’s chief executive, Tony R…

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Where are we going? kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Where are we going?

Where are we going?

Two things have happened, and one has not happened, which tell us all that we need to know about the state of play in the ongoing tragedy that is Liverpool City Council. You will be aware that I ha…

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Change?? What Change?? kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Change?? What Change??

Change?? What Change??

No one should be surprised that the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has dropped its investigations into the major property scams visited upon Liverpool. For many years, “Private Eye” has ridiculed this …

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City Region Handouts kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
City Region Handouts

City Region Handouts

Like many people, I did a double take when I saw the recent announcement in the name of the Liverpool City Region that a grant of £15,000,000 was to be made, together with a loan of £30,000,000, in…

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A Never Ending Story kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
A Never Ending Story

A Never Ending Story

One or two councillors who regularly read my blog have asked me to send the blog to their private email address. They mistakenly believe (I think!!) that their council emails are being compromised …

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The Same Old Song kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
The Same Old Song

The Same Old Song

One of the many problems associated with Liverpool City Council (LCC) is the sheer number and scale of the unanswered questions which are outstanding, concerning how it has been conducted over the …

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Sodom? kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Sodom?

Sodom?

In response to a recent blog, Stevie B. posed a question to me: “Has Liverpool become the British Naples?” It is a difficult one to answer, particularly if one was ignorant of the appalling level o…

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What Next? kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
What Next?

What Next?

Each day, there are snippets of news concerning the ongoing drama that is public life in Liverpool. However, it was still a disturbing surprise to hear that one of those arrested under Operation Al…

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Joe the Blow kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Joe the Blow

Joe the Blow

Joe the Blow was a nickname once ascribed to Cllr Joe Hanson, but which might equally be applicable to former Liverpool mayor, Joe Anderson. His rambling and windy attempt on his new website, of a …

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Groundhog Day kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

The Americans speak of a phenomenon where events continually repeat themselves – they call it groundhog day. I have pondered on this since last week’s elections since when little appears to have ch…

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Elections Looming kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Elections Looming

Elections Looming

With less than two weeks before some of the most telling local elections ever to be held across the city-region, I have had some election material on the candidates sent to me. To be more precise, …

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A Recap kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
A Recap

A Recap

It is becoming more and more difficult to keep track of the many failings of Liverpool City Council (LCC) over recent years. Quite apart from a now widespread understanding that many millions have …

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Worms and Woodwork kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Worms and Woodwork

Worms and Woodwork

If nothing else, the Caller report on Liverpool City Council has shaken the worms out of the woodwork of the city.  Settling down to some late evening television, I was dismayed to see that Echo “p…

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The Beginning of the End? kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
The Beginning of the End?

The Beginning of the End?

No-one with any knowledge of Liverpool politics ought to express shock at the Caller Report on Liverpool Council, and the statement in the House of Commons yesterday by the Secretary of State. It h…

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Worse and Worse kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
Worse and Worse

Worse and Worse

Are things getting worse by the day, or is it just me who sees Liverpool’s situation as “critical”?  The craziness of the city council (more later) seems to be set to infect other local instit…

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What a Shambles kilfoyleonpolitics.wordpress…
What a Shambles

What a Shambles

Just when Liverpool Labour supporters thought that things were on the mend, party bosses cock things up once again. The past week or so has been a trial and a tribulation for loyal Labourites in Li…

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