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Living on words alone: June 2015
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Living on words alone. Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them." Adlai Stevenson. A Farron victory is necessary, but it's not sufficient. I've voted for Tim Farron. It was a pretty easy choice - Tim clearly understands a different direction is required. One that builds from the grassroots up. In contrast Lamb is campaigning as if we narrowly lost out in the election and with a bit of refining our messages, government is again around the corner. The party needs...
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Living on words alone: Norman Lamb's Greville Janner problem
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Living on words alone. Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them." Adlai Stevenson. Norman Lamb's Greville Janner problem. Simon Danczuk - Labour MP for Rochdale - is a typical northern Labour tribalist who can see no good in his political opponents. However he has worked tirelessly to uncover allegations of child sexual abuse in high places - even though the alleged perpetrators are dead in the case of Cyril Smith or demented in the case of Greville Janner.
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Living on words alone: February 2015
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Living on words alone. Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them." Adlai Stevenson. So farewell George Mackie. Although coming somewhat late to the tributes to George Mackie who died aged 95 earlier this week I thought I should put on record my one anecdote about him. It comes from the 1980s when Mackie was the Liberal candidate for NE Scotland for the European Parliament (I was a student in Aberdeen at the time). Your brother owns the dairy? Links to this post.
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birkdale focus: Pugh on the Tories Regional pay plot
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Wednesday, 22 April 2015. Pugh on the Tories Regional pay plot. Pugh Warns Tory Regional Pay Plot Will Hit North West Teachers and Nurses. John Pugh, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Southport, warns teachers and nurses in the North West will be paid nearly £1,200-a-year less under Conservatives plans to introduce local public sector pay rates if governing alone. The full story is on Pugh4Southport. I am happy to ad...
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birkdale focus: Sun shines on Shirley's Southport visit
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Friday, 1 May 2015. Sun shines on Shirley's Southport visit. Shirley Williams with John Pugh on Chapel St. It was great to see Shirley back in Southport this morning supporting John Pugh's re-election campaign. The sun shone on us as Shirley sat outside at a pavement café in Chapel St. Shirley has a full programme planned for the day and I will post later with some details. Friday, May 01, 2015. Oh, and if you persist...
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birkdale focus: March 2015
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Saturday, 21 March 2015. Good advice from David Steel -belatedly getting in touch with the grass roots. BBC news are reporting. Former leader (who is seldom consulted by Clegg) as handing out some rather good advice. He asserts that the party should be listened to after the election and that there is no appetite for another coalition and that ' the party needs to recharge its values'. Another Scots, Nigel Lindsay in t...
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birkdale focus: Update on how UKIP member counted the ballot paper in Birkdale
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Sunday, 10 May 2015. Update on how UKIP member counted the ballot paper in Birkdale. As I explained here a couple of days ago. Sunday, May 10, 2015. Anonymous comments with a constructive contribution to make to the discussion, even if it is critical will continue to be posted. Libellous comments or remarks I think may be libellous will not be published. The views expressed in comments are those of the poster, not me.
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birkdale focus: Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowances
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowances. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority. Members’ Allowance paid between. Members’ Year End Figures 2010/11. In accordance with regulation 15(3) of the Local Authorities (Members’ Allowances) (. Regulations 2003, the following is a list of all allowances paid under the Authority’s Members’ Allowances Scheme 2008/9 (as approved on. Travel and Subsistence Payments.
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birkdale focus: Simon Shaw expences
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Simon Shaw Exps Claims Re LGA 201314. Simon Shaw Exps Claims Re LGA 201213. I am happy to address most contributions, even the drunken ones if they are coherent, but I am not going to engage with negative sniping from those who do not have the guts to add their names or a consistent on-line identity to their comments. Such postings will not be published. The views expressed in comments are those of the poster, not me.
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birkdale focus: Facing up to political tribalism by reclaiming the alternative liberal agenda
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Birkdale Liberal Democrats e-focus. Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority Allowanc. Sunday, 10 May 2015. Facing up to political tribalism by reclaiming the alternative liberal agenda. It recognises these twin ends as the inspiration of its domestic policy and pledges its whole strength in urging on the nation far-reaching reforms to achieve them. Liberal Assembly, Buxton. ( Guess the date? Any strategy which is based upon coalitions will fail. Which shares this premise. David goes on to outline a...
