Tuebrook to host LGBT Forum

The Cities LGBT forum is to hold its first out of town public forum in the Tuebrook Hope Centre, Saturday 22nd November

"We are delighted the LGBT network has accepted our invitation, it is a very positive statement about taking the campaign for eqality and diversity out into the communities of Merseyside, we are proud the Hope Centre last year pioneered a youth conference dealing with sexual health and anti-homophobia issues"  Cllr Steve Radford

The foium is open to all LGBT people and partner agencies are welcome to set information stalls up on the day

If you wish to participate in the day please feel welcome phone The Hope Centre on 228 1137 or 07920090322

Police Warning and Public Meetings 

Labour MP's abuse Banking Influence

To the Editor

The suggestion that Labour MPs are hoping to meddle in the commercial affairs of both Royal Bank of Scotland and Liverpool Football Club shows that when the chips are down it’s back to the bad old ways from the bad old days.  The government has assisted the banking sector as the lender of last resort and supposedly was not going to interfere in day-to-day business. If you don’t trust bankers to be working for the general good would you really trust a motley crew of Labour MP’s to be working for anything other than their own short-term interests?

This scheme has never made sense as it starts by putting an international stadium in a densely packed urban area? Liverpool FC should have a new stadium but not when it means giving up part of a historic Victorian park and making life worse for those who live in the surrounding area. A major stadium needs a significant transport infrastructure that can only be provided close to the motorway network and rail links. Such connections could be found on some of the large brown field sites at the edges of Liverpool.

Stanley Park was chosen not because it was the best site for the Club or for the City but because it was going cheap. If these so called socialists had any real care for things actually in public ownership they would be trying to save Stanley Park from being practically given away. The last thing we need is Labour meddling to the detriment of all concerned. The credit crunch could have given Liverpool the opportunity to have the stadium it deserves not the quickest solution possible that moves the costs onto the public.

Yours sincerely,

Cllrs Chris Lenton & Steve Radford, Liverpool Liberal Party.

POLICE DROP IN

Tuebrook Hope Centre Friday 14th November

On Friday 14th November Senior Police from Tuebrook Police Station will be operating a drop in advise centre from 10 till mid day at the Tuebrook Hope centre, rear of St John's Church, Tuebrook, so if you or neighbours want a confidential chat on any policing issues why not drop by.
 
Following delicate discussions police have been carrying out a highly effective disruption campaign for "alleged"drug dealers operating along West Derby Road after a period of intelligence observations.
 
We trust you will appreciate we can not comment too much upon details for legal reasons, however I was delighted to see police cars jam in and "escort" occupants out of several cars well known to local residents for express deliveries
 
Regards
 
Cllr Steve Radford

Liberals condemn Government targets for demolition of homes

At the city council 15th October the Liberal Party Group opposed the corporate  plan ,particulary attacking the governemt objective whereby councils are measured on an combined equal value basis ,the improvemnt and reletting of vacant homes and the demolition of vacants.

Cll Steve Radford hit out than to treat the demolition of houses as of equal merit as the renovation of vacant omes was immoral and took no account of the long term environmental and social impact. The Green Party voted with us, whilst Lib Dems and Labour agreed the plan

Liberals secure protection for local councillors in Land Sales

At the city council meeting on October 15th Cllr Steve Radford led the challenge to new rules on delegated powers to allow ward councillors to scrutinise the sale of leases or freehold where officers recommendations were not seen as in the best value of community.

To his credit Cllr Warren Bradley conceded the need for this safeguard whilst at the same time speeding up sales which were not contested

No to fingerprinting School Children

At the city councilmeeing 15h October Liberal Party Councillors ,along with all the other groups on the city council, voted to oppose the finger printing of school children

Speakers Corner Debate case against EU Constitution from Cllr Steve Radford

On saturday 11th October Cllr Steve Radford joined the Debatewise team to oppose the case for the EU Constitution.

Steve pointed out that the Lisbon Treaty gave the EU unelected commissioners even more powers than the previous draft constitution rejected by French and Dutch voters.

He praised the honesty and courage of MP's like Frank Field who had stuck by their elction pledge to give the Britsh People a vote on this fundamental and detrimental shift of power from the UK Parliament to an unelected EU

Debatewise is an organisation which encourages flushing out topical debates with two sides of any issue being given equal debate time.

Theyt run a blogsite for various current, religious and commercial debates

Following the debate on the EU our friend Guy Herbert put the case against ID Cards to the public gathered around Speakers Corner

Licensing hearing for Booze Buster 24 hour License at 116 - 118 Queens Drive, Larkhill is to be heard on Thursday 16th October from 1.00 in Millenium House, Victoria Street.

We would urge all residents able to attend to do so. We have requested police to lobby against the application despite tehm having remained silent on previous cases

Cllr Steve Radford

Tories revert to Centralisation 

Dear Editor
 
When the current Conservative Party Leader took over we were presented with a "liberal" version of conservatism we had not seen for many decades.
 
 He promised to defend civil liberties and to roll back central state control of local government.
 
How quickly the illusion has been blown away
 
The short term populism of promising a council tax freeze for two years comes at a terrible costs
 
It could only be done with the most excessive central state control of local government spending. The only choice councillors of all parties would be left to decide upon would be which  services would take the hardest hit.
 
Yes ,its great sound bit for the electorate damaged by rising costs but it exposes the Tory Party to be as autocratic and opportunist as anything New Labour has had on offer.
 
It shows a Tory Party Leader who can not look beyond the latest press headline grabbing opportunity , for those of us praying for change it is depressing
 
Cllr Steve Radford
President of The Liberal Party