Not much to see here: Dave’s guide to local election results in the Liverpool City Region
Last Thursday’s English local elections saw new councillors elected to the six constituent council areas of the Liverpool City…
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Liverpool city council can find money for a new Everton Stadium. So why can’t it build homes or offices?
One Saturday night earlier this year, I was quietly entertaining myself by reading some Liverpool City Council minutes on…
ByWhy is Auntie anti-Liverpool? The case for renaming BBC Merseyside
On 7 January, Carrie Gracie resigned her post as the BBC’s China editor. In a letter to the licence…
ByIs Liverpool really poorer than Manchester? It depends how you count
Back in September 2017 I compared some statistics for Liverpool and Leeds – after first resizing Liverpool to give…
ByThe Liverpool Overhead Railway was legendary – but is it worth rebuilding?
The historic Liverpool Overhead Railway (LOR) has legendary status – well, round here it does, anyway. So what was it?…
ByThe Mersey recently got a new road bridge. But is it any good?
It’s been an exciting autumn in the Liverpool City Region. Just after midnight in the early hours of Saturday…
ByHere’s why we should Build More Bloody Offices in Liverpool
I recently saw an excellent slogan which mainly speaks to a particularly difficult issue for our friends in London:…
ByThe official boundaries of the city of Liverpool are far too small – and it matters
In April I made the case for a bigger Liverpool City Region (let’s call it Greater Liverpool to avoid…
ByHere’s why the Liverpool Underground needs a circle line
In a previous column on these pages, I argued that a priority for the Liverpool City Region metro mayor should…
ByThe Liverpool City Region needs better transport before clean energy
It is three months since Steve Rotheram swept to power as mayor of the Liverpool City Region. So how…
By“Batman and Robin”: Could Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham been the superheroes the north west needs?
What has Liverpool City Region mayor Steven Rotheram been up to so far? Well, on his first day he…
By“Why won’t our MPs speak up on HS2?” It’s Dave’s letter from Liverpool
When I left my house on the morning of 9 June, I half expected to see the sky full…
By“We are all Liverpolitans now”: Dave’s letter from Liverpool
Well, the Liverpool City Region Mayoral election is over, and the overwhelming favourite won. What a surprise. So what…
ByFrom West Lancashire to North Wales: Here's the case for a bigger Liverpool City Region
Editor’s note: Dave Mail is an enthusiastic advocate of a larger Liverpool City Region, who has sent emails on the…
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