Joe Anderson: If we stay united, Labour can govern for a generation
As I look out of my office window onto the iconic Liverpool waterfront, all is calm and bright.…
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Joe Anderson: We were left high and dry when Michael Gove scrapped Building Schools for the Future
As we’ve seen, this week marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of our National Health Service, the exemplar…
Joe Anderson: Carillion’s collapse must not stop the new Royal Liverpool Hospital from opening
At the northern point of the city centre as you come into Liverpool is an imposing new building…
Joe Anderson: Councils must be creative and bold to fight austerity – here’s how
Of course, The Beatles famously knew how many holes it took to fill the Albert Hall. Here in modern-day Liverpool,…
Joe Anderson: Labour should back a second EU referendum
We’ve come a long way from the days when Brexiteers promised a free trade utopia and an £350m…
Joe Anderson: Liverpool fire shows Tories need a reality check
You may have seen the news reports over the Christmas break of the devastating car park fire in…
Thatcher wanted the ‘managed decline’ of Merseyside. I want to manage its renaissance
Back in the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher’s government came close to writing off Merseyside. There was a serious conversation…
Don’t rush in
Tomorrow, the National Executive Committee will decide the process for selecting the new Leader of the Labour Party.…
Despite what Pickles thinks, the public values council services
Yesterday, the Liverpool Echo launched its manifesto for the general election. It’s a compilation of the key issues…
Dear Nick – an open letter to the Lib Dem leader
Dear Nick, You’re in Liverpool this weekend for your spring conference. It’s a city your party knows well.…
