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Liam Thorp

Liam Thorp

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We need no further proof that levelling up is a total con

It was Maya Angelou who coined the timeless phrase: "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." When it comes to Rishi Sunak,...

10.03.2024 10

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A cynical budget aimed at winning votes and hurting Labour

There was one moment in Labour leader Keir Starmer's response to today's budget announcement that really captured something. Having listened...

06.03.2024 4

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Liverpool Council was wrong to deny my Council Tax request

Earlier this month I published a story which explained that Liverpool City Council had refused to answer a Freedom of Information request of mine in...

28.01.2024 30

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The Tories are fiddling while Britain burns

Wednesday evening was a busy one. In Parliament, Rishi Sunak was preparing to face down more rumoured rebellions from his painfully divided party over...

21.01.2024 2

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Why 2024 is a make or break year for Merseyrail

The year 2023 was supposed to be a hugely positive one for Merseyrail. After years of delays and false dawns, the rollout of the region's £500m...

01.01.2024 10

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Cynical Tory immigration plan is the last thing our struggling health sector needs

There was a tweet that summed things up very well from Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress. He wrote: "I can see the...

05.12.2023 2

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