The government announced this week that it intends to offer the people in the major cities of England, including Liverpool and Manchester, the opportunity to have a directly-elected mayor. A referendum will be held on the proposition, probably in May next year, and electors will be asked if they wis... [More]

I visited London this week to see chancellor George Osborne deliver his much awaited statement on the Comprehensive Spending Review – and as public executions go it was relatively painless; though the real killer may well be in the detail as it is difficult to imagine what the barrage of perce... [More]

The one word that could be used to describe this years Tory Party conference pretty accurately is underwhelming! Considering that this was the first time the party faithful had come together as the government for the first time in thirteen years, the Conservative clan was ‘not for cheering&rsq... [More]

Downtown Liverpool in Business has been a big supporter of Liverpool Vision over the years, seeing the organisation as business-friendly, a force for good, and led up until very recently by Jim Gill, a man who has forgotten more about regeneration than most of us know. It was always going to be dif... [More]

So against significant odds, Ed Miliband has beaten his big brother David to take the leadership of the Labour Party. His election by the narrowest of margins on Saturday afternoon signalled that Ed had won the battle, if not the hearts and minds of Labour’s MP’s and members. Ed Miliband... [More]