Last month I blogged on Merseyrail's unfair policy on zone changes to season tickets.

The blog post was borne out of my own personal experience. You can read the post HERE, but the long and the short of it was that Merseyrail agreed to review the policy.

I am pleased to be able to report back some more good news on this front.

The issue has been taken up by Conservative leader on transport authority Merseytravel Chris Blakeley.

Tis the season of the party fund raiser.

Last week the Liberal Democrats had Vince Cable in town to help raise cash for Colin Eldridge.

And last night Labour had Cherie Blair back in her home city to lend a hand to Stephen Twigg's West Derby campaign.

Mrs Blair was on good form in the Q and A with Roger Phillips at the Devonshire House Hotel off Edge Lane.

LIVERPOOL actor and Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson could urging voters to say "Berger? My arse!" at the general election.

It's a twist in the Luciana Berger selection as Labour candidate for Wavertree that few would have predicted.

But it is news that could do serious harm to Berger and the party.

Click HERE to read the full story.

The opposition Labour budget delivered on our pledges to minimise council tax, create more homes, stimulate local jobs and protect communities.
Council tax was frozen as hard pressed families are facing difficult economic times. However, this is the last of a generous three year Government settlement and we all wait to see what Government figures allow us to do next year.

Labour created a £1m fund for regeneration through construction of new affordable homes in the City. Too many areas of the city suffer from dereliction and boarded up properties. We can make a start tackling this blight and to create much needed construction jobs for local people by this fund kick starting projects.

Business led regeneration in the city would be supported by our Budget which fully funded Liverpool Vision. We believe that the Lib Dem cuts to staffing are a mistake and will reduce inward investment and employment growth in the longer term.

The fallout over the selection of Luciana Berger continues to cause waves in the Liverpool Labour party.

Last week Liverpool Labour leader Joe Anderson leapt to the defence of Miss Berger after Walton MP Peter Kilfoyle branded her an inexperienced student politician.

Cllr Anderson hit back and said: "There are many people that would argue that some of our Liverpool MPs are past their sell by dates including Peter.

"But I would not support that view because I think agism, whatever end of the spectrum [is wrong], people should be judged by their character and ability."

But Kilfoyle has had the last word. He said: "I'm glad that Joe is defending me - just like I defend him against those people who say he is incompetent."

Ouch.

Runcorn's MP Mike Hall has called time on his parliamentary career after 18 years, for health reasons.

Mr Hall, Labour MP for Weaver Vale, has said he is facing the prospect of further surgery and wants to make sure he stands the best chance of making a full recovery.

He joins Jane Kennedy (Lab, Wavertree), Claire Curtis-Thomas (Lab, Crosby), Ben Chapman (Lab, Wirral South), Stephen Hesford (Lab, Wirral West), Helen Southworth (Lab, Warrington South), and Eddie O'Hara (Lab, Knowsley South) who are all standing down at the general election.

Better late than never.

On Saturday Liberal Democrat treasury spokesman gave a speech to the local party at a fund raiser for Colin Eldridge's Wavertree campaign.

I wrote a fairly lengthy piece, but only a small amount was carried in the paper as a piece about Luciana Berger took its place.

Anyway I had been meaning to upload the interesting sections from his speech. Here they are:

The government has today published plans to give councils the authority to scrutinise all local public services.

It is backing a private members bill by Bury North MP David Chaytor.

Utility companies who dig up roads and cause problems, bus companies, local sports faclities, musuems, libraries, health and safety, and the fire and rescue service, Job Centre Plus would all come under the remit.

This picture sums up Elizabeth Pascoe's campaign to save her home off Edge Lane.

Today she moves out after losing her battle to stay in her home. You can read the full story HERE.

Very soon those passing down Edge Lane will see physical activity as bulldozers start pulling down homes.

The area that Ms Pascoe has fought so hard to save will be unrecognisable. The departure of the campaigning grandmother will bring about the much delayed start of the scheme to overhaul the area.

Yet more bad news for Luciana Berger's campaign to keep Wavertree Labour.

The Mail on Sunday have lifted the lid on more discontent in the Labour party and Unison from elements that were angered by her selection over their candidate Liverpool councillor Wendy Simon.

The story can be read HERE.

As the quote from the Labour party makes clear no one has made an official complaint. And they are not likely to. One member told me that anyone who made an official complaint would be mad to do so.