Liverpool council motions round-up, vol 2
Buried away at item number 20 on tonight's full council meeting at Liverpool is a two line motion.
"As a council committed to ensuring equality and celebrating diversity, this council expects elected members to comply with the standards in public life at all times," reads the motion by Richard Mclinden, Pam Thomas and Janet Kent.
If debated it could lead to an explosive debate in the wake of Cllr Kent's resignation from the standards committee in protest at how the panel took no action against Liberal Democrat Sharon Green, who was at the centre of a row over pictures mocking the disabled on her Facebook page.
The usual array of motions are also on the agenda for tonight including one from council leader Joe Anderson hitting out at national politicians who "have chosen to use Liverpool's terrible deal from Government for political mischief making and believes that those national politicians who have abused their position and access to the media to condemn the council should hang their heads in shame".
Liverpool Liberal Democrat leader Warren Bradley wants the libraries and leisure centres to be included in the review of the youth service to "allow the Council to bring forward a creative model unique to Liverpool, that could engage the voluntary and community sector directly in the delivery of these core areas, and help to sustain some groups in the face of the budget decisions".
There are other motions about parking, AV, apprentices, condemnation of deputy Liberal Democrat leader Simon Hughes MP, international women's day, and the cancelled boat show.
Read the full list HERE.
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I really hope Janet Kent's motion does get called. It deserves to create a rumpus, not least to shame the LibDems into permanent infamy on the matter. I'd very much like to see the disgusting Sharon Green's response when Cllr Pam Thomas speaks. Pam is severely disabled - physically but certainly not mentally. I doubt the dismal hate-mongers on the LibDem benches care either way. Let Pam shame Sharon Green - and her horizontal partner, Warren Bradley. And before the LibDems bleat, let them explain why there has been not a word of condemnation of Sharon Green's conduct from any of them. Not a word from the 'oh-so-self-promoting' Richard Kemp. Not a word from the completely useless and self-regarded ego, Paul Clein. Not so much as a whimper from the precious, sanctimonious, 'wannabe-leader' Paula Keaveney. She's up there for any platitude, but taking a leadership position is beyond her. Useless. End of.
Why don't journalists have to adhere to similar standards also? After some of the untruths and sensationalist dross churned out by the ECHO in recent times, why on earth has the city council given this organ the 'Freedom of the city'? Surely there are far more worthy causes out there!
Ronnie's usual charmless post.
I very much doubt confronting this idiot with his (yes, we know who you are) own contradictions will affect any future post.
However, considering his world view, (that we are allegedly "hate-mongers"), the nature of the post he has written is filled with hate and spite about those whom I count amongst my friends.
Many of the motions brought by his party have been deliberately designed to inflict as much personal hurt, rather than political, to individual councillors past and present in my opinion. The ravings of Ronnie are quite rightly dismissed by most - even from those within his own party.
Ronnie yet again brings shame to the many decent folk who hold to the beliefs of socialism and the Labour party.
Why don't you post in your own name, coward? Awfully brave behind your alias, arn't you.
There was once a LibDem called âGerardâ
Who tried to come on like heâs hard.
He isnât the first,
Try his âgood friendâ Steve Hurst,
Frogmarched from court to the scouse knackerâs yard