Don't just dismiss Herbert Howe's campaign to be elected mayor
There has been a bit of a snooty reaction in some quarters to the fact flamboyant stylist is planning to run for mayor (as revealed in today's ECHO).
Does a man who admits he has not voted for 20 years deserve your vote? Or maybe because he has not voted in 20 years he is more in tune with the average disaffected voter.
Either way, we should welcome a bit of pizzazz in the race for Liverpool's first mayor. Characters like Herbert will help engage potential voters who may otherwise not be interested.
Remember Hartlepool? One of the first places in the country to have an elected mayor? The good people of Hartlepool elected Angus the Monkey, mascot of Hartlepool United, as their first mayor.
Stuart Drummond has now been re-elected twice, and never delivered on his manifesto promise to provide free bananas for school children.
I don't think Herbert stands much of a chance of overturning Labour's election machine. But Hartlepool should serve as example, and candidates that may seem rank outsiders should not simply be dismissed.
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The important question is can he categorically deny that he is Phil Redmond.
Well Herbert certainly is the joke candidate. "I've run a business for 50 years" hardly equates to running a city never mind one that has a budget of £1bn, covers everything ranging from sweeping the streets to looking after kids to libraries to bringing in investment and looking after the elderly and all in between. It doesn't take a businessman to do that - it takes a politician.
Apparently this man will only vote for himself (what a conceited guy!) He also forgets that should he become Mayor he will have to choose his cabinet from the Councillors he claims to have more brains than.
When I heard he was standing my head fell into my hands. What on earth! He may win - anything can happen - but if he did it would set the city back more than Militant ever did. Imagine what a complete laughing stock we would be.
Few people care about Hartlepool or Doncaster but Liverpool has global appeal and global ambitions. One can only hope that this self publicist is sent packing back to his salon.
David I know you are not from Liverpool but you really should know that Liverpool is not some backwater like Hartlepool.
Would you like to have me a bet that whoever this professional scouser is he will come behind every mainstream party who stands plus steve radford and the Green
so thats him 6th at best .
disagree?
Stuart Drummond did follow through on his pledge by creating a free fruit programme in the area schools!
Stuart Drummond couldn't follow through on one of his election pledges (it was too expensive to provide free bananas), but as Richard Marbrow pointed out he did find external funding to provide free fruit for all school children. It's a real shame that this one failure is reported over and over again, but journalists seem reluctant to report his successes.
I firmly believe that there are some people out there who will never be happy with anyone standing for Mayor. Any non-politicians putting their names forward get criticised for... er... not being politicians, and the politicians get criticised for... er... being too political.
@Wavertree Warrior. It is the relaity of poltics that everyone attacks everyone else in any area they think will be to their advantage. Policticians are a moral. They belive that the world will be better with them in power and so see anything that will get them in power as justified. Polticians in the end beleive that the end justifies the means.
If you want the real story it's here. Not that you would know from the local media who are ignoring my campaign.
http://profchucklebuttychronic.blogspot.com/2012/02/elected-mayor-for-liverpool-campaign.html
While it is good to see a choice of candidates for mayor, perhaps someone should explain to Herbert that this is NOT lord mayor (he's not walking about in a ceremonial post complete with chain). This will be a full time job running the city on behalf of us all!
With that said, I look forward to seeing the first of Herbert's leaflets.
In reply to your rude comments, please take your hands from your head, take two tablets and come to terms with yourself that I personally could not respond to anybody who cannot put there full name and e-mail address to there comments.
Herbert Howe
as I am away on holiday for the next two weeks I really haven't had the chance to give you all the reasons why I put my name forward for the elected Mayor.
I do understand that just being a businessman is not the only criteria for this office but it is a very important one . I don't appreciate the remarks from people that this is for self promotion, I am already very successful and I have been for 50 years.Most of your councillors were only children when I first
started my business when I was 17 with £100
I have in my lifetime been very fortunate to have built a multimillion pound business inLiverpool the city I Love and called my hairdressing and Training
Company Herbert Of Liverpool. I am really surprised though that the people who are ridiculing me know absolutely nothing about my other business interests and the positions of office I have held over the years just a few tasters before you and Liverpool get to know the real me,
PROVINCIAL MASTER OF THE INCORPORATED GUILD OF WIGMASTERS PERFUMERS AND HAIRDRESSERS FOR 4YEARS FOR THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND
ON THE COMMITTEE OF THE WAGES COUNCIL FOR GREAT BRITAIN
PRESIDENT OF THE COLOUR COUNCIL GREAT BRITAIN (Bristol MYERS)
INSTIGATED A CHANGE OF LAW IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS TO ANABLE THE THE EMPLOYMENT OF 36000 YOUNG APPRENTICES THROUGH ANTHONY STEEN MP
A GUEST AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE GARDEN PARTY IN MY CAPACITY AS GUILD MASTER
PRESENTED TO HRH PRINCESS MARGARET AT LIVERPOOL TOWN HALL FOR SERVICES TO THE NSPCC
OLDEST MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 49 years
RAISED OVER 3MILLION POUNDS FOR CHARITIES
MEMBER OF THE LEAUGE OF FRIENDS ALDER HEY HOSPITAL
AMBASSADOR FOR DIGNITY IN CARE FOR WHISTON AND AINTREE HOSPITALS FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS
HAVE EMPLOYED HUNDREDS OF EMPLOYEES 167 AT ONE TIME AND NOW EMPLOYES 62 SOME OF WHOM HAVE WORKED FOR ME FOR 25 30 UP TO 46 years I DOUBT VERY MUCH THAT ANY OF OUR COUNCILLORS HAVE HAD THAT RESPONCEABILITY LET ALONE ACCOUNTABILITY IN PROVIDING ALIVING FOR ANYBODY
IN OVER 20 YEARS OF MY TRAINING ORGANISATION OVER 6000 STUDENTS HAVE RECIEVED LEVEL 2AND 3NVQ QUALIFICATIONS ALONG WITH APPRENTICESHIPS AND ALL OF THE THE STUDENTS ARE EMLOYED STATUS AT THE MOMENT WE ARE TRAINING 300 STUDENTS FOR OVER 150 HAIRDRESSING SALONS ON MERSEYSIDE WE ARE THE SECOND LARGEST CONTRACT AFTER ENGINEERING ON MERSEYSIDE ALONG WITH OUR COMMERCIAL TRAINING FOR THE INLAND REVENUE CUSTOM AND EXCISE COSTA COFFEE AND VARIOUS HOTELS TO NAME JUST A FEW AND OUR NEW VENTURE INTO PRIVATE TRAINING COMMENCING THIS YEAR
I AMSURE YOU ARE AWARE THAT DURING BUSINESS CAREER I HAVE HAD 7 HAIRDRESSING SALONS RESTAURANTS HOLLYWOOD NIGHTCLUB WHICH WAS THE MOSTSUCCESSFUL CLUB IN LIVEROOL FOR SEVEN YEARS THREE GENTS CLOTHES SHOPS IN RICHMOND STREET LADIES COUTURE CLOTHES SHOP CHRISTINA HERBERT IN CAVERN WALKS A LADIES CLOTHES MANUFACTURING COMPANY GREETING CARD SHOPS IN CHURCH STREET AND CHURCH ALLEY BEAUTY SALONS IN MOAT HOUSE HOTEL HEPWORTH CHAMBERS CHURCH STREET CHILDWALL BRODIE AVENUE WALTON TO NAME A FEW SORRY TO GO ON WITH THIS NEVER ENDING STORY
I AM A FELLOW OR THE FELOWSHIP FOR BRITISH HAIDRESSING ABD RECIEVED MY LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD THREE YEARS AGO
I AM A FELLOW OF THE GUILD OF HAIRDRESSERS AND RECIEVED MY LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD TEN YEARS AGO
I HAVE JUST RECIEVED CELEBRITY CHAMPION AWARD AT THE PHILAMONIC
I RECIEVED FROM DTLB SERVICES TO LIVERPOOL AND WOULD YOU BELIEVE LIVERPOOLS BEST DRESSED MAN
AND TWO YEARS AGO AT THE SCOUSEOLOGY I GOT OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD TO LIVERPOOL I DO HOPE YOU DONT THING I AM BOASTING BUT I AM VERY PROUD OF WHAT I HAVE ACHIEVED IN MY LIFETIME COMING FROM A VERY ORDINARY BUT LOVING FAMILY IN OLD SWAN I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU COULD PUT MY ARGUMENT ACROSS TO THE UNBELIEVERS AND THERE IS SO MANY FABULOUS IDEAS THAT I KNOW THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOLWOULD LOVE TO VOTE ON IF ONLY I GOT MY CHANCE REGARDS HERBERT
I met Herbert in Alder Hey's intensive care ward when doing visits at Christmas time with the Mayoress about 6 years ago. I'm quite sure there's no glory or profit involved, so why else would a man do it? Plenty of people like the glory and fame of things without ever making a contribution. By the way, the Mayoress was a really lovely woman, and the Mayoral Chain looked great on me. Shame it had to be returned, but there you go. By the way, I joked with the Nurses that he was in fact Derek Acorah, I must confess! They thought it was hilarious. Sorry Herbert! :)
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