LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL TO BE TAKEN TO THE HIGH COURT FOR BREAKING THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT 1995

JUST HOW MANY LAWS WILL LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL, BREAK BEFORE SOMEONE SOMEWHERE PUTS A STOP TO IT?????

Another example of Liverpool City' Council's total disregard to the laws of the and when it suits them.

To deny a disaabled person the basic right of transport to enable them to lead an independant life as possible is an absolute discrace, which is why I am alerting readers to this issue.

Wheelchair groups challenge council in High Court

Nov 5 2008 by Richard Down, Liverpool Daily Post
DISABILITY campaigners have won the right to take Liverpool City Council to the High Court in their battle for safe taxis.
In March, licensing chief Malcolm Kelly sparked outrage from local disability groups when the committee he chairs refused to license the wheelchair-friendly Peugeot E7 taxi.
More than 300 cabbies signed a petition in favour of the E7.
Now the High Court has granted wheelchair user Alma Lunt the right to challenge this ruling though a judicial review.
John Bruce of the Liverpool Wheelchair Users Group, said: “We are delighted the High Court in London has ruled on the importance of this legal challenge for accessible transport.”
Liverpool’s wheelchair users, including Merseyside Coalition for Inclusive Living, say they have to travel unsafely, unsecured, facing sideways, and leave room for only one other passenger. They claim the council is failing to abide by The Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
Mrs Lunt said: “We are confident the discrimination we face will be acknowledged when our case does go forward.”

EX LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL EMPLOYEE STARTS E-PETITION TO END BULLYING IN THE WORK PLACE

An Ex Liverpool City Council Employee has started an E-Petition to the Prime Minister Gordon Brown asking for a change in the law in how Bullying and Harassment complaints are investigated.

Vicky Gray the petitioner claims she was bullied for 12 Months by a manager of Liverpool City Council. She compiled a grievance and found that Liverpool City Council investigated themselves and decided they were not guilty.

Vicky felt the Local Government Ombudsman should have been the investigating officer and wrote asking for this.

She was informed this is not one of the duties of the Ombudsman.See below for the full details and sign her petition.

Keep up the good and very brave work Vicky.

TORI

petition creator
I was bullied by a manager for over 12 months. I made a formal complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman with regards to the way Liverpool City Council dealt with my Grievance and Appeal. I was informed that they were unable to investigate personnel matters. The Grievance was based on Bullying and Oppressive Behaviour the witness’ where not questioned on these matters. There are 34 County Councils and 238 District Councils in England, 32 in Scotland and 22 in Wales. How many employees have been subjected to Bullying and Oppressive Behaviour by managers who have in effect dealt with the matters internally and reached the required result the council wishes to achieve. Local councils investigate there own complaints, which I feel is a conflict of interest. I feel this matter needs addressing and the way to achieve this is through Legislation in the House of Commons, by introducing a Local Government Bill, or Parliament to extend the powers of the Local Government Ombudsman to include personnel issues.

This is why I have started this petition. The law needs to be changed.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/08Bullying/

Current signatories

Vicky Gray, the Petition Creator, joined by:
Philip Glover
Hannah Gray
Mrs F Gray
Mr G Gray
C. Gray
d.brigden
Dick King
S King
Ben Parish
Jennifer Gracher
V Gray
j webster
Andy Ashley
Simon Elliott
Richard Ascough
James
Chris
Bobi
Judith Moore
Jeff
Andrew McLeod
William Egan
Dermot McCluskey
i saunderson
James Wafer
John Howson
Alan Nurse
S. May
robert robinson
Catherine Robinson
Sandra Robinson
Hazel Jacobson
Stephanie France
Belen Carsi
Ramraj Balloo
Fiona Norris
clare khalil
Carole Hirst
Murdo MacLeod
Marina Yates
Rea McCullough
Alison Fisher
TRACY MILLER
Penny Allen
Sue Pritchard
Audrey Stevenson
Timhar Asnawi
Rosemary Perry
John Robertson
joanne irwin
Kirsty Gray
sharon davies
ORLANDA BLOOM
Gareth Davies
kelly miller
danielle glenister
Lisa Morgan
Margaret Dorsman
Raj Sethi
Sean O'Connor
Adrian Melia
Mark
Margaret King; very sorry to hear about your experience
Leoni Sullivan
Dr Howard Fredrics
Marina Yates
S Adams
Denny Tait
Martin Morton
Andy Horton
Stuart Dixon
Andrea Choraffa
William Nolan
Jo Anne Brown
sondra lieber
Nathan Thomas Trout
Owais Rajput
matthew wright
Nathaniel Mehr
Ann Whaley
rachel grogan
Sonia Colque
mike cotten
Cllr Sandra West
Mark Boardman
Scott Johnston
Daniela Andjelic
M Negus
Jeremy Bushell
Anne McAllister
Colin Welch
Andrea Vaz
William Love
Stuart CARRUTHERS LGO WATCH Supporter
Trevor Nunn LGOwatcher
P Nunn LGO victim
A Johnson PSOW
Keith Edmunds
Linda Hartley
Amanda Scarsbrook
Maria Dawson
Chris Swann
Gillian Marchant
Anthony Ashton
john mckenna
Catherine Taylor
lynda Diggins
Allie Bell
jo fisher
Helen Evans
Andy Gladwin
Paul Cardin
Mona Fayad
Ian Johnston
Vanessa Green
Jenny Brook
Victoria Lloyd
A. Warden
Mary Watson
Jayne Williams
Linzi Thomas
moira sinclair
Geoff Pope
Nicholas Blitz (former Unitary Authority Member)
Anita Smart
Stella Bernardi
David Daniels
M. Williams
H. Williams
W. Williams
B. Williams
Lorna Bambridge
jeanette ferguson
jean ferguson
josie mooney in support of jeanette ferguson and all weorkers bullied by liverpool city council
l russell
Craig Stuart - GMB
Kay B
S Aresti
Bethan Williams
Martin Stock
Bruce McQuillan
Martin Gowans
John Carnell
Phil Bishop
John Wiseman
Frank French
Christine French
Sandra Gribben
Jim Jepps
Daniel Gray
Lynne Henshall
Stephen Gray
Stephen Sellers
Lindsay Brown
Helen Marshall
Nicholas Goldberg
Susan Grisbrook
raul
James Ennis
john simpson
Alison Schofield
Mark Glover
John Wood
Tom Read
Natalie Stear
Charlotte Peters Rock
Stephanie David
Yvonne Corser
Eric Lee
Laura Lambden
Sarah Bull
Claire Gray
Kelly Parker
sarah richardson
kevin marsh
Neil Thurogood
Lynda Bruce
Jane Rees
Lin Johnson
David Fairclough
Paul C.Dyer
Ann Jones
Barry Faulkner
Richie (sign the 'With-Profits' petition also)
Justin Meadows
david thomas
gary webber
Elaine Altuccini (petitions.pm.gov.uk/Work-bullying
JOAN MAY
Wendy Hall
Neil Hamilton
Mrs Amanda Arkell
Mrs Vicki Farthing
ALICIA WILKES
addy purnell
julia allen
Sarah Murtagh
Sandra Berry
Christopher Hines
REnata Rinaldini
anthony Scott-Norman
KEVIN DWYER
Joanne Currey
Seamus McDermott
Ms Malik
sarah phillips
David Evans
Catherine White
Connor Paul Wallace
Andy Slack
Mark Collyer
Claire Cummings
mike neary
Mike Jones
Kasia Raszewska
Jenny Dixon
Paul Woods
John McDermott
Anne Greagsby
Alex Huxley
Louise Davies
Pamela Harris
Julie Bregazzi
Fran Blaxland
BEVERLY WILLIAMS
Bill van Taack
Patricia Brown
a feeley
Akhtar Ayaz
Lynn Kidwell
Matthew Finnegan
Lisa-Marie Brown
sue harvey
Marium
Phil Price
John Waters
Tori Blare

THE FUTURE OF COLIN HILTON AND PHIL HALSALL HANGS IN THE BALANCE.....

WILL COLIN HILTON AND PHIL HALSALL SURVIVE THE LATEST INVESTIGATION?

HOW MUCH IS IT GOING TO COST THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOL IN PAY OFFS?

WHEN IS ALL THIS NEGATIVE NEWS GOING TO END?

WHEN WILL SOMEONE PUT A STOP TO IT ALL AND SERVE THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOL, AS ELECTED TO DO SO?

As usual all credit goes to the Daily Post for the story.

Future in the balance for senior council officials

Jul 25 2008 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

THE two most senior officials at Liverpool City Council will today come under pressure as the future of their jobs is discussed by a powerful panel.

Chief executive Colin Hilton faces a call for his suspension from Labour leader Joe Anderson over alleged failings.

While finance and legal executive director Phil Halsall faces the deletion of his post and therefore possible redundancy.

Both matters will be presented to the council’s appointments and disciplinary panel this morning.

The proposal to delete the executive director for finance and legal position forms part of a restructure of the council’s executive management team by the chief executive.

The Daily Post understands Mr Hilton is also proposing to cancel the post of executive director of culture, media, and sport which fell vacant in January with the departure of Jason Harborow, who also had the dual role of chief executive of Liverpool Culture Company.

The plan, as described to the Daily Post, would see Mr Hilton take on some of Mr Halsall’s financial responsibilities, with a more junior member of staff taking up other duties.

Mr Hilton’s proposal to scrap Mr Halsall’s position came out of a review following the council being labelled the worst in the country, and is designed to give the chief executive greater management responsibility over financial affairs.

However, the idea to get rid of the post, which has its roots in the historic role of city treasurer, has caused some disquiet among sections of the council.
Last night, a senior source said: “I am surprised at the proposals which would consolidate enormous power in one person.

“It would make the chief executive more powerful than the leader of the council, and even a directly elected mayor.

“I would question the logic of getting rid of this position at one of the most trying times for the council in financial terms.”

Mr Halsall, who joined the council in 2000 from South Ribble which cov- ers Leyland and central Lancashire, last night declined to comment.

The Daily Post understands that any decision made today would have to be ratified by the full council before taking effect.

Meanwhile, the panel will make a decision on whether to sanction further investigation into Cllr Anderson’s complaints about Mr Hilton.

The complaints relate to an alleged failure to take action over two internal investigations.

The first was into the leaking of information to the Liverpool Evil Cabal blogsite, and the second was into the leaking of the medical condition of Mr Harborow.

A third complaint relates to the monitoring of Cllr Anderson’s telephone records, which he claims was authorised by Mr Hilton.

davidbartlett

HOW MANY ELDERLY DEMENTIA SUFFERERS COULD £63,000.00 FUND????

EVERYWHERE WE LOOK IN LIVERPOOL, THERE SEEMS TO BE A COMMUNITY SERVICE CLOSING OR CRITERIA CHANGING, THAT DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE MOST VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN OUR SOCIETY.

LIVERPOOL COUNCIL TAX PAYERS ARE OFTEN LEFT WANTING WHEN THEY TRY TO ACCESS THE SERVICES THEY SO BADLY NEED. THIS IS USUALLY BECAUSE LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL HAS CUT THE FUNDING FOR THE SERVICE THEY REQUIRE.

THE LIBERAL DEMOCRAT CONTROLLED ADMINISTRATION OF LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL, HAVE VOTED TO CLOSE DOWN THE HIGHLY ESTEEMED , MUCH NEEDED HOMES FOR THE ELDERLY AND THOSE WITH DEMENTIA, LEYTON DENE AND BOALER STREET.

NADIA STEWART SET THIS DECISION IN STONE WHEN SHE CROSSED THE FLOOR MAY 1ST 2008 TO BECOME A MUCH LOATHED,(That's what she used to think), LIBERAL DEMOCRAT.

THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS AND ESPECIALLY IT WOULD SEEM, WARREN BRADLEY, HAVE ALSO IGNORED WATCH DOG RECOMMENDATIONS AND INSISTED THE CITY COUNCIL TAX PAYERS ARE GOING TO PAY £63,000, TO SO CALLED "ASSISTANTS" OF THE 10 EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS.

WHAT THESE "ASSISTANTS" ACTUALLY DO FOR THEIR MONEY IS VERY UNCLEAR AS THEY DO NOT HAVE A JOB DESCRIPTION, INDEED THEIR ROLES ARE NOT CONSTITUTIONALLY RECOGNISED.


SO THEREFORE IT FOLLOWS IN A MODERN DEMOCRACY, SURELY, THAT THEY SHOULD NOT EXIST?.

WARREN BRADLEY HAS CLEARLY FORGOTTEN WHAT DEMOCRACY ACTUALLY MEANS.

IT WOULD SEEM THAT WHATEVER WARREN WANTS, WARREN GETS?

WARREN WANTS HIS FELLOW BACK SCRATCHES , TO BE PAID FOR ASSISTING IN A ROLE THEY ARE ALREADY PAID FOR AS THEY ARE ELECTED COUNCILLORS.

WARREN DOES NOT WANT TO SAVE THE LIVES OF NUMEROUS ELDERLY, INFIRM AND DEMENTIA SUFFERERS, WARREN DOES NOT WANT TO SAVE 80+ LOCAL JOBS.

READ BELOW FOR DAILY POST REPORT.

BUT THINK ON IF YOUR ABLE,

EVERYBODY NO MATTER HOW GOOD, NO MATTER HOW EVIL,

EVERYBODY GETS OLD!

TORI

Watchdog says NO to £63k of payouts to cllrs, Bradley says

May 19 2008 by Ben Turner, Liverpool Echo

MORE than £63,000 will be given to Liverpool councillors, despite an independent watchdog calling for their roles to be scrapped.

Council Leader Warren Bradley has ordered that 10 executive board assistants continue to receive £6,349 yearly allowances.

The move was today attacked as “a scandalous waste of money” by opposition councillors who said the posts were not constitutionally recognised.

But a defiant Cllr Bradley insisted the staff were worth every penny and played a invaluable role.

To meet government guidelines the council employs an independent panel of officials from the business, voluntary and personnel management sector to scrutinise and advise on the annual levels of allowances for councillors.

The panel spent 18 months scrutinising the council’s assistants attached to 10 executive members whose portfolios range from education and regeneration to the council leader himself.

Their investigation concluded there was “no clear evidence to measure the responsibility which can be assessed to justify the continued payment” of their of £6,349 yearly allowances.

But Cllr Bradley refused to act on the findings and pledged the assistants will continue to be paid.

Today the moved was attacked by Liverpool opposition chiefs.

Labour deputy leader Cllr Paul Brant said: “I think this is a scandalous waste of money on manufactured roles that are not constitutionally recognised. This money should be going elsewhere given all the cuts people are seeing.”

However, Cllr Bradley pointed out that the council had also rejected the independent panel’s advice that council allowances be raised across the board – with allowances frozen this year.

He said: “The assistant executive members do a fantastic job. My own assistant Cllr Tina Gould, for example, does a tremendous amount of work, including deputising for me on occasions when I’m double booked and leading on projects such as our cultural strategy.”

ben.turner@liverpool.com

NADIA STEWART PUTS THE FINAL NAIL IN THE COFFINS OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

BY DEFECTING TO THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS, NADIA STEWARD FORMER LABOUR PARTY COUNCILLOR, FORMER INDEPENDENT, HAS ENSURED THAT THE FUTURE OF LEYTON DENE AND BOALER STREET RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S, WILL BE BLEAK AND SHORT.

IN THE 8 PLEDGES OF LABOUR FOR THE MAY ELECTIONS THEY MADE THE PLEDGE THAT IF ELECTED THEY WOULD SAVE THE HOMES.

NADIA STEWARD HAS ENSURED THAT LIVERPOOL LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE THE MUCH NEEDED ONE SEAT MAJORITY, NEEDED TO ENFORCE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS PLEDGE TO CLOSE BOTH HOMES DOWN.

HUNDREDS OF COUNCIL WORKERS WILL NOW LOSE THEIR JOBS BECAUSE THIS STUPID WOMAN DEFECTED TO A PARTY SHE SUPPOSEDLY DOES NOT AGREE WITH.

NADIA STEWARD HAS BETRAYED HER CITY AND SHOULD HANG HER HEAD IN SHAME.

HOW MANY PIECES OF SILVER DID THIS LOUSE GET FROM THE FIREMAN?

WHAT WAS HER REWARD FOR BETRAYING HER SOCIALIST ROOTS AND THOSE THAT SUPPORTED HER WHEN THEY THOUGHT SHE HAD THE SAME SOCIALIST VIEWS, HOW WERE THEY TO KNOW SHE WAS TRULY A BACKSTABBER


AT THE TIME OF HER RESIGNATION FROM THE LABOUR PARTY, IT WAS CLAIMED BY
Cllr Anderson said: “Cllr Stewart has appalling attendance figures for both council meetings and the select committee. She has not held a ward surgery for almost 18 months and we have had numerous complaints about her commitment to the ward from voters.”

“We were going to sack her this week and she knew that. This is simply a case of her jumping before being pushed to try and save face.”

WHAT HAS CHANGED?
SHE STILL DOES NOT ATTEND MEETINGS AND SURGERIES, SHE DOES NOT CONSULT THOSE THAT SUPPORTED HER BY VOTING FOR HER!

NADIA STEWART IS IN POLITICS FOR HER OWN GAINS AND NOT TO HELP PEOPLE IN ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.

IF ANY OF YOU FIND YOU NEED CARE YET CANNOT FIND ANY?
YOU HAVE THE STUPID WOMAN WHO CAN'T DECIDE WHAT SHE BELIEVES IN TO THANK FOR IT!


NADIA STEWARD PUT THE FINAL NAIL IN MY DEMENTIA COFFIN.

LIVERPOOL LIBERAL DEMOCRATS USE THE DEATH OF RHYS JONES AS A MEANS TO WIN VOTES !

LIVERPOOL LIBERAL DEMOCRATS HAVE STOOPED LOWER THAN LOW THIS TIME AND NO LIVERPOOL CITY RESIDENT SHOULD ALLOW THEM TO CONTINUE DISRESPECTING OUR CITY.

Current Liverpool Liberal Democrat, Councillor Elaine Allen, has used the death of Rhys Jones and a Government funding issue over allocation of funding for safer communitee's, to trick Liverpool residents into believing that voting for her in the Local Elections will make a difference to Central Government and Gordon Brown

Envelopes have been stuffed through peoples doors with their names and addresses clearly marked on an opening letter from Councillor Elaine Allen.

In her personally addressed letter, she asks the reader if they are worried about knife and gun crime?

Well of course we are Elaine, please tell us your plan?

She tells us, she too is worried.

She is discusted after the death of Rhys Jones the Government have cut funding, she also claims however that she can somehow change this if we vote for her on May 1st 2008.

She fails to mention that local councillors cannot alter Central Government funding in any useful way, that is what our MP's are there for.

At the end of her letter she gives us a nice P.S. stating we have a choice between a Local Liberal Democrat and a Labour Government?

Has the woman lost her mind, does Gordon know we are having a General Election?

Or is this a way on playing on peoples political ignorance?


If that wasn't enough she has also enclosed a petition for residents to return to her freepost!
The title of the petition?

NO TO LABOUR'S CRIME FUND CUTS!

Residents are invited to sign and post free of charge to oppose labour's plan to cut such funds, at no point in this petition does is state it is the Labour Government that are making these proposals, ( not completely true by the way), they hope we all believe that Joe Anderson and his nasty reds are cutting our services.

The woman should be done for slander!

LIVERPOOL LIBERAL DEMOCRAT HOUSE OF CARDS STARTS TO CRUMBLE

EACH DAY THE NEWS OF ANOTHER LIVERPOOL LIBERAL DEMOCRAT RESIGNING OR BEING DE-SELECTED BRINGS THE HEAT NEARER TO BRADLEY'S DOOR!

SHOULD WARREN BRADLEY NOW RESIGN TO SAVE HIS PARTY?

OR SHOULD HE CARRY ON CLAIMING HE HAS PASSION FOR LIVERPOOL SO HE CAN DO OR SAY AS HE WISHES?

BRADLEY SEEMS TO THINK IT'S ALRIGHT FOR HIM TO SEE A TOP RATED SHOW IN LAS VEGAS AND CHARGE THE COUNCIL TAX PAYERS FOR THE PRIVELAGE!

IN FULL COUNCIL LAST NIGHT HE WAS ASKED TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF ON A NUMBER OF OCCASSIONS, HE TURNED THE QUESTION BACK TO LABOUR WITH INUENDO'S.

WE WANT A YES OR NO BRADLEY, THE FACT YOU WILL NOT GIVE US THE ANSWER OUR COUNCILLORS HAVE REQUESTED OF YOU, GIVES RISE TO CONCERNS OF YOUR ABILITY TO TELL ANY FORM OF TRUTH?

TAKE A LOOK WHAT YOUR OWN PARTY MEMBERS THINK OF YOU BRADLEY.

LONG STANDING COUNCILLOR HAS DECIDED TO QUIT HIS EXECUTIVE ROLE, SADLY NOT THE COUNCILLOR ROLE, TO GIVE A STRONG AND LOUD MESSAGE TO BRADLEY TO GO.

IF YOU ARE A LABOUR SUPPORTER THEN YOU WILL HAVE, LIKE ME, A BIG SMILE ON YOUR FACE!

BELOW IS TODAY'S DAILY POST HEADLINES.

#PLEASE NOTE TONY PARRISH FOLLOWERS BROKE THIS NEWS WEEKS AGO#

Warren Bradley in row over Las Vegas show tickets

Mar 27 2008 by David Bartlett, Liverpool Daily Post

Warren Bradley Cirque de soliel row

LIVERPOOL council leader Warren Bradley was last night accused of failing to declare his attendance at a Las Vegas show at taxpayers’ expense.

Cllr Bradley privately asked Culture Company chief executive Jason Harborow to buy him tickets for Cirque du Soleil’s Love Show, it was alleged yesterday.

At the full council meeting, Labour group leader Cllr Joe Anderson asked Cllr Bradley to confirm he had sent a text message to Mr Harborow asking him to purchase the tickets while Cllr Bradley was on a private holiday in the American resort. He asked if the Lib-Dem leader had then declared the tickets as hospitality.

Cllr Bradley refused to be drawn on the specific issue, but said he was “meticulous” in declaring hospitality.

In the council chamber, Cllr Ander-son said: “Could you confirm to me that in 2006, while on holiday in Las Vegas, you attended a show called the Love Show and requested the Culture Company pay for tickets and sent the following text message: ‘Jason, can you arrange for the show? If you manage to do it, let me know’.”

Cllr Bradley responded: “I am met-iculous in declaring hospitality that I receive from the council and I have the scruples to do so – unlike some who failed to declare gifts since 2003. Certain members failed to declare certain football matches – both before, during and after.”

Cllr Bradley claimed Cllr Ander-son’s question was based on informa-tion gleaned from a “defamatory and ill-informed” blog site.

The Labour opposition has called for an internal council investigation into the matter.

The controversy comes as Stand-ards Board for England investigators are in the city interviewing protagon-ists in an investigation into allega-tions that Cllr Bradley conspired to remove Mr Harborow from his post.

Mr Harborow officially left the employment of the city in January with a £230,000 pay-off.

His complaint to the Standards Board about the way he was treated in a bitter falling-out with Cllr Bradley is subject of a separate investigation.

It is understood the Culture Com-pany and executives from Cirque Du Soleil were in discussions two years ago about bringing the Love Show to Liverpool in 2008, but the talks stalled when it was discovered it would have been too expensive to remove the show from its home in the Mirage.

Earlier this week, Cirque du Soleil brought its Delirium show to the Echo Arena but it is understood this was not a result of previous negotiations over the Love Show.

Unlike Love, Delirium is specifically designed to tour and is run by a different arm of the international company.

Prior to last night’s meeting, Cllr Bradley said: “On the advice of the Culture Company, I took time out from a private holiday to view the Cirque du Soleil show in my official role as vice chairman of the Liverpool Culture Company and leader of the city council.

“Tickets were arranged because at the time we were negotiating with the Cirque production company to bring the show to Liverpool as part of our European Capital of Culture celebrations.”

Labour leader Cllr Joe Anderson last night said he had raised the issue with council chief executive Colin Hilton and requested an internal audit investigation into the matter.

davidbartlett

Liverpool Council's education chief quits

Mar 27 2008 Liverpool Daily Post

Councillor Paul Clein _320

LIVERPOOL city councillor Paul Clein has resigned as executive member for children’s services in the wake of the row about the deselection of a Liberal Democrat colleague.

Cllr Clein, who had been on the executive board for ten years, said he had been "unhappy with the leadership of the council for a while".

He is not resigning as a councillor.

He said: "The deselection of my friend and colleague Cllr Kevin Firth was basically the last straw.

"It seems to me there is a strong perception by all and sundry that Kevin was deselected because of his attempts to hold the leadership to account over the Mathew Street business.

"I just felt no-one else was going to stand up and say that is wrong, so I am."

Cllr Clein sent a letter of resignation to the city council leader effective as of today.

WONDER IF THEY WILL NOW DE-SELECT CLEIN FOR SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THE POWER CRAZY LEADER OF LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL?