£10 million is Barely a brass farthing according to Liberal Democrats

THE STUPID WET LIBERAL DEMOCRATS OF LIVERPOOL DID NOT FEEL THE NEED TO INCLUDE THE COST OF POLICING THE 2008 EVENT IN THE BID FOR CAPITAL OF CULTURE.

THEY AND THEIR LIVERPOOL EVIL CABAL COHORTS HAVE SQUANDERED AND WASTED MILLIONS OF LIVERPOOL CITY COUNCIL TAX FUNDS AND HAVE ALLOWED THE CORRUPTION IN THE TOWN HALL CHAMBERS TO CONTINUE, YEAR ON YEAR.

BUT OF COURSE THAT IS ALL FORGOTTEN NOW!

THE LABOUR CONTROLLED GOVERNMENT HAVE TOLD LIVERPOOL CULTURE GROUP THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING ANY EXTRA MONEY FOR THE COST OF POLICING THE 2008 EVENT.

THE GOVERNMENT HAVE ALREADY GIVEN GRANTS WORTH IN EXCESS OF £10 MILLION!

ACCORDING TO Cllr Colin Eldridge OF THE WET NELLIES CLUB, (LIBERAL DEMOCRATS)
£10 MILLION IS BARELY A BRASS FARTHING???

I SUPPOSE COMPARED TO THE MILLIONS THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS ANDS THE EVIL CABALIST RIPPED THIS CITY OFF FOR, THEN IT IS JUST A DROP IN THE OCEAN!!!!

SEE BELOW FOR FULL STORY AND SOMETHING ON PHIL REDMOND WHO HAS JOINED THE CULTURE GROUP, http://liverpoolsubculture.blogspot.com/2006/11/quotes.html

THIS IS AN ARTICLE FROM THE LIVERPOOL ECHO.

08 police cash snub

Nov 22 2006

EXCLUSIVE By NICK COLIGAN, Liverpool Echo

Capital of Culture

A PLEA for almost £10m of government money to pay for extra officers in Capital of Culture year has been rejected.

The Home Office turned down the request for £9.3m by council leader Warren Bradley and Merseyside's chief constable Bernard Hogan-Howe to help pay for 200 extra police officers for 2008.

Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected in 2008. The festival will be bigger than ever, and one-off events including the giant nativity will require a big police presence.

But the government says it is not an "unexpected or enforced" event.

Cllr Colin Eldridge, Liberal Democratmember of Merseyside police authority, said: "Considering how much the government will put into the Olympics, they have barely given a brass farthing to Capital of Culture.

"I am sure the government will be quick to jump on the 2008 bandwagon once it is a success. CHEEK OF IT! ED

"But we will now have to take some radical decisions, and I am worried communities will have to lose their officers so Capital of Culture can be policed.

"We can only raise so much from council tax, so when the government says no, we are not left with many options."

In a written response to Cllr Bradley and Mr Hogan-Howe, policing minister Tony McNulty said: "It is reasonable to expect Merseyside police authority to have built this into its budget. It is the type of expense that would not normally be considered for a special grant."

The government has given at least £10m towards Capital of Culture preparations, but has come under pressure for more.

Cllr Bradley said: "This is not a short-term plan - we know exactly how those extra officers will be absorbed into the force in future years. We will not give up on this."

A police spokesman said: "We will pursue this further and are seeking meetings with ministers."

'We need government support'

IN a joint statement, Merseyside police, the police authority and Liverpool council said: "Capital of Culture year represents a fantastic opportunity to put to rest the unfounded myths that make people think that Merseyside is an unsafe area.

"We want every visitor to the Capital of Culture to have a positive experience.

"Without extra funding, the police will not be as visible and Merseyside will miss the chance to use specially-trained police officers to change people's minds about this area."

THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND IS WHY WAS IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE BID IN THE FIRST PLACE?


IF IT IS NOT A SHORT TERM PLAN, THEN MAKE SOME LONG TERM FINANCIAL DECISIONS INSTEAD OF CRYING TO THE GOVERNMENT.


IF POLICE ARE BUSY POLICING THE CITY CENTRE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE REST OF THE CITY?


I DREAD TO THINK!

THE STUPID KIDS WHO THINK THEY ARE GANGSTERS WILL BE IN THEIR ELEMENT.

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL RESIDENTS DO NOT PAY THEIR COUNCIL TAX SO SOME TOURIST IS SAFE! THEY PAY IT SO THEY ARE SAFE AND WARREN BRADLEY HAS TO THINK HARD BEFORE HE TAKES AWAY POLICE FROM OTHER AREAS OF LIVERPOOL TO MAKE NONE LIVERPOOL COUNCIL TAX PAYERS SAFE!!!!

GET RID OF THEM ALL ED

Redmond to bring real culture to real people

Redmond to bring real culture to real people Who are they then? ed

MERSEY media mogul Phil Redmond has been signed up to deliver a more popular and creative Liverpool 08.

The creator of Brookside, Grange Hill and Hollyoaks has joined the new-look board of the Liverpool Culture Company.

News of his appointment comes only days after the ECHO asked why top city writers Alan Bleasdale and Willy Russell were not, as yet, part of the Capital of Culture year, and Roger McGough was not more involved.


The ECHO understands Redmond, as part of his new role, has already made approaches to these cultural icons.


BBC Radio Merseyside presenter Roger Phillips will also join the new board - which has been slimmed down from 24 to 14 - while Neil Scales, chief executive and director general of Merseytravel, will act as transport adviser.


Redmond, a CBE for services to drama, said: "I'm delighted to have been asked to play a part in helping deliver 2008. I see it as a fantastic opportunity to find ways to showcase and project Merseyside's creative energies and talents and for people to participate in this nebulous thing called 'culture'.


''I will be working to find innovative ways to enable anyone who wishes to take part in 2008 to have that opportunity to have a go at something, try something different. Who knows what we will turn up and what we will leave behind for the future? 2008 should simply be a starting point."


The board will be supported by an operational and an advisory team, as well as specialised sub-groups on issues such as international links.

Who's on new board

Professor Drummond Bone - chairman.

Cllr Warren Bradley - leader of Liverpool city council.

Cllr Joe Anderson, leader of the opposition.

Cllr Mike Storey - nominated elected member, city council.

Tom Bloxham, chairman Arts Council England, Northwest.

Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool, Riverside.

Bryan Gray, chairman, Northwest Development Agency.

Roy Morris, chairman, The Mersey Partnership.

Loyd Grossman, chairman, Culture Northwest.

Susan Woodward, regional director, ITV.

Ruth Gould, creative director of North West Disability Arts Forum.

Roger Phillips, presenter, BBC Radio Merseyside.

Phil Redmond, chairman, Merseyfilm and International Centre for Digital Content.

Tony Wilson, company secretary, Hill Dickinson.

Advisors: Jason Harborow, chief executive, Liverpool Culture Company.

Colin Hilton, chief executive, Liverpool city council.

Neil Scales, chief executive and director general, Merseytravel.

Cultural Advisor: Mick Elliott, chief exec, Lpl Philharmonic.