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Alistair Darling's Pre-Budget Statement - will it help?

Posted by Mark Thomas on November 24, 2008 5:53 PM

The big headlines in today's pre-budget statement had been so well trailed in "leaks" to the Sunday papers and the BBC that the reduction in VAT to 15% and the planned increase in income tax for high earners to 45p in the pound came as no surprise this afternoon.
The VAT move will free up £12.5bn for consumers, always assuming that retailers are a bit fairer with their customers than the banking community and pass the reductions on in full. That has to be good news, both for the retail and manufacturing sectors.

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Live Blogs - tell us what you think of the latest tool in our digital armoury

Posted by Mark Thomas on October 9, 2008 3:50 PM

I hope many of you who use our websites have been finding their way onto the two live blogs we are running at the moment, on the world economic crisis and on the Rhys Jones trial.
As regular visitors to liverpooldailypost.co.uk will know, we have been experimenting with live blogs for some months now - one of the many pioneering innovations we have brought you. Now I'd like to hear what you think about them.

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The lessons England fans should learn from the Croatians

Posted by Mark Thomas on September 11, 2008 2:18 PM

It was great, and not a little surprising, to see England perform so well in their 4-1 away win against Croatia last night.
I also thought, though, that it was quite instructive to hear the way the Croatian supporters reacted as it became clear they were to lose their first ever home competitive international fixture.

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Our continued commitment to Liverpool

Posted by Mark Thomas on September 5, 2008 7:01 PM

The radio airwaves and website forums of Merseyside have been buzzing with angry reaction to our announcement that we are shifting printing of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo to Oldham.
Much of the indignation stems from misunderstandings, so today we would like to set the record straight.
Our newspapers will continue to be researched, written, designed and created in the heart of Liverpool, to provide the best and most in depth news coverage of Merseyside. Hundreds of people will continue to be employed by us here in Liverpool to achieve that.

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A farewell to the Superlambananas

Posted by Mark Thomas on August 27, 2008 3:57 PM

I couldn't help but feel a little bit sad this afternoon, as I wondered back up Old Hall Street towards the office from the sandwich shop and saw a Superlambanana being put on a low loader ready to be towed away.
The 10 week Go Superlambananas festival is drawing to a close, and over the next couple of days the 120 Superlambs are being collected up from their locations across the city.

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Why we can't share the secret of one of the most spectacular 2008 events

Posted by Mark Thomas on August 22, 2008 3:51 PM

This is agony! I have just had a sneak preview of a secret that is going to blow everyone away next month, and I can't tell you what it is.
For a journalist, this is a subtle form of torture. We want to tell people exciting and interesting things that they don't already know. It's how we make our living, but more than that, it's our passion - the buzz that drives us on.

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Open Golf and Tall Ships

Posted by Mark Thomas on July 16, 2008 2:50 PM

I took a trip to Royal Birkdale last night, after being invited to the Golf Writers' Annual Dinner, and it has certainly whetted my appetite for the weekend ahead.
We were entertained by speeches from Peter Allis, Europe's Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo, and reigning Open champion Padraig Harrington - a fantastic line-up for a golf nut like me!

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Our digital future

Posted by Mark Thomas on July 3, 2008 3:52 PM

The Liverpool Daily Post recently picked up an award for its innovative newspaper website, liverpooldailypost.co.uk
We won it because we are constantly innovating, taking advantage of the latest technological breakthroughs to keep our historic brand at the forefront of the digital revolution that is sweeping the newspaper industry.

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