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A good walk ruined
Posted by Mark Thomas on May 12, 2008 1:34 PM
I'm on the warpath. I make no apologies. If you can't use a blog to have a damned good rant from time to time, then what's the point of having one?
The target of my ire is the unbelievable, moronic idiots who managed to turn my morning dog walk today into a rather unpleasant experience.
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Challenge for Bradley after close call for Lib-Dems
Posted by Mark Thomas on May 2, 2008 6:51 PM
It has been a while since we have had a local election in Liverpool that has produced much in the way of drama or excitement, but this year always promised to be different, and it did not disappoint.
The Liberal Democrats have had a tough year, dominated by the fall-out from the Mathew Street fiasco, and Labour seriously fancied their chances of resting the city away from overall Lib Dem control.
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Teachers' strike was bad for business
Posted by Mark Thomas on April 29, 2008 7:45 AM
LOOKED at from the perspective of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the national strike – the first in 21 years – will no doubt be considered a success.
The walk-out by thousands of teachers closed or partially closed up to 8,000 schools in England and Wales, forcing working parents to stay at home or find childcare. In Liverpool, every secondary school except one was closed.
Meanwhile, thousands of school children will have no doubt enjoyed an unexpected extra day off from the classroom.
But, as far as everyone else is concerned, what exactly has this strike achieved?
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Rod Holmes, a great signing for TMP
Posted by Mark Thomas on April 23, 2008 8:12 PM
What great news today to learn that Rod Holmes has been appointed as the new chairman of The Mersey Partnership.
All too often we find ourselves in the newspaper business having to question the wisdom of eyebrow-raising appointments to senior roles in public life, so it makes a refreshing change, as the advert used to say, to be able to applaud a really excellent choice.
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Tata invests in future of Land Rover and Jaguar
Posted by Mark Thomas on March 26, 2008 6:16 PM
SO the makers of the world’s cheapest car now own one of the most famous luxury marques on the road. Tata, the Indian firm that has brought us the £1,300 Tata Nano car, has sealed a £1.15bn deal with Ford for the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar.
The agreement, although long expected and much discussed, will no doubt be the subject of hand-wringing and clever quips among so-called petrolhead television presenters.
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James Bulger's 18th birthday appeal
Posted by Mark Thomas on March 14, 2008 2:20 PM
An appeal was launched today to open a new school for bullied children in Liverpool, to carry the name of murder victim James Bulger, who would have celebrated his 18th birthday on Sunday, March 16.
His mother, Denise Fergus, has given her full support to the £1m campaign by the Red Balloon charity.
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Spectacular 2008 launch show at ECHO Arena
Posted by Mark Thomas on January 13, 2008 12:04 PM
Liverpool's Culture Company put on a terrific show last night to launch the Echo Arena and the city's 2008 celebrations.
Following on from Friday night's open air triumph in the traditional setting of Lime Street and St George's Hall, this was the turn for the new Liverpool to be put through its paces, in the shape of the stunning 10,000 seat waterfront arena. It did not disappoint.
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Ringo Starr launches Liverpool's Capital of Culture party
Posted by Mark Thomas on January 11, 2008 10:12 PM
Well, we are officially off and running, folks. I've just made it back to my desk after watching Ringo Starr and a cast of hundreds perform outside St George's Hall at our European Capital of Culture opening spectacular.
Thousands of people crammed into Lime Street to watch the show, and we were royally entertained by musicians perched on every rooftop, fireworks and death-defying acrobats.
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