tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post4753212183707861853..comments2023-10-20T14:42:07.844+00:00Comments on Louise Baldock: A Tory Mayor for Liverpool?Louise Baldockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08430662342062143143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-23922161383426811742009-02-27T20:54:00.000+00:002009-02-27T20:54:00.000+00:00A one-off mayoral election, whilst I would play do...A one-off mayoral election, whilst I would play down our chance of wining it, would certainly produce a better city-wide Conservative vote than usual. The need for tactical voting amongst right-of-centre voters would be minimal, if not non-existent and the Lib Dems could see themselves reaching the dizzy heights of Brian Paddick's mayoral campaign in London.<BR/><BR/>I'd wait to see how this one pans out. On the one hand, it could bring in big names to reinvigorate local politics. But do we really need more politicians?Neil Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422600908858352766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-91636376993490319512009-02-21T11:23:00.000+00:002009-02-21T11:23:00.000+00:00I am sure you are right that there are LP people w...I am sure you are right that there are LP people who support the idea of a mayor, it was our policy introduction after all. It is just that I personally dont agree with it. I wonder if the person who dreamt it up has ever been a councillor? I see no appetite for it at all amongst the population and none amongst the politicians in local government either.Louise Baldockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430662342062143143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-76497641817020114772009-02-21T10:16:00.000+00:002009-02-21T10:16:00.000+00:00I think this is a bit more complex. The latest go...I think this is a bit more complex. The latest government consultation document on this subject is suggesting lowering the threshold for the number of signatures needed to trigger a referendum. I do think there are those high up in Labour who support the elected mayors concept. Personally I think the existing threshold is about right . If there is a genuine desire for change then collecting the names should not be that difficult. Liam Fogarty himself admits they have failed to to that.<BR/>We also need to remember, although this should not be the reason it does not happen, that running a referendum and all the organisation around that is not cheap and councils are being forced to put aside contingency for this - money that would perhaps be better spent elsehwere.Paula Keaveneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13814842819611094232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21780743.post-35412988742949101292009-02-17T19:05:00.000+00:002009-02-17T19:05:00.000+00:00The performance of the current model in Liverpool,...The performance of the current model in Liverpool, the Fib Dem executive board is hardly democratic, however I am not making a case for an elected mayor on the basis of the inept performance of the fib dems. <BR/>The electorate voting the fib dems out of office would be a good stating point for change.scouseboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994753655336648153noreply@blogger.com