http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ Liverpool Daily Post for the latest Liverpool & Merseyside news Liverpool FC news, Everton FC news, sports and entertainment from the European Capital of Culture 2008 en-gb Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/16/work-for-benefits-64375-21348345/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/16/work-for-benefits-64375-21348345/ SHOULD the latest crackdown on Merseyside’s “welfare culture” strip benefit from alcoholics who refuse help to conquer their addiction and find work? http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/09/what-s-the-big-idea-64375-21308171/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/09/what-s-the-big-idea-64375-21308171/ I WANT to tell you about scandal in London’s City Hall – but please don’t turn the page. Trust me, this is a story everyone in Britain should read. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/02/regional-rights-64375-21212760/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/07/02/regional-rights-64375-21212760/ ANOTHER one-year anniversary is reached today , but with rather less fanfare than the “celebration” of Gordon Brown’s arrival in No.10. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/06/25/gordon-brown-s-happy-daze-64375-21145365/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/06/25/gordon-brown-s-happy-daze-64375-21145365/ ONE year on from the June day when he kissed the Queen’s hand and entered No.10, Gordon Brown sipped a celebratory Scotch whisky as he toasted his greatest triumph. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/18/rob-merrick-a-different-practice-64375-21096178/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:10:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/18/rob-merrick-a-different-practice-64375-21096178/ THE Government has taken away your post office, your local shop and your local police station – and now it’s gunning for your family doctor. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/11/detention-laws-64375-21054565/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/11/detention-laws-64375-21054565/ LABOUR MPs who swing behind 42-day detention for terror suspects tonight will be trying to save Gordon Brown's bacon – not cheering the draconian plan itself. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/04/gordon-brown-best-when-boldest-64375-21019444/ Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/06/04/gordon-brown-best-when-boldest-64375-21019444/ GORDON BROWN is like a football manager whose team is 2-0 down with 20 minutes to go – but who still leaves his star strikers on the bench. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/28/gordon-brown-staying-or-going-64375-20987112/ Wed, 28 May 2008 13:42:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/28/gordon-brown-staying-or-going-64375-20987112/ TO PANIC or not to panic. That is the question for Labour MPs, as they contemplate their by- election disaster and decide whether a coup should follow Crewe. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/21/rob-merrick-new-tax-timebomb-64375-20940043/ Tue, 20 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/21/rob-merrick-new-tax-timebomb-64375-20940043/ WITH the 10p tax fiasco finally dealt with, relieved Labour MPs consoled themselves that Gordon Brown would never repeat such a blunder. http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/14/rob-merrick-the-baby-battle-64375-20905774/ Tue, 13 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/rob-merrick/2008/05/14/rob-merrick-the-baby-battle-64375-20905774/ CASE closed – the two words that sprang to mind on reading the latest research on survival rates for babies born before 24 weeks, ahead of next week’s crunch abortion vote.