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World Expo will give Liverpool a chance to prove itself

DURING Liverpool Business Week, I experienced 15 bruising rounds with Derek Hatton, and heard a challenge to Merseyside politicians to dig deep for the Shanghai challenge. Read

Granada in the dock

LAST week, the Liverpool- born newscaster Peter Sissons launched an outspoken attack in St George’s Hall on Granada TV’s lack of commitment to Merseyside. Read

Jim Hancock: Strange but true

"STRANGE days indeed”, sang John Lennon in the song, Nobody Told Me. These are strange days indeed in the political world. Former Shadow Home Secretary David Davis could be the only serious candidate in his own by-election. Read

Jim Hancock: EU gravy train issue is a major distraction

MEMBERS of the European Parliament have always suffered from a bad press, often unfairly in my opinion. Read

Bitter pill to swallow

I AM indebted to Nadia Stewart for making my forecast come true, that the Lib-Dems would cling on to control of Liverpool Council. But whether the people of Liverpool will feel so indebted, I very much doubt. Read

Jim Hancock: Strain of a revolt for Labour

IT’S 40 years since Harold Wilson, Prime Minister and MP for Huyton, led his party into a disastrous round of local elections. Read

Jim Hancock: Slow off the mark

MERSEYSIDE needs to get its act together. A year ago, a government minister, Phil Woolas, announced he’d knocked heads together and the Merseyside City Region would become a reality. Read

Jim Hancock: Too late to share?

TWO snowy mornings made my weekend special. Yesterday’s was down to nature, but on Saturday my losing streak at Aintree was broken by a decent return on the third horse in the National. Read

Should we sack MPs?

DEREK CONWAY continues to represent the burghers of Old Bexley and Sidcup despite being found guilty of flirting his son Freddie megabucks of our money for apparently non-existent research. A group of Tory backbenchers are floating the idea that a recall petition should be available when voters feel their MP is not delivering the goods. Read

Jim Hancock: Full conferences must come to Liverpool

IT WAS important that Lib- Dem leader Nick Clegg showed some “cojones” at Liverpool’s Arena and Convention Centre yesterday. After all, he’d “cojoned” things up good and proper during the Commons vote last week on the European referendum. Read