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    Jim Hancock

    Jim Hancock: Who will be the new Speaker of the House of Commons? Jun 22 2009

    UNLESS he has a last- minute change of heart, Frank Field won’t be putting in his nomination papers for Speaker of the House of Commons this morning. Read

    Jim Hancock on Politics: BNP could triumph May 18 2009

    WOULD the election of Nick Griffin as a representative of Merseyside and the North West in the European Parliament be a sensible expression of our disgust at the behaviour of greedy MPs? Read

    Jim Hancock on politics: Ports in a storm Apr 20 2009

    IF ALISTAIR DARLING is looking at the Merseyside economy for guidance in preparing Wednesday’s Budget, he’ll get confusing signals. Read

    Jim Hancock: Merseyside at its best Apr 06 2009

    FREE flip-flops handed out by smiling Merseytravel staff as we left a sun-drenched Aintree racecourse summed up the weekend for me. High heels complemented the ladies’ stunning hats and dresses but, after a few hours, feet demand a break. In a great piece of public relations, the transport staff came to the rescue. Read

    Jim Hancock on politics: Cheap and cheerful Mar 23 2009

    IS IT possible? A new local council coming into existence and not costing the taxpayers a king’s ransom? Read

    Jim Hancock on politics: Time to move on Jan 26 2009

    DID you catch Capital of Culture: The Other Story on City Talk last weekend? It was presented by Jason Harborow, the former Chief Executive of the Culture Company. He left in acrimonious circumstances before the festivities began. Read

    Jim Hancock on politics: No excuses now Jan 19 2009

    THE ginger chipmunk has told the fireman to get his act together! Well, I had to get your attention somehow, when my subject is the rather dry but very important issue of the Liverpool City Region. Read

    Jim Hancock: Positive look ahead Jan 05 2009

    WE JOURNALISTS can plead: “Don’t shoot the messenger!” but some people are accusing us of excessive gloom as we peer at the prospects for 2009. Read

    Jim Hancock on politics: One vote, one time Dec 15 2008

    TRANSPORT Secretary Geoff Hoon suddenly has one and a half billion pounds to spend – and some of it should come to Merseyside. Read

    Jim Hancock: Wait for justice is long enough Nov 24 2008

    JUSTICE delayed is justice denied. The people of Liverpool have waited long enough for the revelation of the Standards Board reports on their council leader Warren Bradley and his predecessor Mike Storey. Read

    Jim Hancock: Stadia must wait Nov 17 2008

    TOMORROW could mark a significant step towards Everton beating Liverpool into a new stadium. Read

    Jim Hancock: How will this end? Oct 13 2008

    LIVERPOOL and Everton playing in their old stadia for years to come. The second crossing of the Mersey at Runcorn delayed indefinitely. Unemployment rising, wages depressed and our pension funds under threat. Read

    Jim Hancock: Tories are on a roll Oct 06 2008

    I’M TOLD Freshers Week at Liverpool’s universities has seen the best recruitment figures for the Conservative Associations in years. Read

    Jim Hancock: Disunity returns after Ruth Kelly resignation Sep 29 2008

    I WAS chairing a fringe meeting at the Labour conference last week and next to me was Ruth Kelly, the Transport Secretary. Read

    Not the right time for a change of leadership Sep 22 2008

    BLAIRITE lick-spittles was the unflattering description handed out at the weekend to those Labour MPs who asked for leadership nomination forms. Read

    Party makes a stand Sep 15 2008

    SHOULD fans be allowed to stand to watch football matches? The question is a poignant one here on Merseyside, for reasons we are all familiar with. Read

    Time for fresh start Sep 01 2008

    WHAT ever happened to the complaint that Liverpool’s two most prominent councillors conspired to oust the former chief of the Culture Company? Read

    Kirkby scheme blues Aug 11 2008

    THE economic downturn could be the decisive factor in scuppering the Everton/Tesco scheme in Kirkby. Read

    Visibility inspires Aug 04 2008

    COULD the Conservatives soon be back on Liverpool City Council? This reverie crossed my mind last week when I met two of the last Conservative councillors in the city before The Great Extinction in the early nineties. Read

    Transport travails Jul 14 2008

    NEIL SCALES isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. This is particularly the case with Wirral residents, some of whom blame him personally for keeping the tolls on the tunnels. Read

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