BURST HURST

On Dave Bartlett's blog today is this article. picture courtesy Daily Post
http://blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/2009/03/liverpool-liberal-democrat-ste.html
Ex Councillor Steve Hurst is one of the most appalling characters I have had the misfortune to come across in matters of planning principle. As a fellow fireman he is friends with Warren Bradley and was the Lib Dem Whip and was a council executive member before resigning in disgrace.
In his capacity as vice Chairman in the planning committee. He was, Second only to Doreen Jones in his contempt for Liverpool's historic fabric. Even trying to make a fool out of objectors,to put them off. Playing politics with planning.
It was most alarming watching him in action. Several complaints about his conduct were made to Colin Hilton regarding behaviour prior to all this happening. Colin Hilton the Chief Executive and a fellow executive board member of the council, did nothing.
Liverpool Liberal Democrat Steve Hurst appeal to be heard next week
By David Bartlett on Mar 31, 09 10:07 AM
THE appeal of a leading Liverpool councillor convicted of breaking election law will be heard next week.
Liberal Democrat Steve Hurst was convicted of delivering a leaflet titled "Walton Scab," attacking sitting Labour councillor Pauline Walton and her firefighter husband Keith in December.
Masquerading as a leaflet from The United Socialist Party (TUSP), the pink flier accused Mr Walton of crossing a Fire Brigades Union picket line during a strike.
Mrs Walton was accused of leaving council meetings early to learn lap dancing.And it said Mr Walton was so unpopular at Lee Park golf course he couldn't find a playing partner.
Upon conviction Cllr Hurst was fined £500 and ordered to pay £790 costs as well as a £15 victim surcharge.
The Wavertree councillor also stood down from his position on Liverpool's ruling executive board.
The three-day appeal starts at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday. Cllr Hurst has always denied the charges.
http://blogs.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/dalestreetblues/2009/03/liverpool-liberal-democrat-ste.html

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/11/14/lib-dem-councillor-denies-attempting-to-smear-rival-64375-22254724/
14th Nov 08
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/12/02/liverpool-councillors-found-guilty-of-breaching-electoral-law-64375-22382346/
Hurst 2.12.08
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/12/03/shamed-lib-dem-quits-liverpool-council-ruling-executive-board-64375-22391957/
Hurst resigns
Quote Cllr Joe Anderson, leader of the opposition, said: “This is a sorry, despicable episode in Liverpool politics and the Lib-Dem leadership should be ashamed to be associated with this vicious, hurtful, and dirty campaign.’’
Cllr Anderson said Cllr Hurst ‘‘needs to be sacked immediately’’.

LIVERPOOL TURNS INTO A GIANT EMPTY FLAT

Councillor Mumby is out in force...is there an election coming up.

We have to say that he has supported some of the worst designed schemes in the history of Liverpool. The city council have two rules accept the plans.....and pass, and instead of fighting against bad architecture Councillors become part of that rubber stamping process. It takes educated debate to regenerate a city. Liverpool's City area has lost its style and its essence of what Liverpool was. It may never recover.

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/03/31/how-liverpool-is-faring-in-the-battle-to-fill-the-city-centre-s-empty-flats-92534-23270598/

LANDING STAGE LEFT TO ROT.

Liverpool's New £20 million concrete Landing stage...or naval jetty as we call it. (Is now a handy parking space for the Admiralty). Was credited with bringing The QEII here last year and able to accommodate some of the biggest Ocean Liners.

Spare a thought for Liverpool's old heritage left there to rot.

This structure is sound and has been surveyed. WHAT A WASTE.

In the world heritage site. Just look at the old sighting post left to fall to bits. The total disregard for our Maritime Heritage while proclaiming a new dawn is alarming.

In the Throes of an Architectural Disaster

World Heritage Disaster unfolding.

It is beyond belief that UNESCO would not be able to see the architectural travesty unfolding in the World Heritage Site. They keep talking about OUV and the likes while they stand by and let it happen.

WHY ARE UNESCO SO INEFECTIVE

Why are UNESCO allowing Liverpool to do this to its world heritage site.

Is it because the DCMS has a permanent delegation to UNESCO and they are both colluding to pretend nothing is wrong.

Surely you cant get away with this. Imagine building Three monstrous blocks of flats and a giant skateboard ramp in front of the Taj Mahal or the Pyramids.

Why are UNESCO wearing blindfolds. Surely they are educated people who understand architecture and can see that Liverpool's best views are being destroyed right in front of their blindfolds. WAKE UP UNESCO BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.

Beetham not credit crunched after all

Liverpool-based Beetham’s future secured with go-ahead for London tower
Mar 27 2009 by Barry Turnbull, Liverpool Daily Post

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/03/27/liverpool-based-beetham-s-future-secured-with-go-ahead-for-london-tower-92534-23243999/

At a recent Architects Journal sponsored conference at Liver pools Crowne Plaza hotel chaired by the obnoxious Paul Finch who is the editor of the Architectural Review and has far too much say for such a bad mouth attitude.
Nigel Lee Liverpool's modern day answer to the Luftwaffe speaking during a power-point presentation showing the mess his troops have deployed said and I quote
"Beetham have the biggest tower in Liverpool at 37 storeys high they also have a massive tower in Manchester and are planning one in London...the guys got a problem with erections, and all this because he has a little willy"
Not sure how he knows but this was in front of a packed room full of £435 fee paying delegates from all over the country.
I looked round as the room cringed. Can he really get away with this.

Wayne

More World Heritage Disaster unfolding for Liverpool

How can they do this to the world heritage site...although not the worst disaster "On the Waterfront" it all adds up.
What has a bargeboat theme park got to do with Liverpool's past in its future regeneration?. There seems to be problems with the amount of traffic that can come through, as it is a long single lane that only boats going one way can use at a time. Ummm clever.
BBC North West and every man and his dog went with the hype as a massive positive story, but the reality is we have lost the Vista of the Pier Head, which was always an outdoor space used for concerts. The original plans promised the space would be protected with a retractable covering. Why didn't they just build a tunnel.
They proclaimed, "You will be able to go past the new museum and the Ferry Terminal and down past the destruction of Princes Dock". Disaster Alley. Not for us really. They are even selling it as a re-opening which is rubbish.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/03/26/historic-liverpool-canal-link-re-opens-after-more-than-a-century-92534-23235339/

Historic Liverpool canal link re-opens after more than a century
Mar 26 2009 by Alan Weston, Liverpool Daily Post

Historic Liverpool canal link re-opens after more than a century
IT WAS once the city’s economic lifeline as it transported a range of merchandise to and from the thriving Liverpool docks.
Now, a century after it disappeared from view, the city’s historic canal link has been restored after a £22m project.
But this time, rather than produce such as wool, coal and grain, it is hoped the link will deliver 200,000 extra visitors to the city.
The first flotilla of narrowboats passed in front of the world-famous Three Graces yesterday, to mark the opening of the new waterway.
It allows boats to navigate the 127-mile Leeds-Liverpool Canal direct to the Pier Head, and it cuts a course through the World Heritage Site in front of the Three Graces, and allows boaters to access Salthouse Dock via two locks.
It is hoped the new facility will open up the city’s waterfront to the previously untapped leisure and tourism industry on Britain’s 2,200-mile UK canal system.
First to navigate the canal link was the Pride of Sefton barge, carrying VIPs from British Waterways and North West Development Agency (NWDA) who helped fund the project.
David Flynn, chairman of the charity which owns and operates the barge, said: “This is the best thing that’s happened to Liverpool’s waterfront in many years. It’s not just a huge attraction for boaters, but for tourists from all over the country.
“The Leeds-Liverpool Canal is an untapped resource and a diamond waiting to be discovered. We feel humbled and privileged to have been chosen to be the lead boat to open the canal link.”Among the many boaters celebrating the opening yesterday was Edward Barford, who sailed his narrowboat LiverBird through the new stretch of canal for the first time.
He said: “This will bring a long stretch of canal running through Liverpool back to life, after being asleep for so many years.
“The view when you’re coming into the Pier Head is a bit like arriving in New York. It gives you a totally different angle on the Three Graces and is so different than arriving by road.”
The previous connection from the South Docks to the Leeds-Liverpool Canal – the longest single canal in the UK – was abandoned in the early 20th century when the Three Graces were built over a dock.
The first regular passages on the new canal link are scheduled for April 20.