Councillor Andrew Makinson
@andrewmakinson.bsky.social
Liberal Democrat councillor for Allerton Ward, Liverpool City Council
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Tonight Parliament failed disabled people.
🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions.
🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain.
🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.
🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions.
🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain.
🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.
September 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Tonight Parliament failed disabled people.
🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions.
🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain.
🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.
🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions.
🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain.
🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.
Labour’s minister for the homeless is a private landlord who pushes out her tenants so she can hike up the rent.
You couldn’t make it up.
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You couldn’t make it up.
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Homelessness minister hiked rent weeks after removing tenants - BBC News
Rushanara Ali faces criticism for increasing the rent on a house she owns by hundreds of pounds.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Labour’s minister for the homeless is a private landlord who pushes out her tenants so she can hike up the rent.
You couldn’t make it up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
You couldn’t make it up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Trump spent 75 minutes on the phone with Putin. He praised him, talked about teaming up on Iran, but apparently never called on him to stop targeting innocent civilians.
What a disgraceful way to treat our allies and the brave people of Ukraine.
What a disgraceful way to treat our allies and the brave people of Ukraine.
June 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Trump spent 75 minutes on the phone with Putin. He praised him, talked about teaming up on Iran, but apparently never called on him to stop targeting innocent civilians.
What a disgraceful way to treat our allies and the brave people of Ukraine.
What a disgraceful way to treat our allies and the brave people of Ukraine.
Manchester, Yorkshire & Birmingham getting new tram lines, Tyneside extending their Metro, and Liverpool City Region is getting… New buses!
A huge missed opportunity by Labour to build a station at Bramley Moore and get a rail link to Liverpool Airport!
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A huge missed opportunity by Labour to build a station at Bramley Moore and get a rail link to Liverpool Airport!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves to announce £15bn for transport projects
Money will be spent on tram, train and bus projects in England across the Midlands, North and West Country.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Manchester, Yorkshire & Birmingham getting new tram lines, Tyneside extending their Metro, and Liverpool City Region is getting… New buses!
A huge missed opportunity by Labour to build a station at Bramley Moore and get a rail link to Liverpool Airport!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A huge missed opportunity by Labour to build a station at Bramley Moore and get a rail link to Liverpool Airport!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Every time this happens, Liverpool City Council promises to learn the lessons, but they never do.
We’ve now had multiple people over the past 5 years awarded compensation after being abandoned to sleep on our streets while the council looks the other way.
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We’ve now had multiple people over the past 5 years awarded compensation after being abandoned to sleep on our streets while the council looks the other way.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Council told to pay £1,350 to homeless man
He complained to the ombudsman about how he had been treated
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every time this happens, Liverpool City Council promises to learn the lessons, but they never do.
We’ve now had multiple people over the past 5 years awarded compensation after being abandoned to sleep on our streets while the council looks the other way.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
We’ve now had multiple people over the past 5 years awarded compensation after being abandoned to sleep on our streets while the council looks the other way.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
I spoke to @liverpoolpost.bsky.social about my 2 year investigation into the unspent £Millions the council is sitting on from developers.
Liverpool council has sat on money for up to 18 years, while communities are left with run down parks & playgrounds.
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Liverpool council has sat on money for up to 18 years, while communities are left with run down parks & playgrounds.
www.livpost.co.uk/developers-g...
Developers gave the council millions to improve Liverpool. Why haven't they spent it?
£17 million of compensation for local areas has accrued over the past two decades. Where is it?
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May 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I spoke to @liverpoolpost.bsky.social about my 2 year investigation into the unspent £Millions the council is sitting on from developers.
Liverpool council has sat on money for up to 18 years, while communities are left with run down parks & playgrounds.
www.livpost.co.uk/developers-g...
Liverpool council has sat on money for up to 18 years, while communities are left with run down parks & playgrounds.
www.livpost.co.uk/developers-g...
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The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine.
This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.
This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.
February 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine.
This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.
This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.
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The PM is doing the right thing increasing defence spending - I have been callling on the govt to do this for years.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
February 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The PM is doing the right thing increasing defence spending - I have been callling on the govt to do this for years.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
Cutting international aid is cutting soft power and piling up problems for the future as Putin and Xi fill the gap left by Britain.
Proud to stand alongside Ukraine this evening.
Putin’s Poodle in America may have turned his back on Ukraine, but that means Britain and the rest of Europe must stand even firmer to support them.
Putin’s Poodle in America may have turned his back on Ukraine, but that means Britain and the rest of Europe must stand even firmer to support them.
February 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Proud to stand alongside Ukraine this evening.
Putin’s Poodle in America may have turned his back on Ukraine, but that means Britain and the rest of Europe must stand even firmer to support them.
Putin’s Poodle in America may have turned his back on Ukraine, but that means Britain and the rest of Europe must stand even firmer to support them.
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For three years, the brave Ukrainian people have heroically defended their country against Putin’s war machine.
Now, more than ever, we must stand firmly in support of our Ukrainian friends, resist Trump's stitch up with Putin and work with our European neighbours to defend freedom and democracy.
Now, more than ever, we must stand firmly in support of our Ukrainian friends, resist Trump's stitch up with Putin and work with our European neighbours to defend freedom and democracy.
February 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For three years, the brave Ukrainian people have heroically defended their country against Putin’s war machine.
Now, more than ever, we must stand firmly in support of our Ukrainian friends, resist Trump's stitch up with Putin and work with our European neighbours to defend freedom and democracy.
Now, more than ever, we must stand firmly in support of our Ukrainian friends, resist Trump's stitch up with Putin and work with our European neighbours to defend freedom and democracy.
Here are a few pictures I took today on a short walk through Kensington (the ward represented by the leader of the council).
Doubling skip fees might look like an easy way for the council to make money, but it’s just a tax on people who do the right thing, instead of flytipping.
Doubling skip fees might look like an easy way for the council to make money, but it’s just a tax on people who do the right thing, instead of flytipping.
February 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Here are a few pictures I took today on a short walk through Kensington (the ward represented by the leader of the council).
Doubling skip fees might look like an easy way for the council to make money, but it’s just a tax on people who do the right thing, instead of flytipping.
Doubling skip fees might look like an easy way for the council to make money, but it’s just a tax on people who do the right thing, instead of flytipping.
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While Reform and the Conservatives are obsessed with fighting each other, we will continue to be the true opposition in this parliament.
We will always work to provide a responsible and constructive challenge to the government and to put forward solutions to the big problems facing our country.
We will always work to provide a responsible and constructive challenge to the government and to put forward solutions to the big problems facing our country.
February 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
While Reform and the Conservatives are obsessed with fighting each other, we will continue to be the true opposition in this parliament.
We will always work to provide a responsible and constructive challenge to the government and to put forward solutions to the big problems facing our country.
We will always work to provide a responsible and constructive challenge to the government and to put forward solutions to the big problems facing our country.
This morning I joined up with a dozen volunteers from @PennyLnWombles for a litter pick.
23 bags were filled, making a huge difference to the area around Allerton Road & Mather Avenue.
A big Thank You to all the volunteers who go out day after day helping make L18 a better place to live.
23 bags were filled, making a huge difference to the area around Allerton Road & Mather Avenue.
A big Thank You to all the volunteers who go out day after day helping make L18 a better place to live.
February 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This morning I joined up with a dozen volunteers from @PennyLnWombles for a litter pick.
23 bags were filled, making a huge difference to the area around Allerton Road & Mather Avenue.
A big Thank You to all the volunteers who go out day after day helping make L18 a better place to live.
23 bags were filled, making a huge difference to the area around Allerton Road & Mather Avenue.
A big Thank You to all the volunteers who go out day after day helping make L18 a better place to live.
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Ed Davey, "The Liberal Democrats are going to lead the debate in Britain to have a closer relationship with the EU"
"It's great for our trade, our economy, our defence, our security"
"And a customs union would be great for growth, far better than anything the Labour government has announced"
"It's great for our trade, our economy, our defence, our security"
"And a customs union would be great for growth, far better than anything the Labour government has announced"
January 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Ed Davey, "The Liberal Democrats are going to lead the debate in Britain to have a closer relationship with the EU"
"It's great for our trade, our economy, our defence, our security"
"And a customs union would be great for growth, far better than anything the Labour government has announced"
"It's great for our trade, our economy, our defence, our security"
"And a customs union would be great for growth, far better than anything the Labour government has announced"
I can’t help feeling that, if this was in Manchester, Andy Burnham would’ve made sure he was part of the negotiations.
£450M of much needed investment in Liverpool and high quality jobs lost, because Labour politicians locally & nationally are asleep at the wheel.
£450M of much needed investment in Liverpool and high quality jobs lost, because Labour politicians locally & nationally are asleep at the wheel.
January 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I can’t help feeling that, if this was in Manchester, Andy Burnham would’ve made sure he was part of the negotiations.
£450M of much needed investment in Liverpool and high quality jobs lost, because Labour politicians locally & nationally are asleep at the wheel.
£450M of much needed investment in Liverpool and high quality jobs lost, because Labour politicians locally & nationally are asleep at the wheel.
A year & a half after businesses were evicted by Liverpool City Council, residents are still waiting for new shops to open.
This Labour council's inaction blights a community, costs jobs & lost 18 months of rent that could've funded council services. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This Labour council's inaction blights a community, costs jobs & lost 18 months of rent that could've funded council services. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
High street 'blighted by boarded up shops' that shut down suddenly
Shoppers feel they are being "kept in the dark" over the future of the high street
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
January 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A year & a half after businesses were evicted by Liverpool City Council, residents are still waiting for new shops to open.
This Labour council's inaction blights a community, costs jobs & lost 18 months of rent that could've funded council services. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This Labour council's inaction blights a community, costs jobs & lost 18 months of rent that could've funded council services. www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Reposted by Councillor Andrew Makinson
Reposted by Councillor Andrew Makinson
Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe?
Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.
Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.
January 23, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Why is the government happy to cosy up to China, but won't even look at a better customs deal with our closest neighbours in Europe?
Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.
Ministers say they’re looking everywhere for growth but are ignoring what is staring them in the face.
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Rape crisis centre RASA Merseyside says it will need to make ‘drastic’ changes to its support for victims of sexual violence due to real term cuts to its funding from central government. Read the story here:
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Anger and devastation over government cuts to rape crisis centre
RASA Merseyside says it will need to make 'drastic changes' to its support for victims of sexual violence
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January 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rape crisis centre RASA Merseyside says it will need to make ‘drastic’ changes to its support for victims of sexual violence due to real term cuts to its funding from central government. Read the story here:
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Very disappointed to hear that Colomendy will now close.
For years I’ve demanded Liverpool City Council force Kingswood to carry out repairs to the facility. Looks like Liverpool council tax payers will now have to foot the bill.
Another Labour failure.
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For years I’ve demanded Liverpool City Council force Kingswood to carry out repairs to the facility. Looks like Liverpool council tax payers will now have to foot the bill.
Another Labour failure.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
'Heartbreaking' scenes at holiday camp adored by Scousers
Liverpool Councillor submits report raising concerns about authority's management of Colomendy site
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January 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Very disappointed to hear that Colomendy will now close.
For years I’ve demanded Liverpool City Council force Kingswood to carry out repairs to the facility. Looks like Liverpool council tax payers will now have to foot the bill.
Another Labour failure.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
For years I’ve demanded Liverpool City Council force Kingswood to carry out repairs to the facility. Looks like Liverpool council tax payers will now have to foot the bill.
Another Labour failure.
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
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Let’s not kid ourselves. Donald Trump is a threat to peace and prosperity around the world.
The UK will not be able to depend on the US to be a reliable partner on security, defence or the economy.
How do we deal with Donald Trump? We need to do it from a position of strength.
The UK will not be able to depend on the US to be a reliable partner on security, defence or the economy.
How do we deal with Donald Trump? We need to do it from a position of strength.
January 16, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Let’s not kid ourselves. Donald Trump is a threat to peace and prosperity around the world.
The UK will not be able to depend on the US to be a reliable partner on security, defence or the economy.
How do we deal with Donald Trump? We need to do it from a position of strength.
The UK will not be able to depend on the US to be a reliable partner on security, defence or the economy.
How do we deal with Donald Trump? We need to do it from a position of strength.
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Given how many UK media and politico types are still on X, I think that Ed Davey has a point here.
Ed Davey is wary of leaving Elon Musk's X because he doesn't want opponents to "dominate" platforms
Responding to PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social, the Lib Dem leader said while he wouldn't totally rule out quitting the website, "sometimes you have to go to places where you may not want to be"
Responding to PolHome's @matildamartin.bsky.social, the Lib Dem leader said while he wouldn't totally rule out quitting the website, "sometimes you have to go to places where you may not want to be"
Ed Davey Is Wary That Leaving Elon Musk's X Could Let Opponents 'Dominate' Platform
Leader of the Liberal Democrats Ed Davey has said he would not rule out leaving Elon Musk's social media website X, but stressed that he did not wa...
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January 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Given how many UK media and politico types are still on X, I think that Ed Davey has a point here.
Labour are threatening ever deeper cuts and austerity, but there is a better alternative.
The quickest way to boost the economy and protect services is to rejoin the single market.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The quickest way to boost the economy and protect services is to rejoin the single market.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK should seek new customs union with EU, Lib Dems to say
Leader Ed Davey to call for talks to begin immediately, urging ministers to be ‘far more positive, far more ambitious’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Labour are threatening ever deeper cuts and austerity, but there is a better alternative.
The quickest way to boost the economy and protect services is to rejoin the single market.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The quickest way to boost the economy and protect services is to rejoin the single market.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Kemi Badenoch shadow minister rejected calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in 2018
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Tory shadow minister rejected calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in 2018
Then-safeguarding minister Victoria Atkins - now a member of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet - said the case for a mandatory reporting duty had "not been made."
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January 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Kemi Badenoch shadow minister rejected calls for mandatory child abuse reporting in 2018
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Schrödinger’s Mayor! Always there to take credit for Merseyrail and the new trains, while simultaneously not to blame when things go wrong.
BREAKING: Furious Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram has blasted Merseyrail and Network Rail over the chaos passengers have experienced on the network and announced an independent review into the problems
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Furious Mayor blasts Merseyrail and announces review into chaos
Steve Rotheram says huge disruption on the line this week - including total suspension of services today - is 'completely unacceptable' as he summons rail bosses to explain themselves
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January 9, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Schrödinger’s Mayor! Always there to take credit for Merseyrail and the new trains, while simultaneously not to blame when things go wrong.