Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson arrested

[NancyDrawed]

I have just seen this on Facebook.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/mayor-liverpool-joe-anderson-arrested-19399231?fbclid=IwAR0mXx22qRtMWMeiSNREWA_U6GXrwRhtDHTU6vQxDH6drWpgpBWVJZeN3uI

'The city leader was arrested earlier today by Merseyside Police along with four other men in connection with offences of bribery and witness intimidation'

[Abhannmor]

@Aesopfable

Liverpool is the proverbial rotten borough. Everyone votes labour and always have so no one is concerned about winning over voters. They only need worry about maintaining their power in their local party and then they can be sure of a job on the council for life.

That's why Britain needs PR badly. 650 seats and maybe 100 are not rotten Boroughs in reality.

[FannyCann]

Ooh thank you for the link ItsLateHumpty
This is good news indeed, sympathies to the Spanish though.

[YetAnotherBeckyMumsnet]

Hello everyone. Please do not speculate about the case and those involved as this could be considered prejudicial to legal proceedings. Thank you.

[BitOfFun]

@Nomnomarrgh

I’m more upset about the post later in the paper about the OAP who responded to the breakdown of his marriage by watching children getting raped online. He walked free from court because he’s working on his problem... So glad I left Liverpool.

It's hardly Liverpool's fault- unless you think that viewing images of CSA doesn't happen elsewhere?

[User158340]

@Aesopfable

Liverpool is the proverbial rotten borough. Everyone votes labour and always have so no one is concerned about winning over voters. They only need worry about maintaining their power in their local party and then they can be sure of a job on the council for life.

The Lib Dems controlled Liverpool between 1998 and 2012. Prior to the 80s it was often Tory controlled.

I agree the city do themselves no favours voting for Labour though. The local party has always been a mess.

[Deliriumoftheendless]

Thanks sunset I’m sorry I couldn’t remember who started the thread or what it was called, but I think collating all this paints a bigger picture it’s good to be aware of (as I’m sure you know as you put it all in one place to begin with)

[SunsetBeetch]

@Deliriumoftheendless

Thanks sunset I’m sorry I couldn’t remember who started the thread or what it was called, but I think collating all this paints a bigger picture it’s good to be aware of (as I’m sure you know as you put it all in one place to begin with)

That's ok!

[StellaAndCrow]

There's a link here to a brief video of him being vile about the Liverpool ReSisters (he also seems to describe himself as transgender, though it may just be poor grammar and over-excitement).
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-45589563

[Collidascope]

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/joe-anderson-steps-aside-mayor-19425317

[Thelikelylass]

just back on here and saw that link above about the Resisters.
Is he not fragrant?

[FreshfieldsGal]

Liverpool is the proverbial rotten borough. Everyone votes labour and always have so no one is concerned about winning over voters. They only need worry about maintaining their power in their local party and then they can be sure of a job on the council for life

Couldn't agree with this more. I'm from Liverpool originally and my Pa always said a donkey with a red rosette would win the vote in Liverpool.
Joe is certainly a highly divisive figure. Not sorry he was arrested...