“Making Liverpool a global force,” Liverpool Lib Dem proposals for regenerating our economy
The Liverpool Liberal Democrats have officially launched "Liverpool First: Global Ambitions for a Global City", a new policy paper setting out the party's plan to back the city's businesses, restore Liverpool's global standing and make it one of the most dynamic city economies in the world. You can look at the paper in detail by…
The Liverpool Liberal Democrats have officially launched “Liverpool First: Global Ambitions for a Global City“, a new policy paper setting out the party’s plan to back the city’s businesses, restore Liverpool’s global standing and make it one of the most dynamic city economies in the world. You can look at the paper in detail by using this link,https://hlnks. co/edca8af3. Members of the Liberal Democrat team would be pleased to come and discuss what this would mean to your Business Association or your business. On Monday and Tuesday Liverpool Liberal Democrats published their economic development strategy for our city at two events attended by 40+ business people from all sorts of sectors and from all parts of the city. What the business people shared almost unanimously was a view that the council and the combined authority are badly letting down our city The simple belief was the public sector simply does not have the skills or the initiative to take full advantage of Liverpool’s global recognition or our excellent location both for Europe and the Commonwealth of Nations. They also supported greatly the Lib Dem view that this can only be put right by putting local entrepreneurs back into a leadership role in the development of our city’s economic future. At the heart of the paper is a reimagined Liverpool Vision, bringing the city’s top business people into decision making alongside the council, backed by a business hotline to unblock planning issues and more planning officers so investors get straight answers. A new Liverpool Investment Bank would offer grants and low-cost loans to help start-ups scale up and stay in the city, while a Land Unlocking Partnership with the private sector would bring stalled sites back to life to deliver new homes and jobs. The paper also sets out plans to masterplan distinct cultural districts to create “the world in one city”, starting with Chinatown, to establish a Liverpool Music Quarter around the 051, Mount Pleasant and the Adelphi, and to create a Maritime Enterprise Zone along the waterfront, cementing Liverpool as Britain’s global maritime capital in a sector already growing at more than four times the rate of the wider UK economy. The launch was built around listening to the businesses the paper is designed to support. On Monday, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP joined a round table with hospitality leaders at The Art School Restaurant, hosted by chef patron Paul Askew, bringing together figures from restaurants, pubs, music venues and the wider visitor economy. The industry’s message was that Liverpool remains a vibrant visitor economy city, but that the pressures of VAT, business rates and employer National Insurance rises are, in their words, “real and brutal”. The paper was then formally launched the following evening at a business dinner at Panoramic 34, where guests took in spectacular views across the city whose future the paper sets out, sharing their ideas and concerns directly with Lib Dem Leader Cllr Carl Cashman and Liberal Democrat councillors and campaigners. Cllr Carl Cashman, Leader of the Liverpool Liberal Democrats, said:“Liverpool’s people are the most ambitious and entrepreneurial anywhere, and they deserve a council that matches that ambition. From a Liverpool Investment Bank for our start-ups, to a Music Quarter around the 051, to making our city Britain’s global maritime capital, Liverpool First is a plan to make Liverpool one of the most dynamic city economies in the world. “We wrote this paper by listening to businesses, and that is exactly how we launched it. The message from the industry was loud and clear: they love this city, but they need a government and a council that back them. That is exactly what we will be. ”Daisy Cooper MP, Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader and Treasury Spokesperson, said:“Everyone I met said they love Liverpool, they love this industry, and they love welcoming people into their restaurants, pubs and music venues. But people are really struggling right now, and I could hear the cries for help. “After two really brutal budgets, Andy Burnham has a very short window to turn things around. With the Budget coming in October, hospitality needs to be heard, on business rates, National Insurance and everything else these businesses have been hammered with. Without hospitality, our high streets will die, and we want to make sure our high streets can thrive. ”Our 10 Liberal Democrat priorities for regenerating Liverpool’s economyRecreate Liverpool Vision, hold regular meetings with Businesses, and ensure their voices are heard. Make Liverpool the Entrepreneur Capital of the UK and open a Liverpool Investment Bank to support start-ups to scale their businesses. Create a Dragons Den style board with the Universities where graduates can pitch for advice and support. Create the world in one city with distinct cultural districts. Masterplan Chinatown and other districts to regenerate key City areas. Regenerate our High Streets, strengthen independents and begin work on creating a Liverpool food and produce market in the City Centre. Expand international flight routes and Liverpool Airport and get our city more connected to the world. Make Liverpool the UK’s Maritime superpower and expand green shipping corridors beyond the Liverpool-Belfast routeCreate a Liverpool First Team with successful scouse People and businesses as Global ambassadors to sell our city. Create a Liverpool Land Unlocking Partnership with the private sector. Unlock stalled sites and deliver new homes, jobs and regeneration. Create a Liverpool Music Quarter around the 051, Mount Pleasant and the Adelphi, using this as a catalyst for regeneration of the city centre. About richardkempNow in his 42nd year as a Liverpool councillor Richard Kemp is now the Lord Mayor. He chairs LAMIT the Local Authority Mutual Investment Trust. He also chairs QS Impact a global charity that works in partnership to help your people deliver the UN's SDGs. Married to the lovely Cllr Erica Kemp CBE with three children and four grandchildren.