http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/ Mark Thomas writes from the editor’s chair at the Liverpool Daily Post en Copyright 2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:53:52 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss The big headlines in today's pre-budget statement had been so well trailed in "leaks" to the Sunday papers and the BBC that the reduction in VAT to 15% and the planned increase in income tax for high earners to 45p in the pound came as no surprise this afternoon. The VAT move will free up £12.5bn for consumers, always assuming that retailers are a bit fairer with their customers than the banking community and pass the reductions on in full. That has to be good news, both for the retail and manufacturing sectors. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/11/alistair_darlings_pre-budget_s.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/11/alistair_darlings_pre-budget_s.html Alistair Darling Jaguar National Insurance increase Pre-Budget Statement VAT cut Vauxhall Cars Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:53:52 +0000 I hope many of you who use our websites have been finding their way onto the two live blogs we are running at the moment, on the world economic crisis and on the Rhys Jones trial. As regular visitors to liverpooldailypost.co.uk will know, we have been experimenting with live blogs for some months now - one of the many pioneering innovations we have brought you. Now I'd like to hear what you think about them. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/10/live_blogs_a_great_new_weapon.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/10/live_blogs_a_great_new_weapon.html La Machine live blog Liverpool Sound Paul McCartney Rhys Jones Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:50:08 +0000 It was great, and not a little surprising, to see England perform so well in their 4-1 away win against Croatia last night. I also thought, though, that it was quite instructive to hear the way the Croatian supporters reacted as it became clear they were to lose their first ever home competitive international fixture. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/09/the_lessons_england_fans_shoul.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/09/the_lessons_england_fans_shoul.html Croatia England Fabio Capello football supporters Wembley Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:18:57 +0000 The radio airwaves and website forums of Merseyside have been buzzing with angry reaction to our announcement that we are shifting printing of the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo to Oldham. Much of the indignation stems from misunderstandings, so today we would like to set the record straight. Our newspapers will continue to be researched, written, designed and created in the heart of Liverpool, to provide the best and most in depth news coverage of Merseyside. Hundreds of people will continue to be employed by us here in Liverpool to achieve that. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/09/our_continued_commitment_to_li.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/09/our_continued_commitment_to_li.html Liverpool Daily Post Liverpool Echo Oldham printing Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:01:28 +0000 I couldn't help but feel a little bit sad this afternoon, as I wondered back up Old Hall Street towards the office from the sandwich shop and saw a Superlambanana being put on a low loader ready to be towed away. The 10 week Go Superlambananas festival is drawing to a close, and over the next couple of days the 120 Superlambs are being collected up from their locations across the city. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/a_farewell_to_the_superlambana.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/a_farewell_to_the_superlambana.html Liverpool Superlambanana Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:57:11 +0000 This is agony! I have just had a sneak preview of a secret that is going to blow everyone away next month, and I can't tell you what it is. For a journalist, this is a subtle form of torture. We want to tell people exciting and interesting things that they don't already know. It's how we make our living, but more than that, it's our passion - the buzz that drives us on. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/why_we_cant_share_the_secret_o.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/08/why_we_cant_share_the_secret_o.html European Capital of Culture La Machine La Princess Liverpool Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:51:30 +0000 I took a trip to Royal Birkdale last night, after being invited to the Golf Writers' Annual Dinner, and it has certainly whetted my appetite for the weekend ahead. We were entertained by speeches from Peter Allis, Europe's Ryder Cup captain Nick Faldo, and reigning Open champion Padraig Harrington - a fantastic line-up for a golf nut like me! http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/open_golf_and_tall_ships.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/open_golf_and_tall_ships.html Nick Faldo Open Golf Padraig Harrington Peter Allis Royal Birkdale Tall Ships Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:50:32 +0000 The Liverpool Daily Post recently picked up an award for its innovative newspaper website, liverpooldailypost.co.uk We won it because we are constantly innovating, taking advantage of the latest technological breakthroughs to keep our historic brand at the forefront of the digital revolution that is sweeping the newspaper industry. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/our_digital_future.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/07/our_digital_future.html live blogging Liverpool Daily Post Mark Comerford Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:52:28 +0000 China seems to have been flitting across my personal horizon quite a lot over the last week or so. We've all been moved by the coverage of the earthquake tragedy in Sichuan, with the focus on individual human stories managing to personalise so effectively the enormous, almost incomprehensible death toll. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/china_and_what_it_means_for_li.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/china_and_what_it_means_for_li.html acupuncture Burma China Chinese Vistas Dr Kerry Brown earthquake European Capital of Culture Hoylake Juli Xiang Liverpool Shanghai Partnership Mandarin Professor Jonathan Spence Reith Lectures Sichuan St George's Hall Yale University Wed, 21 May 2008 14:59:31 +0000 I'm on the warpath. I make no apologies. If you can't use a blog to have a damned good rant from time to time, then what's the point of having one? The target of my ire is the unbelievable, moronic idiots who managed to turn my morning dog walk today into a rather unpleasant experience. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/a_good_walk_ruined.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/a_good_walk_ruined.html common dog walk litter Moreton Wirral council Mon, 12 May 2008 13:34:50 +0000 It has been a while since we have had a local election in Liverpool that has produced much in the way of drama or excitement, but this year always promised to be different, and it did not disappoint. The Liberal Democrats have had a tough year, dominated by the fall-out from the Mathew Street fiasco, and Labour seriously fancied their chances of resting the city away from overall Lib Dem control. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/challenge_for_bradley_after_cl.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/05/challenge_for_bradley_after_cl.html elections Labour leadership challenge Lib Dem Liverpool Natalie Stewart Warren Bradley Fri, 02 May 2008 18:51:34 +0000 LOOKED at from the perspective of the National Union of Teachers (NUT), the national strike – the first in 21 years – will no doubt be considered a success. The walk-out by thousands of teachers closed or partially closed up to 8,000 schools in England and Wales, forcing working parents to stay at home or find childcare. In Liverpool, every secondary school except one was closed. Meanwhile, thousands of school children will have no doubt enjoyed an unexpected extra day off from the classroom. But, as far as everyone else is concerned, what exactly has this strike achieved? http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/teachers_strike_was_bad_for_bu.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/teachers_strike_was_bad_for_bu.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:45:37 +0000 What great news today to learn that Rod Holmes has been appointed as the new chairman of The Mersey Partnership. All too often we find ourselves in the newspaper business having to question the wisdom of eyebrow-raising appointments to senior roles in public life, so it makes a refreshing change, as the advert used to say, to be able to applaud a really excellent choice. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/rod_holmes_a_great_signing_for.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/04/rod_holmes_a_great_signing_for.html Liverpool city region Liverpool One Rod Holmes The Mersey Partnership TMP Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:12:56 +0000 SO the makers of the world’s cheapest car now own one of the most famous luxury marques on the road. Tata, the Indian firm that has brought us the £1,300 Tata Nano car, has sealed a £1.15bn deal with Ford for the sale of Land Rover and Jaguar. The agreement, although long expected and much discussed, will no doubt be the subject of hand-wringing and clever quips among so-called petrolhead television presenters. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/tata_invests_in_future_of_land.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/tata_invests_in_future_of_land.html Ford Halewood Jaguar Land Rover Tata Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:16:52 +0000 An appeal was launched today to open a new school for bullied children in Liverpool, to carry the name of murder victim James Bulger, who would have celebrated his 18th birthday on Sunday, March 16. His mother, Denise Fergus, has given her full support to the £1m campaign by the Red Balloon charity. http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/james_bulgers_18th_birthday_ap.html http://www.ldpeditor.merseyblogs.co.uk/2008/03/james_bulgers_18th_birthday_ap.html Denise Fergus James Bulger Jon Venables Red Balloon Robert Thompson Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:20:34 +0000