Today, along with my Conservative colleague, Cllr Ian Lewis I attended the Merseytravel AGM.    We voted AGAINST doing a deal with the Liberal Democrats to give them control – they’ve made enough of a mess of Liverpool (’worst council in Britain’), and we all know how they have betrayed the people of Wirral with their shoddy deal with the Labour party.   Both Ian and I didn’t want to give them the chance to do the same to our passenger transport!    However, I did vote in FAVOUR of appointing a Lib Dem from Wirral to be the person who answers questions in Wallasey Town Hall on Merseytravel issues, strangely although the Lib Dems say they want responsibility this particular Wirral Councillor did not want to accept the responsibility of this position, tough he has been handed the job.   LIB DEMS, SAY ONE THING, DO ANOTHER!

Ian PROPOSED that members of Merseytravel are NOT paid any increase in allowances this year, and I was happy to second that proposal, however this was defeated by the combined votes of Labour and the Lib Dems. 

I have been re-appointed as Chairman of the Rail Services Committee and I will also be serving on, Policy and Resource, Environment, Merseytram and Bus Committees, and the Mersey Ferries Board, along with various sub committees.    It’s going to be a busy, but hopefuly an enjoyable year.