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What went wrong at Liverpool City Council?

By John Brace (Editor)
and
Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

First publication date: 25th March 2021, 9:00 (GMT).

Regular readers of this blog (who have presumably read my previous articles on Liverpool City Council since August 2014) won’t be entirely surprised by Max Caller’s report, the statement made yesterday or indeed a further letter to Liverpool City Council.

By John Brace (Editor) and Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

First publication date: 8th January 2021, 11:50 (GMT)

On Wednesday 6th January 2021, new public health regulations were agreed that resulted in Wirral going from a Tier 3 area to a Tier 4 area due to a type of coronavirus that spreads more quickly than before. These modifying regulations (Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No. 3) and (All Tiers) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021) came into force on the 6th January 2021.
Continue reading “What are the reasons you can leave your home in Wirral during the coronavirus pandemic under the new Tier 4 restrictions?”

By John Brace (Editor) on 5th May 2020

Many moons ago, around the start of the lockdown due to the cornavirus pandemic in March 2020, financial support was promised by the UK government for some self-employed people (there are around 5 million in the UK and some of those won’t be eligible). I will declare an interest at this point as one of the self-employed people that are eligible. The below is not meant as accountancy or tax advice but is an update to a story published on the 26th March 2020 (Chancellor announces financial support for some of the self-employed impacted by Covid-19).
Continue reading “Online tool started so UK self-employed can check eligibility for financial support but applications can’t be made yet”

By John Brace (Editor)
and
Leonora Brace (Co-Editor)

After a break of approximately four weeks, the House of Commons and House of Lords both met today (21st April 2020) and agreed new procedural rules which allow a hybrid of in person participation (with social distancing) and virtual participation.
Continue reading “UK local government and national government move to “virtual” democracy and “virtual” public meetings as coronavirus restrictions continue”

By John Brace (Editor)

The Right Honourable Rishi Sunak MP (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) announced today (26th March 2020) the government’s plans to support the self-employed (which the author of this piece will declare as an interest).
Continue reading “Chancellor announces financial support for some of the self-employed impacted by Covid-19”