Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant

A Conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.

When a nation's young men are Conservative, its funeral bell is already rung.

A Tory view of Liverpool...

 "the mawkish sentimentality of a society that has become hooked on grief and likes to wallow in a sense of vicarious victimhood"

"A combination of economic misfortune ­ its docks were, fundamentally, on the wrong side of England when Britain entered what is now the European Union ­ and an excessive predilection for welfarism have created a peculiar, and deeply unattractive, psyche among many Liverpudlians. "They ... see themselves, whenever possible as victims, and resent their victim status, yet at the same time they wallow in it.

"Part of this flawed psychological state is that they cannot accept that they might have made any contribution to their misfortunes, but seek rather to blame someone else for it, thereby deepening their sense of shared tribal grievance against the rest of society."

Why Liverpool is great...

"Liverpool oozes culture and heritage. The city has a glorious past as a mercantile hub and gateway to the New World, but today it is also a key destination for art lovers, fans of the theatre and museumgoers.

But the city has numerous permanent art attractions too. Visit the Walker Art Gallery, the national gallery of the North, including works by Hockney, Degas, Turner and Rembrandt, all of which are housed on the first floor."

Music...

• A Flock of Seagulls: 1980s New wave/synthpop band
• Alexis Blue: 2000s indie pop group.
• Amsterdam: Led by singer/songwriter Ian Prowse
• Anathema: formerly Death/Doom Metal(currently alternative rock).
• Apollo 440: 1990s dance act who have had hits with "Ain't talkin 'bout dub" and "Stop the rock".
• Rick Astley singer-songwriter
• Astronaut: 1990s alternative band
• Atomic Kitten: Girl band, formed in 1997 by OMD's Andy McCluskey.
• The Bandits: 2000s blues rock band
• BB Mak: 1990s boyband
• The Beatles: 1960s pop/rock band, one of the most (if not the most) influential band in the history of popular music to date
• Benny Profane: 1985-90 indie pop band.
• Big in Japan: 1970s punk band that launched the careers of Budgie, Ian Broudie, Bill Drummond, David Balfe, Jayne Casey and Holly Johnson.
• Cilla Black: 1960s singer discovered by Brian Epstein, later to become a successful television presenter
• Black: 1980s band best known for the hit Wonderful Life.
• The Boo Radleys: 1980s/90s britpop/indie rock, biggest hit Wake Up Boo!
• Pete Burns: 1980s Dead or Alive lead singer and solo artist, also notable in the 2000s as a television personality
• Carcass: 1990s death metal band and forebears of Melodic Death Metal
• Cast: 1990s pop group
• China Crisis: 1980s electro-pop band
• Melanie Chisholm: singer in The Spice Girls and later successful solo artist
• The Christians: 1980s/90s soul-influenced Sophisti-pop band
• Clinic: 2000s indie-rock band
• The Coral: 2000s indie group inspired by old-fashioned country, 1960s-style psychedelia and folk.
• Elvis Costello: 1970s post-punk singer/songwriter/composer, has since successfully transitioned into other genres
• The Crescent: 2000s indie band influenced by the La's
• Crucial Three: 1980s "supergroup in reverse" which launched the careers of Ian McCulloch, Julian Cope and Pete Wylie.
• The Cryin' Shames: 1960s pop group
• Dalek I Love You: 1970s synthpop precursor to Teardrop Explodes, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark & Big in Japan
• Dead or Alive: 1980s electro-dance band
• The Dead 60s: Current punk/ska/reggae band.
• Deaf School: mid to late 1970s art rock band, home of many successful Merseyside musicians
• Death Kit: early 1970s band mixing free-jazz and proto-punk musical aesthetics and performing multi-media shows in Liverpool and at Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1972 & 1973
• Jegsy Dodd: 1980's performance poet, originally backed by The Sons of Harry Cross and currently The Original Sinners
• Ken Dodd: Comedian and tenor, 1965 UK No. 1 hit with "Tears"
• Echo & the Bunnymen: 1980s post-punk band, one of the most successful and long-lived of the era
• Ellery Bop, 1980s indie band
• Electrafixion: Echo & the Bunnymen side-project
• Engine: 1979 - 1997 boogie-rock trio
• The Escorts, 1962 - 1967 who's members later graced The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Hollies
• The Farm: Pop band, famous for the track All Together Now.
• Farons Flamingos : Merseybeat band whose members later graced The Peddlers and The Mojos^[1]
• Flight: indie rock band, Formed from The Movement mid 1990s. Released albums on Desolation Records.Fiction Romance.
• The Fourmost: 1960s Merseybeat band, managed by Brian Epstein and recorded songs written by Lennon/McCartney
• Frankie Goes to Hollywood: mid-1980s dance-pop band
• Billy Fury: 1960s rock and roll singer and later ballad singer and briefly, actor
• Fergus: Early 1990s indie band released one album on own label. They had a big local following but split in 1994. Ian Clavis Leon De Sylva
• Gerry & the Pacemakers: 1960s beat group, most notable for their version of "You'll Never Walk Alone", which became an anthem for Liverpool F.C.
• Gomez: late-1990s onwards indie rock band and Mercury Prize winners
• Half Man Half Biscuit: 1980s post-punk surrealist pop band from Tranmere, Birkenhead
• Hot Club de Paris: 2000s indie rock band
• The Hideaways, 1960s Merseybeat band in which Ozzie Yue began his career.
• Michael Holliday: late 1950s and early 1960s crooner
• Icicle Works: 80s power pop stalwarts, led by Ian McNabb. Reformed in 2006 for a 25th anniversary tour.
• It's Immaterial
• Holly Johnson: Former lead singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, had solo hits in the late 80s.
• Joker - late 1970s band featuring Ozzie Yue on guitar
• Kling Klang : Experimental rock band using lots of monophonic synthesisers, drums and guitars.
• Billy J. Kramer: 1960s singer
• The La's: late 1980s to early 1990s pop group.
• Lightning Seeds: Pop band, whose Ian Broudie wrote the Three Lions music for Euro96.
• The Little Flames: 60s-inspired indie band.
• The Liverbirds
• Ladytron
• The Lotus Eaters: early - mid 1980s pop group. Emerged with another album in 2001 called silentspace.
• Liverpool Express
• The Listening Pool - former members of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
• George Melly: Jazz musician, writer and expert on surrealist art.
• The Merseybeats
• The Mojos
• The Maybes?- 2001–present
• The Mastersounds 1961-1964
• Nutz : 1970s heavy rock band who released four albums and supported Black Sabbath and Budgie on tour.^[2]
• The Nashpool Four - Mal Jefferson, Paul Eker, Sid & Eddie Edwards 1964-66
• Ooberman: Indie-pop band (late 1990s - present)
• Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark: (aka OMD) Electronic music band.
• The Open: 5-piece indie band (2003–2006)
• Our Kid 1970s boy band whose hit "You just might see me cry" went to No. 1 in the UK charts.
• Candie Payne: 1960s influenced, sister of Howie, Lead singer with The Stands and Sean who's the drummer with The Zutons.
• The Pale Fountains: Bacharach and Love-influenced early 80s pop group, led by Mick Head. Later metamorphosed into Shack
• Peter Beckett: Lead singer with American band Player who's biggest hit was "Baby Come Back" which is a worldwide hit to this day.
• Pele: Ian Prowse lead 90s Celtic pop outfit. Released 3 albums on Polydor/M&G and had number 1 hit "Megalomania in South Africa". Ian now leads Amsterdam.
• Craig Phillips: Big Brother 1 winner and TV builder, Number 14 xmas charity hit in 2000 with 'At This Time Of Year'. Featured in videos for 2 other xmas hits; Proper Crimbo (2003) & Christmas My Ar*e (2006).
• The Real People: Proto-Britpop band from the early 90s.
• The Real Thing: Band who sang the 1970s classic "You To Me Are Everything".
• Red Flag: Liverpool-born and USA-raised synthpop duo.
• The Reynolds Girls: 80s vocal duo signed to PWL.
• River City People: a folk rock quartet formed in Liverpool, England in 1986, by vocalist Siobhan Maher, guitarist Tim Speed, his drummer brother Paul Speed, and bassist Dave Snell.
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
• The Scaffold. 60s group featuring Mike McGear, Roger McGough and John Gorman. Had a Number 1 with "Lily the Pink", and other hits with "Thank You Very Much", "Do You Remember?", and "Gin Gan Goolie" in the 60's and "Liverpool Lou" in the 70s.
• The Seal Cub Clubbing Club: Current post-punk band often compared to the likes of The Fall and Radiohead.
• The Searchers: 60s Merseybeat group. No. 1 Hits include "Sweets For My Sweet", "Needles And Pins" and "Don't Throw Your Love Away".
• Shack: Cult band led by Mick Head, formerly of The Pale Fountains. Highly influential on Britpop bands such as Oasis. Noel Gallagher repaid the debt by signing them to his record label.
• Short Sharp Shock: Crossover thrash band from Liverpool.
• Sonia: Pop singer from the PWL stable. Born in Skem but mostly associated with Liverpool.
• Space: 1990s indie-rock band best known for "Female of the Species" and their 6 other Top 20 hit singles.
• The Stands: 2000s rock'n'roll band led by songwriter Howie Payne. Split in 2006.
• Rory Storm and the Hurricanes: Merseybeat group.
• Supercharge: 1970s funk/rock band, led by Albie Donnelly and featuring Ozzie Yue
• The Swinging Blue Jeans: 60s Merseybeat group. Top 3 Hits include "Hippy Hippy Shake" and "You're No Good".
• The Teardrop Explodes: Julian Cope led an ever changing line-up mixing pop, new wave and psychedelia with surprising commercial success. Split in 1982 after a mere two albums.
• The Troubadours: Liverpool indie band, known for the single "Gimme Love".
• The Undertakers: '60s Merseybeat group, launchpad for the careers of Jackie Lomax and Chris Huston
• Wah!: Pete Wylie vehicle, variously known as Wah! Heat and The Mighty Wah!
• Wave Machines: indie band (2007–present).
• The Wild Swans: Post-punk band.
• Kathryn Williams: Singer-songwriter. Her second album, Little Black Numbers (2000), was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.
• The Wombats: Pop punk/Powerpop 3 piece consisting of Matthew Murphy, Tord Overland Knudsen and Daniel Haggis from the famed Paul McCartney LIPA academy
• Yachts - Eric's era band featuring future members of The Christians and It's Immaterial.
• The Zutons: 2000s indie group inspired by 60s psychedelia.
• Zombina and the Skeletones: 2000s pop punk band

The World Heritage Site officially stretches from Albert Dock, which alone has the largest collection of Grade I listed buildings in the UK, along The Pier Head and up to Stanley Dock.

And that's the tip of the iceberg.

Another Reason I dislike a Conservative party that tried their hardest to destroy the area I'm from. I can't and won't forget this.