The ‘Mystery’ Park Liverpool
This 104 acre park was given to Liverpool Corporation in 1895 by an anonymous city well-wisher – the reason why it is affectionately known as ‘The Mystery’.
One of the many magnificent trees in Wavertree Park. Liverpool 2017.
Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Aircraft overhead. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Leaves and railings. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
January frost. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Leaves & grass. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Light fades. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Evening approaches. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
Light fades. Wavertree park, Liverpool 2017.
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NHS Protest ‘In The Spirit Of The Suffragettes’
Yesterday the Merseyside Pensioners Association (MPA) led a chorus of protest in the spirit of the suffragettes before the meeting of the Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The MPA were joined by Merseysiders who are alarmed at continuing cuts in NHS services.
Chair of the MPA Julie Lyon-Taylor said “Liverpool NHS bosses have given themselves a 50% pay increase as a reward for running down our precious NHS meanwhile pensioners are blamed for using too many beds. The reality is that social care has been slashed by the government and many pensioners can’t be sent home because there is no care for them in the community. Everyone is suffering because of privatisation and budget cuts”. She added: “The CCG are a law unto themselves. It is clear in Liverpool they can do as they please and believe they do not answer to anyone”.
Pensioners decided to protest following the outrageous revelation that the CCG chairman Nadim Fazlani got a £50,000 rise. Most of the pay rises relate to the 2014-15 financial year when the chair’s salary rose from approximately £105,000 to £155,000. Deputy CCG chairman Prof Maureen Williams saw an increase of at least a third, from £70,000-£75,000 to £100,000 while the chief officer and chief finance officer both received rises of about 15%. After six years of pay restraint and a 14% real-terms loss of income NHS workers were recently given a derisory 1% pay increase. This amounts to less than £5 a week for most midwives, nurses, cleaners paramedics, radiographers and other healthcare staff.
Once inside the meeting questions were asked about the salary increases and privatisation but no answers of any substance were forthcoming. The pensioners say they will continue to fight against privatisation and cuts to NHS budgets.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Liverpool Socialist Singers, 2017.
Singing a protest to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Playing the violin to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Singing a protest to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Singing a protest to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Born in the Women’s hospital & protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Born in the Women’s hospital & protesting to save the NHS,
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
Protesting to save the NHS, Liverpool 2017.
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Stop Criminalising Rough Sleepers!
Last Friday morning campaigners against homelessness protested outside Liverpool Town Hall. A recent study by CRISIS, the national charity for homeless people, highlighted the role of Local Authorities in taking enforcement measures against rough sleepers. It revealed that Liverpool City Council takes more legal measures against rough sleepers than any other council outside of London. Liverpool City Council use most of the enforcement measures outlined in the survey of the 52 councils who responded to the CRISIS research. Rough sleepers are being criminalised in Liverpool and have been described as “professional beggars” by the Mayor. The council recently agreed massive cuts to services including services for homelessness, mental health and substance abuse. The campaigners regularly provide breakfast for rough sleepers in the City with food donated by members of the public. Criminalisation cannot take the place of adequate support services.
Resisting homelessness outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Breakfast for the homeless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Rough sleepers are criminalised in Merseyside. Outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
An imaginary home for the homeless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Preparing breakfast with food donated by members of the public. Outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Not worthless outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Breakfast is served outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Campaigning outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
Campaigner outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
A message outside Liverpool Town Hall, 2017.
The scandal of homelessness is ignored by the mainstream media. Liverpool 2017.
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Flying
Aircraft painting on wall, Brick Lane 1995.
Wavertree Park, Liverpool. Tree detail with aircraft 2017.
Air Ambulance, Royal London Hospital 1990s.
Cloud patterns near Barcelona. Spain 2005.
City view looking towards Canary Wharf. London 2009.
Royal London Hospital Air Ambulance, 1989.
Turkey from the air, 2010.
Bangladesh butterfly. Shunamgonj, Bangladesh 1991.
Flying over Spain, 2005.
Birds on electric lines. Bangladesh 2008.
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Around Spitalfields East London
Michael Myers playing a Barrel Organ on Brick Lane, 2001.
Boy in Spitalfields, c. 1992.
Boy with football Brick Lane, 1988.
Hanbury Street, Spitalfields 2014.
Woman walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985.
Hanbury Street, Spitalfields 2014.
Two chairs on Brick Lane with seated woman. London 1998.
Second hand clothes and books. Cheshire Street, London 1984.
Man in Hanbury Street, London 1986.
Man walking past Christchurch, Spitalfields. London c. 1983.
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