Labour MP's abuse Banking Influence

To the Editor

The suggestion that Labour MPs are hoping to meddle in the commercial affairs of both Royal Bank of Scotland and Liverpool Football Club shows that when the chips are down it’s back to the bad old ways from the bad old days.  The government has assisted the banking sector as the lender of last resort and supposedly was not going to interfere in day-to-day business. If you don’t trust bankers to be working for the general good would you really trust a motley crew of Labour MP’s to be working for anything other than their own short-term interests?

This scheme has never made sense as it starts by putting an international stadium in a densely packed urban area? Liverpool FC should have a new stadium but not when it means giving up part of a historic Victorian park and making life worse for those who live in the surrounding area. A major stadium needs a significant transport infrastructure that can only be provided close to the motorway network and rail links. Such connections could be found on some of the large brown field sites at the edges of Liverpool.

Stanley Park was chosen not because it was the best site for the Club or for the City but because it was going cheap. If these so called socialists had any real care for things actually in public ownership they would be trying to save Stanley Park from being practically given away. The last thing we need is Labour meddling to the detriment of all concerned. The credit crunch could have given Liverpool the opportunity to have the stadium it deserves not the quickest solution possible that moves the costs onto the public.

Yours sincerely,

Cllrs Chris Lenton & Steve Radford, Liverpool Liberal Party.