Ed Vulliamy: How dare they do this to my Liverpool | Comment is free | The Observer

[wsteve55]

Nah, I ain't missed it Waterways!
I agree,fast-buck merchants take the money and run, but there's been little sign of them ,or anyone else for that matter,willing to invest in Liverpool,from the late 60's on! Ged, put the matter well,it might not be everything we want, but it's got to be better than what we had, and the future lies before us! And by the way,boundaries aside,Liverpool ,lost thousands of it's citizen's in those years,it's official

[Max]

Ha ha, I thought you'd put that. Don't worry it was a wind up for John Zappa who doesn't let anyone forget the Beatles left. I also left the city when work took me elsewhere AND it is still all our city.

Maybe i should leave the pool one day. I can't help but hate Liverpool alot.

The Beatles could not record in Liverpool as there were no facilities. Many people wanting to expanding their professions have to leave their home towns and cities. Nothing new in that.

For a major UK city it's digusting how Liverpool hasn't had things most of the major cities had. Our Airport is a peanut compared to Manchester's for example and then there were and still are too many crapholes and lack of world class facilities for allkinds of businesses.

[Waterways]

Ged, put the matter well,it might not be everything we want, but it's got to be better than what we had,

So we accept 2nd rate. What the pair of you have failed to grasp is that developers would have come in anyhow, and at the city's dictates. The city gave them too much of a free hand. It could have been so much better and that is the case of every large scale project: Liverpool 1, Kings Dock with a glorified IKEA shed, Princes Dock with a car park on the quays and barge depth docks, and now Liverpool Waters and a massive IKEA like shed maybe on Kings Dock too.

The city is screwing up prime site. If these sites are done properly then investment will follow.

Unless it is done properly it is not worth doing. Someone will come in and do it right.

[ItsaZappathing]

Ha ha, I thought you'd put that. Don't worry it was a wind up for John Zappa who doesn't let anyone forget the Beatles left. I also left the city when work took me elsewhere AND it is still all our city.

I wouldn't blame anyone for leaving this city. If I had the cash I would be right outta here..(today it is definatately not a nice place to raise your kids up)

[ItsaZappathing]

The city is screwing up prime site. If these sites are done properly then investment will follow.

Unless it is done properly it is not worth doing. Someone will come in and do it right.

We can only hope!!

[wsteve55]

I wouldn't blame anyone for leaving this city. If I had the cash I would be right outta here..(today it is definatately not a nice place to raise your kids up)

But where to??? Drugs,etc is everywhere,though I have plans to get off somewhere,one day! This though,would be to get away from city life,in general,not because I'm in Liverpool!(o.k. Crosby, but there's been enough stabbings/shootings round here,to compare!)

[redjed1]

The city is screwing up prime site. If these sites are done properly then investment will follow.

Unless it is done properly it is not worth doing. Someone will come in and do it right.

Perhaps if we screw it up really well (like the millennium dome in london) we'll get the olympics in liverpool in 2020?

[Waterways]

Perhaps if we screw it up really well (like the millennium dome in london) we'll get the olympics in liverpool in 2020?

The dome is a success I believe. Liverpool, the Olympics? Nah!!! 3020 maybe.