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liamthorp.bsky.social
Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. 3 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year. 2 X Orwell Prize and Paul Foot Award nominee. Loves overpriced craft ale.
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In the latest ep of The Northern Agenda podcast, me & @robparsonsna.bsky.social chat to the always ace @henrimurison.bsky.social about what the Spending Review means for the north We also laugh at cringey Commons questions and talk about Rob’s hangover pain podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...

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Mrs Brown’s Boys

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Brian Wilson - he could write about any subject and it would hit you where it counts The best at what he did best

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Some of my earliest memories are of my dad putting Beach Boys records on and singing along. Brian Wilson was a genuine genius who created some of the most beautiful music the world has ever heard. RIP. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

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Some of my earliest memories are of my dad putting Beach Boys records on and singing along. Brian Wilson was a genuine genius who created some of the most beautiful music the world has ever seen. RIP.

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Huge news for Southport 🏖️ Southport Pier set to re-open after Government announcement. Reaction from @lcrmayor.bsky.social @patrickhurley.bsky.social @seftoncouncil.bsky.social www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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Great news! Southport Pier to re-open as seaside town gets its 'groove back'

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It is actually insane that there is still a law in place in the UK that criminalises rough sleeping, finally it is being abolished

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This government has done plenty of things I don't agree with in its short time in charge, but isn't it good to hear announcements of big spending on social and affordable housing, NHS funding and public transport projects?

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*Northern Powerhouse Rail claxon* www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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A big day for the country! You can follow our live Spending Review coverage here

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£10m legacy gardens launched by families of Southport attack victims after meeting with Keir Starmer www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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Families 'fear for their lives' after two fires at flats in just three days www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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We've got a great opportunity at the Liverpool Echo. You can be the person to tell me that my intro was inevitably too wordy. Apply here: jobs.smartrecruiters.com/ReachPlc/744...

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The only way I would accept this article is if it was railing against the recent phenomenon of single-file queuing at bars Alas I suspect it will in fact be some preliminary race-bating nonsense

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I swear every time I see a push notification from BBC news it’s some version of: ‘Reform may have lost an election/suffered a massive blow/erupted into civil war…but here is why its actually good news for Farage’s party’

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This week I met a young man with significant visual impairments, who relies on a guide dog to get around He showed me just how much more difficult his life is made by those who selfishly and lazily block pavements when parking their cars

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This story by @adameverett.bsky.social feels like an allegory from our troubled times Just very sad Mum in tears as 'TikTok addiction' means she's going to prison

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It’s 2025 in the United Kingdom and stories like this frankly shouldn’t exist Single mum, son and baby living in hotel room in Liverpool's housing crisis

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There's a new episode of the Northern Agenda podcast out today! @liamthorp.bsky.social and I chat What makes Rachel Reeves' transport cash bonanza different to Rishi Sunak's from 2023? Why is one ex-Labour councillor in Yorkshire calling Keir Starmer the worst PM in his lifetime? 1/2

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This was always, always going to happen with two huge man-babies and their gargantuan egos. Hard not to sit back and enjoy it a little.

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New plans revealed for old Royal Liverpool Hospital site as demolition nearly complete

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A real honour to deliver the keynote speech at #LibPMC2025 in Liverpool today. Thanks for having me!

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More big transport news… New rapid transit ‘glider' network and brand new bus fleet part of £1.6bn transport boost for Liverpool City Region

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Well this is promising...

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Questions mount over Liverpool parade safety as new images emerge www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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I wrote for @theguardian.com about how this week's events have highlighted the best and worst of humanity - from heroic and generous acts, to social media bile. But mainly I am just proud of how this city has come together once again.

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