Cllr Bradley set out the party’s platforms for the election fight: “We have always fought on keeping the council tax low and delivering front line services to the people of this city,” he said. “Over the last eight years we have turned the city round and council tax has stayed low. “Inward investment is at an unprecedented level, unemployment is falling and the population is rising again. “We listen to the people who tell us how important delivering front line services are and have prioritised looking after our parks, which when we came to power nobody could access as the grass was too long. We now have 11 green flag parks in the city. “We came to power in ‘98 where we fought on council tax and education as key areas to secure the future prosperity of the city. “Our young people are really attaining. Our schools and our employment policies are key to the council.” Labour group leader Joe Anderson set out his party’s vision. He said: “Too many communities have been neglected after nearly 10 years of Liberal Democrat control. “The Labour Party was viewed as arrogant and out of touch and was rightly kicked out. Now it’s the Liberal Democrats who are arrogant and out of touch. “It is time for change, for a party that represents the entire city and its people, not just a few.” For the first time in 15 years, the Conservative party is fielding candidates in each of the Liverpool’s 30 wards despite having no elected councillors. MP Chris Grayling, the Tory “shadow minister” for Liverpool, said: “Liverpool is one of the key cities for us and we want to give everybody in the city the chance to vote Conservative.” The Liberal Party, headed by Steve Radford is putting up 28 candidates, one fewer than last year. Cllr Radford said: “We are running a high-profile campaign with three main issues, including saving the parks from further encroachment. “We want to stop the demolition of affordable homes. We also want to cut council waste and keep taxes down.”
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