The Debatable Land

Chapter five: Ladies and gentlemen, we are suspended between worlds.

The next morning, at breakfast, Dad’s sporting a curious, lopsided grin.

Mar 19, 2025 • The Debatable Land

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February 2025

Finding My Birth Mother: Excursions in a Lonely Landscape

I find myself confronting questions about identity, belonging and acceptance in a place that's slowly coming undone.

Feb 10, 2025 • The Debatable Land

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January 2025

Chapter Three: Justin McBieber and the Paté Shower.

As day one comes to an end Mum and Dad settle in for a sing-song. I'm beginning to think this might be fun. But we've a long way to go yet...

Jan 14, 2025 • The Debatable Land

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Inside Liverpool's most intriguing pub strip: "Dry January? Get a cream for that, lad"

While most of the city embarks on another joyless January, Great Charlotte Street's afternoon regulars are definitely, and gloriously, doing it their…

Jan 8, 2025 • The Debatable Land

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December 2024

Chapter Two: We've been on this road before.

We’ve been on this road before, mum, dad and me (and my sister).

Dec 31, 2024 • The Debatable Land

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The Great Migration

I'm taking mum and dad away on our first coach holiday. This could be the start of something beautiful. Or it could be the start of a bidding war over…

Dec 12, 2024 • The Debatable Land

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November 2022

Why is local media having a meltdown?

We don't have to put up with the outbursts of cynical local publishers. We need to talk to each other more. So why are so many indie titles around here…

Nov 14, 2022 • The Debatable Land

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May 2022

Liverpool's Ghost Streets: Manesty's Lane

This thoroughfare snaking through Liverpool ONE has a murky, dark history that's totally at odds with its sparkling retail facelift.

May 18, 2022 • The Debatable Land

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September 2021

Death By Ring Road: Looking for Life Beyond Leeds Street

Vauxhall is 'Pumpfields' these days, apparently, site of multiple failed apartment developments. But this area has an rich, deep local history that…

Sep 22, 2021 • The Debatable Land

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Liverpool's Loneliness Epidemic

We're constantly referred to as one of the friendliest places in the world, but more of us than ever are feeling isolated and left behind. What's the…

Sep 1, 2021 • The Debatable Land

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August 2021

How Liverpool's Docks Can Keep Us Alive, If Only We Let Them

The docks are being strangled and filled in, at a time when we're enjoying the outdoors like never before. Is it time for a radical look at how we're…

Aug 17, 2021 • The Debatable Land

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Our History in Drinks: Liverpool's Shameful Brandy Story

In the first of a series, we look at our city through the blurry lens of booze. First up: brandy, slavery, and an ugly past we need to reconcile with.

Aug 10, 2021 • The Debatable Land

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