Another very interesting video. I'm thinking that Everton's new stadium should be a big catalyst for regeneration in the L5 area. Love your use of Google Earth. Really provides perspective.
I think it is going to transform this part of the city - for the better. Google Earth is great. I’m quite skilled at using it now. I wish there was a dusk and night setting! What will it be like in 20 years? :)
One of the problems we have is that some councillors scupper plans for development. A couple of years ago initial plans to further develop Liverpool Airport included expanding the terminal building and extending the runway but city councillors didn't appear keen on the idea. Green councillor Anna Key put forward a motion to remove financial aid to the airport saying, “You cannot move to a net-zero economy by 2030 and expand the airport.” Meanwhile, Cllr. Lena Simic has the audacity to assume she can speak on behalf of everyone without actually asking what people want, saying, “Let’s be clear, nobody wants airport expansion.” Well, she doesn't speak for me. Labour Cllr. Alan Gibbons agreed to oppose any expansion plans. What chance do we have?
I missed that story, thanks for flagging it up. I also disagree. The phrase “Nobody wants it” says a lot. On a bigger scale we have the decision in Germany to take the remaining nuclear power stations off the grid, whilst two thirds of the population are not in favour of this. Another parallel is when councillors vote in favour of controversial and destructive plans, like Manchester’s new Piccadilly Gardens in the late 90s. Citizens need to be more active and better organised but unfortunately, voter turnout in local elections is very low. Here’s the article from New Civil Engineer. The title says it all: www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/liverpool-airport-expansion-hits-the-skids-as-councillors-agree-nobody-wants-it-28-01-2022/
The property development game in Liverpool has been a major conduit for the international criminal money laundering networks for over 20yrs I think criminal investigation are currently underway across multiple jurisdictions that is why projects are unfinished
@@pleasantville4529 That may be true but when I compare my two home cities Manchester and Liverpool, there is no doubt that Manchester is very active with all kinds of building projects, but in Liverpool there is less happening. I explore and document what I find. Thanks for your comments.
@@AidanEyewitness I agree completely. Having worked in the construction industry for almost 40 years, I spent around 15 of those years working in Manchester, and have watched it grow beyond recognition. I also agree that WHS and UNESCO, prevented Liverpool from competing. WHS, held us back for decades, and it's influence is so engrained into the fabric of city, it is still holding us back. If UNESCO existed in the 18th century, the docks and the three graces would never have been developed in the first place.
Great video as always! didnt know what was going on in Liverpool, and I definitely did not know of this outrageous action by the UN 4:54 completely agree with you good for Liverpool.
@@AidanEyewitness definitely worth doing, I get frustrated just using my phone trying to take one as it just doesn’t do it justice. Whilst you’re over this side, maybe check out some of the work that’s going on down in the Birkenhead docklands!
Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked. Good video of the reality of the city, I'm hoping now that the worst of the pandemic is in the distant past we'll start to see more successful construction in the city. I have hopes for the pumpfields area in particular right now with Infinity, Nextdom, Metalworks, freemasons row, Integratas & Bevingon Bush all seemingly moving forward in that area.
Why is building work stalled? 1 the beaurocricy of the council planning and stalled planning costing developers millions. Putting of investment in the city. Waiting on a plan is expensive for developers sitting on money.!
Why is it always Liverpool you never get this in other cities in the uk,look at London,Manchester,Birmingham,Leeds.etc all booming cranes everywhere and buildings completed not left half built for years.
There are many honest and hard-working councillors on Liverpool City Council, I have met many of them. They should not be tarred with the same brush as wrongdoers.
Rather than doing a roundup of the stalled projects. Could you do such an in depth report on the projects that have been completed, as they outweigh the unfinished buildings massively. Always the negative image, very rarely the positive.
Normally my videos are very positive. This is the first one where I have highlighted a serious issue and it has got the highest viewing figures of any video I've done since starting the channel two and a half years ago. But you are making a valid point, I should balance this video out with one that focuses on the success stories and I will definitely do that.
@@AidanEyewitness Your video is fantastic, and deserves as many positive comments as it receives. My comment was not designed to be critical in any way. Please forgive me if I offended you.
Scholar court has began construction. Patagonia place site has piling and enabling work being done with a completion date of 2025 predicted, Hartley locks has cranes on the ground. Element is going nicely. Bastion point has started, Westminster park plot a has been completed and work is starting on plot b
Infinity had people in the working recently and one park lane is going on strong 😂 man not going to blame you but this seems like you took these images a while ago because Liverpool has come a live
There is no doubt there are problems with certain projects mainly in the centre and that needs to be highlighted. I’ll focus on those new projects in the next videos, thanks very much for the information.
@@AidanEyewitness . Fingers crossed. But in my opinion Manchester has more pulling power and interest than Liverpool. Scousers wont like me saying that though 😬
@@sophiejones8813 In terms of attracting business investment and companies that want to construct tall buildings. Liverpool has its advantages too such as the romance of the mersey river and also the iconic Liver building. The new Everton stadium is a great addition to the city
Not from Liverpool but I'm a Liverpool fan and have been visiting the city for over 30 years and become quite attached to the place. I've always felt that Liverpool had massive potential to grow and found it hugely underdeveloped. The city has greatly improved in recent times but still feels really underdeveloped in many places. UNESCO was a disaster for the city and put a massive strangle hold over any ambitious developments that were planned nor did it create jobs that many big developments would have created. I have heard it said before how outside influences are working very hard to stagnate the growth of the city and I would strongly believe this. Mind you, there are a small number of people within the city that work tirelessly to influence and stop any real ambitious developments happening. Liverpool's Tall Buildings policy must be abolished. It is totally unfair and unreasonable for the many who want to see progress and proper tall buildings in Liverpool. Protect and maintain all the heritage areas but that should not mean restrictions on tall buildings. The stalling of Infinity Waters is very suspicious and as far as I know no offences were ever committed by the developer Elliott. Call me paranoid but it sounds like sabotage to me. Elliot had great vision and was trying to deliver the type of buildings that the ambitious people wanted to see. Just recently the excellent NEXTDOM development was scaled down after the planning officer got involved. It went from over 30 storeys to 17 storeys and even after all this the planning officer told the developer to further reduce to 10 storeys eventhough it is in an area designated for tall buildings. Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the officer but that is what is happening with many sites around Liverpool. It's time the ambitious people in Liverpool challenged the council and non-ambitious people in the city. If Central Docks Liverpool Waters scheme does not have at least 5 buildings over 40 storeys it will be an absolute disgrace. Brunswick Tower refusal was a disgrace. Enough is enough. Stop holding the city back and let it grow into the potentially amazing city it can be. Rant over. 😜
@@pleasantville4529 The government commissioners came to oversee the council in March 2021 are set to stay for 3 years. Joe Anderson was arrested in his office in the Cunard building in December 2020. I'm not sure if the stall began at that time. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/28/liverpool-council-corruption-scandal-threatens-labour-power-in-the-city
@@AidanEyewitness Maybe I was a little hasty in blaming the Tory influence, as many projects such as the China town development were mothballed a long time before. However, I don't think their presence here has had a positive effect.
You start off by blaming everyone outside of Liverpool but the actual truth of the situation is revealed in your last 2 paragraphs . To me Liverpool and its frequently delusional population and their friends need to bear in mind the old saying of " physician heal thyself " .
I remember some big business expert, from Australia I if remember correctly, saying that the excuse that Liverpool not getting big investment because of it being out of the way geographically was a lame excuse stating that England was a small country. Look at massive countries like Canada and Australia with smaller populations? Many great cities there and look how far apart many of them are. Government needs to do much more for a major city like Liverpool especially with better connections to the place. Shocking how Liverpool is treated.
Well, the conurbation of Manchester is bigger than the Liverpool conurbation, but unfortunately for Liverpool, despite all the advances it has made, it seems to be falling behind its close neighbour. I still think it’s a great city though! Bigger, taller and more expensive is not necessarily better!
@@AidanEyewitness I don't think that is a major issue. Neither is the mini-me Whitehall effect of regional placements, etc. It is in the can do mindset, which is more maximalist in enabling developers and architects to do what they can do, with the money they have to nvest in a site, and what the designers have in their heads. In Liverpool so much has been fundamentally compromised by having barriers in place before a developer even enters the planning building. They know that the city will demand that they put a £2m building on a site with a £50m potential, and demand that it looks like a warehouse. That has had a negative compound effect over the years....and now we can physically see it in the two city's relative urbanscape. Twenty five years ago, I would have scoffed at that. 15 years ago I started warning about it..... and now the incontrovertible evidence is in! I've got to get up there soon and see it all for myself! Keep the vids coming. I really enjoy them! :)
@@tonysebo9010 That's not entirely accurate. A study of the council's Tall Buildings Policy shows that tall buildings have a place in Liverpool but only in strict height and place clusters that give the city a strong sense of anchoring and spatial connectivity through unbroken sight lines of its most iconic heritage buildings from vantage points across the city and across the water. If you are interested in such things, I strongly suggest you take a look at the Policy and appended renderings. And while Manchester may have more tall buildings, they are too nondescript to be awe-inspiring (except when lit up at night), too spatially incoherent to be visually appealing and is reminiscent of a city looking to define its importance by the height of its buildings and how many of such there are. Contrast this with Liverpool that does have an enviable heritage and actively defines itself on the basis of that as well as its cultural offerings, and tall buildings become only accessories to these assets not the focal point.
@@fromthefountofyouth Yes. Just think about what you have described? Our planners STILL interfere in the heights of proposals in those two zones as well and even demand major aesthetic design changes. Imagine if Manchester had a similar policy, where you could only have two clusters to created 'an anchored skyline photograph/view' (which is essentially what we are talking about), as determined from a specific site on the edge of the Peak District?
bsnking crisis, credit crunch, looming recession. My guess this has more to do with than a random poster claiming corruption in the city. Or are an unusual amount of building stalled in Liverpool, but going ahead elsewhere?
Liverpool IS unique amongst UK Cities for its lack of an established, prosperous, solid middle class demanding all kinds of goods and services. Liverpool lacks the housing, ambience and hoods the middle classes LOVE. Regrettably It is Britain's worst governed council. A pretty violent city where the most hideous shocking crimes take place which speaks volumes about part of the locals
You have evidently replied with more bias than evidence. Liverpool's economy is projected to grow the fastest in 2023 in the NW and its retail industry is also the healthiest post covid (outperforming London in the Q4 2022). Its visitor economy is worth a staggering £5b and its streets are in the Top 10 of the safest in the entire country. True, its council has been bedeviled with rank corruption but it does have some positives going for it.
@@fromthefountofyouth The reputation for crime may be because of the way it is reported in local media. I had to unsubscribe from the Liverpool Echo mailing list as every headline seemed to be about violent crime / domestic violence. The reason? Those kinds of headlines attract more clicks.
I've seen many prosperous middle-class homes, some in Liverpool, some on the Wirral, Heswall for instance. As I said in the video, these issues need to be investigated.
Modern Life. Change the record please. Liverpool is no more violent than anywhere else in the UK. In fact, it is one of the safest places to live. It's the age old problem with the media bashing the city which they consider to be an easy target. Shame on you for being led by an unfavourable press.
@@AidanEyewitness And Liverpool, like any major city anywhere in the world has its fair share of crime. If anything, the commenter has only rolled out the tired, old, lazy trope about the city, one he knows scarce little about and has probably never been to.
Another very interesting video. I'm thinking that Everton's new stadium should be a big catalyst for regeneration in the L5 area. Love your use of Google Earth. Really provides perspective.
I think it is going to transform this part of the city - for the better. Google Earth is great. I’m quite skilled at using it now. I wish there was a dusk and night setting! What will it be like in 20 years? :)
One of the problems we have is that some councillors scupper plans for development. A couple of years ago initial plans to further develop Liverpool Airport included expanding the terminal building and extending the runway but city councillors didn't appear keen on the idea. Green councillor Anna Key put forward a motion to remove financial aid to the airport saying, “You cannot move to a net-zero economy by 2030 and expand the airport.” Meanwhile, Cllr. Lena Simic has the audacity to assume she can speak on behalf of everyone without actually asking what people want, saying, “Let’s be clear, nobody wants airport expansion.” Well, she doesn't speak for me. Labour Cllr. Alan Gibbons agreed to oppose any expansion plans. What chance do we have?
I missed that story, thanks for flagging it up. I also disagree. The phrase “Nobody wants it” says a lot. On a bigger scale we have the decision in Germany to take the remaining nuclear power stations off the grid, whilst two thirds of the population are not in favour of this. Another parallel is when councillors vote in favour of controversial and destructive plans, like Manchester’s new Piccadilly Gardens in the late 90s. Citizens need to be more active and better organised but unfortunately, voter turnout in local elections is very low. Here’s the article from New Civil Engineer. The title says it all: www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/liverpool-airport-expansion-hits-the-skids-as-councillors-agree-nobody-wants-it-28-01-2022/
The property development game in Liverpool has been a major conduit for the international criminal money laundering networks for over 20yrs I think criminal investigation are currently underway across multiple jurisdictions that is why projects are unfinished
Thanks for this. Hopefully the investigations will lead to criminal trials and convictions. We will also be able to find out exactly what happened.
It's nothing that doesn't go on in other big cities. London's development has relied heavily on Russian money laundering.
@@pleasantville4529 That may be true but when I compare my two home cities Manchester and Liverpool, there is no doubt that Manchester is very active with all kinds of building projects, but in Liverpool there is less happening. I explore and document what I find. Thanks for your comments.
@@AidanEyewitness I agree completely. Having worked in the construction industry for almost 40 years, I spent around 15 of those years working in Manchester, and have watched it grow beyond recognition. I also agree that WHS and UNESCO, prevented Liverpool from competing. WHS, held us back for decades, and it's influence is so engrained into the fabric of city, it is still holding us back. If UNESCO existed in the 18th century, the docks and the three graces would never have been developed in the first place.
Great video as always! didnt know what was going on in Liverpool, and I definitely did not know of this outrageous action by the UN 4:54 completely agree with you good for Liverpool.
I’ve done a whole video on the UNESCO decision and why they were wrong. Many thanks for your positive feedback!
Everton Stadium looks like it’s moving at pace to me, lots of new steels and progress in the last few weeks even since your shots
It is moving ahead but according to some, it should be further ahead by now. I understand they want it to be ready for the 2024 season. We'll see!
@@AidanEyewitness yes could be half way through that season too! Look fantastic already from the Wirral side of the river
@@harppppp I want to get that shot of the stadium under construction from the Wirral, hopefully this weekend.
@@AidanEyewitness definitely worth doing, I get frustrated just using my phone trying to take one as it just doesn’t do it justice. Whilst you’re over this side, maybe check out some of the work that’s going on down in the Birkenhead docklands!
@AidanEyewitness It's actually ahead of predicted schedule.
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Not sure how I got here but I enjoyed every minute !
Thanks for the positive feedback!
Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.
Good video of the reality of the city, I'm hoping now that the worst of the pandemic is in the distant past we'll start to see more successful construction in the city.
I have hopes for the pumpfields area in particular right now with Infinity, Nextdom, Metalworks, freemasons row, Integratas & Bevingon Bush all seemingly moving forward in that area.
Thanks, all noted and I will focus on those projects very soon.
I was on 1 baltic Square back in August and I've got to say it was the worst run job I've ever been on, no wonder it has ran way past its schedule
Thanks very much for your comment, very interesting!
Why is building work stalled? 1 the beaurocricy of the council planning and stalled planning costing developers millions. Putting of investment in the city. Waiting on a plan is expensive for developers sitting on money.!
Yes council bureaucracy could well be one reason. I’ll keep that in mind in my research.
Why is it always Liverpool you never get this in other cities in the uk,look at London,Manchester,Birmingham,Leeds.etc all booming cranes everywhere and buildings completed not left half built for years.
There are many honest and hard-working councillors on Liverpool City Council, I have met many of them. They should not be tarred with the same brush as wrongdoers.
I was quite disappointed by the developments in Brum, which was always my favourite skyline. Glasgow has been shockingly deficient too
@@tonysebo9010 I took the 'now' photos for the books Birmingham Then and Now and Glasgow Then and Now, but that was then - 2012!
@@doommonger7784 What would you know?
Corruption?
Rather than doing a roundup of the stalled projects. Could you do such an in depth report on the projects that have been completed, as they outweigh the unfinished buildings massively. Always the negative image, very rarely the positive.
Normally my videos are very positive. This is the first one where I have highlighted a serious issue and it has got the highest viewing figures of any video I've done since starting the channel two and a half years ago. But you are making a valid point, I should balance this video out with one that focuses on the success stories and I will definitely do that.
@@AidanEyewitness Your video is fantastic, and deserves as many positive comments as it receives. My comment was not designed to be critical in any way. Please forgive me if I offended you.
Scholar court has began construction. Patagonia place site has piling and enabling work being done with a completion date of 2025 predicted, Hartley locks has cranes on the ground. Element is going nicely. Bastion point has started, Westminster park plot a has been completed and work is starting on plot b
Infinity had people in the working recently and one park lane is going on strong 😂 man not going to blame you but this seems like you took these images a while ago because Liverpool has come a live
There is no doubt there are problems with certain projects mainly in the centre and that needs to be highlighted. I’ll focus on those new projects in the next videos, thanks very much for the information.
Thanks, I’ll get around to those in the coming days & weeks.
At least Manchester is doing well. (As is Birmingham and London)
Well at the moment, but who knows what's round the corner?
@@AidanEyewitness . Fingers crossed. But in my opinion Manchester has more pulling power and interest than Liverpool. Scousers wont like me saying that though 😬
@@retronostalgic I am officially neutral on that question. Both cities have pulling power and interest!
@@retronostalgic What interest is that then ?!
@@sophiejones8813 In terms of attracting business investment and companies that want to construct tall buildings.
Liverpool has its advantages too such as the romance of the mersey river and also the iconic Liver building.
The new Everton stadium is a great addition to the city
Not from Liverpool but I'm a Liverpool fan and have been visiting the city for over 30 years and become quite attached to the place.
I've always felt that Liverpool had massive potential to grow and found it hugely underdeveloped. The city has greatly improved in recent times but still feels really underdeveloped in many places.
UNESCO was a disaster for the city and put a massive strangle hold over any ambitious developments that were planned nor did it create jobs that many big developments would have created.
I have heard it said before how outside influences are working very hard to stagnate the growth of the city and I would strongly believe this. Mind you, there are a small number of people within the city that work tirelessly to influence and stop any real ambitious developments happening.
Liverpool's Tall Buildings policy must be abolished. It is totally unfair and unreasonable for the many who want to see progress and proper tall buildings in Liverpool.
Protect and maintain all the heritage areas but that should not mean restrictions on tall buildings.
The stalling of Infinity Waters is very suspicious and as far as I know no offences were ever committed by the developer Elliott. Call me paranoid but it sounds like sabotage to me. Elliot had great vision and was trying to deliver the type of buildings that the ambitious people wanted to see.
Just recently the excellent NEXTDOM development was scaled down after the planning officer got involved. It went from over 30 storeys to 17 storeys and even after all this the planning officer told the developer to further reduce to 10 storeys eventhough it is in an area designated for tall buildings. Absolutely disgusting behaviour from the officer but that is what is happening with many sites around Liverpool.
It's time the ambitious people in Liverpool challenged the council and non-ambitious people in the city. If Central Docks Liverpool Waters scheme does not have at least 5 buildings over 40 storeys it will be an absolute disgrace. Brunswick Tower refusal was a disgrace. Enough is enough. Stop holding the city back and let it grow into the potentially amazing city it can be. Rant over. 😜
All great points, too many to comment on in detail but many thanks!
Did the stall begin when the Tories were invited into the cities politics, because of the alleged corruption of the mayor and his people.
@@pleasantville4529 The government commissioners came to oversee the council in March 2021 are set to stay for 3 years. Joe Anderson was arrested in his office in the Cunard building in December 2020. I'm not sure if the stall began at that time. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/28/liverpool-council-corruption-scandal-threatens-labour-power-in-the-city
@@AidanEyewitness Maybe I was a little hasty in blaming the Tory influence, as many projects such as the China town development were mothballed a long time before. However, I don't think their presence here has had a positive effect.
You start off by blaming everyone outside of Liverpool but the actual truth of the situation is revealed in your last 2 paragraphs . To me Liverpool and its frequently delusional population and their friends need to bear in mind the old saying of " physician heal thyself " .
Liverpool is a bit out of the way and not as central as Manchester. Maybe that's one reason?
Well that depends on your perspective! The most centrally located settlement on the island of Great Britain is Dunsop Bridge! :)
I remember some big business expert, from Australia I if remember correctly, saying that the excuse that Liverpool not getting big investment because of it being out of the way geographically was a lame excuse stating that England was a small country. Look at massive countries like Canada and Australia with smaller populations? Many great cities there and look how far apart many of them are. Government needs to do much more for a major city like Liverpool especially with better connections to the place. Shocking how Liverpool is treated.
Manchester has eclipsed Liverpool now, and not just with regards to the issue of talls. The scale and the density in Manc now leaves us standing
Well, the conurbation of Manchester is bigger than the Liverpool conurbation, but unfortunately for Liverpool, despite all the advances it has made, it seems to be falling behind its close neighbour. I still think it’s a great city though! Bigger, taller and more expensive is not necessarily better!
@@AidanEyewitness I don't think that is a major issue. Neither is the mini-me Whitehall effect of regional placements, etc. It is in the can do mindset, which is more maximalist in enabling developers and architects to do what they can do, with the money they have to nvest in a site, and what the designers have in their heads.
In Liverpool so much has been fundamentally compromised by having barriers in place before a developer even enters the planning building. They know that the city will demand that they put a £2m building on a site with a £50m potential, and demand that it looks like a warehouse. That has had a negative compound effect over the years....and now we can physically see it in the two city's relative urbanscape.
Twenty five years ago, I would have scoffed at that. 15 years ago I started warning about it..... and now the incontrovertible evidence is in! I've got to get up there soon and see it all for myself!
Keep the vids coming. I really enjoy them! :)
@@tonysebo9010 That's not entirely accurate. A study of the council's Tall Buildings Policy shows that tall buildings have a place in Liverpool but only in strict height and place clusters that give the city a strong sense of anchoring and spatial connectivity through unbroken sight lines of its most iconic heritage buildings from vantage points across the city and across the water. If you are interested in such things, I strongly suggest you take a look at the Policy and appended renderings.
And while Manchester may have more tall buildings, they are too nondescript to be awe-inspiring (except when lit up at night), too spatially incoherent to be visually appealing and is reminiscent of a city looking to define its importance by the height of its buildings and how many of such there are. Contrast this with Liverpool that does have an enviable heritage and actively defines itself on the basis of that as well as its cultural offerings, and tall buildings become only accessories to these assets not the focal point.
@@fromthefountofyouth Yes. Just think about what you have described? Our planners STILL interfere in the heights of proposals in those two zones as well and even demand major aesthetic design changes.
Imagine if Manchester had a similar policy, where you could only have two clusters to created 'an anchored skyline photograph/view' (which is essentially what we are talking about), as determined from a specific site on the edge of the Peak District?
@@fromthefountofyouth Thanks for your contribution, very interesting.
bsnking crisis, credit crunch, looming recession. My guess this has more to do with than a random poster claiming corruption in the city. Or are an unusual amount of building stalled in Liverpool, but going ahead elsewhere?
Seems there are clouds on the horizon, but as commenters have pointed out, new projects are going ahead elsewhere in Liverpool.
Why all the building in the core cities… I thought Brexit had ruined the economy…lol…doesn’t look like it
You can't judge the overall state of the economy just from one industry. Best to look at government figures.
@@AidanEyewitness I agree, but still alot of building going on so cant be that bad!
@@christopherslack924 I will investigate that question.
@@AidanEyewitness Things are hardly rosy on the continent either. We are ALL just about to see the SHTF!
@@tonysebo9010 I hope you're not right!
Liverpool IS unique amongst UK Cities for its lack of an established, prosperous, solid middle class demanding all kinds of goods and services. Liverpool lacks the housing, ambience and hoods the middle classes LOVE. Regrettably It is Britain's worst governed council. A pretty violent city where the most hideous shocking crimes take place which speaks volumes about part of the locals
You have evidently replied with more bias than evidence. Liverpool's economy is projected to grow the fastest in 2023 in the NW and its retail industry is also the healthiest post covid (outperforming London in the Q4 2022). Its visitor economy is worth a staggering £5b and its streets are in the Top 10 of the safest in the entire country. True, its council has been bedeviled with rank corruption but it does have some positives going for it.
@@fromthefountofyouth The reputation for crime may be because of the way it is reported in local media. I had to unsubscribe from the Liverpool Echo mailing list as every headline seemed to be about violent crime / domestic violence. The reason? Those kinds of headlines attract more clicks.
I've seen many prosperous middle-class homes, some in Liverpool, some on the Wirral, Heswall for instance. As I said in the video, these issues need to be investigated.
Modern Life. Change the record please. Liverpool is no more violent than anywhere else in the UK. In fact, it is one of the safest places to live. It's the age old problem with the media bashing the city which they consider to be an easy target. Shame on you for being led by an unfavourable press.
@@AidanEyewitness And Liverpool, like any major city anywhere in the world has its fair share of crime. If anything, the commenter has only rolled out the tired, old, lazy trope about the city, one he knows scarce little about and has probably never been to.