Liam Thorp
@liamthorp
Political Editor, Liverpool Echo. UK regional journalist of the year 2025. 4 x Specialist Regional Journalist of the Year winner. Orwell Prize and Paul Foot nominee. Proud dad who loves overpriced craft ale.
You know it’s a big day for the city of Liverpool when both the current and incoming Prime Minister are writing in the @liverpoolecho.co.uk
Went to see The Streets last night. A great set and a reminder of what a brilliantly unique project Mike Skinner put together. Class.
Me and Binface having fun at the Makerfield count last month. Who knew then he could become such a pivotal player in our political arena!
The framing of The Mail’s coverage of Burnham’s Number 10 North plan proves exactly why it is needed. They pathetically describe the proposed Manchester operation as an ‘outpost’ and his ‘Northern fiefdom’ This move is upsetting all the right people
My quickfire report from in the room where Andy Burnham talked of completely rewiring the country and committed to a ‘ Number 10 in the North’ to change now politics works for people It went down very well here, the test now is how will it land across the UK?
Newest member of the clan enjoying Ben Stokes’ typically thrilling final England innings
When I tell my wife I’ve nipped to the shops but she finds me hours later at Keith’s on Lark Lane
The little fella has been catching up on dad’s efforts on Newsnight. He says I should have advocated for a policy of Disney’s Cars being screened on repeat from all public buildings, but other than that not bad.
Enjoyed these two emails I got hours apart today from a finance boss who clearly doesn’t like Andy Burnham
A man has been running around stabbing people on the streets of a UK city and large elements of the nation’s media are strangely not interested The Mail ranks a story about Gordon Ramsey’s daughter being pregnant higher. The Telegraph is more interested in a voracious pufferfish. I wonder why?
This was the welcome for Andy Burnham in Makerfield this morning after his stunning by-election victory
In a mad coincidence my Facebook just reminded me that I posted this nine years ago today from Cape Verde. I like to think I set the nation on its journey to that first World Cup point 😆
Staying in a grand old house in Ribble Valley full of interesting antiques and ancient books. Still good to see a bit of Scouse culture though…
Happy birthday to my wonderful dad who despite all evidence to the contrary, is 72 today 🎁