Perhaps…

Sefton Lib Dems reportedly put forward a motion to Cabinet to build stronger Lancashire links between Sefton and Lancashire. The report on “Birkdale Focus” site unsurprisingly takes a pop at their local Tories for not supporting it, but goes on to say that it was passed in the Cabinet vote.

Their deputy leader is quoted saying:

“… we desperately want to find a way to improve the eastern and northern access into Southport, both by train and car, but the road bottleneck is in Ormskirk and the missing rail link is in Burscough. As both these towns are in Lancashire, we want Sefton to take the lead to work across council boundaries into West Lancs, just as we do to the south of the Borough with the other Merseyside Authorities.”

It remains to be seen what the Tories in West Lancs make of this. If it is just a LD wheeze to out-fox the Tories on Sefton Council, then West Lancs Tories might follow suit and reject the gesture. I hope not.

West Lancs is stuck between Merseyside, Gtr Manchester and Lancashire. It we are serious about getting the investment needed into our infrastructure and towns, then we need to have close working relationships with the neighbouring boroughs.