14 - (169) - Mike Sammin - How the Liberal Democrats are Building a Better Sefton
Season 2, Episode 8, Dec 16, 2025, 02:39 PM
Share
Subscribe
Today at Building a Better Sefton, we speak to Mike Sammin of the Liberal Democrats. He is the newly elected councillor for Cambridge Ward in Southport. Mike speaks with passion and vision about politics and his role as Lib Dem Councillor.
We chat about: -
- Why it is important to be an opposition councillor in a council controlled by one party.
- Why Mike is a Liberal Democrat.
- Balancing Freedom and Society.
- Regeneration at Bootle Strand and South Sefton.
- Whether the Council buying Bootle Strand was the right option.
- Children’s Services in Sefton.
- Labour Council marking its own homework.
- Transportation issues for SEND Children.
- Southport Redevelopment and Regeneration.
- Issues with contracts on newbuilds.
- Ideas to assist hospitality, local businesses and the service sector.
- Parking and Transportation issues in Southport.
- The financial situation in Sefton Council.
- Streaming Council Meetings.
- Saving Sandpipers Care Centre.
- The importance of respite care.
- The critical role of the Liberal Democrats in Sefton.
- The Lib Dems performing better in North Sefton.
- The impact and the legacy of the Coalition Government of 2010-15.
- The current government.
Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@BuildingaBetterSefton
Please join our Facebook Page, for written pieces and our podcasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/695280703082811
We are also on Substack – where you can access podcasts and written pieces - https://buildingabettersefton.substack.com/ - You can subscribe and contribute financially on here.
Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/timshortsefton.bsky.social
You can also contribute financially through our Ko-Fi page - https://ko-fi.com/northsouthpodcasts
You can also support our Crowdfunder - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VWE0qPrl?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink
We chat about: -
- Why it is important to be an opposition councillor in a council controlled by one party.
- Why Mike is a Liberal Democrat.
- Balancing Freedom and Society.
- Regeneration at Bootle Strand and South Sefton.
- Whether the Council buying Bootle Strand was the right option.
- Children’s Services in Sefton.
- Labour Council marking its own homework.
- Transportation issues for SEND Children.
- Southport Redevelopment and Regeneration.
- Issues with contracts on newbuilds.
- Ideas to assist hospitality, local businesses and the service sector.
- Parking and Transportation issues in Southport.
- The financial situation in Sefton Council.
- Streaming Council Meetings.
- Saving Sandpipers Care Centre.
- The importance of respite care.
- The critical role of the Liberal Democrats in Sefton.
- The Lib Dems performing better in North Sefton.
- The impact and the legacy of the Coalition Government of 2010-15.
- The current government.
Please subscribe to our YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@BuildingaBetterSefton
Please join our Facebook Page, for written pieces and our podcasts - https://www.facebook.com/groups/695280703082811
We are also on Substack – where you can access podcasts and written pieces - https://buildingabettersefton.substack.com/ - You can subscribe and contribute financially on here.
Follow us on Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/timshortsefton.bsky.social
You can also contribute financially through our Ko-Fi page - https://ko-fi.com/northsouthpodcasts
You can also support our Crowdfunder - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/VWE0qPrl?utm_campaign=sharemodal&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=shortlink