Can't be trusted; LETTERS to the EDITOR.WHAT a shambles! The national Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats, British political party Liberal Democrats, British political party created in 1988 by the merger of the Liberal party with the Social Democratic party; the party was initially called the Social and Liberal Democratic party. are slamming Liverpool''s Liberal Democrats for "making the cynical calculation" that it's cheaper to pay for compensation after people have been injured falling over faulty pavements than it is to pay to have pavements mended in the first place. What was even more shocking is the news that Liverpool has shelled out pounds 5.5m in compensation, despite spending over pounds 100m on fixing pavements. The Lib-Dem council is failing spectacularly, and once again it is left looking completely clueless clue·less adj. Lacking understanding or knowledge. clueless Adjective Slang helpless or stupid Adj. 1. . Newspapers have been full lately of stories of how much Liverpool is in debt. Thanks to Lib-Dem mismanagement mis·man·age tr.v. mis·man·aged, mis·man·ag·ing, mis·man·ag·es To manage badly or carelessly. mis·man  age·ment n. , we''ll be pounds
120m in debt within five years. They can''t be trusted with
the city''s pavements - why should we trust them with anything
else? Anna McCaul, Greenbank
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