WHY do St Helens people always denigrate any association with Liverpool?

In his letter last week, Lawrence Jones said: "It's no wonder people buy a Saveaway ticket and shop in Liverpool One."

That is because Liverpool has foresight and has progressed and has something to offer.

You should ask why this council was sceptical he idea of joining the Liverpool City region – could the prospect of being responsible for how and where the money is spent and being accountable to us for that was maybe too much for them?

No more excuses blaming everything on government cuts? If a Labour hard liner like Joe Anderson thinks it's a great thing, then he must see something in it that our lot don't! And that's why we're down here going backwards, and they're up there going forwards.

Terry B,

via sthelensstar.co.uk