Introduction to the Score

So what of the score of individuals here? All of them have links to Liverpool, Merseyside or, at the very least, the North West. There’s a broad age range, a good spread of activities, a variety of agendas, from social enterprise to solidly profitable corporates. There are too many pale males, but this is a reflection of the Merseyside make-up – without persuading, encouraging and supporting more women and more BME entrepreneurs we are wasting huge amounts of energy and talent which this region can ill afford.
These interviews are not about what they have done, but who they are, their values, fears, mistakes, attitudes. I wanted to hear what they had to say about themselves, and leave it to the readers to react. None of the interviewees baulked even at difficult questions, answering openly and fully. Some asked to see copy before the book went to press, but none has changed more than the odd typo. They are a remarkable, likable bunch. Read on.