No, but with that quite wonderful set of prejudices you really couldnt have found a better home than in the Tory party. I know you have enough of a grasp of history to know that Liverpool, probably more than any other city in the UK outside of London, is the product of the british empire. It's the UK's picture of Dorian Gray.
cloaca, I'll forgive you any prejudice when you use similies like that.
It's the same of all port cities, isnt it? See also Portsmouth, Plymouth, Hull, Briizzle, Glesgae etc etc