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Monthly Archives: October 2024

Payback Time for MP Robert Goodwill

It has been confirmed that Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitby, has repaid the sum of £4,963.39 to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). The IPSA judged that repayments from MPs would be necessary where an MP has made [...]

May 9, 2013 Misc

Scarborough Bully Council – abuse of entrusted power?

Scarborough Bully Council – abuse of entrusted power? an ‘In My View’ article by Nigel Ward, reporting on the increasingly authoritarian mind-set informing the actions of a Council desperate to conceal endemic corruption defined as “The abuse of entrusted power [...]

May 8, 2013 Scarborough Borough Council

“Lawn Terrors” – CodHead 057

“Lawn Terrors” CodHead smelled a rat beneath the heather, where Councillor Tim Lawn had been smelling only brass. It is all unravelling now, though. Expletive deleted. [...]

May 5, 2013 Cartoons

Savile, Jaconelli and the Council with something to hide

Savile, Jaconelli and the Council with something to hide Corruption Buster Tim HICKS reports on the information black-out strategy of Scarborough Borough Council ~ Real Whitby regulars will know that for some time Real Whitby journalists and readers have been [...]

May 3, 2013 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

“Me Too!” – an independent investigation?

“Me Too!” – an independent investigation? an ‘In My View’ article by Nigel Ward, examining the case for a truly independent investigation into allegations of fraud and forgery during the roll-out of the “Me Too!” Voucher Scheme intended to provide [...]

May 2, 2013 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council