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Yearly Archives: 2024

“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

“Take A Break, Tom Fox” – CodHead 056

“Take A Break, Tom Fox” Now that Scarborough Borough Council’s bullying attempt to silence Tim Hicks, Tim Thorne, Nigel Ward and the Real Whitby Magazine, it is down to CodHead to give Scarborough Borough Council Leader Councillor Tom Fox the [...]

April 23, 2013 Cartoons

More NYMNPA / York Potash Conflicted Interests?

On Monday the 24th September 2012 at 10am there was a full National Park Authority meeting at The National Park Office, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley. Item 16 on the Agenda was a pre-application presentation to members of the Authority. The [...]

April 21, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, North Yorkshire County Council

SBC Press Censorship: more incredible revelations

Scarborough Borough Council Press Censorship:  more incredible revelations Tim Hicks reports on the extraordinary disarray within Scarborough Borough Council, its Cabinet, and the Legal & Support Services department of Ms Lisa Dixon . . . What the Council’s letter actually [...]

April 21, 2013 Scarborough Borough Council

Whitby Council votes for free speech, “deploring” SBC threats

Whitby Council votes for free speech, “deploring” SBC threats an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ The story that has attracted tens of thousands of internet-users to the support of the Real Whitby Magazine newsblog has finally made [...]

April 13, 2013 Scarborough Borough Council, Whitby Town

“Let Them Eat Cake” – CodHead 055

“Let Them Eat Cake” CodHead cocks a snook at Ian Duncan Smith’s claim that he could live on £53 per week, his ultimate justification for David Cameron’s axe falling across the necks of the nation’s poorest people. Piece of cake, [...]

April 3, 2013 Cartoons

From Scarborough Town Hall, With Anger

22nd Feb 2013 – Private Eye Rotten Boroughs (1334) Publishes ‘Moor The Merrier’ about Tim Lawn’s possible £2.5 million gains from the York Potash mine 8th Mar 2013 – ‘From York Potash, With Love’ published about theatre tickets gifted to [...]

April 2, 2013 North York Moors National Park Authority, Scarborough Borough Council

“Me Too!” – Councillor Plant ‘protesteth too much’

Trimming the lawns, pruning the plants . . . – an “In My View” article, by Nigel Ward. IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Corruption Buster Nigel Ward interrupts the schedule of his series of exposés describing the fraud and forgery surrounding [...]

March 31, 2013 North Yorkshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Local Government Ethics

A Letter to the Editor from Mike WARD (writing as a member of the public) on the subject of ethical conduct in our local authorities. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Mr Editor, The duty of any Councillor and Council Officer is to listen [...]

March 31, 2013 Letters

R.I.P. SBC? – Nigel responds

R.I.P.  SBC? – Nigel responds – an “In My View” article by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Many of my friends and Corruption Busters’ supporters may be aware that I have been less productive of late; I have [...]

March 31, 2013 Scarborough Borough Council