“Good Luck in the New Job, David!” At last, a little good news! The North Yorks Enquirer invites readers to join us in offering hearty congratulations to Scarborough Borough Council’s Deputy Monitoring Officer and Senior Solicitor, David P. Kitson, who [...]
Tory Councillor Chivvies KITSON via Twitter an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on a Tory Borough Councillor’s very public attempt to hold a maverick Council Officer to account. ~~~~~ Background Readers of the Enquirer who are also [...]
Here’s One In The (Private) Eye For KITSON & Co. Private Eye’s ‘Rotten Boroughs’, the nation’s sharpest and most feared exposer of dodgy Councils, has once again highlighted Scarborough Borough Council. This time, it is the STASI-like behaviour of Legal [...]
The ‘PRIVATE EYE’ Collection In recent years, the investigative-journalism of the CORRUPTION BUSTERS – supported by a growing number of researchers, analysts and informants – has drawn the attention of the country’s pre-eminent political exposé magazine PRIVATE EYE. In the [...]
Ex-Leader Kicks Off Over Leaks Deluge an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, sharing yet another loaded email regarding the cascade of leaks. ~~~~~ For some months now, I have been attempting to heads-up Scarborough Borough Council to a [...]
SBC: CEO DILLON Reeling an “In My View” article, sharing some opinions on SBC CEO Jim DILLON’s evasion (or do I mean ‘avoidance’?) of scrutiny. ~~~~~ Rhetorical question: Finding himself up a certain well-known creek without available means of propulsion, [...]
A very welcome Letter to the Editor from ANNE SKEOGH, who writes to clarify the legalities behind Scarborough Borough Council’s unlawful practice and policy of intercepting email communications between members of the public and elected Councillors – confirming views expressed [...]
NYE Investigates SBC’s Blacklists by TIM HICKS ~~~~~ Regular readers will know that in the interests of transparency and democracy, the North Yorks Enquirer (NYE) has been pursuing the issue e mail interception of Councillors emails by Scarborough Borough Council [...]
Another Open Letter to Cllr Bastiman by TIM HICKS, highlighting developments at another Council to which the SBC Leader’s attention is respectfully drawn. ~~~~~ Open Letter re: Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) Policy on designating all NYE Contributors as collectively causing [...]
Formal Complaints? Or Misconduct Grievances? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, responding to readers’ enquiries concerning Scarborough Borough Council’s treatment of one of its own Councillor’s fully-evidenced Formal Corporate Complaints. ~~~~~ This present article is rather technical and [...]
