RIP Democracy & Accountability A Letter to the Editor from ROGER PICKSTOCK of Scarborough, giving voice to the popular perceptions regarding the erosion of democracy and accountability in the Borough of Scarborough. ~~~~~ I have not lived for very long [...]
On the Road to Damascus Harbour Guest Author Alderman Norman Murphy seems to have caught the scent of a spot of advanced electioneering… ~~~~~ As has been seen repeatedly, in the short time that the current Labour administration, under the [...]
NYP -v- SBC: Two Peas in a Pod Today’s Guest Author, Alderman Norman Murphy, draws some interesting comparisons between North Yorkshire Police and Scarborough Borough Council in regard to the “Openness and Transparency” of their respective interactions with the media. [...]
Siddons – The Joke Today’s Guest Author is Alderman Norman Murphy, offering his unique analysis of the Italian anti-terrorism planters presently regaling the town centre. ~~~~~ The current leader of the Council, our Italian-loving Stevonio Siddonso, who laughably claims to run [...]
Campaign to reform Honours System Former Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for the Scarborough & Whitby constituency, Mike Beckett, is promoting a move to reform the Honours system. PRESS RELEASE New government petition launched to make the Honours System more inclusive. Inspired [...]
Sherlock and the Great Land Sale by NORMAN MURPHY ~~~~~ As I explained in my previous article “Sherlock’s Eye on ARGOS”, the current Labour administration ruling over Scarborough Borough Council, and indeed any other administration which might succeed it, will [...]
Sherlock’s Eye on ARGOS Guest Author Alderman Norman Murphy turns an eagle eye on the continuing saga of the ‘regeneration’ of the former ARGOS building. ~~~~~ While out taking my constitutional the other day, I bumped into an old school [...]
The Liverpool Parallel – Redux Guest Author Stormin’ Norman Murphy highlights the roots of Labour’s inherited failures at SBC. ~~~~~ Although my previous article, “Liverpool v Scarborough” (which focused on the appalling abuses of power apparently perpetrated by officers and [...]
Liverpool -v- Scarborough Guest Author NORMAN MURPHY draws some interesting parallels. ~~~~~ As many of you will have seen, Local Government Minister, Robert Jenrick, has recently intervened in the running of Labour controlled Liverpool City Council. Jenrick was forced to [...]
De-Politicising the Police Introducing KEITH TORDOFF MBE – the totally Independent candidate in the forthcoming election for the position of Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire taking place on Thursday 6th May 2021. If you believe, as I [...]
