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“What Are You Complaining About?”

A Letter to the Editor of the North Yorks Enquirer by Nigel RUSH of Tadcaster, in response to Neil WILBY’s recent article “The Old Pals Act, 2016”, in which recently promoted Detective Chief Inspector Steve FINCHAM appeared in a less [...]

August 30, 2016 Letters

Uneasy LIES The Head That Wears Two Hats

Uneasy LIES The Head That Wears Two Hats an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, exposing a very sly communication to Filey Town Council from SBC closet-Tory Councillor Mike COCKERILL. ~~~~~ On 15th July 2016, I reported on SBC [...]

August 27, 2016 Filey Town

Ryedale: Council Tax Dodging Councillors

Ryedale: Council Tax Dodging Councillors Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at; Richmondshire District Council Hambleton District Council East Lindsey District Council North East Lincolnshire Council Hambleton District Council [...]

August 25, 2016 Ryedale District Council

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ Following a widely-spaced series of articles dealing with corrupt practices within local government, and before exposing the precise mechanisms adopted by those directly involved, readers may benefit [...]

August 24, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

ERYC: Andy STRANGEWAY – The Tories Bogeyman!

Today (the “Glorious 12th” of August) Hull Daily Mail elevated Councillor Andy STRANGEWAY [Ind.], known throughout the East Riding as ‘Mr Transparency’, to the rank of ‘The Opposition’ – the Bogeyman – thorn in the side of the hitherto Tory-dominated [...]

August 12, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Middlesbrough: Council Tax Dodging Councillors

Middlesbrough: Council Tax Dodging Councillors Following FOIA disclosures regarding Councillors who did not pay their Council Tax without recourse to enforcement procedures at; Richmondshire District Council Hambleton District Council East Lindsey District Council North East Lincolnshire Council Hambleton District Council [...]

August 10, 2016 District

“Custodians of The Public Purse?”

A Letter to the Editor from Scarborough Borough Councillor Rob BARNETT [Lab.], of Whitby’s Streonshalh Ward, offers an opinion on the recent North Yorkshire Police law suit – so misleadingly reported in the local newspapers. ~~~~~ Dear Editor, It was [...]

August 9, 2016 Letters, North Yorkshire Police & Crime Commissioner

BREAKING: Corruptophenia – An Update

Corruptophenia – An Update an “In My View” up-date by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ From Monday 1st August until Friday 5th August 2016, the Employment Tribunal in Hull has been hearing the case against Scarborough Borough Council, for constructive dismissal, by [...]

August 5, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Local Press ‘Outs’ Cllr With Satirical Photoon

Local Press ‘Outs’ Councillor With Satirical Photoon Following similar coverage in yesterday’s Hull Daily Mail, the Pocklington Post – a weekly local newspaper in the Johnston Press stable – has adorned its front page with a NYE-style satirical Photoon openly [...]

August 4, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Cllr Dee Sharpe Hits The MSM

Cllr Dee SHARPE Hits The MSM an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, noting the Hull Daily Mail coverage of yesterday’s North Yorks Enquirer revelations about East Riding of Yorkshire Councillor Dee SHARPE [Con.]. ~~~~~ It is always gratifying [...]

August 3, 2016 East Riding of Yorkshire Council