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Tory-Led Scarborough Council Bans LABOUR Banner – But NOT Tory

Tory-Led Scarborough Council Bans LABOUR Banner – But NOT Tory an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a despicable electioneering dirty trick. ~~~~~ The clock on Whitby’s old Town Hall shows three minutes to three this afternoon, [...]

May 1, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

Scarborough Anti-Corruption Campaigner Renews Vigil

Scarborough Anti-Corruption Campaigner Renews Vigil – an update to NIGEL WARD’s 11th January 2015 article on Scarborough anti-corruption campaigner GUY WHITING. ~~~~~ Anti-corruption campaigner Guy Whiting has been attracting renewed attention to his one-man campaign on Northway in Scarborough, outside [...]

April 29, 2015 North Yorkshire Police, Scarborough Borough Council

Toxic Tory Trots Out Phony Immigration Figures

Toxic Tory Trots Out Phony Immigration Figures – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a classic case of Conservative creative accountancy. ~~~~~ “Net Migration Rate” (also known as the net immigration rate) is defined by The [...]

April 15, 2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council

Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot

Whitby Shows ‘No Confidence’ In Town Council – No Ballot – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, interpreting the sad state of Nominations for Election to Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ By a curious twist of fate, two [...]

April 10, 2015 Whitby Town

SBC: Election Nominations

SBC: Election Nominations Scarborough Borough Council has announced the candidates who have been nominated to stand for election to the Council on Thursday 7th May 2015. Elections will be held in all 25 of the Council’s Wards. The candidates are: [...]

April 10, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

NYCC: Why So Resistant To Scrutiny?

NYCC: Why So Resistant To Scrutiny? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on Yorkshire Councils’ extraordinary resistance to be filmed/recorded. Are our Councillors satisfied that “transparency” and “accountability” are being upheld? Are we? ~~~~~ Despite statutory clarification [...]

April 10, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council

NYCC: A Sea-View In Pitch Darkness

NYCC: A Sea-View In Pitch Darkness an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD reporting on a potential legal challenge to NYCC’s proposed prohibition of on-street parking by motor-home users in the Borough of Scarborough. ~~~~~ Background There has been [...]

April 7, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council

WTC: A Model Of Transparency – NOT

WTC: A Model Of Transparency – NOT an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, responding to an ‘Infrequently Asked Question’: “How far short does Whitby Town (Parish) Council fall of the standards of transparency and accountability demanded by the [...]

April 6, 2015 Whitby Town

“N-word” Councillor Bangs Election Drum

“N-word” Councillor Bangs Election Drum – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, informing readers of a rehabilitation attempt by “N-word” Scarborough Borough Councillor Mike COCKERILL – just in time for the elections. ~~~~~ Local readers will be aware [...]

April 4, 2015 Scarborough Borough Council

Robert GOODWILL – Officially Secretive

Robert GOODWILL – Officially Secretive – an “In My View” report by NIGEL WARD on Maggie TUTTLE’s revelations regarding a failed attempt to relax the terms of the Official Secrets Act (OSA). ~~~~~ Robert GOODWILL & The MPs Who Voted [...]

April 4, 2015 Misc