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The Brexit FAQ

Introduction Here is a list of the most frequently asked questions about the EU Referendum, and what would happen when Britain leaves the European Union. Every effort has been made to answer them as accurately and factually correct as possible. [...]

May 1, 2016 Misc

The Great Global Warming Swindle (2007)

Originally broadcast March 8th 2007 on Channel 4, two years before the Climatic Research Unit email controversy, aka Climategate. Climategate is the biggest scandal in modern science which laid bare that senior climate scientists had manipulated or suppressed evidence in [...]

April 24, 2016 Documentaries

BBC Question Time Bias

On February 20th 2016 Conservative Prime Minister, Dodgy Dave Cameron, announced the date for the long awaited EU Referendum. In 68 days time, on June 23rd, the EU Referendum will be held to decide whether the UK remains or leaves [...]

April 16, 2016 Misc

Whitby Parking Victory!

A resident of Whitby who was given a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) by Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) has won the case at the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. The judgement from the Tribunal is below. As you can see, the Traffic Penalty [...]

April 9, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Futurist Business Case

The North Yorks Enquirer has obtained a copy of a business plan for the Futurist Theatre in Scarborough. The plan has been created by the Save The Futurist Campaign has been sent to all Councillors. The plan indicates that the [...]

April 3, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. FUD#1

How many of our laws are made in the EU? According to Britain Stronger in Europe, who are campaigning to stay in the EU, just 13% of our laws are made in the EU. The Liberal Democrats (remember them?) Campaign [...]

March 30, 2016 Misc

Did Goodwill Mislead Parliament?

Ian Blackford, the SNP MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber accused Scarborough & Whitby MP Robert Goodwill of being “economical with the truth” over the issue of ship-to-ship (STS) oil transfers in the Cromarty Firth. Environmental campaigners are worried about [...]

March 6, 2016 Misc

More Flamingo Land Tory Donations

Tory-dominated Scarborough Borough Council’s preferred bidder for the Foreshore Road Futurist Theatre site, Flamingo Land Limited and its director Gordon Gibb, have again made sizable donations to the Tory party. The donations, which were recorded on the Electoral Commission web [...]

January 25, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Labour Support Futurist Demolition

The final nail in the coffin of Scarborough’s Futurist Theatre appears to have been hammered in by Scarborough & Whitby’s Labour party. The leader of the Scarborough & Whitby Labour party, Cllr Steve Siddons, has confirmed that his party will [...]

January 24, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Parking Refunds for Knaresborough?

A quick look around Knaresborough’s Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) on Google Streetmap shows that Harrogate Borough Council (HBC) replicated the Knaresborough signage from their Harrogate CPZs. Like the Harrogate, Scarborough and Whitby’s CPZs, the signage does not make a single [...]

December 22, 2015 Harrogate Borough Council