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JACONELLI: An Open Letter to NYCC Leader Carl LES

JACONELLI: An Open Letter to NYCC Leader Carl LES an Open Letter by NIGEL WARD, to County Councillor Carl LES (who was recently elected Leader of North Yorkshire County Council) on the subject of former NYCC Councillor and predatory and [...]

June 30, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council

Carl Les to lead NYCC

Carl Les has become the new leader of the Conservative group on North Yorkshire County Council (NYCC). Les was unopposed for the post. It is now expected that Cllr Les will become the new leader of NYCC when it meets [...]

May 13, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council

School Safeguarding: Appeal For Information

School Safeguarding: Appeal For Information an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, appealing to Year 12/13 Whitby students, former students, mentors, teachers and parents who may be able to provide information in strictest confidence in relation to serious allegations [...]

May 12, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council

Sir Greg KNIGHT: Silence Is Brazen

Sir Greg KNIGHT: Silence Is Brazen an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the curious case of the Conservative PPC whose election material trotted out a false claim regarding the Tories’ record on immigration. ~~~~~ Background [...]

May 3, 2015 East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Misc

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

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

Councils: The Law Is An Ass

Councils: The Law Is An Ass an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, who, with one eye on the elections, now highlights (again) the all-too-common local authority practice of implementing Bye-Laws for the prime purpose of extorting revenue from [...]

March 27, 2015 Lincolnshire County Council, Scarborough Borough Council

Potash: CNP Calls For Public Inquiry

Public Inquiry Needed To Determine Controversial North York Moors Potash Mine Plan [PRESS RELEASE] The Campaign for National Parks has called for a public inquiry to examine plans to develop the world’s largest potash mine in the North York Moors. [...]

March 10, 2015 North York Moors National Park Authority

County & District Councillor’s Registers of Interests

County & District Councillor’s Registers of Interests an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on some apparent discrepancies relating to the requirements of the Localism Act 2011 on the part of a rather high-profile Ryedale District Councillor and [...]

February 22, 2015 North Yorkshire County Council, Ryedale District Council