Cllrs ‘money-for-nothing’ is an ‘entitlement’ – official! – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST I have received an email from NYCC’s Head of Legal & Democratic Services and Monitoring Officer, Carole DUNN, [...]
Duplicitous, Devious & Dumb ‘Double-Dipping’ Denials – an ‘In My View’ article – by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST ACTS OF CORRUPTION in public life occur in a wide variety of forms; from the large-scale, complex and sophisticated [...]
“Me Too!” – a mystery of many parts . . . An ‘In My View’ article – byNigel Ward IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Every community produces citizens who are willing to interest themselves in scrutinising the integrity of the administration. [...]
Donkey Field Success for Tom BROWN! Readers will be delighted with the news, confirmed today, that the application for Village Green status for east Whitby’s “Donkey Field” (also known as “Jacky Field”) has been successful. This ensures that the “Donkey [...]
You may remember an article I penned about Councillors elected to both Scarborough Borough Council and North Yorkshire County Council, who were claiming Broadband allowances from both Authorities. I was hoping the Councillors themselves would sort this mess out, but [...]
“The letter of the law” – an ‘In My View’ article, by Nigel Ward ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST In a letter of response (dated 1st August 2007) to a question concerning Councillor Jane KENYON’s Company Secretaryship of Dales Timber [...]
Open Letter From Nigel Ward To Mr Jeremy HOLDERNESS – Chief Executive Officer – North Yorkshire Police Authority IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Jeremy, I note, for the record, that you have not accorded my urgent email of 19th inst. with [...]
Timber! – “The Three Card Trick” – the next installment in Nigel’s “In My View” series of articles ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST If you have not followed my recent articles in the public interest, describing affairs surrounding Councillor Jane [...]
“(Wooly Bully) JOB’S A GOOD’UN” – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Following the first of my articles on the fiercely contended topic of the Sirius/YPL development proposals to mine beneath the North [...]
North York Moors Potash – Void Space Waste Disposal? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ In my view, in a society in which greed and self-interest number amongst the most compelling of motivations, it is prudent [...]