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Quiet, Please! Democracy Is Sleeping!

A Letter to the Editor from Amanda SMITH, writing as a member of the public in response, perhaps, to recent misinformation in the Whitby Liar. Amanda is one of only four members of Whitby Town (Parish) Council who possesses an [...]

March 7, 2015 Whitby Town

ELN: Caught Red-Handed!

ELN: Caught Red-Handed! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an extraordinary blunder with far-reaching consequences by a newly-co-opted crony Councillor at the worst Parish Council in North Yorkshire. ~~~~~ Background Readers who have missed the on-going [...]

March 2, 2015 Exelby, Leeming & Newton

Harassment Allegations: Local Press Coverage

Harassment Allegations: Local Press Coverage an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the Johnston Press coverage of the North Yorks Enquirer campaign to hold to account the decades-long failure of the North Yorkshire Police to arrest [...]

February 27, 2015 North Yorkshire Police, Whitby Town

Cllr. COCKERILL: The ‘N-word’ In The Woodpile

Cllr. COCKERILL: The ‘N-word’ In The Woodpile an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, following up on his 20th January 2015 article “SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks”. The latest. ~~~~~ It is of some significance that we should [...]

January 23, 2015 Filey Town, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks

SBC Portfolio Holder’s Deplorable Racist Remarks an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an extraordinary display of overt racism in the Council Chamber. ~~~~~ Councillor Mike COCKERILL (NPA) is a member of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC), representing [...]

January 20, 2015 Filey Town, Scarborough Borough Council

WTC: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to D-I-Y Hole-Digging

WTC: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to D-I-Y Hole-Digging an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the latest trickery from Whitby Town (Parish) Council. Pantomime season starts here. ~~~~~ I recently published an article entitled “WTC: Yet Another [...]

December 26, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Yet Another Data Security Breach

WTC: Yet Another Data Security Breach an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on yet another astonishing breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 at Whitby Town (Parish) Council, accompanied by the now customary incompetence of an already [...]

December 16, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers VI – Black Kettle Impugns White Pot

WTC: Backstabbers VI – Black Kettle Impugns White Pot – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the escalating meltdown (and coming flare-up) at Whitby Town (Parish) Council. ~~~~~ For those who have not followed this extraordinary [...]

December 1, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers V – Turkeys, Ostriches – and Lemmings

WTC: Backstabbers V – Turkeys, Ostriches – and Lemmings an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the first challenge to the extraordinary and secretive conduct of the Human Resources Committee and the Finance, Policy & General Purposes [...]

November 5, 2014 Whitby Town

WTC: Backstabbers IV – The Turkeys Who Voted For Christmas

WTC: Backstabbers IV – The Turkeys Who Voted For Christmas an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, taking you behind closed doors at probably the worst value-for-money Council in England & Wales. ~~~~~ Please do not imagine that this [...]

November 2, 2014 Whitby Town