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Carry On, Cowboy Council an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining local government at the nethermost level. ~~~~~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Feudal Doodle Do I scarcely know how to begin this article, so extraordinary were the events [...]
Equal Under The Law? Parish The Thought! an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining the conduct of Parish Councils in relation to the current Standards regime established under the terms of the Localism Act 2011. ~~~~~ Though this [...]
Jimmy Savile: NHS Reports issued – Crime and Parliamentary Affairs Correspondent Tim Hicks reports on today’s release of the long-awaited NHS Reports on the predatory paedophile (and, according to some reports, serial necrophile) JIMMY SAVILE. ~~~~~ An event that the North [...]
Guardians Of Transparency – The Right To Film – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on an attempt to invoke anti-terrorism legislation to prevent legitimate reporting of a major event of conspicuous public interest. ~~~~~ IN THE [...]
(S)TOP SECRET – Parish Clerks: The Giant Leeches IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD. ~ Following the unexpectedly positive response to my recent article about Seamer & Crossgates Parish Council in the Borough [...]
Parish Councils: ANARCHY in the UK – an “In My View” report by NIGEL WARD ~ IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST All Fools’ Day 2014 will mark the 40th Anniversary of the implementation of the Local Government Act 1972. Progressively, throughout [...]
Pickles: Go Forth And Scrutinise Lights, Camera, Action! Councils ‘Pickled’ Once again, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government is in the news, reiterating his loud and clear announcement of June this year, regarding the right of the public [...]
Whitby Council votes for free speech, “deploring” SBC threats an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ The story that has attracted tens of thousands of internet-users to the support of the Real Whitby Magazine newsblog has finally made [...]
Jane Kenyon’s man Bill: Forging Ahead – an “In My View” – by Nigel Ward IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Recent articles outlining the long list of discrepancies in the Public Record (insofar as it concerns itself with the conduct of Councillor [...]
More Things In Heaven And Earth – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~ It is over forty years since I drove from Mashhad, in eastern Iran, south east along the valley of the Jamshidi river, which broadens [...]
