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Vexatious Potto

Vexatious Potto – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the wild tactics of self-denial and point-blank refusal to acknowledge the difficult truths that continue to blight the hopelessly deficient and unlawful Potto Parish Council, arguably the worst [...]

November 5, 2023 Potto

Libellous Potto

Libellous Potto An Open Letter to Potto Parish Councillors – members, arguably, of the worst Parish Council in the country. ~~~~~ Potto Parish Councillors IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST Councillors, My editor, Mr THORNE, has asked me to respond to your [...]

October 22, 2023 Potto

Lawless Potto

Lawless Potto – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the wild tactics that continue to be used by Potto Parish Council to obstruct and circumvent due process, public input and the law – whilst apparently incurring yet more Audit Investigations (with [...]

September 28, 2023 Potto

POTTO’s Public Humiliation (Pt. 1)

POTTO’s Public Humiliation (Pt. 1) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing a wider readership to a humiliating public exposure of Potto Parish Council’s desperate attempts to conceal its appalling performance. ~~~~~ Regular readers may recall that, [...]

August 12, 2023 Potto

“Clueless?”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-sixty-third in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and far beyond. Readers [...]

August 6, 2023 Photoons, Potto

POTTO: “Where’s the Money?” (Pt 5)

POTTO: “Where’s the Money?” (Pt 5) – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the wild tactics used by Potto Parish Council to circumvent due process, ignore Council procedures – and the law – whilst spending £5,580 of public money on repairs to this [...]

July 29, 2023 Potto

POTTO’s “vexatious” claim ruled UNLAWFUL

POTTO’s “vexatious” claim ruled UNLAWFUL – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the wild tactics adopted by Potto Parish Council to prevent the ‘inconvenient truths’ about its unlawful activities (ref: Tribunal) and widespread maladministration (ref: PIR) from reaching the public [...]

July 14, 2023 Potto

“Too Many Pies?”

In a satirical spirit, the North Yorks Enquirer presents the two-hundred-and-sixty-second in a continuing series of so-called “Photoons” – cartoons developed from digital photographs – highlighting the more amusing aspects of current affairs in North Yorkshire and far beyond. Readers [...]

July 8, 2023 Photoons, Potto, Whitby Town

POTTO: Post-PIR Governance & Accountability

POTTO: Post-PIR Governance & Accountability – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, investigating the validity of Potto Parish Council’s claim, in its February 2023 minutes, that the July 2022 PIR Recommendations had all “been actioned accordingly”. (All Potto articles may be reviewed here). If [...]

June 23, 2023 Potto

POTTO: Judgement Day Looms?

POTTO: Judgement Day Looms? – an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, describing a significant development in the ICAEW handling of a Formal Complaint against Mr Roger Alan BRISLEY, Potto Council’s Internal Auditor. This brief update follows on from my detailed examination [...]

June 9, 2023 North Yorkshire County Council, Potto