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MARRIOTT Scandal – SBC Portfolio Holder Quizzed

MARRIOTT Scandal – SBC Portfolio Holder Quizzed an Open Letter from NIGEL WARD to Scarborough Borough Council’s Portfolio Holder for Human Resources & Performance. Detailed answers, please, Andrew. In the public interest. ~~~~~ Councillor Andrew JENKINSON [Con.] (Newby) – Portfolio [...]

September 28, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Whistleblower Ben MARRIOTT Goes Public Against SBC Officers

An Open Letter from Ben MARRIOTT, of Scarborough – the man who successfully “blew the whistle” on the Scarborough Borough Council Officers who “whitewashed” (according to HHJ Humphrey FORREST) his attempts to expose fraud and corruption in his own Council [...]

September 26, 2016 Letters, Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part Two)

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part Two) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD – Part Two of a continuing series exposing the secrecy culture of Scarborough Borough Council.  ~~~~~ Having offered readers, in Part One of this article, an [...]

September 23, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One)

SBC: Proud & Prejudiced (Part One) an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, charting Scarborough Borough Council’s policy of selective transparency. ~~~~~ It may well be that the residents of every Borough and District in the country refer to [...]

September 19, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All

SBC Cllr and PCP Member Tells All an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, providing the inside info on the Scarborough Borough Councillor ‘fracas’ story. ~~~~~ Background Every investigation begins, necessarily, with the first assessment of incoming information. This [...]

September 12, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

Operation Hyson Featured In ‘Private Eye’

Operation Hyson Featured In ‘Private Eye’ Regular readers of the North Yorkshire Enquirer who have followed the progress of Operation Hyson – the civil legal action pursued by North Yorkshire Police following the failure of Operation Rome (an abortive attempt [...]

August 31, 2016 Police

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak

Corruptophenia – The Firebreak an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD ~~~~~ Following a widely-spaced series of articles dealing with corrupt practices within local government, and before exposing the precise mechanisms adopted by those directly involved, readers may benefit [...]

August 24, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

BREAKING: Corruptophenia – An Update

Corruptophenia – An Update an “In My View” up-date by NIGEL WARD. ~~~~~ From Monday 1st August until Friday 5th August 2016, the Employment Tribunal in Hull has been hearing the case against Scarborough Borough Council, for constructive dismissal, by [...]

August 5, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Who Dreams Up The Plans?

SBC: Who Dreams Up The Plans? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, examining a strategic planning mechanism that by-passes democracy. ~~~~~ The received wisdom is that local Councils pursue a democratic approach to decision-making; electors elect representatives – [...]

April 14, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council

SBC: Nock, Nock . . . Who’s Still There?

SBC: Nock, Nock . . . Who’s Still There? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on the ‘verdict’ in the case of the Scarborough Borough Council hebephile-apologist, Conservative Councillor John NOCK. ~~~~~ Readers may remember an article [...]

March 5, 2016 Scarborough Borough Council