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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]