The ARGOS ‘Leak’ Investigation Our regular Guest Author – Stormin’ NORMAN MURPHY – offers an informed view. ~~~~~ The current interest into who did, or did not, leak the report into the £22 million pound ratepayer-funded, ARGOS development, as published [...]
“Councillor Riley Exposes Himself – to Ridicule” A Letter to the Editor from a very defensive Independent Councillor, Paul RILEY, expressing his resentment of criticism and general lack of political ‘savvy’. With a view to untangling his misconceptions, the editor [...]
That Vote of No Confidence Today’s Guest Author is none other than Alderman NORMAN MURPHY, that very popular long-serving Councillor now sheds more light on the present incarnation of the Council on which, in better times, he was proud to [...]
The Eunuch in the Brothel an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, setting out his ‘take’ on the big lie underpinning the present crisis at Scarborough Borough Council. ~~~~~ My thanks go out to the Independent member who has [...]
ARGOS ‘Leak’ – Confession Forthcoming? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, apologising for a significant oversight in a recent article. ~~~~~ I must begin by tendering a sincere apology for a significant oversight in my research for a [...]
Motion of No Confidence Tabled an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the latest efforts of Independent Councillors of two dsifferent stripes to stop the rot. The Cluster of Independent Members and the Yorkshire Coast Independent [...]
Running Scared? an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, reporting on a last-minute, last-ditch attempt to avoid facing the music. ~~~~~ The three recent resignations from the Independent Group (reducing its number from 10 to 7) now need to [...]
Another Indy Resignation an “In My View” article by NIGEL WARD, updating readers on the latest changes at Scarborough Borough Council, plus a fresh analysis of the numbers game. ~~~~~ Following the recent resignations from the Independent Group, by first [...]
Steve Siddons, Scarborough Borough Council’s (SBC) socialist supremo’s dreams of creating a building to house the party faithful and brainwash vulnerable students appear to have been dealt a fatal blow. The madcap scheme to spend £22 million of taxpayer’s money [...]
On the 28th November 2020, I questioned why £130,000 made it way from the account of Scarborough Borough Council (SBC) to KPMG when it was agreed that only £25,000 would be paid to KPMG in relation to work undertaken for [...]
