Monthly Archives: June 2013

Half Life

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

Originally posted on juxtaposed:
Do not reach the end Of yet another day And say It was enough To merely hold your demons Just at bay, For that is Half a life you’re living – Sheer existence, holding sway. Give…

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Wirral’s council leader has a ‘brave new blog’ – with COMMENTS DISABLED

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

http://cllrphildavies.wordpress.com/2013/06/19/bringing-council-services-closer-to-you/ He often invokes “Transparency”. He often speaks of “Openness”. He often lets words like “Inclusivity” or “Empowerment” fall from his lips. However, Wirral Council leader Councillor Phil (shameless, unapologetic, inveterate liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) Davies has just joined the … Continue reading →

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Dispatches ~ Wirral Council’s alleged Contract Impropriety and Subsequent Whitewash

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

17th June 2013 Wirral Council appears in Channel Four Dispatches programme about “How Councils Waste Our Money”.  Link to Wirral section here: What wasn’t mentioned here is that two of the suspended officers, David Green and David Taylor Smith, have … Continue reading →

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Frank Field blames “Too many people making Freedom of Information requests” for Wirral Council’s ongoing failure

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

17th June 2013 Link to audio: Frank Field also contributes to the Dispatches programme, aired last Monday night. Although the news was 3 days old, Tony Snell didn’t question Frank Field about the obscene six figure sum that had been … Continue reading →

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UPDATED – Former suspended officers David Green and David Taylor Smith are ££Paid off

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

26th February 2014 More information here, including dates of departure for pastures new. 14th June 2013 Former Director of Wirral Highways, David Green, the senior officer who…. brought bogus “bullying” charges against me in 2003, but with no comeback; forced … Continue reading →

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Public Servants With Attitudes (not nice ones, yikes!)

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

7th June 2013 Whitewash news… The investigator into, “Why a senior Wirral Council Officer failed to declare an interest”, er…… fails to declare an interest https://t.co/alygqdiFlZ — Wirral In It 2gether (@Wirral_In_It) June 19, 2013 Today, I discovered my local … Continue reading →

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