Monthly Archives: April 2014

Despite 25 years of pain and injustice, which Merseyside MP is backing The S*n?

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

||STOP PRESS|| – 21st May 2014 – Field has now made what he regards as an apology for his close involvement with Murdoch…  link to story Frank Field, MP for Birkenhead is the answer. As the May local elections approach, Mr … Continue reading →

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The CBI’s epic fail on Scottish independence

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

Originally posted on Ramblings Of A PR:
The esteemed Confederation of British Industry has got itself all in a PR pickle over Scottish independence. And it is getting worse. After  the CBI registered last week with the Electoral Commission as a…

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The Wirral Council leader’s register of gifts and hospitality – looks suspect

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

Back in January 2013, shameless, unapologetic, inveterate liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here.) Council leader Phil Davies was offered a ticket for an Everton match, along with a free slap up meal – by Trinity Mirror Newspapers, owners of The Wirral News. As … Continue reading →

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That Esther McVey Hillsborough tweet. Who or what was behind it?

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

16th April 2014 If you hadn’t already noticed, here’s what happened yesterday during the memorial service, on the 25th Anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, when 96 Liverpool F.C. fans lost their lives. At 3:06 pm on 15th April (the time the … Continue reading →

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24 grievances, a Director (+2) leave Arrowe Park and they’re STILL not talking

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

See the earlier post I made on this subject, for a description of the earlier events. The headline above is not strictly accurate.  Following an internal review (which was late) WUTH have released a few more crumbs for the time period I specified: 3 … Continue reading →

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How DLA Piper LLP came to the aid of abusive Wirral Council in their hour of need

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

26 months (2 years and 2 months) ago, in February 2012, I made an FoI request to Wirral Council, requesting copies of the correspondence that had passed between DLA Piper (Solicitors) and the council during a specific period of external investigator … Continue reading →

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Let’s not lose sight of the bigger picture… #MariaMiller

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

I don’t usually comment on central government issues, much less link to newspapers that I despise, but something dreadful has just happened.  Another fraud committed from on high on the public. Just to rub it in, the crooked Etonian toffs … Continue reading →

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