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Update on SIP Car Parks land in Birkenhead and Frank Field / Phil Davies’ betrayal of residents

5th January 2017 This fine example of scandalous council behaviour began here when Council Leader, liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) Phil Davies, whilst nursing the business interests of corporate car park people, feigned bogus concern for the needs of local voters and even … Continue reading

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Dodging the Snoopers’ Charter

5th January 2017 The Snoopers’ Charter i.e. the UK Establishment’s new, globally unrivalled, sweeping legal authorisation to poke their noses in where they’re neither wanted nor appreciated i.e. into the deepest, furthest, most private corners of everybody’s (and we mean absolutely everybody’s) … Continue reading

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A Merry Christmas and a Prosperous 2017 To All Our Readers

24th December 2016

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The “Most Improved Council”: Do As We Say, Not As We Do.

18th December 2016 We the public don’t get to see the disciplinary records for Wirral’s councillors – or anybody’s councillors for that matter – because sadly they’re highly sensitive and an internal party political matter.  But hey, how useful it … Continue reading

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#Brickgate – Angela Eagle’s PR man – Imran Ahmed – throws his weight around on Twitter

August 2021 Update Ahmed is still spreading his hate, beneath the careful guise of ‘countering’ it! https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/08/10/cnn-hit-piece-on-mercola.aspx?ui=c29a9e192a525503b0a3ecdc22b640e6801852b20bcd74f139aa38286d78f71e&sd=20210212&cid_source=dnl&cid_medium=email&cid_content=art1HL&cid=20210810&mid=DM960653&rid=1231699209 8th December 2016 The world of Public Relations is a strange, unusual realm, where the task of turning hot, steaming cowpats into objects of desire is … Continue reading

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Wirral Council Leader won’t let cuts / austerity / lack of funds get in the way of a sumptuous far east visit

5th December 2016 Wirral Council Leader and inveterate liar (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) Phil Davies recently accompanied Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson on an autumn junket to the far east – for two whole weeks – beginning on Saturday 22nd October 2016. After … Continue reading

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#LOBO LOANS … Wirral Council’s 2015/16 Accounts WON’T Be Signed Off Before the 30th September Deadline – Here’s Why …

26th September 2016 This evening, Wirral Council’s Audit and Risk Committee will meet at 6 pm. The main thrust of the meeting will be the desire to sign off last year’s accounts.  However, this time around, a couple of flies have landed … Continue reading

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UPDATE ~ Former Wirral Councillor Jim Crabtree – up in court today

1st September 2016 Further to our post earlier today the Liverpool Echo has more on this story: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/ex-wirral-councillor-accused-making-11830770 It’s now public knowledge that the target of Crabtree’s alleged offensive phone message was Louise Reecejones, a one-time fellow Labour councillor. Back on July 9th, in … Continue reading

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#Brickgate FOI request – A response is in from Merseyside Police

12th August 2016 We lodged the following FOI request on 2nd August 2016: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/alleged_brick_thrown_through_comhttps://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/alleged_brick_thrown_through_com The police say they are not obliged to supply most of the information and have responded with exemptions under Section 30 (Criminal investigations and proceedings) and Section … Continue reading

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Angela Eagle’s 17 whistleblowers – The Eagle 17 – Are they for REAL?

7th August 2016 Angela Eagle, failed Labour leadership candidate, has referred publicly in the press to a group of 17 unnamed people she describes as ‘whistleblowers’.  This group have made allegations and are presumably at some point going to expand their case further … Continue reading

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