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General posts

Hopeless. A distracted journo and a mayor with a dodgy history – in the clear

Posted on May 25, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

I was tweeting tonight.  Nothing unusual about that on a Sunday – or any other day that ends in a ‘y’. Anyway, somebody popped onto my timeline with the following: It’s safe ground, for a journo or anyone else to have … Continue reading →

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You’re a #UKIP voting suicide…

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

A Party Political Broadcast on behalf of sentient human beings Rock ‘n Roll Suicide Time takes a cigarette, Puts it in your mouth. You pull on your finger, Then another finger, Then cigarette. The Daily Mail is calling, It lingers, then … Continue reading →

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“What a load of tosh!!!” ~ Councillor Crabtree. Also, Wirral’s monitoring officer responds to an email sent to the CEO

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

9th May 2014 Confidential_memo_tells_shocked_Wirral_councillors_their_emails_are_being_read_by_town_hall_bosses On 3rd May, with the above Wirral Globe article in mind, I sent the following email to Wirral Council CEO Graham “Mistakes” Burgess, asking whether my own emails to councillors were being filtered / screened / blocked: From: … Continue reading →

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Hollow victory for DWP after ‘ESA deaths’ tribunal

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

Originally posted on Mike Sivier's blog:
Seen to be done: The tribunal took place at the Law Courts in Cardiff (pictured), in public – which allowed friends of Vox Political to hear the case. It is with a heavy…

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Are Wirral Council breaching the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000?

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

7th May 2014 Please read the following article in a recent Wirral Globe, in particular the subsequent comments, where there is much detailed information on the subject of interception or filtering of emails: wirralglobe.co.uk – 2nd May 2014 Here’s my latest FoI … Continue reading →

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Chasing up the £48,000 in public money paid to a Wirral Council officer – no questions asked

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

This is an FoI request that was made to Wirral Council on 6th October last year It’s now 7 months old and not much further forward, although it was lodged as an appeal with the ICO some time ago. This was … 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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