Category Archives: Whistleblowing

Court Out

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Wirral In It Together

Originally posted on Wirralleaks:
Thanks to all those who have expressed an interest or forwarded information and comments about the court case involving Wirral Council currently unfolding in the Liverpool Civil & Family Court . Whilst the matters under discussion have…

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Employment Tribunal – Day Two – Alison Mountney versus Wirral Council

Posted on January 31, 2017 by Wirral In It Together

31st January 2017 Day Two There was a late start to proceedings this morning, with the case being delayed, before re-commencing at 11:20 AM rather than the planned 10:00 AM. Attendees Claimant Mrs Alison Mountney, represented by Mr Simon Mountney. … Continue reading →

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Tribunal Case Goes Ahead – Day One – Mrs A Mountney versus Wirral Council

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Wirral In It Together

Whilst we at Wirral In It Together are generally, and with good reason, critical of Wirral Council, the public can rest assured that the reporting on this blog post will follow standard, statutory court reporting requirements and will make strenuous … Continue reading →

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Employment Tribunal Case – Mrs A Mountney versus Wirral Council

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Wirral In It Together

30th January 2017 Here’s an excerpt from the CourtServe website listing a 5 day Employment Tribunal case starting today 30th January at Vernon Street Civil and Family Court at 10:00 am: The nomenclature in use above deciphers as follows: DDA … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 7, 2016 by Wirral In It Together

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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Radio 5 Live Investigates – Settlement Agreements and Gagging Clauses

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Wirral In It Together

3rd April 2016 Here’s a link to details of today’s BBC 5 Live programme at 11:00am: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b075t47v The above forms the link to the actual programme, which is available on BBC iPlayer for the next 30 days. Settlement Agreements (formerly known as Compromise Agreements) are legal … Continue reading →

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A strange, defensive move from Graham Burgess, Wirral Council’s Chief Executive

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Wirral In It Together

16th July 2013 (The first three hyperlinks below go to three sections of video.  Thanks go to John Brace). Here’s a strange development.  This occurred at last night’s full Wirral Council meeting, where I bailed out early in disgust.  In … Continue reading →

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A tale of two thefts

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

Theft number #1 http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Suspicious-son-uses-hidden-camera-catch-carer/story-24457071-detail/story.html Person responsible = Joanna Inch, carer Amount of money involved = £15, following the discovery of money going missing Number of persons targeted = 1 OAP Number of arrests = 1 Number of court cases = 1 Number … Continue reading →

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Liz Davies’ Open Letter to Margaret Hodge

Posted on August 4, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

Originally posted on Desiring Progress:
Last Friday (August 1st, 2014), Margaret Hodge, Labour MP for Barking and Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, issued a statement on the poor treatment of whistleblowers, and how they are often victimised by managers…

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With ‘regret’, the local police have cleared abusive Wirral Council on ISUS

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

14th July 2014 – Merseyside plod clear Wirral Council on ISUS impropriety (…and thank them for their openness) ISUS stands for ‘Intensive Start Up Scheme’. ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO ISUS BUSINESS SUPPORT.PDF BIG stands for Business Investment Grant ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO … Continue reading →

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