Tag Archives: Martin Morton

The Irregular Show….

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

“Dude, that’s our history you’re airbrushing” https://twitter.com/Wirral_In_It/status/305453207805652992 The above is a link to a tweet I posted on Twitter tonight.  It looks like somebody at Wirral Council may have been carrying out his / her masters orders to comb through … Continue reading →

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Martin Morton appears on Radio Five Live – Stephen Nolan – 16th February 2013

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

16th February 2013 https://soundcloud.com/wirral-leaks/the-price-of-whistleblowing Tonight, Wirral Council whistleblower Martin Morton appeared on the Stephen Nolan programme on Radio Five Live.  He gave a compelling and at times disturbing account of the atrocious treatment he’d received both before and after going … Continue reading →

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Was Anna Klonowski’s investigation truly independent?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

  http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/consultant_anna_klonowski_declar The above FoI request was placed in May 2012.  Two springs ago.  Wirral Council acknowledged receipt 7 months later in December 2012.  The winter before last.  So it’s the customary, not exactly timely response. It’s pretty much the … Continue reading →

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Wirral #FoI news. Council complainant ‘accidentally’ identified on Wirral Council Website

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

11th July 2012 The following FoI request was placed today, after the identity of a Highways Department complainant was ‘accidentally’ made available to the whole world via the Wirral Council Website. This was in relation to the HESPE contract, awarded to COLAS in … Continue reading →

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Whistleblower Martin Morton speaks to Community Care Magazine

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin Amazon link http://paulcardin.substack.com

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#FoI Request ~ to Wirral Council. Departure of CEO Jim Wilkie

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

7th June 2012 This was the date of departure of Chief Executive Jim Wilkie from Wirral Council. It occurred a few hours before the release on the 8th June of the long awaited damning District Auditor’s report into the multi-million … Continue reading →

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UPDATED ~ Compromise Agreements ~ Wirral Council’s reckless approach ~ also, how the District Auditor is sitting on his hands

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

THIS IS AN ALLEGEDLY “VEXATIOUS” FOI REQUEST → https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/with_compromise_agreements_not_b#comment-44139 Compromise Agreements ~ 19th September 2012 Today, within a much larger list of items, a detailed Internal Auditor’s report was presented to a meeting of councillors at Wirral Council (The Audit … Continue reading →

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Wirral Council to be monitored AGAIN for poor performance by Information Commissioner

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

‘TIMELINESS’ 21st December 2012 As Christmas approaches, it was announced today that Wirral Council are one of only 4 public bodies to face a three month period of ICO monitoring, commencing in January 2013.  They are the only English Council … Continue reading →

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UPDATED – Concealing malpractice / enabling abuse with a Compromise Agreement / Gagging Clause

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

FoI and Local Authority Gagging Clauses In October 2009, a council employee, in dispute and soon to lose his job, opted to sign a compromise agreement.  The document and its terms were placed before him, as a ‘full and final … Continue reading →

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Anna Klonowski leaves her commission at Wirral Council – and Michael Frater’s departure

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Wirral In It Together

I received an email this morning from Local Government Consultant and external investigator Anna Klonowski, in response to an email I sent last night regarding years of disability discrimination at Wirral Council – as discovered by Mike Smith of the … Continue reading →

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