Tag Archives: Wirral Council

Wirral Council Wins at Tribunal. Vulnerable People Lose.

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

9th June 2014 Below is a report from Local Government Lawyer, explaining a recent First Tier Information Tribunal ruling in favour of Wirral Council: Local Government Lawyer report on ruling …from which the inconvenient phrase ‘disability discrimination’ has been omitted. And … Continue reading →

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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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National Audit Office report – Making a Whistleblowing Policy Work

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

This report, a long time in the making, was published today by the National Audit Office: http://www.nao.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Making-a-whistleblowing-policy-work.pdf One of the recurring themes within it points to a failure by government bodies to correctly acknowledge whistleblowers, to register their issues, to act on … Continue reading →

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The Rock ‘n Troll years. Today, I journey back to 2012… EPIC

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

This brief encounter with my first and only internet troll started way back in May 2012.  “eVirtual_Assist’ is my former Twitter user name.  I’d been up on Twitter for a while, doing what I do, exposing the never-ending scandal and … Continue reading →

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An open email to Tory Councillor Leah Fraser

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

To set the scene here, Councillor Fraser posted the following very short item on her blog recently: Compensation = £107,000 Posted on February 10, 2014 by Leah Fraser In 2013, Wirral Council paid out £5,166,001 in ‘severance payments’ to departing directors … Continue reading →

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#WirralFail Council – Highway Robbery!? £12,000 in fines from ONE bus stop !!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Wirral In It Together

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/wirral_cctv_spy_car_locations_at/new Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council, Please read the following recent article from local newspaper the Liverpool Echo: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/live… The subject matter covered is the growing amount of revenue collected by these four wheeled spies in the community. I have … Continue reading →

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If you have zero conscience…

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

If u have zero conscience, here’s a Social Work manager’s job http://t.co/b0aW550ktK Otherwise, follow this link: http://t.co/CHytZi8JT0 — Wirral In It 2gether (@Wirral_In_It) December 28, 2013 Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin Amazon link … Continue reading →

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UPDATED ~ Lies, Damned Lies and Machinations…

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

A recent article in the Wirral News (a paper with no hint of Wirral Council scandal between its obedient pages since, er…  February) …tells us that the “What Really Matters” survey is going really well.  Councillor Musprattt reports on progress: “I think the … Continue reading →

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#FoI Act – Arguing against ‘Confidentiality’ and ‘Commercial Confidence’ exemptions

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Wirral In It Together

Wirral Council’s disability discrimination ~ found in 2010 by the Equality and Human Rights Commission First ICO Decision Notice Second ICO Decision Notice The following requests were sent to Wirral Council almost a year ago, but were never answered.  It has taken … Continue reading →

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