There are rumours bouncing around the town hall communications HQ that 3 months ago its executive approved a loan of £5m to the Pleasure Beach to pay for construction of a new ride, possibly the new Twist ‘n’ Splash water ride by German company Mack Rides. Yes, you read that right. Five million pounds of [...more]
Had to happen sooner or later, but today the government coalition is having to weather it’s first sleaze storm. Surprisingly, or not, it’s about expenses. The Daily Telegraph have today made revelations about David Laws, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and MP for Yeovil, resulting in the Liberal Democrat multi-millionaire pledging to immediately pay [...more]
I hinted that this may well be the case when I wrote that the Crystal Road project could have a hidden bonus for one councillor, but the homework has now been done by a Philtheone.com reader who has shared their findings with me. In March this year the council executive were asked to make a [...more]
It’s “you couldn’t make it up” time. The three Labour MPs against whom criminal charges have been brought for their expenses fiddling have secured legal aid. In an audacious slap to the already battle weary taxpayer, David Chaytor, Elliot Morley and Jim Devine could accrue legal fees topping £3million and have it all paid by [...more]
I thought the scandal associated with the Kensingtongate saga had been brought to an end following the donations verdicts from the Standards Board for England. But it rumbles on. Following the approval by the Conservative-biased council, the plans have now been submitted to the north west regional assembly who will according to Peter Callow have [...more]
I picked up an old copy of The Sun at work earlier and noticed a story that somehow had avoided my attention last week. It’s one that will rile and repulse the electorate just as cash for questions did so many years ago. Except I think this is worse. In a similar vein to the [...more]
10 years ago, if you asked me if I would ever vote for the British National Party, I would have cracked up laughing amongst a stream of expletives in retort; but how the times change, along with my own views. 10 years on, and still under a Labour government, I have seen and become aware [...more]
When the first thing you hear when you get back to England are the dour tones of Peter Callow, it certainly knocks any remaining holiday spirit out of you. And so my day began as I listened with disbelief to a riled council leader making excuses for signing Blackpool up to an explosion of Kensington [...more]