Politics
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WHO RUNS STC?
You can pretend that a man can become a woman, but reality is different. You can pretend that the Sun…
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225%: That Is How Change Looks Like
I rarely praise STC, but today is the day. Since Reform and Independent councillors joined STC, there has been a…
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DEAR DIARY – TODAY I WAS AT A FULL COUNCIL MEETING
I still can’t get over the fact that people don’t understand that a blog is, in essence, a modern-day diary.…
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Old Council vs. New Council: A Tale of Two Cultures
One thing that really shows the difference between the old and current administrations of Shirebrook Town Council is how often…
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Eleventh Tax Rise in Twelve Years
STC just raised taxes. Does it matter how much? Yes, but what matters more is that this is the eleventh…
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NO BY-ELECTION. CO-OPTING EXPLAINED
We just saved tens of thousands of pounds. How? All political parties and individual electors in Shirebrook chose not to…
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POLITICAL LANDSCAPE AFTER SHIREBROOK BY-ELECTIONS
The Shirebrook by-elections have concluded, with winners taking their seats and losers regrouping for future campaigns. Now, with the dust…
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THE GREAT LABOUR ESCAPE!
HMS Labour has sunk off the coast of Shirebrook — casualties include nearly every district councillor who once proudly wore…
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Cllr Steve Fritchley – Zero Votes, Zero Effort
After checking the attendance of STC councillors in 2024, I noticed something strange – one of the most experienced councillors…
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Nepotism in STC! +Full Council Report 12.10.22
Dictionary definition of nepotism: the practice among those with power or influence of favouring relatives or friends, especially by giving…
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TOWN HALL REFUSED TO DISCLOSE THE RECORDING. AGAIN!
This is the second time since I sat on the STC that I have been denied access to a recording…
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Money, money, money 2022- charts only
All financial charts for the tax year 2021/2022 in one place. No additional commentary. If you prefer to read my…
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MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 2022 Part 2
Last week, we finished our reflection on councils’ spending on the employment topic. The Freedom of Information Act request has…
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MONEY MONEY MONEY 2022 Part 1
The time has come to compare the financial situation of all councils in our District once again. On 21.6.22, I…
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“Put it on agenda!”
So far, all my attempts to add items to the agenda of STC meetings have been fruitless. I have therefore…
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Only two STC councillors with 100% attendance in 2021
Welcome after the Christmas break. As promised in the previous article- we start the year with a summary of councillor…
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Shirebrook tax money in Labour Party hands…
The meeting point between business and politics is a very explosive, dangerous place, but only if someone is watching this…
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Labour Party guide on how to lose £68,000 in just two months…
A few weeks ago, I met with Town Clerk. Among the many problems I raised at this meeting was the…
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The funniest secret scandal of Shirebrook Labour Party
There is a lot that Labour Party in Shirebrook trying to hide from the public. But one thing among them…
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Glapwell scandal: Labour Party betrayed… Labour Party!
Some accuse me of the relentless bashing of the Labour Party. This time I will leave this duty to representatives…
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Conservatives win a seat at Shirebrook Town Council!!!
The shortest summary of the just-concluded local elections can be encapsulated in one sentence: another humiliating, landslide defeat for the…
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Shirebrook Council vs Clowne Council
This is the attendance of Shirebrook Councillors:This is the attendance of Clowne Councillors:Can you see a pattern???Why we can’t have…
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STC/DUWC Patchwork Row property deal explained
If you don’t know what is all about you should read the previous article about it and then come back…
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Town Council meeting minutes: TOP JAW-DROPPING moments (part 2)
2020 is crazy for sure but I decided to dive into craziness even deeper: I read through all minutes from…
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Town Council meeting minutes: TOP JAW-DROPPING moments (part 1)
You could think that reading minutes of Shirebrook Town Council (STC) meetings are boring and unrewarding task. Who, with a…
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For the few- not the many…
According to Tax Payers Alliance data: Bolsover Council councillors are the highest paid councillors in non-metropolitan council in the UK.…
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Swimming pool in Shirebrook
Swimming pool in Shirebrook is a dream that we lost due to the Labour Party. Yet again- politicians who are…
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The Post- Political comment polemics
Each edition of The Post (TP) has a political commentary by SWF. The first time I was reading TP, I…
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Period of reflection
Jeremy Corbyn (who lost at least 4 elections in a row: two general, local and European) will lead “period of…
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