My god we are all in trouble. Here;s why...

Well, the General Election is in full swing and one thing that I have observed is my god we are in trouble.

People, we are lead to believe, want TV debates to help us decide who to vote for. The ones I have seen since they first started to bring absolutely nothing to the table. The best TV can do I believe is interviews by people like Andrew Neil. Mond you some dodge that one. Borsi comes to mind after he saw all the other leaders have car crashes of interviews with him.

Whilst on Boris we have him and the Tories shouting 50,000 new nurses. But what he wants us all to believe is that 38% of them are nurses already but he just wants to retain them. But he wants us to believe retain is the same as new. He also says 20,000 new police. Great Mind you,  he doesn't say anything says anything about the 21,000 got rid of due to austerity.

Jeremy Corbyn - gee where do I start? He wants to sit on the fence on a question that everyone wants to know. He wants us to believe he would get a great EU deal within 6 months and it would be so great he wouldn't tell us if we should vote for it or not. That is like Ford saying we have built a great new car but we are not saying you should buy it we are just going to let you decide. Seriously! Also after the awful events in Lond the other day he still believes that Terrorists should not serve a full jail sentence. Why not? If a Judge, who is outside of politics, deems to give a convicted person x number of years why should they not serve the full term? Mind you if people talk about this they don't want to discuss how low earners will pay more tax too inc single mums.

Lib Dems leader whatever her name is - o yeah Jo Swinson - is peddling the same message the Lib Dems have been saying for 20 yrs. Vote for us there is a third party? Really? You want to ignore the majority of people in the Country and say sod you lot.

Nigel Farage - has anyone seen him lately?

So there you have it that is the best the political parties have to offer us. Really. Is that it? If that is the best they can all offer us we are in serious trouble. The answer is not available to us. None of you lot go and do better. Just imagine in business the owners of the businesses had to interview people for vacancy and they were told they had to pick someone and didn't have a choice of sorry we will leave it and keep looking.

The solution is a complicated one and one that the political parties wouldn't want to try and address because they would lose giving us, at best, second-rated people for the top job.

Thoughts on the General Election

 My thoughts on the forthcoming general election. Finally, people can take control of the ineffective parliament. It is clear that MP’s think they know better than the people. Brexit is the quintessential proof of this. This election will be for the people, in my opinion, a second vote on the EU referendum. I back this up by saying that the very, and the only reason we are having this general election is because parliament in the main wish to remain in the E.U. and they have continually and actively tried to either block, delay or reverse the referendum vote.

Democracy

However, for that very reason, the real reason when you bottom out the purpose of this election is not Brexit, but whether we want to uphold democracy. There have been many examples of this where unelected members and servants of the establishment have tried or are trying to take over democracy. A great example of this is when the Chief Executive of the Labour Controlled Wigan Council tried to illegally sack a democratically elected local councillor. This councillor was Steve Jones and I supported him, we went to the high court and won a unique and unprecedented case in British justice.

If the people do not gain back control and deliver a parliament that recognises the people’s voice and their democratic will and wishes then it will be disastrous.  Whether they agree or not with the people's voice they have to see how it fits in with their party’s pledges and deliver it. We are in a position now where politicians are putting the party before the people.

Party before the people

Wigan is a great example of this where 64% of people voted leave, but Lisa Nandy Labour MP has consistently blocked or tried to reverse the Brexit result, meaning that she has utterly ignored the wishes of her constituency. Therefore people like this need to be voted out as they are undemocratic, and anti democracy.

Don't take it for granted

In the last General Election, the Conservative’s were on a 20 point lead, Boris Johnson's conservatives currently enjoy a 13 point lead. Labour did well in the last General Election and therefore say they are 7 points ahead of where they were last time it gives them a great chance. However, parties do not always win elections,  you can mess up. Meaning that the candidate's or leaders blow it. A quintessential example of this is in 1992 when Labour Leader Neil Kinnock believed the win was in the bag and I think it was in Sheffield when he said, 'We are OK, we’ve done it' and people thought we haven’t even voted yet, and because he thought he had done it, supporters thought I don’t need to go and vote as they say they have done it, and other people that were going to support him said don’t take my vote for granted and either didn’t vote or voted elsewhere.

In the last General election Theresa May lost that 20 point lead because of her social care tax that she thought she could get through because of the lead. She attacked the very voters – the blue rinse brigade, so to speak. That would be like Labour saying we will scrap all benefits if we win. It was disastrous!

I am sure that many from all parties will have learnt from that stupid action by Theresa May, which was just like Neil Kinnock did in 1992 believing it was in the bag. Nobody should ever treat it as in the bag and still work until the end when they ring the bell. I would back that up with 2012 in my local election, it was clear I had overwhelming support and was highly probable that I was going to win, and many said; 'why are you doing another leaflet?' 'Why are you still canvasing?' Everyone should answer; it is never over as things can change overnight, and it did in 1992.

Double standards

Labour say that under the Tory's the NHS will be privatised. That is too late in many cases, as under Tony Blair it was Labour who not only privatised the NHS but gave parts of it away for free. I use Standish Medical Centre to back that quote up. This is where the previous building owned by the Council was sold to a private provider for £400,000. In that deal the private provider said they would build a great health centre fit for purpose. When the building was built it was not fitted out. The private provider then said to fit the building out it will cost, guess how much? You got it £400,000. Therefore handing back the £400,000 that the taxpayers had just received for the asset they have sold. 

On the matter of this election, people will be thinking that they are sick of Brexit and it comes down to who they believe they feel will deliver Brexit, but  by respecting the result of the 2016 referendum.  

Labour said they would go back to get another deal to leave the EU. How long will that take? They will put the result back to the people. What if they reject it? Would it be no deal then?

Lib Dems just want to give two fingers to the electorate who delivered the result to leave by saying sod you lot – we are going to do what we want – not what you want! Given that in 2010 they also said that if in power they would get rid of tuition fees and when they were in coalition with the Tories they failed to deliver that. So why believe them now? People say it is about who you trust and the partner of  the Lib Dems Leader works for a company that is funded by the EU, so therefore they need to be open and transparent.

On the Tuition failed promise the Lib Dems are thinking that those angry students are now 9 years older and they will not be voting in university cities were the Lib Dems think they are strong. But they know that they cannot count on that cohort so they came up with a new plan. Labour agree with this new plan – to allow 16 yr old's to be given the vote.

On this matter it is particularly interesting to me that Labour, Lib Dems and Greens say we want 16 and 17 Yr old's to vote. They have to say why it is important to them?  Especially when 18 – 80+ is a larger group to go at. The answer is that these parties know that they have lied so much over the years the larger group (18-80+) don’t trust these parties anymore, so they have to try to trick and lie to another newer group, this time the 16-18 yrs old's. A Good example of this is given that the students of 18+ back in 2010 who voted them into power, with the Tory’s, are now 27+, you have to ask yourself how many of those will be voting for the Lib Dems? I would guess not many given that the Lib Dems had lied and let this cohort down before.

A striking example

On 16 yrs old let's look at what Labour have said about the terrorist Shamina Begum, who went to Syria to join ISIS, Labour said: she was too young to have known her own mind when she went to join ISIS. Therefore how will 16 yrs old's know their own mind and who to vote for? Or are Labour hoping that their parents will tell them how to vote? We have all heard the phrase, I've voted Labour all mi' life, mi' dad was Labour and mi' granddad was Labour, we've always been Labour. 

Enter the Brexit Party

Therefore, you would think the Tory’s will run away with the election so long as they don’t do a Theresa May stupid trick. However, we have Boris saying the Do or Die, Die in a ditch, we will leave come what may on the 31st and here we are not leaving. So you have to think that the Brexit Party could do well. But given they are UKIP under a new name and UKIP never got an elected MP, therefore you wouldn’t think they would pull any off this time. But given that many people will see this election about Brexit, simpler to in the European elections for MEP’s  then this could be the best and last time for them to get elected. In seats like Wigan where it is a Leave constituency and the Labour MP has ignored them and voted to remain and block Brexit, the people of Wigan are unlikely to vote Tory, so if the Brexit candidate is a good, effective and charismatic one, then I might give them good odds on winning the seat.

Donna Hall - dangerous to democracy again

With Donna Hall be in the headlines for running GMP like a private Police Force she ism trying to fight back with trying to put out some article and counter any negativity with a look at me and my article

I guess some PR guru could have suggested that and that is fine maybe not too untypical but what is worrying is some of the content in the article. 

The article in the main talks about people being turned off from voting and engaging with democracy. I would agree with that sentiment and view. With low turnouts, I would believe that is also self-evident. When it comes to topics on Democracy I am a strong follower and that is one of the reasons I support Cllr Steve Jones when Donna Hall tried to illegally sack him. That story is here 

With that High Court Case in the back of the mind, it is worrying that in Donna Hall's article she states, and I quote - " We have to trial and test new and exciting models of democracy. " WHAT ON EARTH!!!!!! 

This is not only a shocking and worrying statement but also a dangerous one. Why? Simple! It is the people that should change not the system. Democracy has worked and been around for thousands of years and you have the people should have a democratic right to vote in and vote out who you want. Maybe when Donna Hall is talking of mending a shattered society with a new model of democracy maybe she is referring to sack elected members - of whatever political persuasion - when she or others like her don't like them. This was exactly what she tried to do when she tried, and lost monumentally, in the High Court when she tried to sack Cllr Steve Jones.

I would suggest people are turned off from engaging with democracy because a lot of people think - they are all the same, they are in it for themselves, they don't care about us or nothing ever changes. So where Donna Hall writing for the MJ suggests that new models of democracy should be tried I say NO - the people should change and ultimately the Joe Public have right to elect whoever they want, whether she or others like it or not.

Finally, she and others, need to remember we have freedom  of speech in this country even if we don't like what others say -ie \I don't like what she says in this article she has written, but I  understand that it is her right to write it, and I set out in this blog post why it is dangerous. 

The Times Exclusive

Exclusive

Last week the Times exclusively revealed operation Floret. This is a Great Manchester Police investigation into how the Former Chief Executive of Wigan Council and current chair of Bolton NHS trust and none executive chair of Birmingham Council ran GMP as a private police force locking up opposition Cllrs and former Cllrs for being critics of Wigan Council. Also using the police to try and intimidate them and breach basic human rights.

As one of the people that she sent round 7 police officers late one night to my house and carry out a whole lot of illegal; actions, which I have discussed on this blog before I put in a complaint last yr and I have learnt many things since that complaint and I have been aware and working with the senior officer of GMP carrying out Operation Floret for some time. I can safely say that the treatment I received has shocked not only the public but other Senior GMP officers as well. One telling me that the Police struggle with the resources they have, and in large, the vast majority of Police Officers do and try to do a good job for the public, but this just wipes all that goodwill and hard work out in one swoop.

Have a read of the Times article here

Liar Donna Hall trys to put her spin on her lies

Man just look at this picture she even looks evil,

So a number of people have contacted me over the local rag’s article on the news that this blog broke earlier this week about 3 opposition members, who had finally been released with no further action taken against them, and the case that the liar Donna Hall made against them and myself was closed down.

What did the notorious liar do? Just as she has done in the past try and put her spin on it – bless! The local rag, that is sympathetic to her and her lies, write that it was due to the actions of Donna Hall herself that retracted her statement against the 3 that has caused the case to be closed. My view? LIAR!

It is well-proven, and evident, that this woman has form for this. When she is caught out with her lies, she runs for the hills trying to be the saviour. So she wants you all to believe that she made her serious allegations against the 3, and also myself that has cost taxpayers well over £1 Million pounds in this wasted investigations and then she suddenly says, “o Mr Police please drop it I will retract my allegation because I am a nice person”. Rubbish!

She made allegations against Cllr Bob Brierley about him attacking her and she gave the Police 5 witness statements, who were all her PA’s in her office. The police interviewed him saying that he had serious questions to answer, only for him to reply to all her allegations were lies, as he had recorded the whole thing. When he provided a copy of the tape to the Police guess what happened next? You got it the police dropped it and said she wanted to drop the allegations. So, she was caught out on yet another serious lie, that had he not got it taped and her 5 fake lyings PA’s statements where the evidence, there is a strong chance of a custodial sentence. She should have been arrested for that. But she got her bent GMP Copper friend to make sure that didn’t happen.

After this blog released news exclusively about Donna’s case being closed, Donna Hall quickly tried to do damage limitation and say that she retracted the statement. If, and I do mean IF, she did write this retraction statement, it was AFTER she learnt that the police were dropping the WHOLE investigation, because she hadn’t provided 1 PIECE of evidence. That is right, not one piece of evidence was ever provided.

So, what is Donna Hall hoping for? Well, she will also know the noose is closing on her and her lies and her bent copper(s). Also, in the local rag a while ago she and her cronies tried to suggest the complaint that I made against her and her bent copper(s) mates that had been closed and I wanted a second investigation. Yet more lies! Why, because I have made 1 complaint to GMP and then added another part when further evidence from this compulsive evil malicious liar came to light. Since that time GMP took the serious step of referring themselves to the IOPC because of the serious corruption between Donna Hall and her bent copper mate(s). The IOPC said GMP was able to investigate, which they are doing. So, the fact that Donna Hall says I want another investigation is a lie. I am OK with the investigation that is going on and with the information that I get as a victim, I am happy with what is being found and next steps.

Also, to back up the information I this blog is where she trying to put out that she is the saviour what is her excuse of why the case and bail were dropped against me from her evil malicious lies? Silence, quiet and why? Because I took Greater Manchester Police to the High Court and when the judge asked for an explanation the police legal team saw the state of the case and dropped it immediately.

Is there any apology from the liar? Not on your nelly. But don’t worry we will not let her get away with this and that is why we are using the full weight of the law against her, and her bent cronies.    

Donna Hall complaint closed by GMP

..BREAKING NEWS..

EXCLUSIVE 

Those that read this blog or follow politics in Wigan know that the former Chief Executive made false allegations to her dodgy bent copper friend to get Peter Franzen, Cllr Bob Brierley, Person X and myself all arrested for stupid vindictive lies.

In the case of Peter Franzen, he was released under investigation after being interviewed by the police in Jan 18.  That is 20 months of being a suspect based on lies. And during all that time not 1 piece of evidence was ever shown to him. That's right not 1 piece of evidence. Donna Hall said her car tyres were slashed 6 times. But no receipts even for tyres were ever produced. No CCTV footage was produced when the allegation was meant to have taken place - although her car was being filmed by CCTV.

Cllr Bob Brierley and person x were arrested in Oct 18. Again, they were arrested for alleged stalking and harassment. They were all released under investigation. Again not 1 pieve of evidence produced.

Then later in Oct 18 yet again Donna Hall got her dodgy copper mate to get 7 coppers to come to my house at midnight in Oct 18 to arrest me for the same.offence. I was released under bail. Bail that I believe was set by Donna Hall before herself. I wrote a blog post on the case here  

I always said that I would not rest till I got the case dropped and Donna Hall arrested for her crimes and corruption. 

This is great news that the truth has come out and no crime was ever committed by the people that Donna alleged and her lies and corruption must now be investigated! 

I can also reveal exclusively, and with the person's permission, that person X was former Cllr Robert Bleakley.

The hounding and harassment that all 4 have suffered from these false and malicious lies have suffered because of Donna Hall cannot and will not be ignored and we will use the law and the courts if necessary to bring justice for us all because of this evil person Donna Hall.

The complaint that I made against the Corrupt officer(s) in Greater Manchester Police is still ongoing and progress and we await the result of that investigation.   

My medical records were illegally accessed and my information was shared between the council and the police.

Many may have read that there have been 000's of medical records accessed at Wigan Hospital. This is scandalous in itself and I too have been one of them.

I have asked the trust for details of when my medical records were accessed and by whom. It turns out this was last December. So what people may ask?

However, this was when I had collapsed at work and rushed into hospital and Donna Hall had gotten her dodgy bent coppers to try and get me arrested again. When they found out I was in the hospital they kept- nurses words not mine - hounding them to try and get info on me and to come and interview me at the hospital after my emergency operation. I was way too ill but they kept hounding them. In the end, after I came out of the surgery and come round I got a message to my solicitor of this behaviour to tell them to get lost.

The timing is too coincidental for me and it is my firm belief, given the Dodgy liar Donna Hall and her bent copper behaviour that she got my records or got the council to get my records without a warrant or the correct permission.

Given that it is common that I have made it public that I have made a complaint and that is being investigated as part of a larger operation where the corruption is through the roof I will now be feeding this criminal action into that operation and my complaint.

As for others who else have they got? what are they doing with this info? I know that they have misused mine so god knows what else they are doing but they seem to think they can just do whatever they want and get away with it. That is not the case.

Total payouts?????

So I wrote in the last blog post how Donna Hall returned for a few to make sure she got a pay rise for her position and then also her pension of 9%.

There have been much rumoured about how much her "golden handshake" was. This a pay off for going. Not too uncommon. The council will never say what the pay off was citing personal information is just that personal, and to be fair they have a point. I would argue if a pay off is over a certain amount private businesses have to disclose it to their shareholders. The people are just like those shareholders.

However, I recognise I would not be told the info but then over the years there have been many people paid off with massive pay off in 2018. Rumoured that he was paid nearly a million quid, as he knew so much as he had been there decades. So knowing Donna how I do I knew she would want to get more than him. Just typical of her.

 Then we have Linda.....I can't remember her name, who was the former head of legal services. She too was paid off. So was the head of the PR dept who got the infamous TV programme Don't blame the council - who also got paid off. I mean Gee if you want to make a shed load of money go and work for Wigan Council - cock up and then get sacked and then ask for a shed load of money to keep your gob shut like the ones mentioned here in this blog.

So I was thinking how much has the Council paid off in "Gag money" over the time Donna Hall was Chief Executive?

Here is my Freedom of Information request. 

I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act. I request the following 1/ During the period of Donna Hall time as a Chief Executive, what was the total number of staff graded G14 or above (inc Directors and Assistant Directors) that left the Council’s employment having signed a non-disclosure agreement/ confidentiality agreement with the Council? 2/ What was the total figure of money provided to be paid to those staff referred to be in 1 above, in the said agreements?
 3/ How many of the said staff referred to in 1 above had their employment terminated on the date of the said agreement ( that is, without notice)?

This was the other day. Today  the council have come back with this response

Although the Council has entered into settlement agreements, details are retained on the individual employee’s files, we do not hold a central record. To obtain the information the Council would need to examine the files of all employees who have left since April 2012 to see (i) their grade (ii) whether a settlement agreement exists (iii) if it contains a NDA / confidentiality clause (iv) if so the total cost of the agreement and (v) the termination date.

To do so would take approximately five minutes per file after the requisite time to locate each file and given the number of employees that have left the organisation in the period requested it would take in excess of 18 hours to provide the information.  Therefore, pursuant to s12 of the Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) 2000, the Council is not obliged to provide the information. This is because the employee time required to complete the request would exceed the cost limit for complying with a request under FoIA.   

Wow!!! So I only asked for people over a certain grade for this very reason. The highest-paid people. I fully understood the Council could not look at every employee at that time. So the council says it will take 5 mins - reasonable if they had to do every file, which I believe the info is easily available to them without checking. But let's go with their little bull.

They can refuse because this will take 18 hours. So 60 mins in an hour times by 18 hours. That is 1080 mins. div that by 5 mins to check files that means 216 people have been paid off possibly and these are the people on over £80,000. Times that by 216 you get just short of potentially £18m. Wow!!!

Of course, I will be appealing and sending this to the information commissioner after I have appealed the Councils procedure. So I thought the £2.5 million "golden handshake" that is being rumoured pay off was grossly inaccurate but I now wonder why the Council came back to me so quickly and not telling me generic info about the total amount of NDA's for the exec team above a certain grade over a certain period. I do firmly believe over the period I mention the Council paid out over £20 - £25 million and this is why the Council doesn't want to tell us. This is a gross figure that could have been paid for front line services that we could have used for better pirposes.

I will report when we get to the information commissioner and report it here.

So why did Donna Hall Return to Wigan Council?

Being a boring kind of guy :-) I often read the Council's reports and keep an eye with what is going on. That is where I have seen a number of things over the years like when the Council was looking to sell Ashfield playing Fields to a developer, which they still intend to do, and also the millions they put away for victims of historic abuse cases in Wigan too.

It is known that last October Donna Hall got her bent copper friend to get a squad and come and arrest me - all illegal - but then as it is known I made a serious complaint to Greater Manchester Police with all the evidence I had against the bent copper friend. That investigation is still ongoing and despite the local paper saying that I want another investigation, probably because their friend Donna is trying to get the story of the investigation has gone away, which I can firmly say it hasn't and I don't need another investigation as I happy with how things are going at this time.

So I did this complaint accusing Donna Hall and her bent copper friend that she is in bed with (metaphor) she disappeared once she was informed she was being let go. I call that a sacking to me. She wasn't seen for months. Then we were told that she would be going sooner by the end of Feb. Due to the fact that I had put Wigan Council on notice of taking them back to the High Court on the basis that Donna Hall wasn't a fit and proper person to be the returning officer in March's local elections and that role is always held by the Chief Executive.

Then unexpectedly she popped back up at work at Wigan Council for a few weeks. Everyone wondered why? 

So I started to dig through the rafts of documents and accounts. Now you have to remember this is Oct 18 - Feb 19. So we go back to the pay policy the March before and we see that the Chief Executive pay is £165,000 and the Deputy Chief Executive pay is £140,000. Director is £120,000 and Assistant Director £80,000.

So then we move to the next pay policy and guess what the Chief Executive pay had risen from being capped at £165,000 grown to capped at £180,000. An increase of 9%! That's right 9%!.

The Deputy Chief Executive pay that had been capped at £140,000 had increased to being capped at £155,000. An increase of just short of 11%. Bloody hell where is this going to stop? But in goes. Directors that had their pay capped at £120,000 in 2018 was now capped at £125,000. Increase of 4% and finally Assistant Directors pay capped at £80,000 in 2018 was being capped in 2019 at £95,000 a pay rise of just under 4%.

I bet the pay rise for Donna Hall was made when she came back. She wanted to make sure she got the pay rise and whilst some might say, " Well if she was going then why to bother about her salary for her post?" Easy her pension - and let's not forget she lied (yet again) and said she was retiring. So her pension would ALSO go up by 9%. So even at the end she still just worries how she can get everything out the taxpayers and get everything she wants.


What about the front line staff?


What a great question so with the Chief Exec getting a 9% pay rise and Deputy Chief Executive 11% and assistant directors getting a whooping 19% you wonder what the front line staff got. 

2% SHOCKING!!!!!!!!

How disgusting the Senior Executive Team and the Controlling Labour Party do this. You know the so-called socialist party - proves and evidences that their motto is Do as we say and we will get what we want! Surely the frontline staff are worth more than 2% when the Senior Exec team are giving themselves such pay rises. Where are the unions that are supposed to represent the interest of the front line staff? Why are they not saying we want either more than 2% or you lot take a pay rise that is in line with front line staff. Where are the Socialist Labour Cllrs? O sorry, they too are getting their little sticky mitts on as much money for themselves as possible, inc fraudulently claiming expenses, we all know about those cases claiming travel mileage when they didn't have a car or childcare and being sent to jail etc. Surely you would think that they would want to help the front line staff? Nope.

Also, there has been so much frontline services cut for the public. This was down to the austerity cuts that the Conservatives Government did, with help from the Fib Dems coalition partner. So the Exec leadership team rip out services for you and me and then fill their own pockets with as much cash for themselves as they can.

I hope the Opposition independents Cllrs pick this info up and raise it with the Council. Motion to full Full Council could read.

This Council believes that the pay rises for the 4 top roles, Chief Executive, Deputy Chief Executive, Director and Assistant Directors in 2019 should be reversed and the new pay rises will be at 2018 level with a 2% increase - to bring the increases in line with front line staff.

Labour know they can't win here's why

What a chicken the Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn is. For 2 years he has been calling for an election and yet now he can get what he wants he is running scared and voted against it, which in some weird way shows his support for this Tory Government lead by Boris Johnson.

But Labour have realised that a General election would be about Brexit, and the Lib Dems have cornered the market for remain. Boris and the Tory's have cornered the Leave so that has left Labour just scratching their heads saying if we had the General Election we have asked for what we campaign on?  It's like musical chairs and they have just realised there are no chairs left.

But also people like Lisa Nandy - who has held the Labour Seat now forma number of yrs will be in trouble. You have top remember Wigan is one of the safest seats for Labour and it is quite clear that Wigan is a leave constituent. that voted overwhelmingly to leave.

People in the area blame politicians like Lisa Nandy for this mess and keep delaying time and time again.

But Labour had better watch out because I believe that they will say no to a General Election on Monday when the next vote is. But then I suspect just before or on 31 October Boris Johnson to stand Down and ask the Queen to ask Jeremy Corbyn to be the next Prime Minister. That way he has to go to Brussels and ask for the extension. Then he has 3 months to get a deal through, something we know that will not happen but the economy will worsen and Labour MP's will see what a mess JC will do.

It will not be long that there will have to be a General Election then and Labour will be toast.

Labour know all this and now these are the reasons they don't only not want a General Election but why they know they will be stuffed!   

Apology by Wigan Post

Yesterday The Wigan Post published an apology to myself over their false claim of me having been charged over the stalking and harassment of Former Chief executive Donna Hall.

Whilst they probably did it grudgingly they did it but failed to also apologise for their headline on the story saying I wanted a second inquiry into my arrest. This was also false. I say this because I have made 1 complaint in 2 parts to Greater Manchester Police.

Whilst at first I believed there would be a cover-up or whitewash I can safely say that this is not the case and GMP is doing an excellent job of what I have seen with my complaint. They keep me up to date with where things are up to and what is happening and whilst I would dearly love to let you all know what I know you all will appreciate that at this time things have to be kept out of the open for obvious reasons. So hopefully all those that ask me when they saw their article asking did my complaint get dropped if I am asking for a second one I can safely say- No. The first one is doing fine and whilst I am very happy with GMP response it is a shame, but no surprise, that Wigan council do not open an independent investigation into the whole corruption of the matter. Instead, the new Leader threatens me with legal action if I continue to say he is involved but on the basis he is helping to cover up the action of Wigan Council Staff corruption- and only he - can order the investigation and he fails to do this is helping cover up the corruption of the like of the former Chief Executive Donna Hall, the  head of Legal services  Brendan Whitworth and the new Chief Executive Alison McKenzie_Folan. In my eyes and others, this helps cover their Council officers corrupt actions up.  I wonder why he will not open up n independent investigation? What is he worried about finding? Does he know everything already -so that is why he doesn't need an investigation?

I am not too worried about this as I am gaining more and more information on that and when the time is right I will - as you guessed it -will publish it all here.

Tories looking to raise retirement age to 75.

So here we are. I have thought good on Boris Johnson for saying Brexit is happening after all this time on 31 October, come what may. Also good that he is saying tougher penalties should be on criminals and more police. All good headlines and if the rumours are true about an early General Election then these would be vote winners.

However, Theresa May was bound for an overall majority in the last General Election and lost it. Why because of social care cost and taxing the elderly. The blue rinse brigade gave the Tories a bloody nose and she lost the majority.

Boris Johnson could well get the same bloody nose off the voters if he goes along with this ridiculous plan. They are looking at proposing the eligible age to 70 by 2028 and 75 by 2035. This would mean a lot of people would never retire and get the pension but paid the National Insurance Contribution all their lives for nothing.

This is fundamentally wrong!  

Ian Duncan Smith chairs The Centre for Social Justice. The Tories gets many of its policy from this group. This is the same group that brought in the controversial credits Universal Credits.

If people pay into a private scheme that they were likely not to benefit from it the Government would be saying things like miss-selling and it's wrong. But this would apply to National Insurance people have no choice and have to pay into it and then would most likely not benefit from it. Figures from the Office of National Statistics show that current life expectancy for Women is 82 and Men just 79. So for those that have worked since 21 (many will have started to work by then) but this shows for men they would pay 58 yrs and then old get a pension for 4 yrs. This is shocking!   

Retire.... Donna Hall even lies about that too....

When I was a Cllr I called Donna Hall a Liar. She sent me to her Standards Kangaroo hearing about it but would not answer the question if she has ever told a lie? Her little Croony Labour Cllr Rigby who was chairing the quango committee hearing wouldn't make her answer the question. No shocker there. This is the woman that said she was a member of a famous pop group. Got caught out there!

She went on to say that the Council have taken back my Council equipment. The local rag asked me for a quote. I laughed. Asked why am I laughing? I responded by saying I was never given any as I always use my own IT equipment. Another Own Goal there from the serial Liar.

We know the amount of harassment she has done towards Cllr Bob Brierley. A man I hate just as much as she does but I don't harass him like she did. He has had so many standards hearing against him I have lost count. All illegally found him guilty by the quango court.  All costing you and me hundreds of thousands of pounds.

Then after she was exposed for the "Illegal by-election" and then calling the Cllrs of Wigan - her Cllrs - she said she would retire. This was after her, and the Councils staff, illegally lying about me and getting corrupt Greater Manchester High ranking Officers to take illegal action against me and more importantly trying to illegally sack a democratically Cllr - Cllr Steve Jones.

Within days she was given the chair of Bolton NHS trust - what a joke!!!! She has wasted millions of public money inc over a million on illegal action against opposition Cllrs with illegal actions. 

She got a university to give her a professor of something - not even going to google that as it shows more corruption no doubt. Wonder how she got that ?????

Now she has got a non-executive position at Birmingham Council link here.  What a retirement? she must be missing her salary getting all these jobs. But she thought she could simply say she is retiring and simply disappear and waste all these other taxpayers money.

Many ask me about the issue with the Police and the Council. Due to the investigation of all this corruption, I can't comment except we are progressing nicely. Someone said to me recently that they had been talking to someone about me and what action I was doing and the other person said Gareth has gone quiet and not much said about what he si doing. Their response was when Gareth is quiet he is nailing someone. When it comes out it will be more than corrupt officers at GMP and Donna Hall but other Officers at Wigan Council under the spotlight inc the current Chief Executive who I have hard evidence she was involved with the corruption and illegal practise against me and also the head of  Legal Services Brendan Whitworth who will have serious questions to answer. We will root out all of these corrupt people. When that investigation is completed and the final report is published then you will see it all. As for the time being, we can keep rooting out this corrupt woman Donna Hall. Keep her away from public office!

Northern Train Guard think people with Mental Health issues are Nut Jobs

I know this blog is in the main a local political blog but yesterday I was disgusted that whilst travelling on a Northern Train one of their guards described people with mental health issues as "Nut Jobs!" 

On the 06:44 from Gathurst to Manchester Piccadilly we were held at Oxford Road station for a period. This is not uncommon. Whilst there the train guard a male with bald hair and glasses was talking to another member of Northern Rail staff, who was travelling on the train.

The guard was saying how one of his family members was doing a  Psychiatrists degree. The other member of Northern staff said, is there much work for that line of work?" The guard answered back, whilst laughing and smiling, " Yeah there is always "NUT JOBS" about!" DISGUSTING!!

As someone that suffers from depression and PTSD and currently being treated at the Priory, I am disgusted that this can be someone thoughts and thinking in this day and age.

I have written to Northern to put a formal complaint in and demand that they investigate the matter and wonder what is their recruitment process is if they are employing people that think this way and, believe that it is ok and acceptable to make these comments whilst on duty.

Whilst I fully accept that people of all walks of life may hold personal feelings and thoughts, we all know that when we are at work we are representing that business and therefore we have to act appropriately. Will Northern do anything about this? At the very least apologise.

Mind you this Northern Guard attitude is just like the trains they work...OUTDATED.

I hope you can share this blog post as the more people that we aware of this antiquated attitude will make Northern apologise to all those that have, or currently suffering, from any kind of mental illness.

Local Rag rubbish story again ...The truths.. The facts..

So yet again the Local Rag that I call the Wigan Liebour Post has been at it again. Here is the story that many have contacted me about today.

The whole story is crap report at best. I mean let's look at the headline for start.

Former Wigan Cllr calls for new arrest probe........NEW !!!!! NEW!!!!!! Why?? what has happened to my complaint that no one is telling me? There is no NEW probe being called for. Christ, if they can't get the headline correct or on message there is not much hope for the rest of the story, is there?

Whilst I have put a complaint in about the whole mess. That story here. and it has a number of different elements to it I have not put lots of complaints in. In fact, I think this is where the bias reporting comes from for the headline as they try to suggest I have put a complaint in and it has been thrown out and I am calling for a new one. Nope wrong! My first complaint was taken seriously from the very first moment I put it in and GMP are taking the appropriate action, I believe in the matter.

Back to the crap rag story, It says the charges where dropped. Charges - I was never charged. I have not demanded anything of GMP, nor do I have the power or influence to demand anything. The story says that there I said there was not enough evidence to arrest me. Wrong again, there is NO evidence. It says GMP has said the arrest was lawful. Interesting with that - with what I know we will ask the question, however until my complaint has concluded it may be a case they can't comment against that. Not sure but let's see.

My god they have something right in the story, I did spend nearly 24 hours in a cell. 23.5 hours to be exact. Yes, they did refuse me my medication and because of that I was taken seriously ill and an ambulance had to be called.

This bit is very interesting to me.

"The investigation was conducted professionally and a lawful arrest of a man was made, before a decision was made to take no further action after consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service

This is something I will also be asking GMP. Because they dropped the arrest and bail conditions and me from the inquiry purely on the basis that I issued High Court proceedings against GMP . Then a High Court Judge gave GMP 48 hours to put a response in. They dropped everything within 24 hours so they didn't have to answer the allegations and evidence I placed in the High Court.

The last paragraph contradicts itself it says that GMP will look at any complaint that comes in but then the story says because of a complicated technical process the issue is being investigated by GMP.  So which is it Mr Andrew Nowell, the reporter who did the story? Or they investigating or not? Tell your readers the facts, the truths. The whole story, not a biased one.

It was important for me to put out this blog post and put the record straight. After all, it was only the other week that they a story purely from the Council side about me being taken to court and did not report that I vehemently denied the allegation and will fight the Council on that matter, which I am more than confident that I will win - rather easily. Also, I am now going for costs in that matter too!

As I have said I don't hold the local rag in high regard for the reason set out and for that reasn I don't speak to them, unless I am officially complaining about their bias reporting so if you read anything in there about me come to this blog for the facts, the other side of the argument.

As I did over the many months that I had been arrested an released on bail I did not provide a running commentary, unlike Donna Hall, Emma Appleton and Deputy Labour Leader of Wigan Council Cllr Keith Cunliffe on my illegal arrest and treatment. I note they have all gone quiet now. The cat must have their tounges. Anything that keeps Emma Appleton quiet must be big the size of her gob. She even deleted all her tweet about me - she hadn't realised I had them all screenshot and they were used in the High Court proceedings.

I can confirm that I put a serious complaint into GMP that was taken into serious. I have then been provided with updates as to where it went. What happened next and where it has gone and where it is now. Once that has concluded I will tell all from my side - win lose or draw. But not till it has concluded and I don't know when that will be before you ask.

Thanks for the messages of support again and trust me the truth will all come out and then you will know everything.





 

What planet is the Mayor of Greater Manchester on

So I have read that the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester wants Manchester to have an underground tube network.

Some may remember that year's ago that they looked at this. I believe it was first discussed in the 70's and it was decided it was too expensive and also with all the tunnels already there it was not feasible that too.

So it was decided nothing was an answer and doing nothing wasn't going to work they decided to have the MetroLink - trams. In fact, the tram system in Manchester is the largest in the UK. Also being looked at is tram-trains. These are trams that can work on the streets and also connect to the railway systems. This is far cheaper than new tracks. Good idea and one that many are used around the world.

So why on earth does anyone come up with the idea lets have an underground system for Manchester? Is the Mayor just like Trump and thinks like, "hang on I am not in the news and I have done the homeless thing to death and I have none nothing for that problem so people have stopped believing me on that and now I need to come up with another idea to try and justify my wages and office increase on the Council Tax? O I know let's have an underground that will get me back in the news? "

In fairness, the trams have been a great success and as I work in Manchester I know they are used extensively. They have built a train bridge that links Victoria train station to Piccadilly and that works well for trains coming from the airport to go over to Victoria and beyond so people do not have to change and go across Manchester to Victoria.

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, says he wants to cut cars down in Manchester. I wonder how he gets to work? 

Standish Voice's plan - is Labour Trohjan Horse

So residents of Standish have been given voting cards and to vote for a neighbourhood plan. Many residents have asked me, in person, via email and rang me, about what the F it is?

Well, Standish Voice is Labour's Trojan Horse in Standish. It didn't start that way to be fair. It was started by a Labour support Paul Ogden. The link rd was coming out at the side of his house and he didn't like it. Now up till that point, he hadn't attended 1 single house meeting to stop any of the 2000 proposed houses coming to Standish, nor had he objected to any. He still hasn't! But as soon as it affected him he started the stop the link rd campaign. That didn't work so he did what Ex-Labour Cllr (Who was jailed for claiming allowances she wasn't entitled to) start this thing call Neighbourhood plan.

He and the Labour's trojan Horse - Standish Voice -  says it would stop house building in Standish - IT WOULDN'T!!! IT WILL HELP MORE !!!!!! FACT !!!!!!

The reason I say this is because I have read their plan and what a waste of time. I say this because of the only thing it says on houses is the developers have to build all the houses they are building and then at that point they can come back for more. Shocking !!!! Here they are saying they will stop houses but they won't. In fact, it is the Government's policy that these plans can not stop developments. 

The only thing for sure the plan says is that takeaways should be kept at the level that they are at. Everything is just a wish list. No new rds plans, no new car parks, no new anything apart from more houses after this lot has been built. 

Also, the founder of Standish Voice has been consistent - looking out for No.1. He was worried that the link rd would affect the value of his house. After he couldn't stop the link rd at the side of his house he has been able to get 10'000's of benefits out of developers for himself and improvements to his house- more land, new driveway, kitchen and the list goes on. So while he says vote for his plan he doesn't give 2 hoots about you, he only worries about what is in it for himself. Typical Socialist !!! He even tried to stab his own family in the back and affect the values of their house whilst he was worried about just himself. 

So July 18, the day of the is the vote, Standish Voice, Labour and Wigan Council all want a low turn out to keep the turn out low. Why? Because the rule they need 50.01% to vote for it and if people knew what this plan will do then they will vote against it. So in essence if out of the 10,000's of people that live in the area just 5 people went to vote for it and 3 people voted for it then it passes. There should be an extra rule in there to say for the policy to be passed the turnout needs to be of a certain % too. But Labour always hates that.

So I know most people wouldn't be voting because they can't be bothered or don't have 1 bit of a clue what it is then they will not be voting But I would say go and vote and go and vote against it The developers, Wigan Council and Labour love this plan as it allows more house building later. Although I suspect after 2021 new house building will slow down quite dramatically as the scheme Help to Buy scheme is having restrictions on it. So I guess when that happens Labour, the Council and their trojan horse - Standish Voice - will say our plan worked when it hasn't it is just because of the Government Help to Buy scheme slowing down in 2021 and then stopping in 2023.

May’s Update

Well, May is over ( No not the PM I mean the Month, although Theresa May is also done) and done with, what a month.

So, we all know that at the beginning of the month we had the local elections. I have not said anything on social media about this, and this was for a reason. Cheating B@stards!

So, Wigan Council said the result was I lost by 93 votes. Wrong! I won by 7 votes. So what happened then? 

The count was done and my ward’s count was taken off to head of legal services Brendan Whitworth- for some reason – he had it for an hour and people were around me where saying, “ look at his and Charnock Jones ( Council officer Christine Charnock Jones) face. They are like thunder”.

The ladies that did the counting where like why can’t we just go. In the discussions I said to the girls, “don’t give the number of votes but the bundles of 25 ( ballot papers are counted in bundles of 25) are they the same between me and Labour?” as mine was a little longer. One of the ladies counted them – as she was sick of waiting -and said yes, exactly the same. Then we can see the loose ballot papers of 13 for Labour and 20 for me. Therefore, I had won by 7 votes. Gee that was close.  

After more waiting the girls said, “we all know you have won why will they just not announce it?” A cllr who was near said, “they are up to something Gareth”.

So, the process of the count is the returning officer calls candidates and agents over. She then meant to

1/ tell the candidates the “provisional” vote.

2/Then she has to “allow enough time” for the result to sink in.

3/Then, remind candidates they have a legal right to ask for a recount.

4/Then once all that process has been completed, she completes the declaration and

5/announces it.

With mine we were called to the stage and we were shown the actual declaration page. The stage 4 above and then said right I am announcing it. Wow, talk about fast track. She completely missed stages 1, 2 and 3 out.

So, do I simply accept it or do something about it? Once a declaration sheet is completed that is it. I could not request a recount, she had just cheated the residents of Shevington out of Democracy. The ONLY way to resolve the matter was to go to the Royal Courts in London and do an election petition. I started this the week after the election. Once I had a completed application in the courts have to consider it, which they did. I set out the reasons above plus the corrupt actions of Brendan Whitworth ( Wigan Council’s head legal guy – this is the one that tried to help the former Chief Executive Donna Hall illegally sack Cllr Jones the year before). A high court judge approved the application and then I was to put in security to the courts. The amount was ok.

However, when I looked at why some previous election petition had failed I need one more bit to be 100% sure. I was not cheated, although they think they did. The people of Shevington where.

Next year thinks will be recorded from start to finish and should they cheat again I will have more evidence than this year as it will be recorded. Some may say why am I saying this they will hide it? They can’t say I have not told them I am recoding everything next year.

So how did they cheat? I hear you say. Simple they moved 2 bundles off my numbers and then added them to Labour’s. That is why they refused me a recount! Even the girls that counted were like, “how can that be we have just counted them and you won?” I answered because they are cheating B@stards.

I don’t believe that the Labour candidate was in on it. It was the head of legal services (Brendan Witworth) and head of democratic services ( Christine Charnock Jones). Don’t worry I will win by more than 7 votes next year and it will be by hundreds more so it will be much harder for them to cheat.

It is interesting I mention Brendan Whitworth because why was he touching my ballot result? I have put a formal complaint into the Council and put them on notice. Because of his actions he is involved in the corruption against me I wrote about on Greater Manchester dirty coppers. Those 2 coppers are now being investigated by the IOPC, I believe. I cannot say much more than that for obvious legal reasons but when that investigation has concluded people will be shocked at the level of corruption. Once Greater Manchester Police have concluded that they have said they will then look at the civilians involved – yes you guessed it Brendan Whitworth and Donna Hall and see if they have broke the law, inc misuse of public office. Hopefully, that will be before next years local elections and he wouldn’t be there. When I have informed the Council of his involvement, they say thank you for your comments and refuse an outside independent investigation into his and Donna Hall’s actions. When Cllr Paul Maiden put a motion in to Full Council asking for this. Guess what? Brendan Whitworth used his position of head of legal services to block the motion being put to full council and allowing the Cllrs of all parties to vote on whether they should or should not order this! Brendan anything to hide? Why did you block the motion? Why will you, the new Chief Executive and Leader of the Council not allow an independent investigation into corruption at the Council? Surely if you and others have nothing to hide you would allow this and not block it? It matters not GMP will get to you soon enough old boy.

So where next? Well we will be announcing something very exciting shortly and I wouldn’t mention Brexit and EU elections where yet again the public showed they have not changed their minds from the 2016 referendum result.

Keep it here -keep it real and keep it clean. (O well Wigan Council don’t fit this, dirty gits that they are 😊 )

The best election campaign for me ever !!!

For those that know me, they know how each year I try to improve my election campaigns. When I look back at 2001 when I first got involved in Local Politics things in Wigan have improved and I take credit for a number - not all - for those.

Back in 2001 elections leaflets were crappy photocopy leaflets on rubbish paper. I then said we need to improve this, so I was the first to bring in full colour and glossy leaflets. A couple of years later Labour copied, which is OK.

The size was A4 and sometimes they were not folded or tri-folded or doubled folded. Then in 2006 I picked up the game again to A3 and folded like a booklet. It went down really well.

Between that and 2006 there were smaller leaflets and I got over the top with each campaign with 2 or even 3 A3 leaflets - too much.

Last year, Labour had for the first time, an A3 tri-folded and I liked it so I have done that layout and it has worked really well I find.

This year I have done the Youtube video and that went down well with thousands of people viewing it and I am sure I will be doing more of these and I am sure the others will follow me again.

But each campaign you get feedback and the vibe on the street and in 2012 I won with 60% of the vote and the vibe was really good and that was the best vibe I have ever had. However, even before we have got to Polling Day this has been the best election campaign I have been involved with. Even if I don't win it is the best. The feedback on the street is by far the best I have ever had in 19 years of elections and the 3 biggest issues are

Brexit - people are hating the 2 main parties for the mess
Corbyn - The amount of Labour supporters that have contacted me and said they will be voting me because they do not like the Labour Leader. Interesting!
Corruption. - people are sick of the corruption with the Bryn illegal sacking, Donna Hall getting bent cps to do serious dirty work - that is now being investigated by GMP. Then the fact Labour has used Tax Payers money to pay for their election leaflets.

I am sure that ever working candidate will have stories to tell and one for me in this election is when I handed over a leaflet to a gentleman who said - "I F**king hate you!" OK, I better walk on not getting a vote here I thought. Then he said, " I hate the fact I am voting for you too" OK now he has my attention. I respond, "Why?" He replied, " Because I hate what the 2 parties are doing and I believe we need someone in there to get things sorted and I believe the only person to do that is you!". Wow. I will take it - every vote counts...lol.

I will be out later today campaigning again and even tomorrow. I'm fighting for every vote and Thursday 2nd May support myself in Shevington and Cllr George Fairhurst in Standish - who also has had an amazing response as it is clear he is loved with Standish residents.

Vote Gareth Fairhurst - Shevington with Lower Ground ward 2019

What on earth is Standish coming to?

I am sad to report that whilst out enjoying a quiet drink with friends today in Standish..... strong language coming up....that some mindless idiots spoil it for everyone.

I was out with Mrs F and friends and apparently, some guy asked some other people for a cigarette they decided to beat him up outside the Globe, so I heard whilst out and about in the village.

When we went into the Globe it was rammed and full of undesirable people. So we all decided to go elsewhere. Whilst there we heard that the Globe had been closed off due to this incident

Standish has always been a nice area and now look at this. Unbelievable and this is why we need more police on our streets.

I have heard two different stories and this has ruined peoples lives, never mind weekends.  For the mindless idiots, they should be jailed and throw away the key.

We need our Police station back open and Police back on our streets this is crazy!

Tory Government allowing Legal Aid for terrorist

Many will know that Shamima Begum - the girl that left Britain, of her own accord, and went to Syria to fight with Isis.

Now we know that she wants to come back to the UK now Isis has been defeated. She has said she wants to come home. Tough is what I say. The Uk is not home to any terrorists. She wanted out and she got out. 

Who knows what war crimes she has been involved with. There are reports she was the enforcer in Syria for IsIs for non-believers. 

Now that the Government has removed her citizenship she wants -and likely to get - legal aid to fight to get her citizenship back and return to the UK. The home secretary says that the decision is independent of Government and therefore they can't get involved in the decision.

Wrong! The first priority of all Governments is there to keep their citizens safe. She is clearly a threat and that is why they removed her citizenship. Now they can stop any requests for legal aid for foreigners. After all, she was and probably is against this country, She mad disgusting comments about the bomber at the Manchester Arena and should not be allowed to return, nor have any of our money. 

For me let her rot in whatever hell hole she is in. Even hell is to good for her in my opinion and whatever she is suffering it is not enough.

What is shocking is Labour and Lib Dems both are in favour of allowing her back into this country. It just shows how out of touch they are with you the public.

Labour Bully Boys out and about

So we are cracnking up the election campaign and Labour are worried both in Standish and especially in Shevington.

I have had a couple of emails form Labour idiots inc the Labour supporting Reporter Richard Bean, who used to - he may still - write for the Labour rag called the evening post.

Also I have had a couple of them follow me round in a car. They mustn't have anything better to do.

Then finally I have posted a couple of phone messages (BE AWARE STRONG LANGUAGE)

Have a listen to the message here

Some may say report this to the coppers and whilst we are making progress with the bent coppers in the dodgy arrest incident I do not have faith still in Wigan Police yet. I may report it to GMP HQ.

But I will not run form these bullys and hide and it shows how desparate they are.

Thank you and where next

I just wanted to say a BIG THANK YOU to all those that have commented, rang or emailed me with messages of support from the blog post on Sunday. If you missed it here it is again.

I knew it was an important story to tell and it may be easy to read but it was hard to read and even harder to live through, trust me.

Obviously, I named Donna Hall in the case and Greater Manchester Police. I think it is right to pick up here. Greater Manchester Police have been in touch today and given me an update where my complaint is up to and it was easy for me to put all cops in the basket as the ame as these bad apples/ But I believe that there are more good cops than bad cops. For obvious reason I can't say what they are doing but they are turning it up and in time they will conclude their actions then it will be right to say it at that point.

Whilst it is good that Greater Manchester Police are taking this very serious, what is concernsing is the silence of Wigan Council. They will argue and say Donna Hall has gone and no longer a matter for them. Not true - any litigation against them is clearly a case for them. But also we have Senior Servants that still work there and are part of this corruption. Will I rest till all those involved have been investigated? Not a chance!

So here is another name - Brendan Whitworth, he is the head of Legal Services for Wigan Council and the evidence is clear that his name is involved in helping Donna Hall and doing her dirty work for her. So what should happen? Wigan Council have a new Leader and New Chief Execvutive and if they have nothing to hide, no one to protect then they should order a truely "independent" investigation to show who knew what? Who did what? How many other victims are there out there? These are all questions that need to be answered and as for Greater Manchester Police they are looking at their house. It is time Wigan Council do the same!

I have now written to the Chief Executive and Leader of Wigan Coiuncil calling for this. Will they do it? Time will tell!

Greater Manchester Police run for the hills as High Court battle is put in against them

Wow, where do I start? OK let’s go back to a quick recap. January 2018 the then Chief Executive of Wigan Council, Donna Hall, tried to “illegally” sack a democratically Independent Cllr for Bryn, Cllr Steve Jones. She, and Labour thought because he didn’t have £100,000 to take them to the High Court they would get away with it. I agreed to help Cllr Steve Jones, and as his McKenzie Friend – a legal term for someone supporting a claimant, to take the Council to the High Court. In a unprecedented hearing the High Court Judge that sits on the Queen’s bench lambasted Donna Hall for her illegal actions. He overwhelming said that no one in their right mind would think that Cllr Jones had resigned, which  Donna Hall and Labour were trying to say. Normally, the courts, quite rightly, do not get involved with democracy, unless it is an exceptional case. But the judge said it was clearly an exceptional case and stopped the by election taking place the following day. Never before had any judge in the history of our democracy stopped an election. That shows you the scale that Labour and the Council’s Chief Executive went too in their illegal corrupt action. That court battle cost Wigan Tax Payers half a million quid. Because of the corrupt actions of Labour, Donna Hall quite rightly got sacked!

So, anyone losing like that would just be quiet. Nope not Donna Hall. She then made false allegations, in my opinion, about Peter Franzen stalking and harassing her. She got a dodgy high ranking police officer to get a squad of Police Officers in riot guy to storm his house and arrest him. For those that do not know Peter Franzen is is an OAP in his 70’s and here were a squad of coppers in riot guy ramming his door down with battering rams – Really?. Wow.

That was Jan 18 and after his arrest he has been under investigation for 14 months now. No charges. Then later in the year – less dramatically they arrest Cllr Bob Brierley and Mr X for the same offence as Peter Franzen. I say Mr X as that person has never publicly revealed themselves and although I know who they are I believe they have a right to keep it quiet if they wish.

Back to Cllr Steve jones and after his massive win in the high court he quite rightly had been asking for an apology. Any normally person would think that was the least the Council could do. The council refused to so he went and applied to take Donna Hall and Wigan Council back to the court for damages. As the then Chief Executive Donna Hall and the head of Legal Services were dodging being served with the high court papers, I took them to her house and served her. (OK here we go brace yourself). As I did this I was assaulted by her thug of a boyfriend ….I am writing this and can’t think of his name….O yeah Ged Bretherton- ex Labour Cllr how had an affair with Donna Hall, before he left his wife and kids for her. There was a scene with Donna hall saying I am going to get the police on you watch your back etc. I simple said Donna you have been served, it’s that simple. I tried to report the assault to Wigan police no joy. Well they are bent towards Labour and the Town hall. Hang on I hear some of you say – you can’t say that about coppers. I reply read on.

So after that one night I was at home and just about to go to bed. It was about 11 O’clock at night. Then just as I was turning the lights out I saw a load of car lights come in. Being nosey I looked out the window and saw 2 cars and a cop van. Hang on they are stopping out side my house. Then about 7 coppers get out of the vehicles. OK, here we go! I opened the door and they ask can they come in. sure no issues. So this copper says his name is DCI so and so. I will not reveal his name as it will become clear for legal reasons. I say Ok he asks me about going to Donna Hall’s house I say o yeah to serve her high court papers. He refused to look at the papers. He then went on to arrest me for guess what?? You guessed stalking and harassing her. I said you having a laugh? Nope let’s go. To be fair the uniform officers looked embarrassed. They all had come 30 miles away from Bury cop shop. They tell you there is a shortage of bobbies but yet they can find 7 bobbies to drive over 60 miles round trip to arrest me. What a joke!

So, I am then taken to Bury Police station and at the desk where they book you in this copper says you will be detained for further investigations. I gave him all the medication that I was on. I was under going some serious investigations for a health concern at the time. I was given a piece of paper with my rights on and put in a cell. I first thought that it would be an hour or so. No point getting het over it, so to speak. I suffer from PTSD and the police knew this. So, I just presumed that they would see through Donna Hall malice lies. Little did I know they were in on it!

When I was in the cell I went to sleep, as it was night time. When I woke it was 6 or 7am. I thought bit strange I had not been interviewed yet so I rang the intercom and said they will get to me when they get to me . So I read the piece of paper with my rights on it. O OK one of my rights is reading a book called PACE and this sets out what the police can and cannot do. I rang the intercom I want to read this book. The copper couldn’t believe it. “You want to read it? I will have to try and find one.” He was obviously surprised. Eventually I was given one. I read it front to back. Interesting they had already broken their own rules already.

As the day went by I was kept in the cell. After being in the cell for 15 hours, I asked for my medication which I had to take they refused! Oops that’s going to come and bite you.

Then finally after 18.5 hours the door of the cell opened and I was told I would be interviewed. I went into an interview room and it was there they said that I had been arrested for stalking and harassing Wigan Council Town hall Chief Executive and they asked me questions. I knocked everyone out of the park. It was clear as the light of a sunny day they had nothing and this guy DCI, no name guy, was a bad copper. (O how can I write that and think I can get away with that legally I hear some of you say? Read on). So the guy conceded he had nothing for stalking and harassing me. So I have been arrested and locked up for over 18.5 hours for nothing? well done you idiot! Nope he’s not letting go he said they were changing the arrest to conspiracy to stalk and harassing Donna Hall. “OK who have I been helping? Cllr Bob Brierley! I burst out laughing, I mean laughing my socks off. My solicitor and the bad copper and other female officer in the room were just looking like – what’s going on here? I said to this bad DCI, you really are stupid aren’t you? Why was the reply? I F**king hate him and despise him. The female officer then said, we had heard that too. So here they are saying that they knew I hated someone so much that I despised them and they now want to me to believe I have been helping him in some way. What a bunch of idiots!

After the interview I was told I was being put back in the cell. I was left there till 11.30pm before being released. But about 9.30 pm – (I have now been in custody for over 21 hours at this point) I became very unwell in the cell. Remember they refused me my medication earlier. I was throwing up with blood and in a lot of pain. They did nothing! At 11.20pm I was lead out to the desk to be released on bail. F**cking bail you having a laugh you have nothing you morons? But as I was in so much pain and still being sick with blood in it I just said what ever give me my F**cking medication quick so I can get better. The refused as there was not a nurse there to oversee it. At that point the duty sergeant rang for an ambulance. The Bad DCI wanted something else from me but they could only hold me for another 30 minutes and I remember the duty sergeant saying - look at him, he is clearly unwell and an ambulance has been called he’s going . We are not keeping him- end off! I had some friends outside waiting for me as the police had told my wife I was being released and organise a lift home. But as I was unwell they couldn’t release me. A nurse had also been called as the wait for an ambulance was some time away. The nurse came and pointed out to the duty sergeant that I had not been given my medicine in the afternoon and why not? He said he didn’t know he was not on then. She allowed me my medication. I was still in a lot of pain but was allowed to leave. I remember when they lead me out by the police to where my friends were they said o this is what Police brutality looks like then ! I was doubled over in a huge amount of pain. Although given my medicine it would take days to get better now.

So here I am on bail for a month. Not happy about it I just thought it will be over in a month just let the coppers get on with it. Then the police informed me they were extending my bail to the full 3 months they were allowed. What??? Hang on let’s just recap. They have arrested 3 other people for stalking and harassing and they were not on bail. I had been arrested for conspiring to help one of these people I hated and I am on bail WTF? Bang- I put a complaint into Greater Manchester Police. Did I expect anything but a cover up? No.

They put in charge a Chief Inspector and he arranged to meet me and go through my very serious complaint of corrupt coppers and everything else. When I met with him I told him everything I have said on here and more. Then I dropped the Bomb Shell. I call it the Nukey Bombshell! This Chief inspector was nice and I just thought is he going through the motions? Now we would get to see which side he was on. Justice or cover up? I told him that when I was in a cell for 15 hours, and at the time I was asking for my medication which the coppers where refusing me, the bad DCI was meeting or had already discussed me with Donna Hall and the Town Hall and agreed my bail conditions. I said so Donna Hall and the Council set my bail. He said, “Gareth that can’t be true. Bail is only set when you have been interviewed and we know the best course of action. I reiterated it. In fact, I did many times and he kept saying I was wrong! OK here it comes the nukey bomb time. I pulled out a letter the Council had sent me with my bail conditions on. He read it and said they shouldn’t have known this information. His face had changed he knew something was up. But he hadn’t seen it was a nukey bomb. He said it was wrong but it was clear that they had been told after I was released. I said take a look at the date? He did and then he knew it was a nukey bomb. The date was the date I was in a cell before I had been interviewed. The council must have posted it before 5pm to get it in the post because I got it just hours after being released. I think the phrase was like – this shit just got real. What did I want? My reply I want the corrupt officer(s) rooted out and sacked. The Chief Inspector said to send him some more information and he would investigate. What he did say next was interesting. He said, “we are not all the same Gareth. There are a large number of coppers out there working hard under tight budgets and trying their best and don’t let any bad coppers reflect on the whole”. You know what he was right I was putting all coppers under the heading as bent and corrupt. It was just one or a small few.

Also, in December of last yr due to the illness I spoke about before about I had my medication, I collapsed and was rushed into when that happened Donna Hall yet again put in another malice allegations. Guess what 7 coppers told to come over again from Bury (round trip of 60 miles) yet again to re arrest me and take me back into a cell. I was in hospital. The Police kept ringing and my wife was worried that whilst I was seriously ill in hospital the coppers would turn up yet again. I told her to get in contact with the solicitor – which she did and the solicitor arranged once I was out of hospital and fit and well I would go back in for a voluntary interview. This I did. It wasn’t the bad DCI but a new female officer. She said that Donna Hall had made yet more allegations which were I had broke my bail conditions. No, I hadn’t! I asked to see the evidence, if they had any? They showed me an email that Donna Hall said I sent. I looked at it and said what the hell? I didn’t send this Tory Cllr Ed Houlton had. This is the guy that whilst he was a carer had stabbed someone in the hand with his folk whilst he was eating. What a nice guy he is-not! Anyway, when I showed my solicitor the evidence she agreed I hadn’t and it was this Houlton guy. We had to keep explaining how email trails work, ie bottom to top. Oops she then said she hadn’t seen the evidence before and had been asked to ask the question. Guess how had asked her. You guessed bad cop DCI. Then there was 1 more evidence that I posted - a high court judge’s order where it evidences that she was order to pay the legal Bill for Cllr Steve Jones case I mentioned at the top of this post. This she did not do but got Wigan Tax Payers to pay for her via Wigan Town Hall. I said I did do this and it is clear that this is clearly in the public’s interest. The female officer took us back out and said that she was new on the case and she was part of the child protection team. WHAT?????? So now we have a police officer who should be working on really important cases that I am sure we all agree on – child protection to work on this dodgy  harassment case. And GMP say they are short of officer – now we know why. I take from this the Bad DCI didn’t want to be shown up by me yet again and getting others to do his dirty work. 

Back to my bail the 3 months had expired and the coppers where going to the magistrates to extend my bail for a further 3 months and ask for more conditions. NOT A CHANCE!!!!! They lied to the magistrates, in my opinion, and the bail conditions where extended. In affect stopping me from standing in the Local Elections. BRING IT ON !!!!! I was not going to stand for this. The only option though was the High Court and ask them to review the decision and case. Not an easy choice. Lose in the high court and you can lose royal. I mean your house everything.

Then the Chief inspector that had been investigating my complaint came back to me and said he had concluded his investigation and it was clear that in his opinion that, even though the threshold for being arrested is so low, that I should have never been arrested, detained, detained for nearly the full 24 hours – the max they can hold you for, taken my IT equipment and the bail conditions. Also leaking confidential information about me to Donna Hall, Labour and the Town Hall. I was getting excited this was the news I wanted to hear. But! Because their investigation had lead to the need to interview a high ranking officer of the same or higher rank then himself he could not carry it on. Therefore, he was referring it over to a higher rank officer at the Independent Police Complaints Commission to take over the investigation and go and an interview that high ranking officer. O dear someone’s in trouble now.

Finally, for me I discussed the issue with my wife as even though I felt we had a cast iron case as I said you do not go to the high court easily. She said what that bitch had done to us as a family do it and if we lost the house then we would just try to manage. I knew that was an extreme but you have to look at everything.

I also knew that the High Courts do not like getting involved with Police investigations and bail conditions for the right reasons too. A tall order to put this in, but I did. The high Court judge sitting on the Queens bench said that they do not get involved with police matters easily and it was again only in exceptional cases that they do but on this occasion because of what I was alleging and the evidence I had put in she wanted the police to put a response in. The deadline a Thursday at 4 pm. It was like a 48 hour time window they had to put it in. Then 24 hours after a judge had said that the Police rang me. They gave me a name and number to ring – QUICK! I rang it and it was the Police’s lawyer who said they were dropping everything quickly on me. In fact they had already dropped all the bail conditions, I can come and pick all the IT equipment up now and they had no interest in me. I bet they didn’t. They then said pull the High Court application quick from the courts so we do not have to respond. Had I done that technically I would have been responsible for their costs – not a chance. So, I refused and said we will await what the judge says. The lawyer said if I wanted to sue just go through litigation – civil courts for that. The Coppers were running for the hills. I hear on the grapevine that the Bad copper told Donna Hall that they were dropping everything on me and she went mad at them for not fighting it in court. With the evidence I lay before the courts there was not a cat in hell’s chance they were going to let that out in public court – it’s damning!

The judge has now come back and said that neither party should pay the others cost. I was refused my Judicial Review not because it was wrong or not strong enough but because the police had dropped everything the application was now not applicable. The Police asked for their costs back and the judge has denied them that on the grounds that whilst they had dropped everything it was only probably this was done because I had put the application in and they didn’t like the damning evidence.

I have refrained from making any public comment on this matter until the judge had signed the order and although this post is a long one it’s 6 months of hell. Labour and Donna Hall have been leaking on line with their help of people like Keith Cunliffe and Emma Appleton. In fact, all the posts that they were doing they thought was doing me harm. I was quietly screen shooting it and this was used in the JR and complaint against the bent coppers. It was a massive help. The team investigating couldn’t believe that all the sensitive information was being leaked by these people. In fact, the bent copper got word back to them to shut up and delete the posts because of the defamation and other legal action now being taken.

For me the case is with my lawyers to sue the hell out of Greater Manchester Police for false arrest, false imprisonment mis use of public office etc etc etc. As all this was done by Donna Hall, the then Chief Executive of Wigan Council, they too will be getting legal letters informing them that I will be suing them.

Some reading this may think it has been nothing, but even though I have been strong taking them to the High court and evidencing the corrupt officer(s) it is never easy and it has taken a massive strain on the me and the family at times but people have said to me the last picture of Donna Hall before she was sacked she looked ill. She knew this was all coming out soon and the police were not going to help her anymore with regards me. But when she got her bent copper mate to come into my home and arrest me and break the law all I can say is sleep tight. Not because of any physical harm that I am threating but she knows that she has taken me on personally and I will not let go and also I will pursue a misconduct in public office against her– an offence punishable by life in jail. She knows that one night a knock on the door is coming – not from me but the Police and when the police are on the other side it’s not because I have a dodgy copper mate doing my dirty business but the police that are using the law legally to arrest her for misconduct in public office.  But I know and she knows it’s coming. The question is will the police also suspend and/ or arrest any other their officers because of the IPCC investigation? time will tell.

So, you can see there are many losers here but do you know who the ultimately losers are – the tax payers because due to the illegal actions of Donna Hall whereby it has cost Tax Payers half a million quid for the illegal by election she tried to call but there is the cost of the police time into these malicious lies that she has made. My current estimate is over £1 million quid. So, in total she has cost the tax payers over £1.5 million quid when money is tight, due to the austerity cuts the Conservative Government has imposed on local councils – rightly or wrongly.

Also, the public needs to know they have confident that Civil servants in Wigan are not corrupt like Donna Hall. They need to know that the team at Wigan Council will not engage in political games and waste their money but let politicians argue polices out in the council chamber and then they follow what is agreed on.

For me I will be considering standing in the Local Elections and if I do it will be on an anti-corruption ticket. A ticket that people should have trust in their Town hall that even though Cllrs might not be able to agree on things but what they do agree on is no more corruption and no more wasting of tax payers money on corruption. If we can’t have that in Wigan then trust me everything else is lost!