tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post7994884824256648280..comments2023-05-08T10:46:34.371+01:00Comments on Y Cneifiwr: CPS drops prosecution of Jacqui ThompsonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-9643917843697931602017-08-15T21:18:55.089+01:002017-08-15T21:18:55.089+01:00There is no way on earth Carm C.C. would fund a li...There is no way on earth Carm C.C. would fund a libel case like this again so they might as well completely remove it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-55348682953155372852017-08-13T16:04:50.656+01:002017-08-13T16:04:50.656+01:00Whats the point of a regulator investigating anyth...Whats the point of a regulator investigating anything then if they don't have the power to ensure that the outcome is implemented? Total waste of time & money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-30528112786008808092017-07-31T08:29:37.939+01:002017-07-31T08:29:37.939+01:00@Anon 14:28
Good point. In my view the ruling of ...@Anon 14:28<br /><br />Good point. In my view the ruling of the independent auditors is final and therefore there is no need for it to be sorted out. The funding was unlawful and that was that. <br />Clearly Mr James disagrees but for him, or the council as a body, to accept the findings would have serious implications for all involved.<br />It appears that they don't want to go down that road and although the 'libel clause' in the constitution has been suspended, they will not remove it completely, insisting that the 'legal position' has not yet been clarified. In my view it certainly has been clarified.caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-35740107855337474652017-07-30T14:28:55.276+01:002017-07-30T14:28:55.276+01:00As the WAO ruled the counterclaim was unlawfully f...As the WAO ruled the counterclaim was unlawfully funded by the Council, whose job is it to sort this out?<br />Is it down to the WAO themselves or someone else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-3669527706321512112017-07-27T08:26:12.237+01:002017-07-27T08:26:12.237+01:00Isn't there mileage in crowd funding a Judicia...Isn't there mileage in crowd funding a Judicial review to examine the unlawful funding element of this saga. I know the conviction is unlikely to be overturned (I think it was appealed) but surely the funding arrangements should be looked at in the context of public policy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-38734359758566921622017-07-26T14:30:30.976+01:002017-07-26T14:30:30.976+01:00Strange. Had a phone call from a Luton number tod...Strange. Had a phone call from a Luton number today. As soon as I picked it up there was a short pause and then the line went dead. It's not listed as a nuisance call. Weird.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-48229916508698259132017-07-25T09:29:28.448+01:002017-07-25T09:29:28.448+01:00If i was a regulator and had ruled something unlaw...If i was a regulator and had ruled something unlawful, I would have to do something about it because I would be worried about becoming a laughing stock and perhaps accused of being unfit for purpose, but then I'm not as bright as they are, so what do I know, it's just an opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-4306400380506008782017-07-24T09:19:59.646+01:002017-07-24T09:19:59.646+01:00Anon 11:43
You're right, it can never be hara...Anon 11:43 <br />You're right, it can never be harassment to ask your MP for help. For the record I made it clear to Mr Edwards and Mr Price that I didn't expect them to 'take sides' at all. Their efforts to bring about a resolution was carefully considered and followed several weeks of consultation with Plaid members on the council. I was not involved at all.<br />It is absolutely outrageous that the chief executive, and the police, should consider that this constituted criminal harassment. Had it not been thrown out it had the potential to set a very dangerous precedent across the UK. <br /><br />The same dangerous precedent would have applied to the republication of articles on the blog from elsewhere, and without so much as a sniffy email from the CEO to the original publisher.<br /><br />As for the unlawfully funded counterclaim I couldn't agree more, what the hell is being done about it?caebrwynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233902574832152764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-47122409947310140162017-07-23T11:43:14.491+01:002017-07-23T11:43:14.491+01:00I always thought that it was a part of an MP's...I always thought that it was a part of an MP's job to assist a constituent with any problems which it seems what they were asked to do. How can this be harassment? Also, if the WAO ruled that the counterclaim had been unlawfully funded by the Council, why the hell is nothing being done about it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-46072304593104532132017-07-19T09:20:08.417+01:002017-07-19T09:20:08.417+01:00There has been confusing blurring of "private...There has been confusing blurring of "private" and "public" from the beginning of this sad saga. The libel case was personal but at the same time funded by public money; the alleged harassment of him has been a result of his public persona but is apparently a private matter, yet public property has been used to search for "evidence" so it is impossible to disentangle the two. <br /><br />It is a pity that this "private" matter wasn't dealt with and funded privately from the beginning then perhaps it would never have got this far.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-2240084212698889182017-07-19T06:12:36.664+01:002017-07-19T06:12:36.664+01:00Anon @9.16 - perhaps the post does not make it cle...Anon @9.16 - perhaps the post does not make it clear enough, but the allegations of harassment relate directly to the libel case. In essence, he was saying that by trying to resist his attempt to seize Jacqui Thompson's home, she was encouraging politicians and others to interfere with his "private affairs". <br /><br />Let's not forget that the damages awarded by Mr Justice Tugendhat relate to Mr James's counterclaim (that she had libelled him), something which the WAO ruled had been unlawfully funded by the council.<br /><br />This amounts to trying to have his cake and eat it - the matter is "private", but has been fought almost entirely by relying on council money and resources.Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-88597691288156281702017-07-18T22:34:32.169+01:002017-07-18T22:34:32.169+01:00He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty ...He's not the Messiah. He's a very naughty boyMeryl the Perylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-43224629945665623022017-07-18T09:16:26.627+01:002017-07-18T09:16:26.627+01:00Surely as the alleged harassment came about becaus...Surely as the alleged harassment came about because of his position as CE of the council it would be entirely right and proper for him to use council resources in these circumstances. I think the private element of this refers to the libel case. if the "evidence" is as you allude to I don't think it should ever have got this far but I think she is barking up the wrong tree in relation to him using council computers to help his case. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-91922681455176718912017-07-17T20:33:36.705+01:002017-07-17T20:33:36.705+01:00Thanks Anon @18.04. Some very interesting nuggets ...Thanks Anon @18.04. Some very interesting nuggets in this article from 2007, including this one:<br /><br />It was revealed at the cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the arrangement the rugby club would provide the PRSA catering – through private company Caterwell – was actually laid down in a covenant when the council bought the land from the Emerson family. Even council chief executive Mick Gallagher was forced to admit he had 'no idea' about this latest development. An upset Coun Dorrian said: "I'm extremely concerned that even after extensive discussions around this, things still keep coming out. Yet again there appears to be another skeleton coming out of the cupboard."<br /><br />Read more at: http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/prsa-errors-will-not-be-repeated-1-1106951Cneifiwrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08767078276794410524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-22274431974727204382017-07-17T18:04:37.956+01:002017-07-17T18:04:37.956+01:00Mr James is mentioned in this article
http://www....Mr James is mentioned in this article <br />http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news/prsa-errors-will-not-be-repeated-1-1106951Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-74407176355407358252017-07-17T15:09:46.266+01:002017-07-17T15:09:46.266+01:00As to the pigs liver, the symbolic "pound of ...As to the pigs liver, the symbolic "pound of flesh" was actually a whole pig's heart. Mr James was not in county Hall and never saw the sealed plastic bag containing the meat. <br />The protest was not against him - the case being heard in court that day was Carms CC demanding £190k from Mrs Thompson in legal fees, even though the CCC legal insurance covered most of that sum. The pound of flesh was symbolic of CCC demanding a huge sum from a person with no financial resources to cover it and choosing not to claim it off their insurance. I would think they now have done so. as the judge did grant the Council the legal fees against Mrs Thompson but pointed out the futility of trying to actually get them, saying he would be very angry if CCC wasted more public money trying to obtain this sum.<br /><br /> As a member of the CCC press office had popped out to the demo to take pictures and film of everyone including the plastic bag containing the heart, I have no idea why it is described as liver, I'm also aware that the County Hall CCTV was used to record the incident.<br /><br />I too am accused of a "prolonged and sustained "Campaign" against Mr James by Mr James in a complaint to the public service ombudsman submitted on the 27th January 2017 and this "pound of flesh" incident is being investigated at his request by the Ombudsman as part of the evidence against me to support that allegation. The heart also becomes liver in this account <br /><br />As in Jacqui's case most of the evidence given against me is quoted from my blog. I have yet to be interviewed by ombudsman's staff on the subject of the pound of flesh demonstration or any other part of the complaint. However, the fact the pound of flesh was not liver is unlikely to be relevant to my Councillor's Code of Conduct investigation, so. for accuracy, it was a heart. Sian Caiachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-37094352498842061172017-07-17T15:01:36.674+01:002017-07-17T15:01:36.674+01:00A Dead Rat.A Dead Rat.Tessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118857435900510280.post-14405512962226715012017-07-17T14:07:24.373+01:002017-07-17T14:07:24.373+01:00I do hope the police have kept MJ's print out ...I do hope the police have kept MJ's print out for forensic testing to see which printer was used in this private prosecution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com