HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED A SOLICITORS LETTER

PART ONE OF THREE 

Tuesday 4th December 2012 

HAVE YOU EVER RECEIVED A SOLICITORS LETTER

It now appears that the Three Newly Elected LABOUR Councillors Representing The De-Brus Ward on Hartlepool Borough Council. ROB COOK, Chairman of the Planning Committee, SYLVIA TEMPEST  Secretary of the Local Labour Party,  and  Sheila Griffin,  are so lacking in  Common Courtesy , and are so Desperate to avoid having to Answer  any of my Serious Allegations of Council Misconduct in Public Office, or to Explain their total lack of action to investigate any of  my Serious allegations,  they have all asked the Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council PETER DEVLIN , to write to me the following letter , which I received yesterday , Monday, 3rd December, 2012,  at 1.00 p.m. 

To add Substance to my above Comments , I  wish to make it  Perfectly Clear here and now,  and to avoid any  further Possible Misunderstanding,  that NONE  of my (3) Three newly elected  Labour Councillors Representing ? The De-Brus Ward on the Hartlepool Borough Council have, to the best of my Knowledge,
 made  “ANY”  attempt  to Contact me, by Phone, Letter or E-Mail or even  a Personal Visit to my Home, to Validate, Discuss, or give any explanation as to WHY  NONE  of my Serious Criminal Allegations have been Investigated. ?  They are all  Fully aware of my Criminal Allegations and  what Excuse they Can offer for Not Investigating my Concerns is entirely up to them?

Dear Sirs,
CORRESPONDENCE WITH WARD  COUNCILLORS 

I have been asked  to Contact you by your Ward Councillor’s, Tempest, Cook  and Griffin, as they are becoming increasingly concerned by the Tone   of your Correspondence. 
I must therefore ask that any further correspondence regarding regulatory matters I.e. F.O.I. Data Protection etc,  be forwarded to the Council’s legal Division, for the attention of the Chief Solicitor, who will review the correspondence and will Only Respond where the Correspondence contains something new that has not been addressed by the Council Previously 
Yours Faithfully
~~~~~~~
For P DEVLIN 
CHIEF SOLICITOR

This personal letter to my Home address  from Peter Devlin  is Contrary to my Previous Request to Hartlepool Borough Council , that all Correspondence Regarding any of  my Freedom of Information Requests and any  Answers , should be made available to be Viewed by the General Public, in the Public Domain, on the Internet (WDYK) Site. 

One might wonder, as I do,  WHY should the Chief  Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council Peter Devlin, asks  me, on behalf of my Ward Councillors TEMPEST  COOK and GRIFFIN  to  Personally Forward to  Him the Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council,  Any Freedom of Information Requests,  I May Submit  in Future,  to Hartlepool Borough Council is  Both  CONFUSING and DEFINITELY  UNCLEAR ? 
Am I to Understand that PETER DEVLIN, Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council, is Saying that ANY  future Correspondence from Me to my Democratically Elected Ward Councillors in E-Mails or Letter  Containing Private and Confidential material MUST also in FUTURE be VETTED  by HIM ?  

This is  Unbelievable Arrogance, which I Definitely Reject? What Legal Authority gives this Individual a  Paid Employed Council Official, the Right to Effectively threaten to  Censor my Private Correspondence? The E-Mails I sent to my Council Representatives were  I though Private and Confidential, ?

Is this Veiled Legal Threat,  Enforceable? Against a Local and Honest Tax Paying Citizen? Reporting Criminal Misconduct  by Employees in the Planning Department, of Hartlepool Borough Council, One might ask, WHY , if my allegation of Criminality are Unfounded , have I NOT been Challenged to Produce my Bone-Fide Documentary Evidence in a  Court  of Law.
What are they afraid Of, ? Perjury I believe is a Serious Offence.

Could it Possibly be that  the  (3)  Three Now,  Elected Labour Councillors of the De-Brus Ward,  are foolishly attempting to  Hide these  Serious issues, Surrounding my  Allegations of Criminality by involving the Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council, PETER DEVLIN  in  what I believe to be an attempt  to intimidate me into SILENCE ? 

I  also BELIEVE  It is UNLAWFUL for a PUBLIC AUTHORITY to ACT  in a WAY WHICH   is INCOMPATIBLE  WITH A    "CONVENTION RIGHT" 
                                                
 Article 10, Freedom of Expression of the Human Rights Act 1998, 

This Right Shall include Freedom to Hold Opinions and to RECEIVE  and IMPART  INFORMATION and Ideas WITHOUT INTERFERENCE by PUBLIC AUTHORITY and REGARDLESS of FRONTIERS  


This  Sounds Suspiciously like, My freedom of speech is definitely under threat here ? Is this an attempt  by Hartlepool Borough Council to  Severely Restrict or Totally Ignore ( as they have done in the Past) any Further Freedom of Information Requests , I may make to Hartlepool Borough Council, ? and to my Democratically Elected Labour Councillors of the
                                                         DE-BRUS WARD 
                                                TEMPEST,  COOK ,  and GRIFFIN ? 


I AM OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER JOSEPH GOEBBELS, THE INFAMOUS  NAZI MINISTER 
OF PROPAGANDA and CENSORSHIP ? I COULD BE MISTAKEN, BUT  DID'NT  HE   START  LIKE THIS,?

It is was always my Understanding that any Freedom of Information Requests submit  to Hartlepool Council, are addressed to the Freedom of Information Officer,  whoever that Appointed  Person may be,?

If PETER DEVLIN, the Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council,  Wishes, for Reasons best Known Only to Himself, to appoint himself the  Freedom of Information Officer, for Hartlepool Borough Council,   in addition to his Position of  Chief Solicitor, then that is  HIS Concern and the Hierarchy of Hartlepool 
Borough Council to Decide, if He is judged a Suitable Person to have the JOB and He  is  appointed Freedom of Information Officer , that is Definitely of NO Interest or Concern of MINE , ?
If  PETER DEVLIN  Wants the Freedom of Information JOB, I have NO Objections. ?

Will he be able to Manage  these  additional Duties,?  He appears to me, to Manage the Hartlepool Legal  Department,  like  a HIGH CLASS  Restaurant, with a Extensive a La Carte Menu, Resulting in his Legal Department of Solicitors, Picking and Choosing which Laws and Statutory Legislation they  may decide to Accept or Reject ? On a Daily Basis 

From my Personal Experience, they have Consistently Ignored all my Previous Bona-Fide Documentary Evidence Highlighting  Criminal Wrongdoing by Council Officials , including Breaching  my Human Rights of Property Ownership, 

The First Protocol Article 1, of the European Convention on Human Rights 

Obviously I have been Misinformed in thinking that my LABOUR Councillors , TEMPEST,  COOK and GRIFFIN, Represent effectively the interests of the Ward for which these Councillor’s  were  Elected,  to deal with Constituents’ enquiries and representations ? 

I though I was supporting a Lively Get up and Go, Local Labour Politician, "ROB COOK"
 who gave me the Distinct but Obviously the Wrong Impression, when visiting my Home and viewing the Property Damage caused by  the Neighbours Carbuncle of a Kitchen Extension originally built “Without” Planning Permission ?and attached to my Property, both  by his Words and Attitude, that if he was elected as Labour Councillor In the forth coming local elections for the De-Brus Ward, he would try hard  to address my Concerns ? Wrong again!  And to Clarify WHY  I though I had at last Found a very Rare Politician Animal  that could be Trusted ? Read on-------

 ROB COOK ,  Prior to his election as Labour Councillor for  the De-Brus Ward, knocked on my door, and was invited into my Home, following a Lengthy  Discussion on Why I should  Vote Labour in the Forthcoming Local Elections,  he was invited and accepted my Invitation, to Inspect  the Carbuncle of an Unsafe and Potentially Dangerous  Building Extension, erected Without Planning Permission or the Property Owners Consent,  and attached  by a  Do it Yourself  Cowboy Builder, onto my Outside Detached Wash-House rear Wall and Roof, effectively Preventing  my Family the Safe use of the Wash-House Facilities, by Blocking Off the Gas Ventilation Ducts  Creating a Possible Serious Life Threatening Situation of Fire and Explosion, if any attempt had been made to Light The Gas Heated Hot Water Boiler,?

A Situation that has Existed for over Five (5) years, Despite Numerous Council Officials being Made aware of this Disgraceful Situation ? 

In the light of Recent Events, the  Comments  by Rob Cook  after his Visual Inspection, including the phrase, uttered  at the time of his home visit and after his ocular  inspection of the Severe Property Damage, 

“it should never have been  built, and it should be demolished “?  

Prior to his Successful Election, as a De-Brus Ward Councillor,  Now appear to have been Nothing less than  False Indignation and Deceitful Political Electioneering, his aim was simply to gain more votes to achieve Political Office, the ends justify the means ? Or does it,?

Just to keep any  Reader attention focused, if there is any,? 

 Retrospective Planning application  H/2009/0568  was Granted by Two (2) Planning Officials, Case Planning Officer Richard Trow, assisted by Mr. Reece, Building Control Manager, without ANY involvement or Input of the Council Planning Committee, Despite Overwhelming Bone-Fide Evidence, KNOWN to Richard Trow, who had a Personal interest in this Project, ? that the Retrospective Applicants DID NOT Own the Freehold Land and Property ? 

This incident  Clearly Proves  Making Controversial Planning Decisions, knowing there are Allegations of  Criminality Unresolved, Without the Involvement of Democratically Elected  Councillors is Simply Prone to  Possible Corruption and Abuse. 
It is Certainly NOT “In the Public Interest”  for allegations of Serious Criminal acts by Council Officers to be   “Covered-Up”

More in Part Two?

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS ON CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE REMOVED FROM PUBLIC VIEW

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUESTS to HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL
 ON CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT IN PUBLIC OFFICE REMOVED FROM PUBLIC VIEW
BY THE WHATDOYOUKNOW INTERNET SITE.



On 4 December 2012 20:11, WhatDoTheyKnow wrote:
Dear Alan Harvey Flounders,

Your request 'Requesting a Internal Review' at
http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/requesting_a_internal_review
has been reviewed by moderators.

We consider it is not a valid FOI request, and have therefore hidden it from other users. We reached this because the dominant purpose of your correspondence appears to be to pursue a grievance rather than to obtain recorded information. I also consider that the content of your request is potentially defamatory. I found in places that your request difficult to follow which suggested there was a lack of focus.

A few weeks ago I hid a similar request you had made to the same authority for similar reasons - I am sorry for the delay in writing to you about this earlier request. to you about this earlier request.
Please read our policy on focussed requests:
                                            http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/help/requesting#focused

You will still be able to view both requests while logged in to the site. Please reply to this email if you would like to discuss these decisions further.
Yours, The WhatDoTheyKnow team.

Reply to WDTK site 

Dear Sirs, 
Thank you for your belated explanation received on Tuesday 4th December 2012, on why my latest F.O.I. requests to Hartlepool Borough Council have been removed from Public View. 
including my Latest Annotation highlighting the Comments from Peter Devlin, Chief Solicitor of Hartlepool Borough Council, including my Annotation challenging the outrageous behaviour by the three newly elected Councillors of the De-Brus Ward, Rob Cook, Chairman of the Planning Committee,
 Sylvia Tempest, Secretary of the Local Labour Party and Sheila Griffin, who are openly aiding and abetting Criminality, their Behaviour can only is described as Outrageous? 

It has Never been my intention to place your very valued and Helpful internet site in a position that any F.O.I. requests or views expressed , could result in any Legal Challenge to your site, and to that end I deliberately have set up my own Blog, 

                                                   http://alanflounders.blogspot.co.uk/ 

Where I intend to Continue to publish and expose to Public View the Undoubted Corruption I have personally discovered,  is regularly committed by some Officials of Hartlepool Borough Council, ? Both elected and non elected ? 
If they can Challenge my Allegations, Why don't they Sue Me. ? 

“CORRUPTION hurts people all over the world every day. Victims of corruption need to speak up to Challenge people who are  unfit to occupy Any Public Office. 

Could it be that undue influence has been brought to bear by Hartlepool Borough Council to suppress the matter? Some may think so, when one considers that your  e-mail only arrived on Tuesday 4th December 2012, “After” my latest F.O.I. request was submitted to Hartlepool Borough Council 

                                                        I am a Victim. 

CORRUPTION is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority. 

I can Honestly Say that I am NOT only very Disappointed but Deeply Saddened 
By your decision, to hide from Public View the questions in my Freedom of Information Requests , Dated 13th November 2012, to Haley Martin, in which I had named Public Officials, employed in both the Legal and Planning departments of Hartlepool Borough Council of Questionable and Dishonest Behaviour, 

I intend to Publish on this Site , everyone of my Freedom of Information Requests which have been removed  from Public View by the WhatDoTheyKnow Team,  including my Annotations.


Hartlepool Borough Council have continued to Lie and Refuse to Release Fraudulent Documents to me, regarding the Legal Ownership of Property built on without Council Planning Permission , but More importantly, Without , the Legal Property Owners Consent “ME” . When Granting the “Retrospective Planning Application” H/2009/0568 by the Case Planning Officer, Richard Trow, who I discovered and Believe was the Architect personally responsible for the Redesign of the Kitchen Extension, and who it is known  to have been the Draughtsman, of the Engineers Drawings which were Submitted to “HIMSELF” the Case Planning Officer, Who Would have the Delegated Authority to Decide Whether to Grant this Controversial Retrospective Planning application H/2009/0568 or NOT,? without any Input or involvement by any Elected Councillors of the Planning Committee?
 It's very similar situation,  to marking your own Examination Papers, you just can’t Loose ? or can you? wait and See. 
Thanks again for all your help in the Past , best sincere wishes to you all.. 

Local authorities use libel laws to silence criticism

Local authorities use libel laws to silence criticism

MORE THIEVES and LIARS EXPOSED IN THE PARTY I ONCE LOVED and SUPPORTED

Last week it was Denis MacShane?  

Parliamentary Privilege allows MPs to name individuals they believe to be involved in illegal activity.  I agree with one well know Journalist,  who said , Yesterday, “It was not meant to be a Get Out Of Jail Free Card”   for thieves like  Denis MacShane,

I believe that  Denis MacShane, is nothing more than  another Disgusting  Thieving  Lying  Individual who abused the Very Privileged Position of being an Elected  Member of Parliament and who may face a fresh police probe into HIS dodgy ex­­­penses after new evidence was apparently discovered following the Commons report which led to him quitting.

This week it’s another Member of the Labour Party 
 Margaret Moran, 

Who also Abused  her Privledged Position in Parliament.
She allegedly faked invoices, lied about work done on her house, this
Former Member of Parliament , Cheated taxpayers out of almost £60,000 in an outrageous expenses scam, a court heard yesterday, but  was sparred attending court  due to “Depression”   so proceeding are taken place in her  absence ?  Do we have any Honest Members of Parliament ?

They should all  be in Jail with all the other Scoundrels , Tony Blair, Peter Mandelson, Gosh, I’ve  run out of Ink?

It doesn’t  Stop there , we have them here in Hartlepool
Corruption in Local Government is No Better, ?

I have attempted for a Number of Years  to  Expose to Public View the Festering Corruption of some Paid  Officials in Hartlepool Borough Council, up to August 2008, I, like most  Hartlepool Citizens, had not Complained, I though I was being well served by the Elected Councillors, in fact I had Walked the Street of Hartlepool knocking on doors for  a Number of Local Politicians, ?  I still believe there are still a few, genuine people in local  politics,  but most  of those 'keep their heads down' when  they should have the Courage of their Convictions and SHOUT  OUT  when they been Contacted by a Member of the Public , with accusations and allegations of Criminal Wrongdoing by some Non Elected, Paid Council Officials, Elected Councillors  have  a Duty to investigate any allegations of Misconduct ,  Supported by Bono-Fide  Documentary evidence and unless a  investigation is carried out there will always be a Tendency to Suspect a Whitewash “Unless you, the Elected Councillors do that, Suspicion of Criminal activities in both the Legal and in Particular the Planning Departments of Hartlepool Borough Council will always be around – that there is a Cover-up, I personally have been a Victim of Fraud, Property Fraud, a Full explanation is available here

http://alanflounders.blogspot.co.uk/ 

But a brief account is this, 
My neighbour built a Kitchen Extension  without apply for Planning Permission ? from Hartlepool Borough Council, and Physically attached part of  that Kitchen Extension  to the Rear Non Load bearing Wall of my Detached Wash-House, which is  now acting as  Roof Support  to the Kitchen Extension, without the Owner Permission ? Resulting in Severe Structural Damage to my Property,  in addition too, Completely Blocking  off ,  the Gas  Exhaust Ducts, positioned by the Original Builder of the Property for SAFETY REASONS,  high in the Rear Wall of the Outside Wash-House Buildings, Effectively Preventing my Family the SAFE  Use of their Legally Purchased  Detached Wash-House Property, any attempt to Use the Wash-House Gas Heated Hot Water Boiler could have been Fatal, ? All this information was Known after my Complaint to Hartlepool Borough Council, in August 2008,  to the Case Planning Officer Richard Trow, who after a Site visit, to take photographs, he Claimed,  of the Carbuncle  of the Roof of the Kitchen Extension overhanging  my Wash-House Roof, built without Planning permission and Erected by  Cowboy Builders, he  though it was very funny, it was later discovered that the Drawings for the  Planning Application submitted in August 2008, later changed to a Retrospective application H/2009/0568, had been prepared by Guess Who,  the Case Planning Officer himself,  Richard Trow,  who Later , assisted by Mr Reece, The Hartlepool Borough Council Development  Manager, "Decided,"    without Reference to any of the Elected Councillors on the Planning Committee , to Grant this Controversial Retrospective Planning Application H/2009/0568, on the Grounds that they had  the Authority to Approve this Controversial Retrospective application, has they had  been Delegated  to do so, by the Elected Councillors of the Planning Committee,

It can’t be Bad when you can sit in Judgement on your own Decisions, Pass Your Own Drawings, although he did say he would Tipp-Ex Out  any  Fixtures to my Property ?

NO Conflict of Interest there then ?

Is there Any Doubt that Suspicion Exists that “ALL” internal investigations by Paid Unelected Council Officials, into ANY Allegations of Criminal Wrongdoing by other Paid Unelected Council Officials are Ignored or with  Answers  Designed  to Protect somebody,  mostly Themselves,
As any Old Hartlepool Crofter Might  Say. in His Fluent Local Authentic Gibberish,
“He’s one of our Own”  he can’t be guilty ?

This Local Corruption which exists in Hartlepool Borough Council at the Moment, will, I believe, be exposed  to Public View, shortly, without Prejudice, Censorship or Dispensations. ? I will Continue and Try my Best  to Expose the Criminal Wrongdoers in both  the Legal and Planning Departments with or without  the support or “ANY” encouragement  from the Local  Labour Member of Parliament  for Hartlepool Iain Wright , or the three (3)  Councillor representing the De-Brus Ward,

Rob Cook (Labour) Sheila Griffin (Labour) Sylvia Tempest (Labour)
who Combined, will be Unable to Claim that they were All unaware of any Allegation of Wrongdoing,?  

 I knew Nothing? is Now Claimed by Many Cronies from the BBC  and Parliament, over the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal ?
I have just Recently been told that Rob Cook (Labour)  is the Chairman of the Planning Committee, no doubt he is now in a Position to answer  his Own Questions he addressed to me when he Visited my Home  with Sheila Griffin, when  seeking my Vote at the Last Election, and Loudly Proclaimed after viewing my  Back Garden and Saw with his own eyes ,  the Unsafe to Use , Outside Detached Wash-House, and  the Neighbours Carbuncle of a Kitchen Roof Protruding and  overhanging my Property ,
HOW WAS THAT GIVEN PLANNING PERMISSION, HE SAID?
Over to you Mr Chairman, ?

To Update and In answer to a number of E-Mails and the Anonymous  Telephone Calls ( I do wish you would Stop ) I have received  lately , and don’t appreciate ,  if you wish to Send an  E-Mail or  Leave a Comment, please do so, it will be answered and is appreciated,  but with your name, leaving anonymous foul mouthed Comments are not Welcome,

Regarding enquires on Police Involvement  I have been advised to KEEP MY POWDER DRY  and say Nothing? Continue to Exhaust  All the  Peaceful Complaints Procedures available to me , leaving a Clear Paper Trail, before insisting (which I intend to) , that my Criminal allegations should be referred to the Police for Investigation ?

Copies of "ALL"  my Freedom of Information Requests  to both Land Registry and Hartlepool Borough Council are available on the WhatDoTheyKnow Internet Site,

A Copy of the Above will be sent as Usual for their Information Records and Files,  to all the Three (3) Named Councillors and to the Member of Parliament  for Hartlepool  Iain Wright, by the Internet Site, WriteToThem

Friday, 9 November 2012

IT TAKES COURAGE TO PROTEST

Gosh, what's that bad smell around here?  Corruption is alive and Well Not only In Hartlepool but in Stockport Too.

Sunday, 4 November 2012
To-Day, I Received  from a Friend in Devon,  Alan Dransfield,  a  Copy of a Letter of Protest, he had received from Sheila Oliver, a Resident of Stockport, who is a Vigorous Campaigner for Justice,  who has Fought for a Number of Years  to  Expose to Public View the Festering Corruption of some Officials in Stockport Council,  its well worth a Read,  it takes Courage to Stand up and Be Counted,

This is Part of his letter to his Member of Parliament, Ben Bradshaw, M.P.
I am taking the liberty in forwarding this email from Sheila Oliver a well known FOI Campaigner in Stockport and quite frankly, I think she should be awarded with the Nobel Peace Prize because of her dedication and courage to expose Fraud and Theft of Public Funds in Stockport.
I am highlighting the systemic failures of Local Public Authorities.

It should be noted that NPS have played a KEY ROLE in these Fiscal Irregularities in Stockport. The VERY SAME company whom, is a SISTER COMPANY to the DCC in charge of Multi/million pound Contracts in Devon?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Can you smell a Rat Mr Bradshaw, I know I can??!!
Yours in disgust
Alan M Dransfield

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Sheila Oliver
Date: Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 7:59 AM
Subject: In case any of you were considering proping up the LibDems......
To: David Sedgwick , Maureen Rowles , Tom McGee , Brian Hendley , Walter Brett , Tom Grundy , Colin Foster , Richard Coaton , Patrick McAuley , Syvia Humphreys , William Wragg , Alana Vine , Brian Leck , Paul Bellis , Brian Bagnall , Linda Hold , Anthony O'Neill , Lisa Walker , Peter Burns , Adrian Nottingham , Kate Butler , Dean Fitzpatrick , Cllr Gantois , Andy Verdeille , Wendy Wild , Chris Murphy , Andy Soton
Cc: Democratic Services , Peter Devine

Dear Councillors
I appreciate that most of you would not be daft enough to prop up the LibDems, but for those waverers please take a few minutes to look at the following. It might save you future embarrassment:-

I have been trying for six years to raise financial irregularities regarding Vale View School and another SMBC ALMO - NPS. Although I was correct about the £5 million overspend, correct about the contamination, correct about the school not being built large enough, all the LibDem Executive Councillors ban all questions on the subject from me:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/financial-irregularities.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/not-big-enough-one-year-on.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/traffic.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/no-playing-fields.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/how-did-it-pass-planning-.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/contamination.html
Then we come on to Mr Parnell, whose tragic case I am trying to have made into a film. He only wanted counselling for his troubled daughters adopted from Stockport Council, which the Council had a legal duty to provide. Following the cases of Andrea Adams and Alison Davies and Ryan who jumped from the Humber Bridge, the serious case reviews said they would help people who came to them regarding vulnerable children. They had Mr Parnell repeatedly incarcerated in tough Forest Bank prison. Although he was acquitted of the crime of assault with a sneeze in a 3 day £10,000 day Crown Court case, his punishment remained and if he enters Fred Perry House for any reason, he faces 5 years in prison for each breach of his control order placed on him for a crime he didn't commit. What happens when the police station moves to Fred Perry House and they arrest him again? Will he face 5 years in prison for merely being arrested? I told and told and told the Executive Councillors what was being done to him and they just sneered:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/town-hall-protester.html
Then we have SK Solutions. I have taken expert advice and the true situation is set out below. I remember Peter Devine asking me at the time - why on earth was this being set up?
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/sk-solutions.html
The fact that NPS Stockport is technically broke and we own 20% of it. Where does that leave the council taxpayer?:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/nps-stockport.html
And NPS Stockport has, quite legally, been dipping into the pension fund to make its balance sheet look more healthy.
What is going on with NPS generally:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/nps-property-consultants.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/norse-group-ltd.html
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/norfolk-county-council.html
Stockport Homes would appear to have a circa £9 million hole in its pension fund for which the council taxpayer is liable:
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/stockport-homes.html
We have paid £1 million this year alone to progress the M56 to A6 bypass:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/m56-to-a6-bypass.html
There is the disgrace of planning in this town where the very real concerns of local residents are completely ignored:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/sandringham-road-planning-shambles.html
When old, vulnerable people are treated with contempt and exposed to danger, do the LibDems want to act to put things right and make sure nothing like this every happens again? Do they Buxton!:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/alice-through-the-broken-glass.html
And finally, Offerton Precinct. I was very involved with this. A local developer who gave us the high quality Millington Hall development in Cheadle  Hulme objected to his land being compulsory purchased and given to the owners of Offerton Precinct, who had let it get in such a terrible state. He worked at considerable expense to himself with local people and businesses to try to give the people of Offerton what they actually wanted and what would work. He produced high quality plans for a small convenience store, keep the much loved vet's practice and the much loved Indian restaurant and the chemists. Goddard and his LibDems on Stepping Hill Area Committee blocked them at every turn preferring to hand golden planning elephants to the owners of the Precinct. Why? It was even stated that the small convenience store would have a detrimental effect on the district centre of Marple whereas the large - Tesco-style store proposed by the Precinct owners would not. If you have a look at this link you will see the sorry state of the Precinct today and we will have to pay the owners come December a presumably large sum of money, which the LibDems are keeping secret, to buy their property off them. This is an absolute disgrace. I then looked into the accounts of these people and they have circa 200 companies all based in a scruffy lock up shop in London the premises shared by their "auditors" and just one of these companies has £700 million going through the accounts:-
http://www.sheilaoliver.org/offerton-precinct.html
This was too much for me and given also the strange behaviour of Goddard in this matter, I have reported the matter to the Chief Executive of HM Revenue and Customs and whereas I couldn't really trust the Chief Constable to act responsibly in looking into this matter given the appalling things done to Mr. Parnell, I can trust Lin Homer, Chief Exec of HMRC.
I have an email group of all MPs who detest the Coalition and am keeping them informed of events under this wonderful LibDem administration. I have absolutely no doubt they will make use of what I am sending them in the run up to the 2015 General Elections and some of the above might appear in the Daily Mail etc.
So, given the Schweinerei above documented on my website (and there is documentary evidence supplied for all I have stated despite the LibDems doing all they can to stop my access to information)
any decision to prop up this dodgy administration would be in the words of Sir Humphrey - "courageous".
If you have been, thanks for listening.
Sheila Oliver

Khan fights on in Mr Monkey blogger case - Local News - Shields Gazette

Khan fights on in Mr Monkey blogger case - Local News - Shields Gazette
I personally,  support Mr. Monkey's Case, he told the Truth as he see's  it,  Corruption, particularly Political Corruption  is, with out any doubt,  endemic in the North-East of England,

We have a History,  unfortunately, of Political Corruption , the Scoundrels and  Liars where here in the North-East before that pretender to Tom Peppers Throne,  the biggest liar of All-Time,Tony Blair arrived and pitched his tent , up the road in Trimdon,, and his very close friend, Peter  Mandelson , who did'nt have a tent at first, but soon  took over here in Hartlepool, no, they did;nt start the Political Corruption,here in the North-East , they just carried on using  similar methods adopted previously by the Mouth of the Tyne,
T. Dan Smith, who it should be noted, after a spell in jail, Found God ? and  don't forget his mate,  John  Poulson, ?and no-one  should  forget poor old  Andy Cunningham, and many others who Claimed they Wished to Serve the Community,  because they had All known Poverty in one form or another, Slum Housing Conditions, a Cold Water tap in the Backyard, and the Outside Thunder-Box? no soft toilet paper then remember,?Strange, they All ended up in Jail,?

 I have  supported, Wrongly I now Know,  the Labour Party for over 70 years,  as did my Late Father, like hundreds if not thousands of others , I thought, that at  last, we can expect a decent honest representation in both the Government and Local Council affairs, How Wrong I was, I put my faith in the people pretending to be   Socialists, that's  were I, and thousands of others, made our  mistakes, I still admire and support the old Labour party, NOT that invention, New Labour,  thought up by those  Lying  Scoundrels,  Blair, Brown, Mandelson and many  others, to enrich themselves, and boy, have'nt they done just that? ,  some arrived in the North-East with very little , nor even a tent,  some heavily in debt to friends supplying Mortgages , now, they all appear to be multi-millionairs, I don't believe they all won the Lottery , do You?

It was often jokingly said, , but  believed  by  many.  that  to have a family member on the Committee of the Local Workingmans Club,?  was the equivalent of having won the pools,or having another wage earner down the pits,  now unfortunately, we have progressed to such a state, that  anyone, with any ambition , must join the Local Labour Party, particularly in Hartlepool, , get selected to be a Councillor  by the Local Labour Party, you must be able to pay your Corner in the pub, , then, get elected,  Job Done,  you have now  started  your dream of shooting for the Moon, if you don't make it to the Moon, at least you will be among the Stars,
it is like winning the Lottery, ? or bester still, the Euro  Lottery,?I believe we had an  M.P. here in Hartlepool, who  did well out of the Euro, ?

Keep up the Good Work Mr Khan, although we have never met, I wish you well, you have proved to me
that it is NOT only Hartlepool  Borough Council  who  are Guilty of Wrongdoing, many of the Council's in the  North-East of England, if Not "All" are Labour Controlled, the Result of this Labour Domination of these  Local Councils is very  Obvious Here in Hartlepool, Unemployment is Disgraceful, Labour , in Power of Government for some 13 years did Nothing to address the Problem, but Unemployment, as Serious as is,
 is Not the Only Problem, here in Hartlepool, the Town Shopping Centre is a total disgrace, Pay as You Park in a Town  Shopping Centre Desperate for Customers, is just crazy, we have no General Hospital, Labour Closed that, although they try to blame everybody else, those Loud Mouthed Liars , Blair, Mandelson and our Present M.P. Iain Wright, All loudly Proclaimed the Hospital will Not Close, yet we have ended up with a First Aid Station in Park Road,

To the best of my Knowledge, Hartlepool has  been under Labour Council Control for Forty-Eight ( 48) of the past Fifty  Years (50) and yet we still have , some of the most disgusting smelly eyesores in England, ? yet we have some of the Most Scenic and Beautifull  Coastal area's in the British Isle's , Seaton Carew was once a Holliday Playground for thousands of Visitors, NOW in Urgent Need of Help,  we Cod-Heads also need assistance, the North Sands, Block Sands and the Fish Sands all have been neglected over the years since we ammalgamated with West, ? a poor but necessary decision at the time, a Decision  I think we are now Starting to Regret?

alan harvey flounders aka "Coffin Dodger ": How to Play a Get Out of Jail Free Card or am I really a Codhead ?

alan harvey flounders aka "Coffin Dodger ": Update  How to Play a Get Out of Jail Free Card or am I really a Codhead ?

Hi Chris,

I am now reading your very interesting History of your case you have been fighting since 2004, against Land Registry, and would like to publish it on my Blog, on the Lines of More Hanky Panky at Land Registry, if you agree,
I think you have very clearly opened a Gigantic Tins of Worms , keep it up, don’t let the bastards win,

I only started in August 2008, shortly after my 75th Birthday, I must explain, Instead of Complaining previously, I had preferred to remain silent, far easier to allow myself to believe there was little to be gained at my age (75) to protest, against these people who it should be remembered had influential friends in Public Office, and the Church, important educated people, they were above the law, didn’t they own and run a business from a Council House, or so I thought at the time, I have since found out, it was a case of fur Coats and no knickers, and therefore, I like thousands of other working class individuals, I did nothing, I was selfish, afraid to raise my voice against authority. This episode can be explained on my Blog Later.? I now know I was wrong, one should have the Courage of his Convictions, it’s very easy to say, but it does take guts to attempt to put in to practice, everything can be funny when it does not affect yourself, a couple of years ago, I discovered on the Internet , a quote from the 18th century philosopher Edmund Burk, which has been going through my mind constantly ever since, which I now display on my Computer and Read and Repeat to my self daily,

“All that is needed for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing,

I fully understand that I am now in what is classed by many as the Autumn of my life, some may even say it winter time, nevertheless I will continue to try do anything to expose to public view the Wrongdoing and Corruption of men and women in Public Office, particularly the low life in Land Registry, Durham, Richard Fernley, Land Registrar Alan H Smith, assistant Land Registrar, Andrew Schofield Office Manager, and Anthony Lowes , Position Not Known, but not forgetting the Scoundrels in Hartlepool Legal Section, Hilary Martin, Freedom of Information Officer Alyson Carman, Solicitor & Complaints Reviewer, and the Ringmaster of all this Corruption, the Case Planning Officer Richard Trow, who not only personally draws up the Plans for any Retrospective building application but , would you believe, sits in judgement with the Control Development Manager Mr Reece, and rejects any Objections to the Granting of the Retrospective application. without any Input from any Elected Councillors of the Planning Committee on the grounds that he is delegated to decide any contentious planning applications, Unbelievable , but true, of course this will all surface very soon , watch this space,

I am now investigating the following possibilities, ?

Vicarious liability in English law is a doctrine of English tort law that imposes strict liability on employers for the wrongdoings of their employees. I believe my Evidence of my Purchase of my Property from
Hartlepool Borough Council, makes Hartlepool Borough Council, Responsible ,

(Don’t know if it will get me anywhere, but it will keep their minds occupied ) anyway my campaign to expose these thieves and Scoundrels will continue.

I also intend to Involve Protocol 1 Article 1
Right to peaceful enjoyment of property Under the European Convention of Human Rights,

I sincerely believe that when this Deliberate attempt to deprive us of part of our Property started , they did not expect me to be in a position to object, as I was then aged 75years in 2008, and in very poor health, I have a cocktail of Serious Health Problems, three admissions to Hospital with Heart Attacks, Diabetes, Gout, you name it , I’ve got it, I also have a Drink Problem, “Whisky” , but with a small Private Pension, I can afford it, anyway, their Deceitful Dishonest attempts to steal part of my property, has in my opinion given me a strong survival interest, and I will Continue to fight for what I purchased, my Campaign of Protest has undoubtedly kept me alive, when this started in August 2008, I knew Nothing of Land Registration Law, I was completely naive and excessively simple and trusting of human nature, hindsight I now know is a wonderful gift, I now admit I am self taught, but thanks to the Internet Legal Sites which have been a God Send, I think I will be able to hold my corner and ask some very difficult questions when and IF they will eventually sue me, In a Court of Law, which will allow me to appear as a Litigate in Person, and I hope I can keep my Courage,

The effective running and the Reputation of Hartlepool Borough Council by a Mayor , who used to be Dressed as a Monkey and the Local Labour Party is Currently being badly damaged by some of the Un- elected members employed by the Council who are clearly focused on the pursuit of self-interest., money -money -money?



Take care Chris, and please keep in touch,

TAXI -TAXI, Where the Hell is My TAXI -SHITHEAD?

TAXI-TAXI,Where the Hell is My TAXI--SHITHEAD?

Have any of YOU been  awakened at 2.30 a.m. by a Drunken Foul Mouthed Man Knocking and  Shouting  in a loud Voice “Where’s My F***** Taxi SHITHEAD,    I HAVE , ? On a Number of Occasions,


 It’s Not Funny, it’s  very Difficult if Not Impossible to Explain to a Drunken Slob, at 2.30 a.m. that he is Knocking at the Wrong Door, he  should be Knocking  at my Neighbours Door, they are the “Owners” and “Operators” of the TAXI Business, Not Me, he Eventually Leaves, after Waking up all the Bairns, but Not
before telling me that I am A Complete Arsehole,? Unbelievable, but True, , but then it Could Only Happen  in Hartlepool, after All is Said and Done, a Town that Elects Mandelson Must Be Dolalee ?

 I was Wrong,  Not to  Complain at the Time, I though like many others,  did not wish to cause any trouble, how wrong I was all those years ago .but then age and  Hind Site is a Wonderful Thing ?

My Latest F.O.I. request to Hartlepool Borough Council, copies sent to Iain Wright M.P. for Hartlepool ,
and "All" three (3) of the Councillors for the De-Brus Ward,? No doubt they will just ignore me once again, Corruption in Public Office is Endemic in Little old Hartlepool.? but Right or Wrong I intend to Continue,

Friday, 21 September 2012

 Dear Freedom of Information Officer

The Land Title Deeds of my Freehold Land and Property, I Purchased from Hartlepool Borough Council in 1984, when the Legal Ownership of the Freehold Land and Property was Transferred, Registered and Filed in both the Property Register and the Proprietorship Register  at Land Registry on the 29th.3.1984,  Contains  a number of what I believe to be Legal  Restrictive Covenants ? Prohibiting Certain activities, such as :-
1.
 Not to carry on “ANY” Trade, Business or Occupation, or do any act which might be Noxious or Offensive to Any Person Occupying  Land in the Neighbourhood. ? I wish to know did the same restrictions apply to Council House Tenants .?

My Freedom of Information Questions are as Follows,
(a)
Did Hartlepool Borough Council have a  Council House Tenancy Agreement or Similar Document,  which clearly Authorised or  Prohibited, a Weekly Paying Council House Tenant to Commence operating a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
(b)
If the answer is “YES”  could you please supply to me a Copy of All and Any Documentation Agreement ,  Prohibiting or Authorising  a Weekly Paying Council House Tenant to Commence operating a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
(c )
If the Answer is “YES” would you please tell me  how many Rent
Paying Council House Tenants  applied to Hartlepool Borough Council  for permission to operate a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
Please note I am “NOT” asking for Personal Details subject to the Data Protection Act,  simply the Total Number of Applicants  who applied , if Any.
(d)
If a Rent Paying  Council House Tenant was  Given Council Permission to Operate an Commercial Business, were they subjected to any increase in their weekly Rent Paid to Hartlepool Borough Council,  and were they also  Required  to pay  a Business tax. ? And to whom,?
And was the immediate neighbours of the Rent Paying Council House Tenants operating a Commercial Business for Profit,  Consulted , Regarding  their right to Object on Grounds of  General Public Nuisance .

Yours Sincerely

TAXI--TAXI-Where 's My TAXI--SHITHEAD?

An update of my Latest Request to Hartlepool Borough Council, and of Copies to Sent to
Iain Wright M.P. for Hartlepool , and  “ALL” three (3) Councillors of the De-Brus Ward.
Sylvia Tempest (Labour)
Rob Cook (Labour)
Sheila Griffin (Labour)

Have any of YOU been  awakened at 2.30 a.m. by a Drunken Foul Mouthed Man  Shouting  in a loud voice “Where’s My F***** Taxi)  I HAVE, It's  not Funny, but Like many others, I didn't Like to Complain, I now realise, a little late, It does NOT work, if you let them walk over you ,they just return,  I now fight my Corner, Complain,  Raise you Voice, Complain again, ,  Hartlepool Council if a byword for Corruption,  just read this Blog, I have no reason to lie, and if any Council Official in Public Office, wishes to sue me, Go ahead ,


Friday, 21 September 2012

 Dear Freedom of Information Officer

The Land Title Deeds of my Freehold Land and Property, I Purchased from Hartlepool Borough Council in 1984, when the Legal Ownership of the Freehold Land and Property was Transferred, Registered and Filed in both the Property Register and the Proprietorship Register  at Land Registry on the 29th.3.1984,  Contains  a number of what I believe to be Legal  Restrictive Covenants ? Prohibiting Certain activities, such as :-
1.
 Not to carry on “ANY” Trade, Business or Occupation, or do any act which might be Noxious or Offensive to Any Person Occupying  Land in the Neighbourhood. ? I wish to know did the same restrictions apply to Council House Tenants .

My Freedom of Information Questions are as Follows,
(a)
Did Hartlepool Borough Council have a  Council House Tenancy Agreement or Similar Document,  which clearly Authorised or  Prohibited, a Weekly Paying Council House Tenant to Commence operating a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
(b)
If the answer is “YES”  could you please supply to me a Copy of All and Any Documentation Agreement ,  Prohibiting or Authorising  a Weekly Paying Council House Tenant to Commence operating a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
(c )
If the Answer is “YES” would you please tell me  how many Rent
Paying Council House Tenants  applied to Hartlepool Borough Council  for permission to operate a Commercial Business Enterprise, from their Council House Premises ?
Please note I am “NOT” asking for Personal Details subject to the Data Protection Act,  simply the Total Number of Applicants  who applied , if Any.
(d)
If a Rent Paying  Council House Tenant was  Given Council Permission to Operate an Commercial Business, were they subjected to any increase in their weekly Rent Paid to Hartlepool Borough Council,  and were they also  Required  to pay  a Business tax. ? And to whom,?
And was the immediate neighbours of the Rent Paying Council House Tenants operating a Commercial Business for Profit,  Consulted , Regarding  their right to Object on Grounds of  General Public Nuisance .

Yours Sincerely

Another Employee of Land Registry Convicted of Fraud

Thanks Jean for your Interest, but to bring you up to date, and answer your question,  I thought that I had already reported it to the Information Commissioner? on the 17th May 2010, without, I may say,  any Success  (copy of my request is still available on this Site)

While I thank you for your advice and  your previous annotation, I feel it would be utterly pointless to
 report anything  further to the Information Commissioner? Who I believe , is totally unfit for purpose,

I did Contact My Member of Parliament for Hartlepool  Iain Wright M.P. who in turn contacted Richard Dawson O.B.E. who it was claimed, was the  Head of Land Registry to investigate Internally my Serious Allegations of Criminal activities in the Offices of Land Registry Durham,?

Surprise, Surprise,  Richard Dawson O.B.E  found nothing wrong with the Conduct of any of his own employees in Land Registry, Durham.

evidently my time and dated   “Official Copy” of the entries in the register of title on the 9th October 2008, at 10.55.27 issued on the 10th October 2008, from Land Registry, Durham  filed in the Land Register on 29th.3. 1984.
Which  under s67 of the Land Registration Act 2002, is admissible in evidence to the same extent as the “Original” ,  is “Groundless” when Compared to a Coloured Photograph of an Outside Toilet Door,?

 Malcolm Dawson O.B.E, did say the “Original” Plans had been Destroyed,? BUT a Copy of the Plan,  was retained, and could be accepted as an “Authentic” copy of the Original Plan, ? Not you will note, A timed and dated “Official Copy” of the entries in  the register of Title ,which under s67 of the Land Registration Act 2002, is admissible in evidence  to the same extent as the Original. ? An Unbelievable statement  from the HEAD of Land Registry.

If Land Registry are “ not aware of” or don’t  see, any evidence of Criminal  activity, then they can't be criticised for not reporting it to the Proper Authorities ?
However, in this case, it is obvious that Malcolm Dawson O.B.E,.  Head of Land Registry,  did not wish to Report my Criminal Allegations to the Authorities, ? Why,  was it beyond Possibility  the Wrongdoer was one of their own employees,  ?

I think it should be noted, in March 2012, an Employee of Land Registry for 33 years was Convicted at Southwark Crown Court after being found guilty of abusing her position of trust , Her fraud involved nine identified properties but Scotland Yard suspect that many more homes may have changed hands illegally,  my personal experiences of Land Registry, makes me believe that this was NOT an Isolated Incident and may yet prove to be just the tip of the Iceberg, I am Certainly NOT finished,

Further Progress will be published ,

Freedom of Information Request to Grant Shapps, M.P.

Friday, 31 August 2012
 Dear Freedom of Information Officer,
For the attention of  Grant Shapps, M.P.  and Housing Minister
Dear Sir,
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, you called for social housing to be rebranded as "taxpayer-funded housing, I always thought is was,

Under the Freedom of Information Act,  Could you please direct me to the Correct Government Department that would be in a position to answer my
Questions, or failing that, direct me to the Government Department that can supply me with  a copy of any recorded information of the Law or Policy, outlining the sale of Council  Houses prior to 1980. ?

as my Freedom of Information Requests to Hartlepool Borough Council for this information and other Information, have been unsuccessful , All my previous Freedom of Information Requests can be viewed on this site
WhattDoTheyKnow and http://alanflounders.blogspot.co.uk/

A few months ago I started to do research into the reasons behind the Sale of Council House Property’s in Hartlepool , in  the 1970’s the period prior to the Introduction of the Right to Buy Laws Introduced by Margaret Thatcher in1980,  Which  I personally applauded, and wish to record my thanks, because without that Legal Right, I,  like millions more , would have had Little or No Chance to be a Property Owner,

I was totally unaware that Council House Tenants had a legal right to Buy their Council House Freehold Property before 1980?, and  I am totally  Confused and unable to understand why if the Legal provisions enabling a weekly Rent paying Council House Tenant to Buy their Freehold Council Property, was already in place prior to 1980,? why was it necessary for Margaret Thatcher to introduce The Housing (Right To Buy)  Laws in 1980 ?

 I believe the Public, have a right to know. because,  and  it is worth reminding people,  that all Council Houses,  were built  and subsidised with taxpayers money in the first place, Our  Money. ?

What Special Qualifications. If Any,  did a  Weekly Rent Paying Council House Tenant have to be eligible to Purchase their Freehold Council House Property,  prior to 1980.? And did they receive any Financial Reduction in the Purchase Price of  their Council Owned Property.

I even involved my Labour  Member of Parliament for Hartlepool
Iain Wright M.P.  who I thought, being  my Member of Parliament,  would have been interested in this Issue,  and would have wanted to know,  “IF” the Right To Buy your Council House,  prior to  1980, was available to “ALL” Hartlepool Council House Tenants, and if “ NOT” why “NOT” a Serious but Genuine Question, ?  Was it only available to selected  Tenants, ? I was never invited to Purchase my Council House Property,

Unfortunately,  my M.P.  appears to have lost  interest in what I though would have been a topic of worthwhile Public and Social interest, as I always though and believed  that “ALL” Labour Party Members, including, Members of Parliament in the Period 1945 up to 1980, and even before and after, were Wholeheartedly and Vigorously apposed to Local Councils Selling off Freehold Council House Properties,?

But from my own experiences , most of those who objected most strongly, very quickly jumped on the band wagon and  purchased their Council Houses, ? My research has indicated that more than two (2) million citizens bought their Council Houses  between 1980 and 1998,  ?

I don’t know if Iain Wright M.P. for Hartlepool,  or his Predecessor, Peter Mandleson,  aka,  Baron Mandleson  (now Lord of the Manor ) not  Owton Manor Hartlepool, ? Took advantage of Margaret Thatcher’s Generosity, ? And bought and  lived in a Council House in Hartlepool,   but  I doubt it . ?



Alan Harvey Flounders

Teesside deaths being re-examined after arrest in police watchdog probe - Local News - News

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Durham solicitor who took £200,000 faces jail term - Today's News - News

Durham solicitor who took £200,000 faces jail term - Today's News - News

Howling at the Moon in a Posh Frock

Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Council House Sales in Hartlepool, in the 1970’s

A few months ago I started to do research into the Sale of Council House Property’s , I even involved my Labour  Member of Parliament for Hartlepool , Iain Wright M.P. unfortunately , he appears to have lost  interest in what I though would have been  of  worthwhile  social interest, after all , I always though that the Labour Party were instrumental and very passionate in supporting the re-housing of  people living in slum and  poor housing  conditions, and I, could not understand “why,”  Hartlepool Borough Council
, politically controlled by the Labour Party  for  over 60 years + would allow any such sales of Local Council Houses in the  period, I am Interested in, the 1970’s. without a very good reason ?

I can't help but wonder, how selling off essentially needed  rented  council housing, was  going to help the real housing shortage in the 1970’s, and I was very interested, as I feel many more would be, to know what  Special  needs or qualification would a weekly rent paying council house tenant  require, to be allowed to purchase their Council House property, prior to the Introduction in 1980 of the Right to Buy by  the Margaret Thatcher Government.

I would have thought that Councils, especially Labour Controller Councils such as Hartlepool,  would have had a very active and open policy to discourage any Council House Tenant from applying to buy their Council House Property,  I thought they would  have tried to retain all the  much needed council houses for people,  still  living in damp unhealthy and  unsuitable poor living Conditions, and  avoid selling them off, to the  more affluent Council House Rent paying tenants,

Surely., I thought,   if a Rent Paying Council House Tenant could  afford a “Mortgage ” in the 1970’s  they  would  have  been  told by the Council to go and buy your house in the Open Market Place,  then they would have vacated their present Council House,  making the Council Property vacant and available to  another deserving family, on the Council House Waiting List,  and  would  discourage  a sitting Council House tenant to purchase their Council House which would diminish the Local Council House Stock,
I though, that was the Idea of building Council Homes, built  for the People unable to afford a Private Purchase.

 My  requests for information  was  not politically motivated, I simply wanted to know “How” and “Why”  it was done, I am not suggesting ? That you could buy your Council House  by a Nod and a Wink, or knowing the right people, in the right placers,  or what some may might think,  “Brown Envelopes” or having  Uncles and Cousins on the Council,  or even knowing and being involved with some men, who  had a  funny habit of running around their back gardens in female frocks and howling loudly at the time of a Full Moon, ? Don’t laugh, this is Hartlepool. We have more than our fair share of,  shall I say,  unusual People, even some, dressing as “Baboons” and being elected to Political Office,

I was simply asking “How” a Council House tenant , managed to purchase their rented  Council House, and how many did so in the 1970’s.
When Council Houses were at a Premium , there was at that time,  and still is I believe, a very  Long Council House Waiting List ?
You don’t have to be a Rocket Scientist  to answer those two questions,

These  Freedom of Information requests to Hartlepool Borough Council , for answers to my reasonable questions were not  answered , nor have they had the courtesy to acknowledged  my request for a Review,

This suspicious,  arrogant and conceited conduct is not unusual, and certainly Not  what  a law abiding  Hartlepool citizen should receive, after all my Council Tax, helps pay these Council Employees, does it not ?

But of late we are seeing a couple of disturbing trends appearing in Hartlepool, and highlighted on a regular basis, in that well known magazine “Private Eye” and the only other decent local  news is  published on the Internet site,  High Tax  Hartlepool / The Hartlepool Post, http://www.hartlepoolpost.co.uk/

take a look,  if you really want to know what is going on and read about Council Corruption in  Hartlepool  as I have said before, Corruption is endemic in Hartlepool Borough Council,  unfortunately the Hartlepool Public are Lied to on a Regular Basis, and the locals, Religiously re -elect the same scoundrels, thieves, swindlers  Liar and cheats,

It appears that Hartlepool cannot no longer  find a few Honest  Local people willing and able to serve  the Public of Hartlepool as Councillors without receiving extravagant expenses, the times of Fred Jaquess, Billy Emerson, Bill Pounder, Harry Lightfoot, and many,  many more,  who thought it  an honour and a privilege to be elected to Public Office are long gone,  we all are the poorer for this unhappy situation, all we have at the moment are would be opportunists, political  wannabies, who will be  seeking office again in May, for personal  reasons, self interest, self enrichment, and financial gain,  more snouts around the trough,
few if any have a Job, or have even ever  had a job,  not because there is very little  work available in the North-East,  but simply  because  being a Councillor in Hartlepool is better than working for a living, if you  don’t believe me, ask the Mayor.

while it is difficult to believe that Members of Parliament and Town  Councillors need no qualifications No basic educational  or even any work experience, and many don’t posses any skills that would  help them to do their job, what many  do posses in abundance, is a nasty arrogant attitude, they actually  seriously think that they can do no wrong?  And most certainly will not admit any mistake, like closing the Hospital, it was  not my  fault, is the cry, what is even more alarming is that they have the authority to pass the buck,  delegate their functions to even less qualified and experienced Council Staff, the Council Planning Committee for example,  does this often, particularly  whenever any Controversial Planning application are submitted.
However , I still remain hopeful, that this bad dream will  end soon, maybe  in Springtime or even Maytime, but then I’ve always been a dreamer, and I still like Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald, and who can forget Limelight, or  Al Bowlly.

 I’m pleased to hear that HighTax Hartlepool / ,The Hartlepool Post,
 are to launch their own on-line newspaper in direct competition with the Hartlepool Mail, I wish them well .

More Nails in the Coffin of Democracy------Hartlepool Style.

Sunday, 26 February 2012

I have been asked by the Internet team members of “Write to Them”  if I have received any reply to my recent  Letter sent to my Member of Parliament  for Hartlepool, Iain Wright M.P.  unfortunately I have had to say “NO” only an acknowledgement , saying my comments have been noted ?

 “NO” answers to “ANY”  of my questions, I am “NOT” saying nor am I implying that my M.P. Iain Wright, Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, is no longer Seriously interested in my Allegations of  Criminal Fraudulent Misconduct in Public Office. by Personnel  in the Legal and Planning Departments of Hartlepool Borough Council, and Officials of Land Registry, Durham,  but to ensure, that there is a record of my  Criminal Allegations, Unlike some Officials of  Hartlepool Borough Council and Land Registry, Durham, who, both have a very Irritating habit of Misplacing or Destroying Legal Documents , I wish to have “ALL” of my Allegations of Criminal Documents , Recorded for Future Reference on  this  Wide World Internet Site, it is for that  the reason that I now Publish this Letter I recently  sent  to Iain Wright M.P.  Member of Parliament for Hartlepool, who can not say, in the future, he was totally unaware of “ANY” of my Serious Allegations of Fraudulent and Criminal Misconduct in Public Office reported to him
The old saying goes: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Lord Justice Mummery recently said on the Internet
 I believe that if a public authority was deceived into granting planning permission by a “Dishonest” planning application,  and that public authority behaved in a similar deceitful way, its planning decisions would rightly be set aside by the court as an unlawful abuse of power

From: WriteToThem
Date: 02/21/12 10:58:01
To: Alan Harvey Flounders
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Email: a.flounders@ntlworld.com
Tuesday 7 February 2012
Dear Iain Wright, M.P.
Monday, 6 February 2012
Dear Iain Wright, M.P. Member of Parliament for Hartlepool.
Thank You for your reply, received to-day, to my letter Regarding the
Sale of Council House Land and Property from 1970 up to 1980, before
the “ Right to Buy your Council House “was Introduced by Margaret
Thatcher’s Conservative Government, regarding my Freedom of
Information requests to Hartlepool Borough Council, on the number and
legitimacy of the Sale of Freehold Council House Properties, and what
was Required of a Sitting Council House Rent Paying Tenant to be
allowed to Buy their Council House Property, in the Periods 1970 till
1980, and “NOT” as you stated in your letter of reply, the years
1970-1973,
1.
I was always led to believe, that prior to the Legal Right to Buy your
Council House introduced by the then Prime Minister, Margaret
Thatcher, it was very difficult if not impossible for a Rent paying
Tenant of any Council House Property to be given the legal right to
purchase their Freehold Council Owned Land and Property prior to 1980.
(a)
I wanted to know what qualified a Council House Tenant to be able to
Purchase their Freehold Rented Property, between the years 1970 to
1980 ,at a time of acute shortages of available Council House
Properties to Rent.?
A fair and simple question ? Why refuse to answer , If not to deceive?
(b)
Was this legal entitlement to Purchase their Homes available prior to
1980, to “ALL” Council House Tenants, in Hartlepool, and if “NOT” why
“NOT”
Another fair and simple question.? Why refuse to answer , If not to
deceive,
(c )
Question , as was my request for the numbers of Sales if “ANY” in the
years prior to 1980.when there was, and still is, a long waiting list
of desperate people living in unsuitable conditions and even slum
area’s, who where patiently awaiting their entitlement and opportunity
to rent a Council House Property,?
2.
In trying to seek further information, I drew your attention to the
following found on the Internet, questions and answers in the House of
Commons on the purchase of Council House Properties from the Housing
and Local Government Minister Mr Greenwood, ?
Mr. Spriggs
asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government to what extent local
housing authorities can sell their houses without his sanction and
whether he will take steps to require any such authority to refund all
the housing subsidies received by them, following the sale of any such
property. ?
(b)
Mr. Greenwood
Local authorities require “my” consent under Section 104 of the Housing
Act, 1957 to the sale of any house on land required or appropriated for
the purposes of Part V of the Act and on which Exchequer subsidy has
been paid. This covers the vast majority of council houses and it is
under this power that I have continued the general consent to the sale
of houses, subject to the conditions set out in Circular No.24/ 67.
A person shall “NOT”  be entitled under this Part of this Act to acquire
the freehold of property or an extended lease of the property where the
freehold is vested in a housing society as defined by section 1(7) of
the Housing Act 1964 and where the cost of acquisition or construction
of the property has been financed by a housing society in whole or in
part by means of loans from the housing corporation or from a” “local
Authority,” ?
(c )
I have further searched the Internet, in reference to the Housing Act
1957, Part V Housing Act 1957 (now repealed) which the Hartlepool
F.O.I. Officer claimed, Granted Hartlepool Council the option to sell
Council Houses, without success, (apart from the above,) in addition I
have been unable to find Reference to “ANY” Statutory Requirement to
Retain any Financial Documentary Details of the Sale of Freehold
Council House Property, for a Minimum Period of (6) six years, and
after a such a period all files are and have been destroyed ? Where
does it say this ?
(d)
Under the circumstances I can’t agree with your good self when you
say in your letter to me, “you do not believe there is anything
Sinister or Conspiratorial or even Incompetent about this” , in
deciding what financial documents to retain on the ground of space or
“Legal” requirements, ?
3.
I also thought that you would have been interested to know “IF” the
Right To Buy before 1980, was available to “ALL” Hartlepool Council
House Tenants, and if “ NOT” why “NOT” a serious question as I always
had been led to believe that “ALL” Labour Members of Parliament in the
Period 1945 up to 1980, and even after, were Wholeheartedly and
Vigorously apposed to Local Councils Selling off Freehold Council House
Properties,?
Your views on this would be appreciated.?
5
You further state in your letter ,that I am right to pull as much
information together as possible in order for a “FULL” investigation to
be Completed,
Will you please explain to me , who is to undertake this “Full”
investigation , are “You” my Democratically Elected Member of
Parliament for Hartlepool
An explanation to clarify this statement would be appreciated to avoid
any future misunderstanding. if as you have previously stated you do
not believe there is anything Sinister or Conspiratorial or even
Incompetent about this in deciding what financial documents to retain
on the ground of space or “Legal” requirements, ?
(a)
As I have already stated., and not for the first time, I am unable to
get a Honest or Sensible answer from any Hartlepool Borough Council
paid Officials or Elected Councillors , All my Freedom of Information
Requests are answered in Authentic Local gibberish, I personally find
it highly Suspicious that this is the (3) third time in answer to my
inquiries “ALL” the Documents requested have been Destroyed, ?
Hartlepool Borough Council Officials all appear to have a Serious
Medical Condition, possibly Amnesia, a sudden loss of memory, when
their integrity is questioned,
(b)
You will also recall my previous F.O.I. requests to Hartlepool
Borough Council, for Copies of the Fraudulent Ownership Certificates
“A“ & “B” which were Refused, and would have “proved” the Retrospective
Planning application H/2009/0568 built without Planning Permission
and Physically attached to Private Property was “Not” in the
Applicants “Ownership” and was therefore legally flawed , invalid, in
clear breach of the Statutory Requirements of the Town & Country
Planning Act 1990, under section 65(5) read in conjunction with article
7 of the GDPO,
The local planning authority “MUST NOT” entertain an application for
planning permission unless the relevant Certificates concerning the
“Ownership” of the application have been completed. That the Law, but
conveniently ignored by Hartlepool Planning Officials.
(c )
Regarding building without Planning permission, I have No Doubt you
will remember the following statement made by
David Cameron (Prime Minister, Witney, Conservative,)
Questions September 7th 2011.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT IT IS A BASIC ISSUE OF FAIRNESS, EVERONE IN
THIS COUNTRY HAS TO OBEY THE LAW ABOUT PLANNING PERMISSION. WHERE THIS HAS BEEN DONE WITHOUT PERMISSION IT IS AN ILLEGAL DEVELOPMENT
Obvious he is wrong, that law does “NOT” apply to Hartlepool.?

(d)
No one can forget ,Malcolm Dawson O.B.E. Head of Land Registry, who
claimed in his letter to you (copy to myself) recently, to have
discovered in his Investigation of my allegations of Criminal
Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice at Land Registry, Durham,
that the “Original” Survey documents had been unfortunately destroyed
? Funny that , it only happens to me,?
6
Your previous recommendation that I report “ALL” my Allegations of
Criminal Wrongdoing, and Land and Property Fraud by Abuse of Office,
and Conspiracy to Pervert the Course of Justice' to Cleveland Police
Authority is under way. I intend to Keep you fully informed of any
developments of my Criminal Allegation. Naturally As Usual, I will
post this Letter on the World Wide Internet on my personal Blog.
http://alanflounders.blogspot.com/
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(Signed with an electronic signature in accordance with subsection 7(3)
of the Electronic Communications Act 2000.)

Council boss faces nine counts of fraud - Crime - Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

Council boss faces nine counts of fraud - Crime - Jarrow and Hebburn Gazette

Freedom of Information Responses on Council House Sales, 1970 to 1980

Freedom of Information responses which may be of interest.
On Council Houses  Sales

Tuesday, 17 January 2012,
I have again received a reply from the member of Parliament for Hartlepool, Iain Wright M.P. regarding my latest Freedom of Information request  to Hartlepool Borough Council, regarding my concerns of legality of the sale of Council  Owned Houses and Properties, prior to the right to the  “buy” legislation  introduced  in 1980. By Margaret Thatcher.
Dear Iain Wright, M.P.

I wrote and thanked him for his reply on the 13th January 2012 to my letter of the 9th January 2012, which I received to-day, in which he agreed that any allegations of Criminal activity should be rightly reported and investigated by the Police.
I know that Iain Wright, M.P. is fully aware and has a record of my Allegations of Criminality in Public Office, by Officials of Hartlepool Borough Council and Land Registry, Durham,  and is now also  aware of my latest request seeking information  regarding the sale  of Council Houses and Freehold Properties  in the years 1970, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75,  up to the  Introduction In 1980”  of the “Right to Buy “ Legislation, when, Margaret Thatcher’s government gave Council tenants the right to buy their homes, this policy transformed the lives of some of the least affluent in society, helping two million Britons to  become homeowners “for the first time.”  said  David Davis, the senior Tory MP and Frank Field, a former Labour Minister. In an article published on the Internet and placed in the Public domain,
Right To Buy: Allow One Million Additional Social Housing Tenants To Buy Their Homes, Senior Backbench MPs Say
Source: eGov monitor
Published Friday, 6 January, 2012 - 10:14

In the light of the above  claim, that the “Right to Buy” introduced in 1980 by Margaret Thatcher’s Government , gave Council House tenants the chance to buy their Council Houses, for the FIRST TIME  you will no doubt be very interested in the answers  I received to this latest Freedom of Information Request to Hartlepool Borough Council , regarding the  Sale of any  Council House Properties, in  the years 1970. 1971, 1972, 1973  up to 1980 , which is available on the What Do They Know Internet Site, and my Blog. Below,
http://alanflounders.blogspot.com/
The reply I received,  once again failed completely to answer clearly any of my critical, but reasonable requests for the total number of Council House sales for the years requested, and by what legal authority allowed any such sales, this reply was obviously another Whitewash,  another Smoke and Mirror’s exercise, by Hartlepool Borough Council, their “Claim” that all documentary Information on Council House sales  in the period 1970 to 1980  had been  destroyed ? Is frankly Unbelievable , and highly suspicious, when compared with their  previously stated answers on  Planning records, in which they stated that all their Planning records have been retained since 1947, ?  So why destroy all financial documents of Council Property sales ?
For the years 1970 up to 1980, ?  Oh dear, never mind. This is “Hartlepool”

 I have naturally requested a “Review” but doubt if I will receive a  honest reply, my last requests for a review has still not been addressed, see below,

WHATDOTHEYKNOW website. 10th June 2010
Alyson Carman said,
Your original request was received on the 3rd February 2010 and responded
to on the 23 February 2010 and therefore met the 20 working day deadline
for a response.
I note at (a) that you requested a copy of the Council's validation
checklist but this does not appear to have been provided, although there
is confirmation that the Council's validation checklist was applied. I
asked the Planning Department for a copy and they have provided a copy of
the validation report relating to the application in question. I am sorry
this was not provided in response to your original request.

This Validation Check list  was never ever received .? Why not, ?
I claim that to do so would have exposed  the Validation  Certificates
Of Property Ownership as bogus, fraudulent, as would  an inspection of the Official Copy of the entries in the Register of Title on 9th October 2008, at 10.55.27. And issued by Land Registry on 10th October 2008,
Proof of such allegations can also be verified by a simple ocular inspection
of the WHATDOTHEYKNOW website.

I have  also asked my Democratically Elected Member of Parliament , if he agrees with me , that Records of these Important and  Serious Financial Sales and Purchases, should never have been destroyed, and under the circumstances should not these Irregular Financial Transaction be made  the subject of the appointment of a special auditor to investigate all  these Financial Transactions,” and should not a request for a special auditor be submitted to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, ?

My other questions still remain valid, but remain unanswered, and must be of great concern to all right thinking people,  what qualified a rent paying  Hartlepool Council House tenant the  right to be able to purchase their Council owned freehold  Land and Property, which they occupied, in the years prior to 1980, when there was, and still is, a long  waiting list of desperate  people living in unsuitable conditions and even  slum area’s, who where  patiently awaiting their entitlement and opportunity to rent a  Council House Property,?  And was this entitlement to a  Right to Purchase  available to all Council House Tenants, in Hartlepool, and if “NOT” why “NOT”

It was a valid question , why should some favoured tenants  be allowed to Purchase their council owned Property  and other’s denied, few would argue against the fact that this  seems an inequitable situation, where there is one rule for some  council  house tenants and another for the remainder , a refusal to answer must be viewed with grave suspicion ?


 Yours Sincerely,
Alan Harvey Flounders

alan harvey flounders aka "Coffin Dodger "

alan harvey flounders aka "Coffin Dodger "

9 January 2012 21:22

Mr. Iain Wright. M.P. Member of Parliament for Hartlepool

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your latest reply, dated 3rd January 2012,, I am only too pleased to correct any misunderstanding you may have regarding my claim that you did not appear to wish to support my allegations of wrongdoing, I therefore thank you for your obvious support and agree with my decision to report to the Cleveland Police my serious allegations of wrongdoing by Officers of both Hartlepool Borough Council and Land Registry, Durham.

I sincerely appreciate your attempt to involve Malcolm Dawson O.B.E. to investigate my allegations of Land Registry, , while I did have hopes at first, but his statements to have investigated my allegations and claim that the original registry and survey documents had been destroyed, is not acceptable , It is completely unbelievable, and clearly implies that any one purchasing Property from Hartlepool Borough Council is on very sticky ground ? But

as the whole matter will soon be investigated by the proper authorities, I will make no further comments at the moment.

I therefore wish to keep you informed and to put into the Public Domain,

http://alanflounders.blogspot.com/

my latest reply to the F.O I request I made to Hartlepool Borough Council, on the Sale of Council House Properties.

Dear F.O.I. Officer.

(1)

Thank you for your reply to my latest request, Sale of Council Houses.

unfortunately, and not for the first time I find when dealing with Hartlepool Borough Council, that you have completely failed to answer any of my very simple requests,

In a previous F.O.I. request dated 6th August 2011, on your Statutory Duty to Retain Documentary Planning Records as required by law, you did confirm

that Hartlepool Borough Council had retained a copy of all planning records electronically or paper copies, from 1947 onwards, I repeat 1947 Onwards.

(2)

In view of the above statement that Hartlepool Borough Council have retained all planning records from 1947 onwards, I find it incomprehensible that you have failed to retain the Information on the sale of Council House Properties, for the years 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980, which I requested, and consequently you are unable to confirm the number of tenants, who purchased any council house property for those years, and therefore it can be assumed that you and they also are unable to validate and confirm who purchased any Council House Property for those years, further it must be assumed that Hartlepool Council are unable to say with any credibility by what financial arrangements where these Council Houses Sold, and Bought, where they sanctioned by the Town Council by way of a Mortgage, or Purchased by Cash, I find it very difficult as Council Tax payer to understand this cavalier attitude in recording a very important financial transaction, to have no records of how many and for how much Council Property was Sold, is Downright Criminal. When you admitted you retained Planning Records from 1947 ?

(3)

I have further searched the Internet, in reference to the Housing Act 1957, you quoted in your reply, a) Part V Housing Act 1957 (now repealed) granted Council option to sell. without success, in addition I am unable

to find any reference to any Statutory Requirement to destroy any

Financial Documentary Details of the Sale of Council House Property.

as you claim in your reply below? I Still have my Mortgage Redemption Payment Statement ,signed by the Chief Financial Officer of Hartlepool Borough Council J. D. Walton I.PF.A.?

b) We do not hold this information, statute requires we hold information

relating to Council House sales for a minimum period of 6 years after

which all files are and have been destroyed ? Where does it say this ?

I did find the following

Council Houses (Sale)

HC Deb 13 June 1967 vol 748 cc49-50W49W

§53. Mr. Spriggs

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government to what extent local housing authorities can sell 50Wtheir houses without his sanction and whether he will take steps to require any such authority to refund all the housing subsidies received by them, following the sale of any such property.

§Mr. Greenwood

Local authorities require my consent under Section 104 of the Housing Act, 1957 to the sale of any house on land required or appropriated for the purposes of Part V of the Act and on which Exchequer subsidy has been paid. This covers the vast majority of council houses and it is under this power that I have continued the general consent to the sale of houses, subject to the conditions set out in Circular No.24/ 67.

A person shall not be entitled under this Part of this Act to acquire the freehold of property or an extended lease of the property where the freehold is vested in a housing society as defined by section 1(7) of the Housing Act 1964 and where the cost of acquisition or construction of the property has been financed by a housing society in whole or in part by means of loans from the housing corporation or from a local authority

An explanation would be appreciated, but on past experience , could I request a Internal Review.? And some sensible and honest answers. ? I am a Law abiding Tax Paying Citizen. And demand a Courteous Answer .