22nd July 2010

Asking for confidentiality a Seacombe resident accidentally sent a request for help to what he thought was a Council Chief Officer, but it went in error to a Conservative Councillor. 

The Conservative Councillor who received it (but did not know it was sent to him in error) referred it to their ‘acquired’ Tory Councillor in Seacombe – Denis Knowles.  Knowles was elected with an excellent Labour majority but defected to the Tories.  We understand the resident concerned has since declined assistance from Cllr Knowles.   

Seacombe’s Labour Councillor John Salter is now taking the issue up for the resident concerned.

16th July 2010

With the rank Tory 'Mail' turning on the Tories they must be in a pickle!

In a remarkable change from its usual gushing support for all things Tory the Daily Wail Mail has just printed an article most unfriendly to David Cameron about Tory bus pass promises.  The front page article reads:

“The move will embarrass David Cameron who dismissed Labour claims that the Tories would slash free bus travel as ‘pure and simple lies’ during the election campaign.”

According to the ‘Mail’ the Tory leader is now having to eat his words as the Tory led ‘ConDem’ government is set to increase retirement ages and also, according to the ‘Mail’ ,“The government also faces the accusation that it has gone back on its promise not to tamper with free bus journeys in its coalition agreement.”

So what is the lesson from this?  Cameron hurls the accusation that Labour was lying before the election for predicting exactly what the ‘Mail’ suggests he may himself now be set to implement.  And will he apologise for calling the Labour leader a liar?  Well, that would be a nice gesture wouldn’t it?

Merseyside has for years through its consortium ‘Merseytravel’ provide free passes for over 60s.  Is this to be scrapped by the government? 

And our earlier report exposes what a spin the Wirral ConDem coalition is in, too.  Will they scrap Labour’s free swimming for kids and pensioners, too, and then tell the pensioners they must find bus fares on top?

And what else does the usually Tory supporting ’Mail’ report on today?  Well, it seems highly interested in whether  Boris, the Tory Mayor of London, is conducting his private life quite as his Sunday School Teacher might have advised.  Well, maybe that takes attention from how well he’s doing in the day job?

Oh dear.  It just gets worse, doesn’t it? 

16th July 2010 

And before anybody asks, 'No' this is not a picture of anybody mentioned in this posting!

There have been some changes in the past week or so with ever popular Neighbourhood Inspector Julie Fletcher leaving for a well deserved promotion as a Chief Inspector  across the water.  

For some six or so months Julie’s post was ably covered by Acting Inspector Justin Diggins who was well received by all of us who worked with him from the outside.  

Neighbourhood Inspector Michael Barrett has now taken over the substantive Wallasey post and has been acquainting himself with local elected representatives.  

We wish him well for the future in his new role.