It is trite to report that 2022/23 has been another calamitous municipal year for the Metropolitan Borough Council in Oldham. The low points being, very arguably, the clumsy ill-judged post-report handling of an Assurance Review into historic child sexual exploitation in ‘Odious Oldham’ as one television channel dubbed the town and the failure, yet again,Continue reading “‘No agreement’ reached on Borough Solicitor exit say ‘cover-up’ council”
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Conservatives attack £1 million community sport grant
A minority of Conservative councillors, Cllr Dave Arnott, Cllr Bethany Sharp, Cllr Lewis Quigg and Cllr Chris McManus has broken ranks and written to the chief executive of Oldham Metropolitan Borough raising concerns over a £1 million pound community sport grant that will see the town’s two professional football and rugby league teams, the LaticsContinue reading “Conservatives attack £1 million community sport grant”
No Government intervention at troubled council as Tory motion heavily defeated
As safely and exclusively predicted on Neil Wilby Media last week, a Conservative Party motion at Full Council failed to persuade their fellow elected Members that the running of Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council by an ‘out of depth’ administration warranted intervention by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing andContinue reading “No Government intervention at troubled council as Tory motion heavily defeated”
Local councillors put down motion calling for Government intervention in Oldham
Unlike the Christmas card snow presently falling in Oldham, there is never a dull moment across the Borough’s political landscape, writes Neil Wilby. Never far away from controversy are the nine (or maybe eight?) councillors who represent the Conservative Party on the local council. One of their number, Cllr Robert Barnes, is said to be facingContinue reading “Local councillors put down motion calling for Government intervention in Oldham”
Controversial Tory councillor back in the headlines again
It’s been quite a year for Robert John Fairbank Barnes. Born, brought up, educated and spending his entire career in Leeds, working for the City Council, before retiring in 2021. Twelve months ago, he was campaigning to be elected to Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council in their Chadderton South ward. A perennial failure, he had previouslyContinue reading “Controversial Tory councillor back in the headlines again”
Local Tories press self-destruct button again
Following another shameful, witless, heartless performance by their Party in Oldham Council’s Budget Meeting earlier this week (1st March, 2023) the author of this article, Neil Wilby, asked his assistant to check the Oldham Conservatives Facebook page for any useful background for another Neil Wilby Media article that is at the planning stage. The FacebookContinue reading “Local Tories press self-destruct button again”
One in the Eye for Oldham’s most prolific stalkers and trolls
It’s taken a lot longer than could ever have been anticipated, writes Neil Wilby, but the principal operators behind the infamous ‘Oldham Eye’ Twitter account have now, it seems, been positively identified. This entity started out in October, 2019 and has become notorious across the region, and further afield, for its routinely harassing and defamatoryContinue reading “One in the Eye for Oldham’s most prolific stalkers and trolls”
‘I’m going to be an MP’ says unemployed former Tandoori takeaway worker
A notorious Tameside-based conspiracy theorist, who has held down only one job since 2017, a temporary gig working in an Indian takeaway in Middleton, Greater Manchester on a zero hours contract (read more here), has signalled his intention to stand in the General Election in 2024. Bradford-born Raja Miah dramatically and exclusively announced to his small,Continue reading “‘I’m going to be an MP’ says unemployed former Tandoori takeaway worker”
Crossing the red line
A notorious, repulsive, unemployed, Tameside-based conspiracy theorist, Raja MIAH, widely known on social media as ‘The Malicious Beggar’, has, very arguably, sunk to his lowest depths yet. Bradford-born Miah operates the infamous, frequently banned Recusant Nine social media platforms upon which he can be frequently found indulging his violent fantasies about murder plots, mobsters, gangsters,Continue reading “Crossing the red line”
Tory revolt over controversial councillor’s future role
A controversial Conservative councillor, who owes his seat on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council almost entirely to a grotesque smear campaign against his main opponent, faces losing his Party nomination for the ‘all-out’ elections in May, 2023. Cllr Robert Barnes, who presently represents the Chadderton South ward, narrowly ousted the former Labour and Council Leader, AroojContinue reading “Tory revolt over controversial councillor’s future role”
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