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”
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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”
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”
‘Private Pike’ to face court martial?
A rookie Conservative councillor, nicknamed ‘Private Pike’ in Oldham’s civic chamber, who has spent much of the last year denying that he is linked to a notorious Tameside-based conspiracy theorist, has eventually revealed his true colours. Cllr Dave Arnott, whom, purportedly, represents the Royton North ward since he was narrowly elected in May, 2021, enthusiasticallyContinue reading “‘Private Pike’ to face court martial?”
Last razzle for The Rabble?
A night to remember for the Greater Manchester Region’s most unpleasant group of on-line stalkers and trolls, known as The Rabble (or Raja’s Rabble), as they ‘celebrated’ their collective, bone-headed dimwittery and being repeatedly ripped off by their cult leader, Raja Miah and his associates. Ironically, the venue chosen for the £25 per head eventContinue reading “Last razzle for The Rabble?”
Tories head for acrimonious split
The present shenanigans in the Conservative Party at Parliamentary level are, of course, very well rehearsed on network television, the national press and on social media. Less well known is the discontent and, at times, raw acrimony between Tory elected Members who sit on Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council. This has been alluded to on aContinue reading “Tories head for acrimonious split”
Mystery of the ‘missing’ councillor?
A firebrand Conservative councillor in Oldham whom, after a number of unsuccessful attempts, finally won a seat in the civic chamber by displacing the then Leader of the Council, Arooj Shah, in the Chadderton South ward, is at the centre of more local controversy. A widely criticised election campaign was run by Robert Barnes inContinue reading “Mystery of the ‘missing’ councillor?”
Council delay issue of more ASBI warnings to ‘protesters’
In an exclusive, and controversial, article published elsewhere on this website on 5th August, 2022 four recipients of warning letters issued by Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council were identified (read here). Each had received notice, delivered by a process server who was accompanied by officers from Greater Manchester Police, that set out a schedule of unacceptableContinue reading “Council delay issue of more ASBI warnings to ‘protesters’”
‘Renegades’ face humiliation over quest for public inquiry
Four ‘renegade’ Oldham Metropolitan Borough councillors, Bethany Sharp (representing St James ward), Dave Arnott (Royton North), Lewis Quigg (Royton North) and Robert Barnes (Chadderton South) say they have written a joint letter to the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel, urging her to consider instituting an independent public inquiry into child sexualContinue reading “‘Renegades’ face humiliation over quest for public inquiry”
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