Alison on Gypsy site applications and other matters

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Alison goes to the Xmas Party

Also thoughts on police attending council meetings.

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Alison Halford Part 2 - Control Freakery, Anarchy, Indiscipline and Back Bench Muppets

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Alison on Perjury and Malfeasance in Public Office

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Alison in full blog mode

Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill and closer to home Cllrs Arnold Woolley and Patrick Heesom.

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Alison Halford - Consultants, Colds, Housing

Much dirty laundry being aired in public.
That's what blogs are for!

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keywords: bear with sore bum

Alison on AD Waste, black bags, allotments, hostile meetings, spear tackles and shall I stand again as a county councillor

Amusing as ever.

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How to get rid of a county councillor - the traveller camp gambit

Inspired by comment here
http://penyffordd-district.blogspot.com/2011/09/alison-challenging-climate-at-housing.html

A few years ago a retired county councillor told me the following story. It may not be entirely correct because I had had a few wines. The substance is correct however.
One Friday night this councillor received a phone call, a meeting the following Tuesday to discuss the siting of a traveller camp within the county*. Quick thinking cllr said that's not three full working days notice. Chairman said the meeting was taking place anyway.

More quick thinking. Cllr rings chairman back and says the meeting is illegal and he will be applying for a court order to stop meeting.
Tuesday arrives cllr turns up at meeting and places a plain white envelope in front of him on the table.
The cllr involved is being set up for a traveller site in his ward the sight of the court order makes chairman go for plan b.
Another ward is put to the vote. Carried. Unfortunate cllr looses his seat at the next local elections.

The cllrs envelope contained a blank sheet of paper, he was bluffing.

Coincidences. Cllr Tony Sharp is currently deputy leader of FCC. He was also a county councillor when the above incident happened.

Is Cllr Alison Halford between a rock and a hard place?
http://www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk/flintshire-news/local-flintshire-news/2011/09/29/ewloe-travellers-site-protest-planned-51352-29503405/ 

* Not Flintshire in its current format

Alison - Challenging climate at Housing Meeting

http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/09/a-week-someone-will-wish-to-forget-2011-14th-22nd-september/

Bacon sandwiches for Alison?

In the Daily Post

Goldfinches, Cobras and Polar Bears

Alison blogs, its a bit gruesome in bits. Flintshire education shakeup is discussed.

The best view of Flintshire County Council by a county councillor.
More cllrs should blog.

Links

http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/08/30th-july-4th-august-blog-cornerstone-community-in-bloom-and-cobras/

http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/08/8th-august-2011-not-a-good-start-to-the-week/ 

http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/08/schools-modernisation-plans-on-the-rack-16-08-11/

Cat fights, dirty politics and high principles

Alison Halford on the blog.

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The "Forces of Evil"

as mentioned by Alison in The Daily Post

Alison blogs on Welsh auditors

and rightly questions their function.

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Alison has a mixed bag

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Alison discusses Flintshire County Council politics

The only blog on the inside.


My question on The Leader comment section finally answered by Alison.
Why did Labour abstain?
Answer " A fly on the wall admitted there is no way Labour wants to resume government with only a year to go before the next election."

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Alison superfluous to requirements

with not a word of recognition.

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Alison Halford on Flintshire County Council social housing

An excellent  view of the issues from the inside.

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keywords: Clare Budden, WAG,

Mega extravaganza in Budapest

No not me, Alison. Also planning issues and a visit to school. Good news for Eddie Gilfoyle.

Links
http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/04/april-11th-%E2%80%93-15th-planning-issues-and-pupil-problems/

http://www.alisonhalford.co.uk/2011/04/31st-march-1st-april-2011/

http://www.eddiegilfoyle.co.uk/ ( at this time the site does not seem up to date. Eddie Gilfoyle is now a free man, reading the link below perhaps one can see why.)

http://www.wirralnews.co.uk/wirral-news/local-wirral-news/2011/03/22/convicted-wife-killer-eddie-gilfoyle-accuses-kenneth-clarke-of-gagging-order-cover-up-after-prison-release-100252-28382102/

Planning issues and embarrassing overspends at Flintshire County Council - Alison Halford

An insight into Shire Hall matters

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