tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post3389157113134709129..comments2023-12-27T04:21:54.668+00:00Comments on Ian Driver's Thanet: "FERRYGATE" COMPLAINT TO THE OMBUDSMANIan Driverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07956304869323562491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-51418224443467588562013-06-22T17:54:32.238+01:002013-06-22T17:54:32.238+01:00Hi James I am happy for Overview and Scrutiny to i...Hi James I am happy for Overview and Scrutiny to investigate but in my opinion there needs to be an independent and public enquiry. The people who agreed the deal with TEF are the most senior officers and councillors of the Council who, in my opinion, have broken and subverted constitutional rules. Its hardly likely that an internal OSP enquiry will name and shame and these people whereas a independent public enquiry could well do this.Ian Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956304869323562491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-19269833362849118272013-06-21T21:06:18.939+01:002013-06-21T21:06:18.939+01:00What's your view on a potential OSP T&F Gr...What's your view on a potential OSP T&F Group looking into the TEF debt, given your comments about a cover up by Labour and Conservative Cllrs? Do you still believe such a group could be independent enough to do what you've asked for it to do in the last OSP meeting?James Maskellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15441611588943798565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-35510077683868433422013-06-20T19:04:01.326+01:002013-06-20T19:04:01.326+01:00The reason we need an independent inquiry is that ...The reason we need an independent inquiry is that we don't yet know if this is the whole sorry mess or whether there is further scandal to emerge. With council officers refusing to hand over documents we can't know that we've got the bottom of it. Incidentally, the excuse that revealing documents might prejudice legal action is a load of cobblers. The Transeuropa debacle isn't going to be heard in front of a jury. It's going to be decided by judges or, more likely, settled out of court and you anyone who went into court claiming they couldn't get a fair trial because the judge had been influenced would get their ears boxed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-53126463341313960012013-06-18T18:30:36.078+01:002013-06-18T18:30:36.078+01:00I will be complaining to the District Auditor abou...I will be complaining to the District Auditor about the Councils 2012-13 accounts in July when they are published an open for inspection by the public. I am also hoping that Ombudsman will make comment on what has happened. The only real way to get to the bottom of this mess will be to have an independent public enquiry which I doubt Councillors from the Labour and Tory parties will support because their leaderships are implicated in the secret deal with TEF Ian Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07956304869323562491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-34835806747249255652013-06-18T17:50:14.656+01:002013-06-18T17:50:14.656+01:00Should there not also be a complaint to the audito...Should there not also be a complaint to the auditors concerning the accounting? If the auditor doesn't 'fess up to making mistakes is there not a professional body who could be approached?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-58257941085487074852013-06-18T12:06:48.577+01:002013-06-18T12:06:48.577+01:00Ian, You make no mention of the Council paying all...Ian, You make no mention of the Council paying all the costs of running a ferry port with no ferry income for three years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196642437552790719.post-17216655470726142742013-06-18T10:28:02.004+01:002013-06-18T10:28:02.004+01:00The sickness of Thanet puppet councillors with bus...The sickness of Thanet puppet councillors with business men pulling the strings and no cooperation with the residents, always carrying out their own agenda they dislike you not for what you do wrong but for what you do right carry on letting the world know what is going on down here.<br />Stargazer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com