Welcome to Oswestry – market town, heritage site, and now, apparently, an investment hotspot for property entrepreneurs with a penchant for overleveraged shell companies, complex corporate structures, and the irresistible scent of government housing contracts. Some towns get a railway station. Some get a regeneration fund. Oswestry gets HMOs. Cross Street: The Foot in theContinue reading “Oswestry for Sale: One HMO at a Time – No Locals Need Apply”
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Oswestry CCTV: The Town That Watched Itself… and Learned Nothing
Welcome to Oswestry – where blinking cameras abound, but accountability and results are conspicuously absent. The CCTV system, hailed once as the ‘best in Shropshire’, is now looking more like an expensive relic from a Cold War garage sale. For those unfamiliar, Oswestry Town Council has managed to spend just shy of £100,000 on itsContinue reading “Oswestry CCTV: The Town That Watched Itself… and Learned Nothing”
Labour Promises and Other Extinct Species
“BRITANNIA FOR SALE: EVERYTHING MUST GO — INCLUDING YOUR VOTE“ A Cabinet of Clowns. A Manifesto of Mayhem. And a Blob with a thirst for borderless betrayal. Featuring a “lie a day” Keir and his cabinet of clowns. Ah yes. Labour — that once-proud party of the working man, now indistinguishable from a Davos wineContinue reading “Labour Promises and Other Extinct Species”
Barbados, Bunk Beds and the Lib Dems
How offshore havens, public contracts and party donations danced a waltz across Whitehall It began, as these things often do, not with a bang but with a Belize-registered consulting firm and a hotelier whose idea of hospitality seemed borrowed from the Genghis Khan School of Management. Welcome to the strange saga of Enter Stay BelvedereContinue reading “Barbados, Bunk Beds and the Lib Dems”
When the Smoke Cleared: Two Reports Reveal the Truth Behind Oswestry’s Firework Fiasco
Oswestry Firework Display – Incident Review and Governance Analysis SummaryOn 2nd November 2024, Oswestry Town Council (“OTC”) staged a “free” public fireworkdisplay at Cae Glas Park. This review highlights the stark contrast between duty anddelivery, and how “accountability” became the night’s most explosive omission. Event Planning and Regulatory Compliance SAG Consultation & Risk Management LicensingContinue reading “When the Smoke Cleared: Two Reports Reveal the Truth Behind Oswestry’s Firework Fiasco”
Borderless Britain: A Nation Held Hostage by Human Rights Lawyers and Liberal Democrats
In the ruins of what was once the United Kingdom, a strange doctrine reigns supreme: the right to enter illegally, claim victimhood, and immediately demand taxpayer-funded room service. The Liberal Democrats — those tireless guardians of every cause except Britain’s own people — have a plan for immigration:Step 1: Invite the world.Step 2: Criminalise anyoneContinue reading “Borderless Britain: A Nation Held Hostage by Human Rights Lawyers and Liberal Democrats”
The Great Shropshire Rerun: When Blue and Yellow Fade into Beige
“Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results” As Shropshire lumbers towards another local election, the ballot paper may have changed font, but the options remain comfortingly bleak. Once again, we’re treated to the familiar LibDem-Tory pantomime—each accusing the other of mismanagement, while quietly agreeing on how to continueContinue reading “The Great Shropshire Rerun: When Blue and Yellow Fade into Beige”
The Great Shropshire Reset: Reform UK’s Local Blueprint for an Unbroken Council
Before I begin I thought I may share with you the following: Subject: 📬 Your Annual Contribution to the UK’s Illegal Immigration Bill Dear Citizen, As a valued legal resident of the United Kingdom, we are pleased to inform you that your share of the cost of illegal immigration for this financial year amounts toContinue reading “The Great Shropshire Reset: Reform UK’s Local Blueprint for an Unbroken Council”
The Abstention Games: Lib Dems, Labour and the Politics of Pretend
While the Liberal Democrats polish their eco-conscious credentials with dreams of flower-filled garden cities and leafy suburbs for the affluent, one wonders—who exactly is buying into this suburban utopia? Certainly not the average tenant staring down the barrel of a 500% council tax hike on second homes (unless, of course, they’re the second-class citizens livingContinue reading “The Abstention Games: Lib Dems, Labour and the Politics of Pretend”
How Not to Run a Country: The Immigration Special
Before you get into my blog please read the following, it will help you understand the immigration problem……. And just perhaps give you a clue on how to fix it: “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I liftContinue reading “How Not to Run a Country: The Immigration Special”
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