This is not an allegation of wrongdoing. It is a public-interest article asking for clarity about public assets, public decisions, and public money. Shropshire Council and the Promise of Transparency Shropshire Council says it remains committed to transparency. Splendid. In that case, what follows should be very easy to answer. Material supplied to The AlternativeContinue reading “Cornovii, Kettel and the Questions Shropshire Council Now Ought to Answer”
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Cornovii: The Supervisors, the Directors, and the Question That Will Not Go Away
At yesterday’s Shropshire Council meeting, a question from a member of the public, Andrew Sceats cut through several years of carefully managed explanation surrounding Cornovii Developments Ltd. Mr Sceats asked why many residents had been left with the impression that Shropshire Council would receive financial returns from Cornovii not only through land sales, but alsoContinue reading “Cornovii: The Supervisors, the Directors, and the Question That Will Not Go Away”
The Cornovii Web: Public Risk, Private Control
Architects Gone, Liabilities Remain There comes a point in any local controversy where the reader stops nodding politely and starts checking whether the page is upside down. This is that point. Because once the structure is laid out in full, even the most charitable observer is entitled to pause, rub their eyes, and say:“That can’tContinue reading “The Cornovii Web: Public Risk, Private Control”
Shropshire Council’s Elephant in the Room
The beast arrives, sits on your wallet, and asks for a tip. Let’s talk about the animal nobody’s feeding but everyone’s funding.It’s grey, immovable — and financed on your credit card. The new pastime Shropshire has a new pastime: building houses with your land and your money, then calling it “commercial”. The developer has aContinue reading “Shropshire Council’s Elephant in the Room”