technology – The Alternative Council

Angry?

Then meet the people who thought running a property development company was just another council hobby Before we go any further, let’s get one thing straight. Shropshire Council is currently exposed to Cornovii to the tune of around £45 million of public money.That is not a forecast.It is not a worst-case scenario.It is not aContinue reading “Angry?”

Cowards of the County: Snouts in the Trough

Austerity for residents. Certainty for councillors That is not a talking point — it is the evidence. What follows names those who are paid, recalls the precedent they have chosen to ignore, and records the silence that now defines leadership in Shropshire. Then vs Now: A Matter of Choice Shropshire Council became a unitary authorityContinue reading “Cowards of the County: Snouts in the Trough”

Oswestry: Where Accountability Goes to Melt

The Great Oswestry Giveaway: When Scrutiny Left the Building In Oswestry, transparency isn’t so much a policy as a parlour trick. Ask a question, and the Council disappears behind the curtain in a puff of procedural smoke. Take my own letter to the Mayor, dated 7 October 2025, Letter to Mayor setting out very realContinue reading “Oswestry: Where Accountability Goes to Melt”

Oswestry for Rent: 22 Rooms and No Shame

Sold Out by the Lib DemsOswestry for Rent: 22 Rooms and No ShameIs this town now the HMO Capital of Shropshire? There was a time—quaint and barely remembered—when The Smithfield Hotel in Oswestry offered weary travellers a soft pillow and a cooked breakfast. Now? It’s about to offer 22 lockable doors, each one a taxpayer-fundedContinue reading “Oswestry for Rent: 22 Rooms and No Shame”