If ….. told you black was white, would you believe it?

Feb 7 2013 3:17 PM

Mark, I always thought you to be a fair and honest chap but your letter in this week's

Times (February 7th) has caused me to reconsider. Will you please answer the following:-

"The group's actions have, in fact, cost this county dear." Please tell me and

make public 'the fact' to which you refer and not just what you have been told.
Have you read the Standards report in total?
If the answer is yes you will see the legal author understood why we have suspicion?
Is it right that others have amended their statements in this report yet when we asked

for clarity points the author is not available to us?
Were we right to raise our suspicion by following Government, Auditor and Police

Guidance?
"The group's allegations have all been unfounded, based on hearsay and

rumour with absolutely no basis in truth." Please list the allegations you refer

and the evidence you have to justify this statement.
Please show me where "the Standards Board of England described the

allegations as reckless".
Please justify your statement "their complaints cost Rutland County Council

tens of thousands of pounds".
As a Political Group we are quite vocal at scrutiny and at Full council, more so than

many other councillors. As a group are we not allowed to put our political arguments

forward and question?

I think it important that I put this on the 4Rutland website to show the public that

I am challenging the accuracy of the letter published by yourself and Miss Waller.

It appears you have just repeated false accusations and rumour so I am giving you the

opportunity to justify all that you have written. Please show your worth and reply to this.

I will also place your reply on the website. It is called Openness and Transparency

I do not believe that the publishing of your letter as written is fair and balanced reporting.

Martin Brookes Oakham