Tory Corby Candidate Christine Emmitt Tweet makes headline reading on Politicus

Tory Corby Candidate Christine Emmitt Tweet makes headline reading on Politicus

Tories' Corby candidate Christine Emmett thinks her party's leadership does not know what it is doing

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Christine Emmett is she Local Tory? Conservative candidate from Rutland who won her seat uncontested.

Rutland County Councillor Christine Emett Conservative from Morcott Windmill, Rutland, won her Ketton seat uncontested. at the May 2011 local elections.


Very quickly she was appointed to the top six (cabinet) at Rutland County Council.
Something suggests to me, she won't walk into Corby as easily as she expects.
She has little experience in local government and has never won an election.
At the election count 2011 she stood by and observed the dodgy disgraceful fight conducted by her Tory  Colleagues. Who insisted they would help the counters in an attempt to save Conservative Peter Jones from losing  his seat. I would like to think even he would not approved of the Tory mobs behaviour?

Many rules were broken resulting in the electoral commission giving guidance to the election returning officer chief Executive Helen Briggs.

Northants Telegraph Conservative Christine Emmett The campaign started badly (Terrible Photo)

Northants Telegraph Conservative Christine Emmett The campaign started badly

Along with a terrible windswept  photograph outside her windmill house holding a Pound
showing as a Tory she knows the real value of money?

Published on Saturday 1 September 2012 07:23

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Christine Emmett has been selected by the Corby and East Northamptonshire Conservative Association to contest the by-election caused by the resignation of Louise Mensch.

The campaign started badly when the initial announcements described the seat up for grabs as Corby and North East Hants


The comment s are interesting. Reading Christine's press release about where she mentioned the importance of being local. I checked she lives 12 miles away from Corby.

A little further than the five miles she has to travel to her county ward Ketton in Rutland.

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concerned resident

9:11 AM on 01/09/2012

Promises Promises Promises,
Christine WHO , and just how local is Rutland .?
How will she communicate with the Labourite Jocks of corby.?
Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Sayeeda Warsi throwing her weight behind Christine Emmett has to be the kiss of death.

Please no election literature through my door, I'm bored already and the shredder is full.

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DMT48

8:43 AM on 01/09/2012

Hooray - a local candidate who is on the 'approved' list. Good luck Ms Emmett, you're going to need it.

Christine Emmett has today been selected by the Corby and East Northamptonshire Conservative Association to contest the by-election.

If I was voting in Corby I would not vote for Christine because she is a Tory and a Rutland County Councillor

Christine is of course one of a few Rutland County Councillors who has manners. Something lacking of many  Rutland Tories.

Christine lives in a Windmill Morcott Rutland LE15 9DQ  Tel: 01572 747000

email: cemmett@rutland.gov.uk

As she takes her first steps into Corby I think she might be in for a surprise the problems in Corby are far greater than Rutland.

You only have to look the local paper, its not full of nice things like here 

in Rutland

BMW smashed up and set alight in Corby

Magistrates show man caught with two knives no mercy

Police investigating cause of blaze at Corby school

County crackdown on alcohol-related violence

Then of course the biggest complaint in this area is Tory MP's are elected to be rarely seen working in their constituencies ever again. 

If you don't believe me read the letters in  the Stamford Mercury...

Christine Emmett has a degree in Economics, and was a member of William Hague’s Northern Transport Commission, She also worked for Marks & Spencer and still dresses smartly in their outfits.

She does a lot for charity, she often raises cash by living on £1 a day that does not include the fuel to go out and by it or heat it. But it gives her an insight as to how the poor live.

I wish her luck, I did tell her she was to good for Rutland County Council.

She will have to work hard to catch the votes the bookies are not rating her chances.

Christine Emmett has today been selected by the Corby and East Northamptonshire Conservative Association to contest the by-election.



Conservative Party Candidate, Christine Emmett said:
"I feel truly honoured to have be selected as the Conservative candidate for Corby and North East Hants and I relish the chance to fight the upcoming by-election.

"I want to provide real local leadership, standing up for you and being a strong voice for our community in parliament.

"Local people want a local candidate who listens to them and knows how to get things done. I have experience across a number of sectors, having raised money for charity, worked with the health service and run my own business. I want to use my understanding and knowledge to represent the people of Corby and North East Hants.

"I will spend the next few weeks and months traveling around the constituency and listening to people like you. I want to know your view, your problems, your concerns so that I can best represent you and serve our community."

Conservative Party Co-Chairman, Sayeeda Warsi said:
"I am delighted to announce that Christine has been selected as the Conservative Party candidate for Corby and East Northamptonshire.

"Christine has real experience of the working world, and will be a leader for the local community, standing up for the entire constituency and working hard for its residents. By choosing a career politician as their candidate, Labour has shown that they are more concerned with keeping it in the family than truly representing the local people.

"I am looking forward to hitting the campaign trail in the coming weeks, knocking on doors with Christine and showing that the Conservative Party is on the side of hard working people."


Previous about Christine Posted by Martin Brookes at 5/11/2012 06:47:00 PM

Councillor  Christine Emmett (Conservative) Parliamentary Candidate Rutland County Councillor.

When I first met Christine Emmett, I thought she was too good for Rutland County Council and even more shocked to find she was a Rutland Tory. Her vocabulary and diction stretched further than your average Rutland Tory Thug.

She called me by name rather than Idiot or something worse.

I remember asking her at an event, had she ever worked for central government, she said no.

Now I hear she was in Downing Street as a hopeful Parliamentary candidate. Good luck Christine, You need to get out of Rutland before you turn into a typical Rutland Tory drunken old boot.

Please! if you are successful and become an MP try not to forget how you existed for two weeks on £1 a day for food. I and many others do that out of necessity living on basic benefits. 

I spend £10 a week on food. I am pleased to hear your dog eats better than you did for the two weeks.

Christine raised £750 for charity. 

Home Secretary Conservative Theresa May is criticised for pet cat claim

BBC News - Theresa May under fire over deportation cat claim

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Home Secretary Theresa May is criticised for making a claim that an illegal immigrant avoided deportation because of his pet cat.

Now I Know Why Leicestershire Constabulary and Rutland Conservatives forget the truth!

Photographs Archives, Oakham Town Council, Rutland County Council, Inspector Monks

Photographs Archives, Oakham  Town Council, Rutland County Council, Inspector Monks Leicestershire Police.

I often look through my photograph archives its most enjoyable. Although there are some like these that remind me of the start of the bullying I have been subjected to by the above.

The local Tory Bullies and their hangers on.

The First photograph shows former Conservative Oakham Town Councillor and Mayor Jan Fillingham MBE in the Rutland Times and telling us all off for drinking in public.

After the publication of that and the following two images my Flickr accounts was deleted. Rutland County Council later  admitted they had contacted Flickr.

The ongoing harassment I have endured was supported by Inspector Monks.

Text read: Mrs Fillingham is particularly keen to promote the alcohol designation order which bans people from drinking in public places as she feels it has been forgotten by young people and adults.

If this was true then why was she and fellow councillor Sue Tyers often seen boozing in the park?

It was normal for Councillors to knock back a bottle

of wine at most events and they ask me why I call

them drunks and quite frankly hypocrites

possibly why Mrs Tyer went on to be photographing dropping her

knickers in public.

Then I came across this one The big bully Leader of them all 

Rutland County Councils Conservative Leader Roger Begy OBE

Photographed when he publicly showed his true self

towards a female member of the public that resulted

in a standards complaint be made he was found guilty

it took months to get the Rutland Times to publish the 

findings, he only received a slap on the wrist because 

unlike criminal cases Standards for England don't take into

consideration the 15 previous complaints made against him.

I have no regrets publishing these photographs 

and I am pleased to say their despicable behaviour

since has made me a stronger person.

Rutland Conservatives use Rutland County Council Room for political meetings

Rutland Conservatives use Rutland County Council Room for political meetings.

Today a member of Rutland County Council staff told me:
"Roger Begy leader of Rutland County Council is holding Conservative political meetings at Rutland County Council"

The diary of bookings describes these meetings as Roger Begy's meetings.

The questions are: Do the  Conservatives pay for this use?

Is this same facility being made available to other political groups?

Are the Conservatives paying the staff overtime for those staff responsible for the security of the council offices?

The meetings are often going on past 8.00pm when overtime for the Council staff kicks in.

Roger Begy Rutland County Council Some Where Over The Rainbow

Reading the local papers today Roger Begy Leader of Rutland County Council is clearly not popular!

No he does not shop in Oakham in answer to one letter writers question.
At a planning meeting he told us all he jumps into his shiny silver Jag and drives to Stamford Lidl.

We are treated to a large amount of letters: One writer said what many and I have been saying for some time, the current economic climate is not effecting councillors like him and he a his Tory Bullies who are serving the elite minority.

Another writer in his column in today's Rutland Mercury suggested Councillors like him and others from Lincolnshire are living in cloud cook coo land. 

I prefer to say he lives over the Rainbow with the Wicked Witch played by the Chief Executive Helen Briggs.

I spotted a Rainbow today, I like to think Roger Begy lives somewhere over the rainbow, it is said all rainbows lead to a pot of gold this one today seemed to end at Rutland County Council Offices, Roger and his Tory mob certainly enjoying dipping into the pot of gold there. £22,000 + in allowances and expenses each year is normal amount for him.

Well done to the Rutland Times and Mercury for printing all the letters from angry voters.

The Mercury column writer said Councillor like Roger Begy are serving the minority, I would not disagree with that. He went on to say Roger shot himself in the foot over the BBC Supermarket issue and relies on voter apathy.

He and his five Conservative cabinet members are only serving themselves, so I guess that could be the minority the writer refers to. I watched our local elections and spoke to people in Greetham and there is certainly apathy. How do we end that apathy if all these angry people stood at the next election we would really have a good choice at the poll.

It very clear now the cabinet is making some very important decisions without any input from the full council.
 Last week it was taking money hundreds of thousand of pounds away from the little build. Oakham Church of England Primary School.

This week out of 12 Tenders for the Parks School site the Cabinet decided this week to ignore the applications from 3 supermarkets and chose two applications from two home builders.

Going back to the letters, another letter writer says "when will Mr Begy and his like realise that they are supposed to be representing the majority view of those he purports to represent, rather than that of the privileged minority? At the next elections, I hope".

Mrs Briggs and the Tory mob reading this weeks local papers will I am sure be thinking how can we shut them down, carefully noting the names of all the letter writers for future reference.

This week I was contacted by three Radio Four Radio Journalist who were interested in interviewing me about unemployment in Rutland and the Work Programme after reading my blog. I understand one of them spoke to Rutland County Council and then at the last moment they were too busy to meet and discuss an interview. Rutland County Council are very good at squashing peoples freedom of speech. We all have to listen to the rubbish that comes from them but they don't want to hear from anyone else. I was disappointed to lose the chance to help the unemployed of Rutland in a small way. Rutland County Council can not attempt to quash peoples freedom of expression for ever can they?
I understand the judge at my tribunal is directing the tribunal to advise Rutland County Council and Oakham Town Council about its breaches of Article 10 of the Human Rights Act.

Conservative Rutland Times Subservient to Conservative Rutland County Council

Conservative Rutland Times Subservient to Conservative Rutland County Council

A reader of my blog, this morning asked  "why has the local press not picked up on my story, about the Councillors calling in the police at Rutland County Council?"

Good question I thought. The answer is in the title of this post. Also they have been conditioned to ignoring me... and there are no true journalists working at the paper any more. They rely heavily on incomplete press releases from both council meetings so often you will read a planning meeting Monday Evening with no time mentioned.

Although the Rutland County Councillor has put into writing he and others have called in the police. Rutland County Councils official line is nothing has happened. Chief Executive Helen Briggs and Head of Legal Services Geoff Pook then write to the Councillor in the normal bullying fashion to attempt to shut him up.

To be fair to the Rutland Times they do print rubbish from non Conservatives they give egotistic space to our good Town Mayor. One member of the public said who does she think she is "My Town" "My County"

James Lammie Conservative Rutland County Councillor reports on Uppingham's Adult Cinema

James Lammie Conservative Rutland County Councillor reports on Uppingham's Adult Cinema

Is this a first for Rutland or was it a just a slip of the tounge.

Conservative County Councillor James Lammie reported at tonight's Rutland County County Council meeting, He had attended Uppingham Town Partnership meeting and he said members had discussed amongst other matters the Uppingham Adult Cinema.

MP Chris Ruane, MP Alan Duncan, Departmental Charitable Donations International Development

Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd, Labour) asked the Secretary of State for International Development and Rutland and Melton, Conservative MP Alan Duncan what steps he is taking to encourage charitable giving by Ministers in his Department.

Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)

All Government Ministers have pledged to undertake a ‘one day challenge’ with a charity or community group of their choice. This is a clear and public commitment by Ministers to give their time to help others. The pledge aims to inspire others to consider how they might be able to support their communities to benefit themselves, as well as their chosen organisations.

Councillor Gene Plews "this idiot" Rutland County Council

Rutland County Council has chosen to be rather selective when they were asked to comply with the Data Protection Act.

Some of the e-mails they have sent me have some very damming content.

Clearly for being critical of them they are suggesting I am mad and in the case of Conservative Councillor and Cabinet Member Gene Plews I am a idiot.

None of the Conservatives at Rutland County Council adhere to the basic code of conduct and show no respect. This is required at all times.

In response to a email I sent to Councillors last year relating to homophobic hate comments posted on my blog via the council computer network, Councillor Gene Plews refered to me as "this idiot" in  a e-mail sent to the Leader Roger Begy and other Councillors.

This man always warmly welcomed me at meetings and said he always read my e-mails with great concern and wished me well.

It is now clear he is deeply involved.

His email:

From: Gene Plews
Sent: 26 November 2010 17:32
To: Roger Begy
Cc: Councillors
Subject: Brookes

I don't know what the hell "this idiot" is on about, ####################

Conservative Councillor Gene Plews says Oakham Police Station is full of inaction

Rutland County Conservative Councillor Gene Plews says Oakham Police Station is full of inaction, I agree with him on this one.  I think this a very important statement about Leicestershire Police.

I wrote to council regarding the posters displayed in the Greetham ward at the last election. I felt the police were infective when it came to dealing with election issues.

My email prompted Conservative Councillor Gene Plews to send the following e-mail to Conservative Leader Roger Begy and Deputy Conservative Leader Terry King.

From: Gene Plews
Sent: 21 April 2011 19:36
To: Roger Begy
Cc: Terry King
Subject RE:

Rodger, I appreciate that its your choice what to do but-I spoke to Terry about the latest ill founded
accusation regarding all Conservatives being behind the poster campaign in Greetham posted by Brookes, and the last personal paragraph below is totally out of bounds in my view against you.

I cannot keep buying into Geoff telling everyone to refer to Oakham Police (redacted by RCC) because they seem to do nothing when you call in and are full of inaction.

Ignoring everything is wearing a bit thin considering the broad scale of attacks against anyone and everyone?

It seems those offended against are bat and balled between Geoff and the Police and get nowhere?

(redacted by RCC) had another run in with the desk PCSO today and I believe has made a complaint at
the way he was treated against this officer.

We have the Chair of the Police Authority based in Rutland, has Barrie made any in-roads as to why there is
never any known police action?

Thanks Gene


The email I sent to Rutland County Council and other that prompted Cllr Plews email

From: Maritn Brookes
Sent: 21 April 2011 17:21
Subject:

Oakham Police station does not believe Roger Begys supporters Posters break election law.

Mr Smith at the front desk tells me, I should expect all that happens if I decide to live in public life.

So playing by the same rules as Roger Begy I am considering having posters produced asking is it acceptable for him to have so many standards complaints against him?

Did he not try and force a Greetham resident to sell him land only stopping when he approached a family member?

Conservative Councillor Terry Kings Concern Rutland County Council

Sat Dec 11  22:21  2010  I sent a email concerning Standards Complaints made against me to my usual mailing list.

This prompted Conservative Councillor Terry King to send a email to Chief Executive Helen Briggs.
10.21 for Councillor King is considered late night, I guess when I am aged I will think the same.
He also appear to be concerned I live alone.


From: Terry King
Sent: 12 December 2010  08:32
To: Helen Briggs
Subject: Concern

Is (name redacted by RCC) aware of latest, this may be coming to a crucial stage? Late night emails and a person alone and some very troubled emails does not look good.
Which agency has any hope of assisting?


Helen Briggs

From: Helen Briggs
Sent: 12 December 2010 09:20
To: Terry King
Subject: RE: Concern

Spoken to (redacted by RCC) not sure what we can do but the are alerted!


(my ref 004)

Conservative MP Alan Duncan Works For You

speaker:Alan Duncan : 1 Written Answer
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Written Answers - International Development: Palestinians: 

Overseas Aid (12 May 2011)

http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2011-05-12a.55020.h&s=speaker%3A10179#g55020.r0
 

Alan Duncan: The table shows how much aid the UK has 

provided to the Palestinian people over the last three 

years through our imputed share of European Union (EU) 

aid spending in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs); 

through UN agencies such as the UN Relief and Works
Agency (UNRWA), World Food Programme and UN Mines Action Services; 

and through bilateral programming which includes both financial...

Conservative, Councillor Terry King, Rutland, County Council

Today I received a  email from Conservative Rutland County Councillor Terry King, 

It is in my view a very unprofessional and a perfect example of his bullying character style.

Some may say may response to him is very professionally but then I don't claim to be professional.

He claims copyright on his email what rubbish, It is so long I am going to ignore it 

T C King

This email and its contents are the copywrite of T C King and permission is given to reproduce it only in full, otherwise permission is denied.

and publish offending sections in the public interest to show who the real Mr King they have just re-elected. I can not believe a serving Councillor and Cabinet member can think he can get away with this.

He says:

As someone who is a Director of a local company I am personally horrified that our once respected Town Council will be represented by yourself from May 9th. Your pointless web blog is damaging not only the opportunities for some who wish to seek employment and it is also at risk of damaging the businesses of the Town you claim to work for.  The reasons why so few people have stood to serve the Town through the Town Council is a matter your actions have had a big negative influence on. 

I must assure you I have neither the interest or the time to want to show any interest in you or your Blog and I suspect  most people who come into contact with you would wish to have no further contact with you?


I am sure as you will be a servant of the public again from May 9th, perhaps you can put the large amounts of time you appear to have on your hands to a more constructive use?


Your treatment of some hard working members of the community leaves a lot to be desired as do your communication skills.


If you feel it acceptable to be abusive and the publisher of inaccuracies and lies, then I may in future take the opportunity to challenge your views and your actions. 


I sincerely hope your period on the Town Council does no more damage to the good name of the Town and its residents.




Well Councillor King I am sure I can't do any more damage than this http://martinbrookes.blogspot.com/2011/05/how-rutland-conservatives-celebrated.html  I most certainly don't behave like those local dignatories. As we all now know this party was attended by many former Councillors and Mayors and one even posted a video on You Tube for the whole world to see I don't think my blog can match that shame brought upon our town.

Conservative. Rutland County Council, Mob Rule, failed after 5 recounts and the actions of one brave local woman.

I have refrained from writing about the incidents at the Rutland County Council Election Count until now, because Helen Pender writes in a much clearer way than I do:

I am publishing a guest post published by Helen Pender Independent.

I witnessed the following events unfold.  The Conservatives Councillors put on a very poor show and this was supported by the Returning Officer Helen Briggs.

Helen Pender is one very brave woman who stood up for democracy and I am sure will suffer for this in the coming months and years.

She stood up to intimidation and bullying from Conservative Council Leader Roger Begy and other Conservative councillors  and their thug (agent) who handled the ballet papers.

Helen asked me to stand at the table, I chose to stand back to impartially witness events the whole time Helen Pender was making a very valid point Councillor Joyce Lucas sat in a chair pretending to stir a cauldron?

I understand Helen Pender is likely to make a complaint to standards regarding Roger Begy's behaviour.

I am sending this to them as a complaint he does not know how to respect woman and his bullying and intimidation of them needs to stop. 

I question when is anyone going to stop these mindless bullying thugs who are clearly corrupt and supported by Inspector Johnny Monks and Helen Briggs.

A copy this post will also be forwarded as a complaint to the electoral commission.

Thankfully in the end mob rule did not succeed and Conservative Peter Jones lost his seat.

Throughout this whole event two officers from Leicestershire Police sat with arms folded enjoying the overtime as if nothing untoward was happening.

Its amazing what you see when you stand back and don't join the mob. 

I think the most serious event here is the Returning officer failed to take action when the Conservative Agent handled and flicked through ballet papers.

And the finding of the extra ballot papers is also a cause for concern. 

The local Conservatives showed there true colours around this table this picture I would use to describe the scene is a flock of vultures around a corpse. 

My only input or comment at this point was let the man rest in peace.

It will be interesting to see if Peter Jones still finds business is good in Oakham now he has lost his £17,000 + a year tax free allowance from his back pocket. He often claimed to speak for all traders in our town. I was only speaking to a owner of a restaurant yesterday and he said its not good and the same for many other traders in town.

Lets hope know one steals his swan sign again he may never see it again or will he still be able to call Inspector Monks on his direct line to call out a search and rescue team.

Below is Helen Penders report:

Local Election Report 2011 RCC

Local Election Report 2011 RCC

The results of the RCC and AV elections have no doubt been blogged by www.martinbrookes.blogspot.com, although I cannot access his blog since it remains blocked, which is in my interests, at Oakham Library. However the cliff hanger of the day was the count for Oakham South West. Mrs Joanna Figgis, Conservative, was clearly a well-deserved winner. What a nice woman, she really seems to be a genuine asset to local politics and my hearty congratulations go to her. Mrs Figgis had family duties and went home for a couple of hours, presumably to feed her family, whilst the recounts for second place proceeded. The one candidate whose name I recognised in this battle for second place was Peter Jones.

Cllr Richard Gale told me at the Count that Peter Jones had claimed, during the election campaign, that he ‘did not voted against Sainsbury’s planning application.’ If so might this not be considered just a tad disingenuous? Whilst it is true that Peter Jones did not vote, having declared a personal and prejudicial interest in the planning application, he certainly spoke out against Sainsbury’s planning application at the planning meeting I attended

Finally, and rather belatedly, I began to take an interest in this race for second place. The table, where the recount was taking place, was surrounded by Conservatives, including Roger Begy, the Conservative Agent and two or three others, as well as a smartly dressed, pristine, Conservative candidate from Ketton who had won her seat uncontested. Peter Jones, a Conservative, was one of the candidates, but I had to double back to find out who the other candidate for second place might be. I am admittedly a bit slow on the uptake, but I was told it was someone called Richardson. Stupidly, the name meant nothing to me, but it seemed he was an Independent and had no one observing at the counting table on his behalf.

I wandered back over to the table where the recount was taking place. Roger Begy, both hands leaning on the table, with elbows akimbo, jutting out like buttresses on a venerable, but crumbling, heritage building, was a difficult obstruction to overcome, however I did manage to slip through that hurdle. Having found a place all the Conservatives asked me to leave the table, saying: ‘You are not the candidate, you are not the agent, you shouldn’t be here.’ Remarkably, Mrs Helen Briggs, the Returning Officer, then came over and repeated that mantra, ‘You are not the candidate or the agent, you shouldn’t be here.’ She went on to say that as the Returning Officer she was in charge and I should leave my observation post.

Well what could I do?

With all the Conservative people on my side of the table asking me to leave and the Returning Officer, on the other side of the table, also asking me to leave I had no choice but to point out that there were at least four people representing the interests of Peter Jones on my side of the table, I forbore to mention one n the other side, and one of me representing the interests of Richardson, a man I didn’t know. I also pointed out that all candidates at the count not only had a duty to themselves, but also had a duty to observe the proceedings on behalf of others, to ensure a free and fair election. This shouldn’t have needed saying, but perhaps Helen Briggs may need some retraining as a Returning Officer? Then quite stupendously the Conservative Agent said he was only there to observe a fair election and was not representing, Conservative, Peter Jones’ interests. The Conservatives certainly distinguish themselves in disingenuousness, don’t they?

For the Returning Officer to seek to exclude the only non-Conservative from the counting table was so breathtakingly outside the scope of her statutory duty, that I went over to beg Cllr Richard Gale to come to the counting table too. Richard Gale seems to play a fairly straight bat.

He came over in time to see that there was a ten vote discrepancy on the reconciliation of votes. Before the reconciliation was made Helen Briggs ordered the votes to be taken from the table. I was speechless and paralysed for a couple of minutes.

Turning to one of the women counters I asked: ‘Is that correct the unreconciled votes have been removed from the table?’

To which she replied: ‘I couldn’t possibly say.’ Amazing that RCC have made so many staff redundant recently and yet have been advertising for new staff yet again. Who was weeded out? Why? Are staff being intimidated?

I asked Cllr Gale to get Richardson to the Count. He rang Richardson’s number and handed me the phone. ‘Mr Richardson, you don’t know me, but my name’s Helen. Where the bloody hell are you? I am at the Count, and your votes have just left the table with an unreconciled 10 vote discrepancy. You have to get over here now, I can’t represent your interests, I am not your agent and I won’t be able to examine the spoiled voting papers.’ (276 – 286 discrepancy between the marked pencilled sheet to number of votes counted)

There had also been a nine vote bundle in which voters had voted for both Richardson and Jones. When the votes were brought back to the table there were now eleven votes in that pile. Curiouser and curiouser.

The Conservative Agent began leafing desperately through the 11 vote bundle. Prompting me to say: ‘Excuse me sir, but you are not meant to touch the voting papers.’ At which point the counter nodded her agreement. Should one, as a rank amateur, have needed to say this to a qualified Agent for a major political party?

Richard Gale then spotted that one of the voting papers in the eleven vote bundle for both candidates had one vote for Richardson and one vote for the person above Jones. That vote was removed and placed in Richardson’s pile. As the votes were removed from the table again, the chic Conservative woman from Ketton said, ‘That means there’s another discrepancy so we’ll have to have another recount.’

To which I replied, ‘But it’s clear that one vote was placed in the wrong pile, so the discrepancy is fully explained.’

With the votes back on the Returning Officer’s table, out of plain sight in the recess of the roped off Staff area, Mr Richardson finally appeared. He’d been coaching a Rugby Club in Stamford. The votes were brought back to the table once again and recounted very very carefully. The poor counters seated at the table behaved impeccably despite grabs at the voting papers by sundry Conservatives as they desperately sought to verify what the counters had ascertained.

Finally the announcement was made: ‘Jones 277, Richardson 279.’

Various Conservatives, who had said they would stay for the counting of the Parish votes, then high tailed it out of the room and into their cars. One couldn’t help but wonder if perhaps this was to seek a private corner in which hatch a plot on how to rectify the vagaries of the voting public for Oakham South West.

As for me? Thank goodness I lost. Had I won I would not have been able to file this blog! However I do thank my voters for their votes, they were deeply appreciated. But that’s democracy in action.

Conservative Roger Begy awaits the announcement of his win photograph

I took this photograph because one of his Tory thugs complained to Helen Briggs about me taking photograph a number of other people are taking photographs including the press. The Tory thug said "I was different"

Sue Tyers, Former Chair of Governers Southfields School, Oakham, Rutland

Earlier today I posted a blog post about Former Chair of Governers Southfields School, Oakham, Rutland and fomer Oakham Town Councillor Sue Tyers.

Oakham police have said the image I have posted
of Sue Tyers is not offensive as it does not show the
genitalia, thank goodness for that.

Some people have attempted to view a clearer picture on You Tube,
Election Candidate and Former Mayor Jim Harrison has removed it.

I am guessing Sue did not want her grandchildren to view it.

This group of Rutland Tories are true bullies. I am hope Inspector Johnny Monks will wake up and stop supporting them as it won't be my complaints that wreck his career!

How the Rutland Conservatives Celebrated the Royal Wedding with drunkenness and acts of gross indeceny from the ladies, Jays Close Oakham

 Rutland County Council Election Candidate Jim Harrison former

Oakham Mayor and Town Councillor enjoys filming the

drunken woman ex Oakham Town Councillor Sue Tyers exposing all in Jay Close, 
Oakham Rutland

the edited video can be seen on his youtube site.

A disgusted resident has contacted me and asked me to look at how Rutland Conservatives Celebrated the Royal Wedding, drunkenness and Gross indecency from the ladies who attended.

The whole event was filmed and enjoyed by former Oakham Mayor Jim Harrison and currently standing as a Independent Candidate in the Rutland County Council Elections  for the Oakham South West Ward.

The garden party was also attend by former Town Councillor Sue Tyers and her husband Kieth Tyers.

Mr Tyers is the thug who calls me worse than paedophile and assaulted me last week. I don't here him complaining about the woman disgracefully bearing all in front of many local young children. Maybe he considers this educational?

I am suggesting Inspector Johnny  Monks at Oakham police station views, Candidate Jim Harrison's full video and prosecute all those woman who conducted these acts of gross indecency.

respectable guests lined up to be filmed by Former Oakham Mayor

and Election Candidate Jim Harrison

They have the cheek to attack me and say I make things up about the drunken behaviour of these local dignatories and they are so confident no one is going to deal with them they now post their own disgusting behaviour on-line.

Rutland County Council, Greetham Ward, Posters Conservative, Roger Begy's, Supporters

How sad is this person. At 4.03am they are still thinking of me whilst I am fast asleep.

Comment:

 

Cabby Dave said...

It's getting very funny at the moment, someone put a brilliant poster up around Greetham telling the world what they thought about Brookes. Poor Brookesy, he hasn't got any transport so they're still plastered all over the villages!

April 23, 2011 4:03 AM 

Some of the posters were removed after transport was provided, it was decided that no further efforts would be made to remove anymore, the publicity would be good and possibly have a negative effect on my opponent Conservative Roger Begy. According to Conservative Peter Jones he was aware of these posters and one was displayed outside his home in Greetham so it is clear to me he supports the actions of these mindless bullies known as the Rutland Conservatives. So far it does seem to be working a lady stopped me in Oakham and said hello Mr Brookes I see from posters in Greetham you might be becoming my councillor. The good thing about the posters is they have my photo and details and most people don't have time to read the long list of rubbish that follows.

The Rutland Conservatives must be very worried, is this why they have resorted to continuing their childish behaviour during this election campaign.  Anyway thanks for the free publicity.

If anyone has read to the bottom of their posted or listened to the false rumour, The owner of Grafters of Oakham will confirm to anyone who asks, I was not sacked and the reason my employment ended would not effect any future employment prospects.

 

Interestingly this person refers to me as Brookesy something Paul Beech is rather found of doing. The above comment provoked the following email from Independent Candidate Paul Beech as you will see he thinks marking his rude and threatening e-mail Private and Personal I won't publish them. Well he is wrong. I have lost count how many times I have ask Mr Beech to show some basic respect and not refer to me as Brookesy or Brookes.   > From: pb191@leicester.ac.uk > To: martinjbrookes@hotmail.com > Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 17:36:58 +0100 > Subject: Your blog today > > Personal and private > > Of you make comments that insinuate that it is me, Brookesy, posting those leaflets you'd better have some sound evidence that it is me. It isn't me and I wouldn't waste to ink let alone the petrol. > > Beechy > > 'Kirkee House' > 35, Welland Way, > Oakham > Rutland > LE15 6SL > Tel: 01572 757401 > Mob: 07770 478656 > email: paulbeech@kirkeehouse.demon.co.uk > University email: pb191@le.ac.uk > www.kirkeehouse.co.uk