Skidder Shorts No. 25: Gagging For It?

I have pointed out in this blog before that in the Cooper-era there has been a tendency by Sandwell Labour to use our money to buy the silence of high-ranking departees (eg Steve Gregory) by paying them to sign "confidentiality agreements". (Incidentally, these clauses may be lawful in the civil law but have no effect in relation to the criminal law. Thus anyone who has signed such an agreement is free to speak to DS Wayne Haynes and the Regional Fraud Team currently investigating Sandwell Council - 0121 251 2175).

Whilst on the subject of the Police can you please contact them if you have any information relating to the identity of the person or persons behind the massive trolling attack on this blog and on Mrs Skidder. Please use the same number - 0121 251 2175 - and in respect of this particular matter ONLY please quote crime reference number - 20BW/219129J/14. Of course, you can also contact me.

A while ago Sandwell Labour decided to reduce 4 top posts to three and the word on the street was that this was all a ploy to get rid of John Garrett. Cooper and Eling conducted the "interviews" but something went disastrously wrong and whilst Garrett was fired so was the chief "finance" man - Stuart Kellas. Labour are refusing to say what happened.

I understand from a highly-placed source within The Kremlin that SMBC now have a new statutory finance officer but, mysteriously, they are declining to say who he or she is!

Following a Freedom of Information Request I am now able to disclose that one of the two HAS signed a confidentiality agreement but the cunning comrades are refusing to say whether they have "paid" for this with taxpayers money! Something you might like to ask the Labour candidates about when they come a'knockin.

Please note that the trolls trying to stifle free speech and to prevent scrutiny of Sandwell Labour have managed to persuade Twitter to take MY twitter account down!!!! Please use the Twitter account shown below until further notice. That account will be dealing with matters relating to the May elections. Please follow to show the bullies that their behaviour is unacceptable.

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