Do you remember the dark days in Sadders before 12th December, 2019? The bent Labour Borough elected just “half” a Tory MP - James Morris - whose constituency is divided between Sandwell and Dudley. Adrian Bailey was the Labour MP for West Brom West (WBW) where he was engaged in a bitter civil war with the King of the Scumbags, former fatman Tom “Twatson” Watson (West Bromwich East - WBE), and the greedy Sarf London spiv, John Spellar (Warley).
At one time during the currency of this blog bent Labour held 71 of the 72 Sandwell Council seats and under leaders [sic] Cooper and Eling institutionalised corruption throughout the Borough, ably [sic] assisted by such Councillors as Paul Moore, Simon Hackett, Kerrie Carmichael, Syeda Khatun (and others) and by Jan Britton, David Stevens, Nick Bubalo, Adrian “Cop-Shagger” Scarrott, Neeraj Sharma, Surjit Tour (and many others) in the paid service.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Sorry there has not been a Skidder blog recently but I have had a very busy spell with the day job, and a couple of other things, plus I’ve been a tad unwell. Normal service is resumed! Please now read on …
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
But the times they were a-changin’ and the cowardly Watson surrendered his seat rather than risk losing it in the 12th December, 2019 General Election Labour rout (but safe in the knowledge that he would eventually become an unelected legislator in the House of Lords - which “Sir” Woodenarse”, Keir Starmer, eventually facilitated despite Twatson’s appalling misconduct - notably in the ‘Carl Beech affair’). Suddenly though, the darkest hour seemed to have given way to a glorious new dawn. James Morris was re-elected but now with two Sandwell Conservative colleagues - Shaun Bailey in WBW and Nicola Richards in WBE.
Meanwhile, yet another vastly expensive tier of local government was being forced on the people of the West Midlands which did at least hold out the promise (sadly unfulfilled) that some of the corrupt Labour Councillors in bent Sadders would have their wings clipped - at least to some extent. Former soft-furnishings salesman and bullsh*tter extraordinaire, “King” Andy Street, became the new Mare - sorry - Mayor of the West Midlands. Unfortunately, he has been a pernicious influence on Sandwell Tories.
Local Toryism was on the up and up, but there were fault lines within the Sandwell end of the Party. James Morris’s local party structure in Halesowen and Rowley Regis is separate from that of the rest of the Sadders, where the Sandwell Conservative Federation holds sway. And, at least so it has seemed to outsiders, never the twain shall meet.
I should add here that despite smears by the likes of Comandante Piper and other Labour weirdos I have never been a member of the Tory Party nor ever voted for it. I despise people who have an absurd ideological political view where they must vote for a party for life irrespective of its leadership and policies, but I can certainly say there is no prospect of me voting Conservative for the foreseeable future. I backed the advance of Toryism in Sadders in the hope - now dashed - that a small but effective opposition to the vile Labour Dictatorship would bring vastly increased scrutiny of it and begin to rein in the rampant corruption. cronyism and incompetence of the comrades.
I think any Party would have struggled with the Covid pandemic and its economic and health sequalae but the Tories seem to have been beaten by it and have emerged as a lethargic and sclerotic outfit incapable of governance. There is now so little Government business in Parliament various MP’s are flocking into evening media and other jobs and as they don’t actually need to turn up to Westminster. The Tories know from Brexit that many scum in Britain (and Sandwell) will vote for them because of a hatred of foreigners, but even their policy [sic] on immigration is a disaster (exacerbated by a determination not to enter into sensible discussions with our European neighbours to seek some sort of a solution). The Clown Prince - Johnson - was deposed only for the Party to elect Liz Truss - and look what happened there! Now they have a weak leader, division on the back benches and no new policy ideas whatsoever. They have even shafted their beloved King Andy (Street) over HS2!
 |
| Spot Bailey, Richards & Street! |
James Morris did what he could to lead the political line against Sandwell Labour corruption, most notably by pushing through an explosive Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons in January, 2018. But there is only so much one man can do and he gave the appearance (at least) of retreating into his shell thereafter with the notable exception of his efforts - with MP’s Bailey and Richards - to finally have the bent Borough placed in Government ‘Special Measures”. Like many folk, he has a personal distaste for me - and some other local anti-corruption campaigners - and has been unwilling to engage with us. And because two different Tory organisations operate in Sadders there has always been the perception of an unfortunate rivalry between them and a lack of coordination both on issues of mutual interest, and - worse still - at election time.
It is hard to know - given lack of contact and external media coverage what Mr Morris is actually doing vis-a-vis Sandwell. To be fair, he has clearly been very busy on Parliamentary business as a Government Whip (although his duties must be less onerous now in the dog days of this Government. But IF (IF) there was slack this was picked up by Bailey and Richards who have spoken up for the Borough many times in the House of Commons (a most refreshing change from the laziness of Twatson and the bizarre, meaningless, stream of ‘written questions’ from the pathetic greaser, Spellar). But …
Very shortly after the General Election constant rumours began to circulate that Bailey and Richards “hate each other” and this was hampering any joint efforts to represent the best interests of Sadders folk. Again, it is not always possible to know what has been going on behind the scenes, but there is very little empirical evidence of them actually working together on issues. There were also rumours of factionalism within the Federation - particularly between Street’s band of rimmers and others.
Whilst Shaun Bailey has put up some fight he does have a tendency to try to claim victories which are either pyrrhic or non-existent. The crowing about “saving” Tipton Police Station is but one example. As above, his apparent unwillingness to work with Richards cannot be healthy. I have also received several different accounts - some unpleasant - of his allegedly Hackett-esque libido (although even if these allegations are true and not malicious, Shaun has the excuse that he is a single man whereas Hackett leaves a trail of female cuckolds in his slimy trail).
Although Bailey is in regular communication with some Tory Councillors there seems to be a woeful lack of coordinated activity with them. For example, I have seen a letter Bailey wrote to a constituent where he commented adversely on the performance of the Government Commissioners (appointed given the serious governance concerns arising from the misconduct of bent Labour which has cost us taxpayers at least £2m.) However, this concern has not been uttered publicly by him nor by the Councillors. Indeed. As this blog pointed out - on one occasion in a public Council meeting Tory “leader” Dave “Call Me David” Fisher (metaphorically) dropped to his knees to fellate Kim Bromley Derry.
Nothing, however, soils the pants of local Toryism more than the decision by MP, Nicola Richards, to open her bowels over Sandwell folk. This pathetic coward saw that boundary changes were coming and decided to abandon the people who voted for her. She sees herself as a rising star of the Conservative Party (a possible triumph of hope over experience given the disintegration of the Tories nationally) and she has hitched her wagon to the pantomime horse that is Penny Mordaunt. She seems to be actively campaigning in what she perceives to be the safe seat of Solihull. This is sick beyond belief and an insult to all in Sandwell where she professes to “love the Baggies” and much else about the appalling sh*thole she represents but is so anxious to leave.
Remember this plea for you to trust Richards in 2019, WBE?
Curiously one of the first Sandwell Labour people to mock Richards for her cowardice was Mr Hate Not Hope, Gurinder Josan, which is somewhat ironic as he had his tongue so far up Tom Watson’s arse he was cleaning his teeth and, as above, Watson ran away too!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Assuming Richards does fetch up in a local seat I intend to follow her around on the campaign trail in a chicken costume and will be seeing donations for the purchase of same - including from rich “socialists” like Piper and Josan in due course!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Just one coda on Richards. She produces a weekly newsletter but doesn’t appear to check it very thoroughly. This blog pointed out that she boasted that The Albion Foundation is “the charitable arm” of the football club when it is, legally, an independent charity. Which, er, Richards should know as she is a trustee of it FFS! In another recent example she boasted about the Oak House Museum getting a grant from English Heritage and referred to it as being Grade II listed. "SW" on Facebook immediately pointed out that it is, in fact Grade ll* listed which may not sound a lot of difference, but actually is in the heritage pecking order.
Richards may be taking the p*ss out of us all but an alarming story reaching The Skidder is that the Tories are said to be abandoning the seat and only intending to put up a paper candidate to fight [sic] it. WTF?
Oh, and I forgot to say that Richards is an assiduous rimmer of Andy Street (yes, it’s that man again!)
Turning to the local Federation and the Councillors all has come to nought. They have turned into just another p*ss and wind brigade when not (metaphorically) arse-licking the likes of Labour grotesque, Paul “The Cipher” Moore. Why?
There have been constant allegations of racism within the Sandwell Conservative Federation. Given that some members - like some of the people in uneducated Sandwell - ARE racists, or express racist views, this is not particularly surprising and, to be fair, there is now a much-better mix of councillors and members from different backgrounds. However, the recent deselection of Cllr Archer Williams and shafting of Jay Anandou does give one pause for thought - and concern.
Two Councillors - Anandou and Kalari - remain Party members but are no longer part of the official Conservative Group on the Council. This self-inflicted fiasco would be stunning at the best of times but all this came very soon after this photo from 23rd September:
Yes, folks - just a few weeks ago this sh*tshow re-elected Jay Anandou as Chair and Kalari (right and left as shown) as an Officer of the Federation. You couldn't make it up! (Oh and various Tories are also putting down the poison about this pair …)
Regular readers will know that I have spent over a year painstakingly assembling the evidence about bent Labour’s extraordinary deal to employ Keir Starmer’s pal Imogen Walker as bottom-wiper for Labour “leader” Kerrie “Dim Kez” Carmichael even though Walker lives in Scotland! Readers will know that I sent a suggested motion about all this to the local Tories to raise at a Council meeting. When I met Cllr Fisher outside the Oldbury Kremlin a few weeks ago he claimed that the Group had not put the motion in “because there were discussions going on behind the scenes”. This, it turns out, was a very deliberate intent to deceive me since he and the Group apparently had no intention of forcing Walker out and saving taxpayers’s money since they were, in fact, negotiating to get “Shadow Cabinet” status with “special responsibility payments” for themselves. They cannot rock the Labour boat until they win their prize. Again, you can’t trust these local Tories!
Fisher has been around in right-wing politics for a while and infamously put up this absolutely disgraceful tweet causing him to be removed from the Leadership of the Tory Group - although only temporarily:
For a considerable period of time local protesters have been objecting about bent Labour’s plan to destroy even more green space in Sadders - this time concreting-over a substantial part of the lovely Brandhall Golf Course.This included the protest group coming out in all weathers before full Council and other meetings. Cllr Jay Anandou has been assiduous in his opposition to the scheme but, as above, the knives have been out for him for some time from some of his “colleagues”. There have been persistent rumours that some Tory Councillors actually approved of the significant destruction of green space and, let’s face it, the Conservative Party gets a substantial percentage of its donations from property developers and builders. Yet these spineless jokers have been walking past the Brandhall protesters before meetings waving at them and making thumbs-up signs. At the final and all-important planning meeting Cllr Scott Chapman (see further below) voted FOR the destruction and he was publicly backed by Tory Cllr, Amrita Dunn. This pair, incidentally, claim to be against the destruction of Lion Farm Fields but clearly cannot now be trusted to oppose bent Labour’s latest plan to destroy a substantial part of them too.
Chapman not only very publicly shafted Jay Anandou but then made THE most absurd statement about his actions on social media. He lectured folk that a Planning Committee is not the forum for “political” decisions. Bearing in mind that bent Labour have used planning as a political tool for the whole lifetime of this blog his comments are completely ludicrous. As he is not only a Councillor, but also employed by Nicola Richards, his naivety is totally incredible.
For the record, it was a political decision by Labour to let the school at Brandhall rot; it was a political decision to close the golf course and a political decision by the comrades to destroy ever more green space. It was a political decision to build housing on the lovely site - dressed-up as due to future pressing housing needs when, in reality, Labour needed the housing to pay for a new school as they had blown multimillions on political vanity projects such as the Aquatics Centre.
To add insult to injury, very shortly after Chapman’s nasty behaviour and comments up popped “All White” Dave Fisher vowing to protect green space in his part of the benighted Borough! What an absolute f’ing shower!
Bizarrely, Chapman, King Andy and Richards have all been (metaphorically) masturbating about new developments at Friar Park - even though concerned locals keep pointing out the lack of infrastructure to deal with a large increase in the population. This trio have bragged about more cash for the Friar Park Millennium Centre even though it is a citadel of the, er, Labour Dictatorship in that area. WTF are they doing - again????
I have dozens of screenshots from local Community activist, Darryl Magher, (whom the Tories have shunned) where he has attended Council meetings as a member of the public but reported that no Tories have bothered to turn-up - officially or otherwise. We have raised this issue with some of them in the past and at first we were sympathetic since many of the Tory Councillors actually work (unlike their Labour counterparts) but as the Group has grown there has been less and less justification for absenteeism. It’s simply not good enough and Labour have been getting away with murder. (Just as one of many examples, what have the Tories done to question the 99-year leases bent Labour have been doling out to crony “charities”?) If they get “Shadow Cabinet” status they will have to opportunity to attend meetings and briefings with Council officers etc., but as they can’t be bothered to turn up at official Council meetings is that really going to happen or will they just pocket the extra dosh?
The Tories need 5 Councillors to be an officially recognised Group at the Council (let alone a Shadow Cabinet with extra dosh). It pains me to say it but he best way for the people of Sandwell to tell Fisher & Co. that they don’t want their money spent on this nonsense is to vote out as many Conservatives as possible next time.
One person who must go is Liam Abrahams who is believed to be resident in London now. Breaking news! As I have been writing this Abrahams has confirmed he will NOT be standing in Great Barr with Yew Tree next year. I need not say more …
Sandwell is in a truly disastrous position. Despite the corruption it looks like the Labour Dictatorship will STRENGTHEN its position next year and bring ever more misery to the people of Sandwell - although that is precisely what they seem to want. The Tories have been disastrous and very ineffective. The Lib Debs have been doing well nationally in local elections but have no chance in Sandwell under the crazed leadership of local Fuhrer, Mark Smith. There are no other parties which merit mention. Hopefully a few good independents will stand like Richard Jeffcoat and Darryl Magher but it is extremely difficult (and costly) for them to take on the Labour Party machine. Still, if the folk of Sandwell want to f*ck themselves yet again who I am I to try to stop them?
LEGAL NOTICE (Version 4 from 8th October, 2023.)
I cannot list every previous mention of individuals referred to in the entirety of this blog. Where I refer to a specific story please follow the supplied hyperlink since this forms legal justification for later comments. Similarly references to “posts or Skidders passim” and to earlier posts mean any individuals concerned about purported defamatory or otherwise unlawful material must read later posts in the context of earlier posts. Full information can also be supplied within a reasonable time upon application via email to thesandwellskidder@gmail.com
We may also add hyperlinks or references to content in our associated blogs, “As The Crow Flies!” (at crowmultimedia.blogspot.com) and Rotten Council Governance - Legal Review (at rottencouncils.blogspot.com). Reference to content in those blogs also forms part of the context, meaning of, and justification for, contents in this blog.
In most cases we try to give the subjects of these blog posts the opportunity to comment on our journalism pre-publication to ensure the accuracy of our work.
Every now and again we make a genuine error and get something wrong. If an error in the blog affects you please email thesandwellskidder@gmail.com and we shall use our best endeavours to remove offending material and/or publish appropriate corrections forthwith (together with an apology, if applicable).
We have had to remove the direct comment facility from this blog due to the malicious activity of a West Bromwich woman but we are pleased to receive comments via email to thesandwellskidder@gmail.com, on Twitter via our publishers @CrowMultimedia or via our dedicated Facebook Group: “The Sandwell Skidder - Speaking Truth to Power!” We are happy to publish any sensible commentary and offer a right of reply where applicable. We can also publish “guest” posts on mutually agreed terms.
If you consider that anything written is defamatory or otherwise unlawful please email thesandwellskidder@gmail.com or telephone 07470 624207 forthwith. If your complaint has merit we shall endeavour to make immediate amends.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.