Shades of Grey

Wartime britain

Traditional Punch & Judy

An appreciative audience

The Home Guard

Hook a duck

Caring for the environment

What a tasteful logo!

Look! Dragon crime!

The culprit?

Probably that one is the culprit.

Colin the Dragon ready to do battle

The Fletcher. Sword sharpened Sir?

Morley Yokels

A real barrel organ. Never video in portrait mode…

Yes, those beer bottles really were tuned as a chrysoglott.

I notice that the BNP have been talking to the Electoral Commission about the far left targeting them. (You can see their spin on it here)

Whilst many might think that the BNP are fair game, they do stand legitimately, lots of people vote for them (for whatever reason) and they are obliged to follow the electoral rules, whilst Searchlight are not.

It is now blindingly obvious that Labour are actively supporting Searchlight, Even Ed Balls is out leafleting in Ardsley and the Leeds Searchlight special edition features Morley Together, including David’s school (who claim not to have signed up to it).

It will be interesting to see what happens. Needless to say there is nothing about it online other than on the BNP site.

All of the hoo-hah about Freedom of Information and MPs last week spurred me on to make my own request to the MP Constituency Office today. Here it is…

Colin Challen MP
Constituency Office,
2 Commercial Street,
Morley,
LEEDS
LS27 8HY

Dear Mr. Challen,

I enquired via your website enquiries page for further information on the Morley Together campaign on March 8th, the day after the Town Council confirmed participation despite any information being presented to Councillors. My message was as follows:

Hello, I’m a Councillor on Morley Town Council.
Last night Council voted to note the “Morley Together” campaign and agreed to sign up to the principles laid out in it.
However- no supporting documentation was actually provided and discussion was curtailed prematurely by a move to the vote.
Can you please send me a copy of what we have actually pledged to as otherwise all that I have is what I have read in the Morley Observer & Advertiser.
Thank you in advance,

Ian Grey

To date I have had no reply.

I am now writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the freedom of information act. In order to assist you with this request, I am outlining my query as specifically as possible. If however this request is too wide or too unclear, I would be grateful if you could contact me as I understand that under the act, you are required to advise and assist requesters.

The Morley Together Campaign – Letters, correspondence, emails, media (audio/video), presentation materials, notes of telephone conversations etc. sent and received pertinent to this activity.

I understand that under the act, I should be entitled to a response within 20 working days. I would be grateful if you could confirm in writing that you have received this request. I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.

Yours Sincerely,

Ian Grey

I look forward to getting some stuff to look at by this time next month.

(Letter template supplied the guardian, of all sources!)

This morning, I managed to leave the house with Karen’s packed lunch. I’d made mine and moved the cars, during which time she made hers and put it on the couch where I absently picked it up.

They are identical blue bags. The only (minor) difference is that hers is pristine and mine is rather smeggy.

I’ll let you know when I’m no longer sleeping on the couch.

City Council- (italics- leaflet received, bold- diddly squit!)

GRAYSHON TERRENCE MORLEY BOROUGH INDEPENDENTS
JAMIESON KEELY JOANNE THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY CANDIDATE
LANGHAM DAVID PETER THE LABOUR PARTY CANDIDATE
MEE MIKE BRITISH NATIONAL PARTY
SADDLER JAMIE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS
SLINGSBY CHARLES ALBERT INDEPENDENT

Town Council- sweet Fanny Adams.

Posters seen around town- Big fat zero.