Tameside Eye

Andy Kinsey to Stand for Longdendale Labour?

2011-07-15T01:14:00.003+01:00

Rumour has it that Andy Kinsey, a new arrival in Tameside politics has put his name forward to stand in the 2012 local elections in Longdendale for the Labour Party. That's odd as it's Councillor Sean Parker-Perry's turn to stand next year. Could a challenge be on the way?Already, Andy has made a name for himself by printing this leaflet of lies. He's already a committee member for the

Tameside Labour's SureStart Electioneering

2011-04-26T10:32:00.003+01:00

The Advertiser have issued what must be a press release from the Labour Party. It claims that the coalition government has forced staff to claim voluntary redundancy! The article states that 32 out of 148 staff have put in for voluntary redundancy, a choice of their own. One of the "concerned" parents, Elanor Priestly is a Labour Party activist according to her Twitter account, however the

GMP FFS!

2011-04-12T00:54:00.005+01:00

Cuts haven't hit Greater Manchester Police in Tameside. We have 15 extra police officers, who piss about on their iPhones using the Facebook app so it seems. Presumably for the lulz.GMP Droylsden East clearly have a sick sense of humour with their favourite quotation "I fought the law and the law won....". A reference to the famous song from The Clash.GMP Droylsden West are slightly more helpful

T3SC

2011-03-06T11:28:00.001Z

Just watch the chattering classes go on with themselves. It's all to do with that empowering diversity bollocks for minorities in our communities. T3SC gets millions in funding with public money being pumped in from all over the place. Enforcing political correctness in Tameside. It's about time this talking shop was closed down.Oh and Maria Bailey is in the video. She is a board member of T3SC

Nice work, if you can get it!

2011-02-21T13:49:00.008Z

Labour Councillor, Jack Davies is to step down from his safe Ashton St. Peter's seat and retire from politics in May. I've been told he isn't well, but it wouldn't surprise me if it's more to do with the feud between him and Councillor Quinn in the mean way Kieran took the leadership from Roy Oldham.I'm told there was two contendors for the seat which is a battle of the councillors husbands.

The Incompetence of Robert Landon, Sandra Stewart and the Civic Advisory Panel

2011-02-20T11:21:00.006Z

For time now, I have been submitting questions to Tameside Council's Head of Democratic Services (and I use the term democratic loosely), for the council's rather undemocratic Civic Advisory Panel. The Panel is made up of has-been politicians and those representing "community" groups with their own vested interests and egos, with a view to climb the political ladder themselves. So lets have a

Tameside Full Council Questions

2011-02-16T12:00:00.000Z

The next full council meeting will be on the 22nd of February at 5PM at Ashton Town Hall. I think Kieran Quinn will be giving some idea as what he will be cutting as other councils have done so in their meetings. I have asked some questions (most are duplicated or amended as the Civic Advisory Panel or Margaret Eddows (former Conservative councillor), refuses to ask them. Yet it's OK to have

Tameside TPA

2011-02-15T14:11:00.003Z

Just a little public service announcement. Few of you may know that I have started the Tameside branch of the TaxPayers' Alliance. You can find our blog at the Tameside TPA website.I've just done a blog post detailing how Tameside Council spent £5,000 of taxpayers' money on leaflets teaching staff how and where to walk. Criminally, the budget came from Tameside's Older People's Partnership.The

The Hypocrisy of Cllr. John Taylor

2010-12-04T15:39:00.004Z

John Taylor isn't the brightest button, but it does amaze me with the sheer hypocrisy of some of his tweets. He has been complaining about school teachers not being able to get to work due to the snow. Perhaps John, it has something to do with the crap gritting operation by Tameside Council?But wait, what's this? Moments before Taylor made the tweet made against Tameside's teachers, Tameside

Doubleday's Brush with the Law

2010-12-04T14:45:00.005Z

A police source tells me that Councillor Andrew Doubleday for Denton South was spotted at local police station with Deputy Leader, Councillor John Taylor for the Dukinfield ward. Now it had nothing to do with Labour's campaign to stop police cuts (pictured), but to do with one councillors erratic behaviour. Which one could it be? Could Andrew Doubleday's behaviour at St. Laurence's cricket club

Questions for Tameside's Full Council Meeting 23/11/2010

2010-11-12T11:50:00.002Z

Tameside's next full council meeting is on at the 23rd of November at 5PM. I would strongly recommend more members of the public attend as it does show you how clueless our elected representatives are.If you want to ask a question, then you have to go through the council appointed "Civic Advisory Panel" who will decided if you question is appropriate to be asked.Here are my questions...Civic

Sandra Stewart's Rallying Call to Staff

2010-11-02T09:53:00.003Z

Whilst not responding to FOI's, Tameside Council's borough solicitor and deputy chief executive finds time to write to staff in the weekly staff brief which is usually taken care of by Steven Pleasant. Reading the email, you would of thought it would of come from one of Tameside Council's paid union stooges as she describes the cuts to local government spending as the "biggest external threat

EXCLUSIVE: Steven Pleasant, Chief Executive of Tameside Council Responds to the Comprehensive Spending Review

2010-10-22T15:35:00.004+01:00

Tameside Council's Chief Execuitve, Steven Pleasant sends out weekly emails to staff to let them know what's going on at the council. A theme over the past two weeks has been building over the inevitable job cuts. On the 8th of October, he headlined his newsletter with "Support with Change". The public sector darlings at Tameside council offices must be having trouble grasping the fact that they

David Rigby - The New Charter Con

2010-09-23T10:01:00.008+01:00

Something is up at New Charter. Back in March they laid off their marketing director, David Rigby, but he likes to call himself "Head of Business Development" on his LinkedIn profile.But, hey, what's this? It looks like he has used that nice redundancy pay packet to set-up his own company called "David Rigby Communications" which was formed only a month later. He states:"Currently pleased to be

Jonathan Reynolds Makes His Maiden Parliamentary Speech

2010-05-26T19:26:00.002+01:00

Kieran Quinn's "New Politics"

2010-05-26T09:59:00.004+01:00

In Quinn's maiden speech as Executive Leader last night, he spoke of his "new politics" he has been banging on about in the press. He pointed to me in the middle of his speech saying that "I have things in store that will please Tameside's blogosphere of which you will read about in the press". So what could Kieran be up to? I have some suggestions for him...1. Getting rid of Roy's 2 Jags:I asked

BREAKING: Councillor Roy Oldham Loses Leadership of Tameside Council After 30 Years

2010-05-16T12:04:00.006+01:00

In a shocking result, Labour Councillor for Longdendale, Roy Oldham has lost out in a leadership coup after serving as Executive Leader to Tameside Council for 30 years, making him the longest serving council leader in the country. Roy is replaced by Droylsden East councillor, Kieran Quinn.The contest has been ongoing for over two years. It is known that Roy had planned on stepping down due to

Sex, Drugs and Jeff Dennis

2010-04-25T20:30:00.006+01:00

I have had the pleasure of being handed an exclusive preview of Denton & Reddish Independent candidate, Jeff Daniels who is campaigning for a tougher stance on crime.Jeff Daniels - Independent Candidate for Denton and Reddish You can follow Jeff's campaign on Facebook.

Councillor John Taylor's Mrs. Hits Out At BNP Candidate

2010-04-21T11:53:00.002+01:00

Watch closely at the beginning as she lashes out at Roy West. Some may say it has been coming for a long time...Now what was Councillor Taylor's wife thinking when she was delivering leaflets to an opposing candidate? You aren't exactly going to get a warm welcome, but to hit out at someone for having different views is entirely shameful of the Labour Party.

Tameside Council Local Election Candidates 2010

2010-04-09T12:00:00.002+01:00

Tameside Council Election Candidates 2010

Happy April Fools Day!

2010-04-01T12:00:00.001+01:00

Obviously, the last post was an April fools joke. Given that dog shit is a subject of the day, this video may interest you:

EXCLUSIVE: Tameside Council to Power Offices with Dog Shit

2010-04-01T01:00:00.002+01:00

In new documents leaked exclusively to Tameside Eye, an angry Tameside Patroller who wishes not to be named has revealed that they will now have to pick up dog shit as part of their duties.Councillor John Taylor who commands Tameside Patrollers has said that patrollers will be given poop and scoop kits soon to start collecting faeces to power their new renewable energy project located beneath the

BREAKING: Jonny Reynolds Selected as Labour PPC for Stalybridge & Hyde

2010-03-30T17:43:00.004+01:00

Labour have selected Cllr. Jonny Reynolds as their prospective parliamentary candidate for Stalybridge & Hyde.More later...

Exclusive: Longdendale Labour Officer "Bankrolled" by the Taxpayer

2010-03-25T22:08:00.012Z

It would seem that Tameside Council leader Roy Oldham is "buying" his loyal members by rewarding them with senior positions on Tameside Council paid for by the taxpayer.Revealing documents have been given to Tameside Eye which include the agenda and minutes of the AGM of the Longdendale Labour ward branch. It includes one member that holds a senior position within the Longdendale Labour Party and

Labour's Stalybridge and Hyde Selection "Fiasco"

2010-03-18T20:53:00.006Z

Kevin Maguire has called the Stalybridge & Hyde Labour selection a "fiasco" on his blog after two hopefulls to become Stalybridge & Hyde's parliamentary candidate have quit claiming the selection favours Councillor Jonny Reynolds.Floyd Millen, a campaigner for Operation Black Vote and director of the think tank Yes Minister, tweeted this afternoon that he was pulling out of the selection for "