Selective publication...
The BBC reports on the latest defence strategy by Carmarthenshire council over the libel indemnity. After publishing the two pieces of legal advice the council then issued a hysterical outburst...
View ArticleCouncil Crisis - Statement from Cllr Caiach and further developments...so far
Cllr Caiach has responded to recent events and to the series of aggressive 'council' press releases by issuing the following statement to the press office. She has also asked the Chief Constable for a...
View ArticleLabour AM calls for immediate suspension of Mark James - updated
The South Wales Guardian reports that Labour AM Keith Davies has called for the immediate suspension of Chief Executive Mark James over the auditor's reports.This is a significant development as this...
View ArticlePolice to meet with Carmarthenshire Council leader
It has now been ten days since the auditor published his two reports; one concerning the unlawful libel indemnity here, and the second relating to the unlawful pension payments here. County Hall...
View ArticleThe Unlawful Payments - Day 12
It looks like, finally, there may be some pressure from Cardiff Bay for Carmarthenshire council to act on the auditors reports. Sooner rather than later. In response to very well presented questions...
View ArticleGloucestershire Police to investigate Carmarthenshire Council - updated
The South Wales Guardian has just confirmed that the police will be investigating Carmarthenshire council with regards to possible criminal activity over the WAO reports concerning the pension payments...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kevin Madge fails to suspend Mark James - and a statement from Plaid MP -...
Update 14.04; According to press reports there will be an emergency meeting of the Executive Board at 5pm today, it will naturally be held in private, obviously no need to break the habit of a lifetime...
View ArticlePlaid petition; No Confidence in Carmarthenshire Council's Leadership
Following yesterday evening's urgent Executive Board meeting there has been total silence from County Hall. It is not even clear what the purpose of this 'informal' meeting was. According to Kevin...
View ArticleMark James to 'stand aside' whilst police investigate unlawful payments
Update; Jonathan Edwards MP, who has also called for council leader Kevin Madge to stand down, spoke to the press today asking Cllr Madge to make Mr James' position clear;"He needs to publish a...
View ArticleCarmarthenshire...and Derbyshire
Whilst we wait for further details to emerge regarding the actual terms and conditions of the Chief Executive's current position having 'stood down' temporarily, it appears that it is only the full...
View ArticleCaerphilly Chief Exec charged with Misconduct in Public Office -updated
-----------------------------------------------------...and the latest from Carmarthenshire: Mark James has 'stood down/stepped aside' from his roles in the Welsh Government, see update...
View ArticleStill on full pay?
As reported in my previous post the Chief Executive of Carmarthenshire Council, Mark James CBE, has 'stepped aside' from his various roles within the Welsh Government, including his position as...
View ArticleCarmarthenshire Council - Budget Day
As a brief diversion from the continuing implosion of Carmarthenshire Council the budget meeting was held today and all went fairly smoothly, the big black cloud conveniently ignored, (almost), for the...
View ArticleExtraordinary Meeting - Unlawful payments - My Comment
The Agenda for the Extraordinary Council meeting on Thursday 27th February to consider the Wales Audit Office Public Interest Reports has been published and can be found here.Reports and documents have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Updated; Council scandals - Y Byd ar Bedwar investigates
Update - After the programme;Now available to watch again on S4C 'Clic', with subtitles, here.Well done to Y Byd ar Bedwar for a excellent programme. Also well done to Rhodri Glyn Thomas AM and Plaid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nowhere to Run - tomorrow's meeting
Further to my update on yesterday's post and in case you missed last night's excellent Y Byd ar Bedwar programme investigating the council libel indemnity and pension scandals, it is available to view...
View ArticleThursday's Extraordinary meeting
I'm a bit late reporting on Thursday's meeting so I'm sure all those interested are already aware of what transpired on the day. As reported, two plain clothes officers from Gloucestershire Police...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The 'Libel Cost Amendment'
The decision taken last Thursday to suspend the 'libel indemnity' clause in the Constitution was, as I said in my previous post, quite a significant move.As far as I am aware, Carmarthenshire Council...
View ArticleFriday's agenda - A Motion to halt rocketing sports fees
Meanwhile, like a creaking ship riddled with woodworm, council business continues with a meeting on Friday (7th). The agenda is here.One issue which has infuriated many local people is the decision to...
View ArticleA Public Notice - Is it legal?
A sharp-eyed reader has contacted me after reading a Carmarthenshire Council Public Notice in last week's Carmarthen Journal. It is an official Highway Order for a temporary speed restriction whilst...
View Article