As usual this posting is a matter of rumour, allegation, anecdote, observation and historical memory.
This posting concerns Becontree Ward and their last AGM held in March this year.
We understand that at that time going into the AGM Robert Douglas was the Ward Secretary, remember Robert he has now been selected to stand as a Councillor in Becontree Ward.
Well it seems everyone had turned up for the start of the meeting and when it got to the paperwork, where they had to select and vote for positions in the Ward and then positions in Barking CLP Robert Douglas had forgotten the papers. As the meeting was being held not far from Roberts home members asked him to pop home and pick up the papers. We are told that Robert seemed very reluctant to do this, but, he did, when he returned ward members were very "Surprised" to see that all of the positions had already been filled in. Ward members do not believe Robert had the brains to do this and they are convinced that these completed sheets were given out by the North Street mafia.
We have managed to check out with our insider and they confirm that these sheets were done in house and given out to wards that were onside, from what we can gather the only wards where this could not be done was Longbridge and Eastbury and we have already given you some idea what had gone on in Eastbury ward but, we do plan to give you a full account.
Anyway back to Becontree, so Robert Douglas was caught red handed, he was not even smart enough to put up an excuse, luckily one of the ward members had managed to get hold of copies of the forms and Becontree Ward were able to make their own nominations.
But this kind of action must make members of Barking CLP question the honesty of officers in the CLP and certainly the Secretary. How can any ward be sure that the nominations they put forward this year or last year actually got to the AGM?
More about Barking CLP AGMs in a future post
As always this post is a matter of rumour, allegation, anecdote, observation and historical memory.
*Yawns*
ReplyDeleteIf corruption bores you that much Mr Crosland why keep coming back?
ReplyDeleteI have more trust in the CLP officers since the last election, and we can figure out the "probable" instigators of this blog. Seemingly they have no love of the Labour Party, just a deep seated love of their own importance, which has finally, and thankfully floundered.
ReplyDeleteCaught out were they?
ReplyDeleteSo what you are saying Anon @8.54 is that you are ok with corrupt practices then?
ReplyDeleteThe CLP officers that you are referring to may carry a Labour Party card, which we understand none of them pays full rate for, but, they are not true Labour Party members.