As usual this posting is a matter of rumour, anecdote, allegations, observations, historical memory and first hand witness statements.
In the run up to this we have described to you how George had to "bite" his racist bullet and do his deal with the devil, of course this is the devil he believes will dance to his tune.
He along with the North Street mafia and abetted by Rob Chapman engineered their takeover of the Local Government Committee. Succeeding in this was crucial to their long term plans. We are told that on the evening of the Local Government AGM the mafia had their mobiles glued to their ears so that they could receive instructions from outside. And just who was out side Mike Haywood, he had written their script, a script they could not move from.
Anyway they gained control, there are we understand still questions by the Dagenham delegates about the rigging of ballots, but they had control.
The next thing anyone heard was that Rob Chapman would through North Street be sending out the application forms for any party member who wanted to stand as a Councillor.
The argument is still raging on we here as to how Rob Chapman came to be involved, because the selections of candidates is the responsibility of the Local Government Committee, and as they had not met to discuss how the selections were to be done WHO in total breach of party rules handed it over to Rob Chapman?
That question along with other breaches of rules will be dealt with under a separate posting.
Now what you have to bear in mind is that on his own admission George Shaw supervises all of the party work done in North Street, so, the sending out of all of these letters and forms came under the control of George and so, more importantly would have been what happened to them on their return when they had been completed by party members.
Also with these forms is a report from the Ward Secretary, now for Thames Ward this was Barry Poulton. He had to write reports on Fred Barns and Joan Rawlinson, and would you believe he even wrote his own. To this day, despite numerous requests we believe neither Fred nor Joan have seen the reports that Barry put in.
We come to the interviews to go onto the 'panel' once again a breach in rules, this panel was not done by the Local Government Committee, but outsiders, and according to many outsiders who had been well briefed on exactly who could NOT get through the process.
All sitting Councillors were seen by the same panel with a very aggressive Chair. Both Fred and Joan fell at the first hurdle. Fred because of his disability that prevents him from doing a lot of walking, but, he always went on the canvassing his wife would do the door knocking, he was there to talk to the residents, never mind all of the other campaigning work Fred did, they turned him down just on the grounds of his disability.
Joan they just ripped to shreds, they were vicious. Joan has worked solidly for 15 years as a ward councillor, yet they just tortured her, and George Shaw gave them the information to do it.
Now strangely enough there is a sting in the tail of this, as the following Saturday when the letters of rejection were dropping through peoples letterboxes, Margaret Hodge and her mafia were canvassing in Thames Ward.......and it just goes to show how cock sure and arrogant they are. M Hodge knocked on the door of a party member and got to talking, she then went on to tell this Thames resident and party member that of course Barry Poulton is the only Councillor on the ward who does any work, but, don't worry I will make sure you get 2 new good councillors next year because Fred and Joan have been de-selected. We understand that the resident then told M Hodge to F.....off and slammed the door.
We are told that the letter of rejection had not even dropped through the letter boxes of Fred and Joan at that time.
But we do know that the resident concerned has made a full written statement of what took place that morning. And this may very well be the reason why things did not go to plan.
As is usual this posting is a matter of rumour, anecdote, allegations, observations, historical memory/fact and first hand written statements.
You have certainly got it right on the button about those doing the interviews for the panel, one of the women scottish I think was one really nasty evil b....h., so I hear, comes from the other side of London.
ReplyDeleteI hear she used to be deputy leader or was it leader of some london council until her own group got rid of her, no wonder why going on what Ive heard.
They were brought in to do a hatchet job, primed by the North Street mafia led by M Hodge, she was going to have her revenge for any perceived slight or bad word.
I hear that there were a couple of the candidates that this lot reduced to tears. I do so hope they enjoyed that b........s
I do so hope that when it is eventually done to them they will think back and remember.
Still from what I hear there was no equality of treatment, all the so called new candidates that were on (what did you call it? golden list) got a real soft interview, with a totally different set of interviewees, so did Barry Poulton I hear.
And of course we all know John Davis did not go in front of the panel, I hear he was taken for a cup of tea by Rob Chapman. Well thats what he was telling all who would listen down the legion.
disgusted and angry party member
I live on thames view and i can confirm what you said about margaret hodge and her canvassors, they have been knocking on a lot of doors here recently.
ReplyDeleteand they are telling us that barry poulton is the only one who does any work, what a joke, you cant make an appointment to see him, you have to knock on his door, and then he will only talk to you on the street so everyone walking by can see and hear what is being said.
and then he does nothing about your complaint anyway. yes they told me on my doorstep that i would be getting 2 new councillors and i told them i was quite happy with fred and joan and they didnt like that. but i got the feeling that they were being told that a lot.
thames view resident
If George Shaw was handling all of the paperwork to do with the selection process how can any of the councillors be sure that their paperwork was not tampered with?
ReplyDeleteHow can they be sure that George Shaw did not go through their application forms and then help the new candidates to write theirs putting bits in from the councillors forms?
It seems to me that if George Shaw is supervising everything to do with the party in North Street he had plenty of chance to tamper with the forms, and also use what was in them to damage the councillors.
And why is the bigger question not being asked, What the hell are Barking Labour Party doing using Margaret Hodges office anyway? this is paid for out of taxpayers money, and I understood it is against parliamentary rules for this to be happening. Go back and read the piece in the Evening Standard.
Just wait until the government commissionar gets hold of this little lot.
night shift worker
Seems to me that what the North Street mafia are trying to do in Barking is very much like the old Millitant fight back in the 80's that I have read about.
ReplyDeleteThe North Street mafia appear now to be very right wing in the party and have decided to wage war on the left.
Even M Hodge has shifted her position, but, that is not very surprising very flexible is Hodge, will go with what she thinks is the winning side.
But the problem with the North Street mafia is that they are very nearly so right wing that they are meeting up with the BNP in the middle.
Dagenham party member
As I am coming round to trusting more of what you say about the goings on during the selections than I do that coming out from North Street, I am keenly awaiting your posting on the party rules governing the selection process.
ReplyDeleteBecause I am concerned as to why they have been done in this manner. We have always done them through the Local Government committee and I cant fathom out why not this time.
I well remember the selection shortlisting lastime round at 102 North Street, we had had to move there as there were problems with the booking at Ripple hall if memory serves me right.
I can also remember that Margaret Hodge had a right old go at Jean Alexander because none of the new muslims were shortlisted, she basically accused Jean of cheating and being racist. Jean told her I believe that the new muslims had not been party members for long enough to qualify, but Margaret Hodge was having none of it, she told Jean it didnt matter, she would sort it out.
We were all very surprised when Kay Flint told Margaret Hodge to stay out of it, it was none of her business.
I think Margaret stormed away then muttering something about sorting out corruption.
Thats a laugh now, when you consider the depths that she and the North street mafia have gone to in corrupting the whole of the selection process this time round.
Interested barking party member
I see non of the North Street mafia are coming on here to answer the question about the money.
ReplyDeleteWhy is that I wonder?
Do they really think that they can get away with that as well.
I saw the flyer a couple of weeks ago that is being put round in Thames and as well as M Hodge office tele no, it has a Mobile phone number to contact the "Labour Team", seems who ever wrote this flyer has forgotten that Joan and Fred are still ver active members of the "Labour team".
As their names dont appear on the flyer at all. Why is that?
But the important question is, who bought the mobile phone? and who is paying for it?
barking party member
If you lot were any good you would have got your numbers sorted and held control of the LGC. You didn't because you are lazy, disorganised and don't understand anything outside of the Borough, which is why you are bad councillors and it is a good thing that you are replaced.
ReplyDeleteCould you perhaps not be more honest? the reason that the North street mafia gained control of all but one place on the LGC had we understand got everything to do with the cheating and corruption put in place by the mafia and supported by Rob Chapman.
ReplyDeleteWe are pretty sure the Unions will have something to say about your description.
I think its about time that the North Street mafia came clean about the finances of Barking party. Why are you not prepared to give the members a written statement of just what you have spent.
ReplyDeleteWho authorised the spending, as I hear you certainly have not asked the membership.
Just what is left?
night shift worker