July 2017 – ShepwayVox Dissent is not a Crime

The Long Read: Lots of Questions About Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited.

July 30, 2017 // 5 Comments

Folkestone Town Centre Management Limited (FTCM) has had 24 Directors and two Secretaries. Its current directors are Tom McNiece former Mayor of Folkestone (pictured) [...]

A Pedlar Of Foul Deeds? You Decide.

July 27, 2017 // 3 Comments

Income & Employment deprivation are the two largest factors affecting Central and Northern Folkestone and pockets on Romney Marsh according to Shepway District Council. [...]

Lies, Damned Lies & Local Authority Accounts.

July 25, 2017 // 2 Comments

There are lies, damned lies and there are Local Authority Accounts to add a new twist to an old adage. The data Local Authority Accounts present is not always clear and easy [...]

Exit Packaging From The Twilight Zone With KCC’s Dodgy Accounts.

July 22, 2017 // 0 Comments

Kent County Council (KCC) have made cuts of £514 million since 2010. This year 17/18 they will make another round of cuts of £76.7. This trend looks set to continue until [...]

Christmas In July & Pimping Otterpool Park At Cannes.

July 21, 2017 // 4 Comments

Pinsent Masons LLP have been called “reprehensible” (26:00 onwards) and “unethical” in some corners of the financial press. They have as it has been [...]

KCC Cllrs 15% Pay Rise Will Raise Their Annual Bill to Over £2 million.

July 18, 2017 // 4 Comments

It was announced last week that KCC Councillors had voted to give themselves a 15% pay increase. Much to the annoyance of many in Kent. 48 councillors voted in support of [...]

That Trip To New Zealand.

July 18, 2017 // 2 Comments

In a recent post we informed you that KCC had visited New Zealand. On the 23rd Nov 2016 Paul Francis, (pictured) political editor of the Kent Messenger group, reported that [...]

“A Sunny Place For Shady People”

July 16, 2017 // 2 Comments

Shepway District Councillors and officers will be in attendance at MIPIM (Le marché international des professionnels de l’immobilier) in March 2018. It is an [...]

The Long Read: The Peoples’ Audit of KCC’s Accounts 16/17

July 14, 2017 // 3 Comments

The Shepwayvox team with two independent qualified CIPFA accountants, a retired PWC Auditor and a few lawyers have undertaken a Peoples’ Audit of Kent County [...]

Otterpool & Princes Parade up for Discussion Tonight @ Scrutiny Committee.

July 11, 2017 // 4 Comments

Once is a mistake, twice is a pattern, three times is a habit. So discussing Otterpool Park behind closed doors has become a habit for Shepway District Council (SDC). [...]

Two For the Price of One

July 9, 2017 // 0 Comments

He hails from the birth place of Aphrodite. He owns property in Folkestone via the British Virgin Islands and Loizos Shakallis is very camera shy. Loizos ran a company called [...]

Value For Money?

July 6, 2017 // 3 Comments

Cllr Monk, Cllr Hollingsbee & the Chief Executive of Shepway District Council have been enjoying themselves at the Local Government Association Conference in Birmingham [...]

How Power Operates in Shepway: With Absolute Contempt.

July 3, 2017 // 2 Comments

This blog usually talks about politics, but not today. Today we want to discuss an emotion: contempt. “The action of scorning or despising” is the dictonary [...]

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