Eldorado Posted December 4, 2020 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2020 (edited) The elected Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been arrested. The city leader was arrested earlier today by Merseyside Police along with four other men in connection with offences of bribery and witness intimidation as part of an investigation into building and development contracts in Liverpool. Full story at The Liverpool Echo: Link And the Guardian: Link Edited December 4, 2020 by Eldorado 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted December 5, 2020 #2 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 'Bribery and witness intimidation' ....sounds like something Martin Scorsese could make a film about. I wonder if Joe Pesci can do a scouse accent? Edited December 5, 2020 by itsnotoutthere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted December 5, 2020 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) we knew about this three months ago via the grapevine. his daughter works for a housing developer, chippy tits Anderson only gets a brand new £850,000 house, only last week he bought a 85,000 static caravan in Wales. you wont hear this on the news, but then you cannot substitute local knowledge (the old ear to the ground) Edited December 5, 2020 by stevewinn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted December 5, 2020 #4 Share Posted December 5, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, stevewinn said: we knew about this three months ago via the grapevine. his daughter works for a housing developer, chippy tits Anderson only gets a brand new £850,000 house, only last week he bought a 85,000 static caravan in Wales. you wont hear this on the news, but then you cannot substitute local knowledge (the old ear to the ground) Socialist principles in action. Pretty sure this sort of thing goes on all the time, by all sides of the political spectrum. Edited December 5, 2020 by itsnotoutthere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted December 5, 2020 #5 Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 minutes ago, itsnotoutthere said: Socialist principles in action. yeah man of the people. He's put council tax up 5% this year as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted December 5, 2020 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 minute ago, stevewinn said: yeah man of the people. He's put council tax up 5% this year as well. Got to pay for that caravan somehow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 7, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Derek Hatton arrested in Liverpool building contracts bribery probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-55214500 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 8, 2020 Author #8 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Liverpool City Council assistant director of highways & planning Andy Barr has been named as one of five men arrested as part of a corruption investigation looking into building contracts. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/liverpool-roads-boss-arrested-in-corruption-probe-linked-to-mayor-08-12-2020/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewinn Posted December 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 4:24 PM, Eldorado said: Derek Hatton arrested in Liverpool building contracts bribery probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-55214500 good old Del Boy. what a complete throbber. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted December 9, 2020 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 4:24 PM, Eldorado said: Derek Hatton arrested in Liverpool building contracts bribery probe https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-55214500 Oh my god! I can't believe that vile waste of space is still screwing his home town. He should have been banned from Liverpool last time around, when he destroyed so much of the city's architectural heritage(or even better . . . lynched!). I hope he burns in Hell for eternity! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted December 9, 2020 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2020 @ouija ouija I think you broke just about every Forum Rule in one post. Kudos! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted December 9, 2020 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2020 1 hour ago, acute said: @ouija ouija I think you broke just about every Forum Rule in one post. Kudos! I was still living in Liverpool when Hatton and his crew were wreaking havoc there. The damage they did to some wonderful old buildings, destroying some completely, absolutely broke my heart. The worst thing was, those amazing buildings were the work of ordinary scousers . . . people like my grandfather . . . I imagine the destruction broke their hearts too and maybe, in some cases, even hastened their deaths. He claimed to represent the working man but stole money and sent his children to private schools. Cheated on his wife too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted December 9, 2020 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I can spot nice people from Jupiter! Derek Hatton isn't one of them. He's a leech and a con-man. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted December 10, 2020 #14 Share Posted December 10, 2020 14 hours ago, ouija ouija said: I was still living in Liverpool when Hatton and his crew were wreaking havoc there. The damage they did to some wonderful old buildings, destroying some completely, absolutely broke my heart. The worst thing was, those amazing buildings were the work of ordinary scousers . . . people like my grandfather . . . I imagine the destruction broke their hearts too and maybe, in some cases, even hastened their deaths. He claimed to represent the working man but stole money and sent his children to private schools. Cheated on his wife too. Yes, they do that a lot. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted December 10, 2020 #15 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson 'stepping away' from role after bribery and witness intimidation arrest Joe Anderson says he is taking unpaid leave until "the police make clear their intentions with the investigation". https://news.sky.com/story/liverpool-mayor-joe-anderson-stepping-away-from-role-after-bribery-and-witness-intimidation-arrest-12156723 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 17, 2020 Author #16 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Government investigation launched into Liverpool Council after city rocked by Mayor's arrest Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick today confirmed that he has appointed a special inspector to look into the situation at the city council following a number of arrests and an ongoing police investigation. But he will not send in government commissioners to run the council at this stage, having been assured that measures have been put in place to stabilise the council. Liverpool Echo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 21, 2021 Author #17 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Government 'poised to take over city of Liverpool' after corruption claims Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed he has received a report from local government inspectors investigating financial irregularities in the awarding of building contracts in the city. According to the Telegraph, it is "likely" that Mr Jenrick will order commissioners to take over day-to-day operations in Liverpool because of a "damning indictment" of the council. Sky news UK Mirror 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 22, 2021 Author #18 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Liverpool Council has dismissed its Director of Regeneration Nick Kavanagh from his position with immediate effect. Mr Kavanagh was arrested in December 2019 on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud and misconduct in a public office. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-council-director-regeneration-nick-20227506 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted March 26, 2021 Author #19 Share Posted March 26, 2021 Liverpool council may have squandered up to £100m of public money Sources say authority at centre of corruption allegations lost millions through questionable transactions. Guardian report 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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