freeparkingwarrior
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« on: December 24, 2009, 04:18:20 PM » |
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The campaign thus far has been gathering pace and I thought I would post the progress.
Warren and I had a very encouraging meeting with Stephen Pound MP at Portcullis House,House of Commons on Tuesday 22nd December and he along with Karen Buck MP have agreed to support our campaign for a Demand for a public inquiry.Stephen is a member of the All Party Parliamentary Motorcycle Group and Karen as a labour Westminster constituency MP.
See below for email from Stephen Pound.
Dear Warren,
Thanks for this and I was pretty much astounded by what I heard.
Karen, as a Westminster MP, is the best person to "lead" on this but we'll work closely together and you have my unqualified support.
Best to you and to Graeme,
Steve.
There is of course the Demand for a public inquiry, which you all helped deliver to the DCLG and I can tell you that John Denham MP and John Healey MP and Rosie Winterton MP all at the DCLG have copies and hopefully we will hear more from them in the New Year.
Also you maybe aware the District Auditor for Westminster is still investigating WCC and hopefully will be back to us in January with his conclusion.
I have also instigated an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and have been given the case number EPIC/ENQ/E/75795 so now they have the OFT investigating them.
Of course there is also the small matter of the EU investigation and they require answers by the 20th January.
Lastly I would like to thank our chairman Warren who has worked so hard on our campaign for over a year now and feel we will defeat this tax under his leadership and bring WCC and their partners at PIP to account for their actions.
It would seem that an awful lot of councillors and local government officers should re-equate themselves with the definition of “Public Servants” and we will remind them of this in the New Year.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year
Freeparkingwarrior
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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2009, 05:54:39 PM » |
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Yeah well done all, that Karen Buck has a bit of get up and go in her, so it's looking good. It will be an interesting 2010 for everyone  |
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 06:38:16 PM » |
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Well done and thanks freeparkingwarrior - it all sounds remarkably encouraging. None of this would have been possible without you and we're very grateful.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2009, 07:17:41 PM » |
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well done freeparkingwarrior.. a truly splendid job.. hope all this ends up as it should! That being chalkley clapped in irons!  |
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2009, 08:18:08 PM » |
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Excellent stuff FPW.  Looks like 2010 is going to be very interesting indeed. C.W. |
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2009, 03:22:49 PM » |
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thanx for sharing this with all of us 2010 will ba a decisive year  |
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« Reply #6 on: December 26, 2009, 10:49:16 AM » |
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Fantastic! Is there anyone further up the chain we can get investigating them? The only thing I can think of off the top of my head is the UN.....
Its looking pretty solid now! Top stuff!
Merry christmas all!
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Lead, follow, or get the fuck out of the way!
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« Reply #7 on: January 04, 2010, 09:21:04 PM » |
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NATO?  Seriously though, thanks FPW, you've put a hell of a lot in to this and I think we all appreciate it |
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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2010, 10:52:27 AM » |
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Further up the chain... Perhaps Al Qa'ieda. They could issue a fatwah on Gilchrist, Toad & Chalky.  Steve Pound is my local MP: he seems to have considerable integrity and is fairly well respected locally, especially as he was untarnished in the expenses scandal. Certainly one of the better ones that Labour have to offer! Hope that he can come through for us! |
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« Reply #9 on: January 05, 2010, 11:22:09 AM » |
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Further up the chain... Perhaps Al Qa'ieda. They could issue a fatwah on Gilchrist, Toad & Chalky. "That's a pound for parking your bike, and 50p for the space the rocket launcher takes up." They could take rathboning to a whole new level! |
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« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2010, 06:30:56 PM » |
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The challenge has now gone considerably wider and potentially involves all pay-by-phone parking. So are there any car groups that can be tapped up for money for the legal challenge?
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« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2010, 08:19:56 PM » |
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Good shout, WCC obviously considered our bark to be worse than our bite... wonder if chalkleys ever been bitten by a R.A.T.(s)
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2010, 07:58:27 AM » |
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Good shout, WCC obviously considered our bark to be worse than our bite... wonder if chalkleys ever been bitten by a R.A.T.(s)
Only if Gilchrist nipped at his arse... |
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« Reply #13 on: January 08, 2010, 09:33:19 AM » |
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Well then, at least we know were we & WCC stand and as Warren has already said on crossroads rider blog "Let Battle Commence!". I have also heard a rumour that crossroads rider has promised 10% of all add revenue from site will go to NTBPT fund. Hope true & can anyone confirm?  |
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2010, 05:31:20 PM » |
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I think once the court papers are lodged we will attract more money from other interested parties who will see this as a tangible opportunity to take a stand against WCC.
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« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2010, 06:06:47 PM » |
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FLIERS AND POSTERS NOW IN FOR 4TH FEB AND 'DON'T HAVE TO PAY' LEAFLETS!!!
ADDRESS: TAKE FIVE, 37 BEAK STREET, LONDON W1F 9RZ.
PLEASE MSG ME TO LET ME KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO COME IN
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« Reply #16 on: January 21, 2010, 12:53:57 PM » |
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Was yesterday (20th Jan 2010) the deadline for the UK Government to reply to the EU Commission? Has anyone seen the reply?
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freeparkingwarrior
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« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2010, 01:22:51 PM » |
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With regards to the case brought to the attention of the Office of Fair Trade (OFT) case number EPIC/ENQ/E/75795 this is the progress thus far.
Corespondence to and from OFT.
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« Reply #18 on: February 05, 2010, 01:31:27 PM » |
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Brilliant persistence... And it seems to be paying off Nice work  |
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« Reply #19 on: February 05, 2010, 06:00:48 PM » |
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THIS IS BRILLIANT... You've made my day, freeparkingwarrior!  Excellent perseverence. And that's how it works, the more you persevere, the more chance you get what you want out of these public bodies. Absolutely brilliant. |
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