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There is no doubt that the visit by Reid is entirely based on the fact that this is a marginal Council. I suspect it shall not be for much longer since it is inevitable that Siddique shall not be successful going forward and this may be sufficient to swing it in favour of Labour.
You appear to suggest that there are issues which are not portrayed in the press, and about which I have little understanding. I think you are well wide of the mark. Much of what I am seeking to report is not available in the public domain, though it clearly should be.
Perhaps if you had cared to ask Councillor Battle as I had suggested in relation to which Councillors had resigned their positions then you may have appreciated there are many skeletons in the cupboard. Maybe ask David Myles. He too knows of a few scandals. Have any of these reported the same into the public domain? No, thought not.
The idea that I may be a Conservative is utter nonsense since I have clearly not granted gracious summaries to either Safdar or Siddique. In fact I have asserted that Safdar would be a disservice to the Church Ward were he to be elected. I think the chances of him being elected are remote. Thank goodness for that.
Let us hope that in the forthcoming elections there is not the alleged scandal of fiddling the returning officer. I seem to recall that in previous elections former Councillor Sardar Ali accused Councillor Allah Dad of the same. I ought to point out that following a police investigation no charges followed. Now they appear to be rather good friends.
Incidentally, since the name of Sardar has reared it’s head, perhaps Councillor Jones can explain how it is that whilst Sardar was a Councillor, his house on Blackburn Road of Accrington was given a Buildings renovation grant on several occasions. I am advised that the property is in very robust condition, and such was the case even after the first renovation. Surely those allocating such funds could have found other properties in Hyndburn that would have gained benefit from such an improvement , rather than ensuring the same property did benefit several times. I suspect the cost would have run into tens of thousand’s of pounds. Perhaps there may have been good reason for ensuring this property received such renovation grants, but to the ‘outsider’ it almost appears to be a case of preferential bias.