RED SKY AT NIGHT - A view looking from Herstmonceux Museum in East Sussex toward the village. A classic sunset of which we hope there will be many more. The old Generating Station just outside the village envelope of Herstmonceux, once provided electricity to the whole village. The industrial complex is a contender as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, as the only surviving early example anywhere in the world, where battery storage was used for load-levelling. A feature some 125 years ahead of its time. Under the Conservatives, Wealden District Council kept this heritage asset deprived of any reasonable or beneficial use, by way of a deliberate agenda of attrition - contrary to their Duty of Care - to protect the historic built environment. Copyright photograph June 2017 all rights reserved Lime Park Heritage Trust. For years near neighbours in Lime Park denied the history of this building, engaging in slanderous character assassination, with WDC, helping Peter and June Townley, and Henry Arnell (trading as Lime Park Estate Ltd) to acquire the historical premises at an undervalue, by refusing to accept the history attaching to the buildings. Procurement to order, to effect a change of ownership is illegal. Isn't it about time Wealden told the truth?

In Wealden, officers of the council and councillors, routinely fail to report crimes to the appropriate authorities, or blow the whistle. Councillors are forced to sign a Non Disclosure Agreement, in return for their expenses. this agreement preventing them from performing the function they were elected for. They were elected to represent and serve the public. That is what Council Taxes are charged for (Rates). But in many cases they are not providing these services. Thus, as per the Consumer Protection Act 2015, residents so affected may lawfully claim back monies paid, for the years in which those services were not provided. See section 24 of the Act.

This wall of forced silence, and failure to respond to persons they have wronged over the years, is much the same as the Post Office, in the Horizon prosecutions scandal. Where the Post Office could do no wrong. So allowed 900 sub-postmasters to be wrongfully prosecuted and imprisoned. This has been going on in Wealden for far longer.

A series of outstanding crimes [using their own rules] were reported to Wealden in 1997, firstly by way of a Petition, and secondly by referral from Lord Richard Newton to Sussex police, that remain to be investigated. Sussex police are part paid for by council taxes, hence were not the proper authority at the time. Since there was a conflict of interest. But, in 1997 none of the complainants knew about R v Sussex Justices ex-parte McCarthy 1924 KBD. This is common law that prevented Lord Newton (who it is alleged) knew of the conflict, but still followed the advice of Ian Kay and Derek Holness, to do a deal with Sussex police to whitewash the whole thing.

WERE YOU TRICKED BY A SYSTEM YOU HAVE NO CONTROL OVER? - Did you enter into a service contract, or were you tricked into thinking it was legal. That you had to accept their terms without being able to challenge them. Firstly, how was the Band value of your property arrived at, and did you agree with it? And what were the published terms of the (deemed) contract to provide services?

A basic human need is shelter. Where then are the affordable homes? If there are none, then the (deemed) valuation is artificially high. Meaning that the charges are not correct. Are the roads fit for purpose? If not, the taxes being charged are excessive and you are entitled to a discount. The first thing to do is ask you local authority to qualify their position. To set out the basis of their ability to seek money in return for services. That you may find are not being provided. When the council refuse to answer your reasonable questions. Only a fool pays more that they should. And only a fool does not read the terms of a contract - deemed or otherwise.

How many staff are employed to provide the services they claim to be providing. Are those staff being overpaid. Are they receiving fat pensions and retirement bonuses? Are they working from home? You are entitled to know if the wages and salaries are excessive. To know if the services you are being charged for are reasonable, or if you are looking at Culpable Overcharging.

Nobody has the right to take away your shelter. You are not a slave. We are all born equal. Nobody is above natural law. If you cannot change their rules, you do not have to accept them. But even playing by their rules, you may find your council are attempting to defraud you. And that is illegal.

True to form, Sussex police were more than happy to oblige their paymasters, in failing to investigate as a deliberate plan, to actually aid and abet the covering up of planning crime in the Wealden area. To wit the conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in 1997, when the criminal complaints of 11 victims of planning crime were not even interviewed, to take their evidence. That is true. Not one of the eleven unrelated complainants was/were interviewed to take their evidence. Serving police officers at the time included Keith Lyndsay (the non investigating officer, believed to have been related to a councillor's daughter), of Deer Paddock police station in Hailsham. Now, as may be obvious to any member of the public, and for sure an elected councillor. The rather serious crime of perverting the course of justice, remains an outstanding issue. Which any member of the council having knowledge of, should blow the whistle on. Or, fall foul of Bribery law. So committing a criminal act themselves, as they become party to the conspiracy. See R v Dytham 1979, common law establishing the offence of omission. Doing nothing. Where there is a duty to do something to protect members of the public, from any abuses of the position of trust that all council employees owe to the electorate/citizens or residents.

The Chief Executive of your council, Trevor Scott, was party to the cover up between 2003 and 2005 (ongoing) where he negotiated a Consent Order in the Eastbourne County Court, in one case, to provide a remedy to Wealden's malfeasances from 1986 to 1998, in discriminating against the then occupier of the old electricity generating station just outside the village of Herstmonceux. Discrimination of course is unlawful, but when it becomes a vendetta, thus compounding the civil wrong, it becomes malfeasance. A criminal offence. The then occupier was one of the 11 Petitioners reporting planning crime to Sussex police. Who should properly have recused themselves. Passing the investigation to an outside force, such as in the case of the unlawful killing of James Ashley in 1998. Such as Kent, Hampshire, or the Metropolitan police.

The first act of the newly elected members, should be to ask Trevor Scott about his part in the 2005 negotiations, and why your Council reneged on that Agreement. Since it was a Court Order. Hence, not abiding by the terms should be considered Contempt of Court. As with the planning inspectorate recommending that Ian Kay should be replaced, having given false evidence on oath in the case of Stream Farm's CLEUD. Perhaps Mr Scott's employment should be reviewed. Especially any clause concerning an enhanced pension, or golden handshake. For that would be a bribe. And, bribery is illegal. Including offering the bribe, and accepting the bribe.

Your attention is drawn to the The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023. Wherein there are new duties to stamp out economic and corporate crimes. And, not providing a beneficial use to a heritage asset, constitutes fraud, by failing to do something. See Section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006. Not identifying land for affordable housing and self builds, constitutes land fraud, manipulation of values, and human rights abuses. Thus, financial slavery on a grand scale, hence economic corporate crime. Since the right to occupy a low cost home is a right. As in the right to life, Article 2 of the Right to Life. And Articles 3 and 4; the prohibition of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, and the prohibition of slavery or forced labour.

Clearly, in not providing a supply of affordable land, Wealden and other councils are forcing people into inhumane conditions, temporary accommodations not conducive to a decent family life. While forcing others to work harder to pay rents to wealthy landlords. And all because of their gross negligence. Their inability to part from Slave Trader, Empire Building thinking.

How long are you going to sit on your hands? The longer this goes on, the more serious the offence(s).

BOUNTY HUNTERS - Any council member, or officer who breaks the law, is fair game. At the moment WC are trying to charge ratepayers more for Sussex police to quash discontent, and to pay for their gargantuan mismanagement and profiteering from the planning system, presumably as untraceable brown envelopes: typically, planning favours; allegedly. Years of not building affordable houses, by pandering to developers and landlords, who only want to build executive housing, by way of kleptocratic empire building, has led to a shortage of low cost homes. And a staggering bill for temporary accommodation. The shortsightedness of which constitutes mind blowing misfeasance in public office, where the cover up, may well translate to malfeasance. As in criminal negligence. To date councils like Wealden have been getting away with it, because when planning fraud is reported, Sussex police have been covering it up for them. No wonder we have the Horizon post office fiasco. Statute in this country is not fit for purpose. We need a Written Constitution. And perhaps, a (non) performance review of the Monarchy, in a modern society. For example, the honours system may be seen as a form of bribery, if any award is in any way related to covering up crime.

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COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2017 INTO 2018

Dick Angel - Kevin Balsdon - Jo Bentley - John Blake - Bob Bowdler - Don Broadbent - Norman Buck - Raymond Cade - John Carvey

  Lin Clark - Nicholas Collinson - Nigel Coltman - Ronald Cussons - Barby Dashwood-Morris - Dianne Dear - Phil Dixon - Pam Doodes

  Claire Dowling - Jan Dunk - Louise Eastwood - Philip Ede - Helen Firth - Jonica Fox - Roy Galley - Richard Grocock - Chris Hardy

Steve Harms - Jim Hollins - Peter Holloway - Johanna Howell - Toby Illingworth - Stephen Isted - David Larkin - Andy Long - Michael Lunn

Philip Lunn - Barry Marlowe - Nigel McKeeman - Rowena Moore - Kay Moss - Douglas Murray - Ann Newton - Ken Ogden

Amanda O'Rawe - Charles R Peck - Diane Phillips - Mark Pinkney - Major Antony Quin RM - Ronald Reed - Dr. Brian Redman

Carol Reynolds - Greg Rose - Peter Roundell - William Rutherford - Daniel Shing - Oi Lin Shing - Raymond Shing - Stephen Shing

Angela Snell - Robert Standley - Susan Stedman - Rupert Thornely-Taylor - Roger Thomas - Bill Tooley - Jeanette Towey - Chriss Triandafyllou

Peter Waldock - Neil Waller - David Watts - Mark Weaver -Graham Wells - David White - John Wilton

COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2006 INTO 2008

GLOBAL WARMING - The Sun provides us with an infinite supply of energy upon which all life on earth depends. Our blue planet has experienced many climate changes in its history, including the ice age when amazing creatures such a the Dinosaurs and Mammoths suffered extinction. Man is artificially warming the planet by burning fossil fuels in some kind of economic arms race that cannot be sustained and must be brought under control if we are not to extinguish the lives of many more species such as the Polar Bears in the Arctic.

COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2017 INTO 2018

COUNCILLORS SERVING IN 2006 - 2010

 

Councillor Lord Abergavenny Frant/Withyham Conservative   Councillor Raymond Cade      Councillor Mrs Christina Berry Polegate North Liberal Democrat   Cllr Bruce Broughton-Tompkins Crowborough St Johns Cons   Councillor Frank Brown Danehill/Fletching/Nutley Cons   Councillor Norman Buck Buxted & Maresfield Cons Deputy Leader Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Change Management   Councillor Mrs Jane Clark Crowborough East Liberal Democrat Chairman Select Committee   Councillor Ronald Cussons   Councillor Nick Ellwood Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent Leader, Wealden Independent Group   Councillor Dr Ian Haffenden Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent   Councillor Steve Harms    Councillor Paul Holbrook Hailsham Central and North Liberal Democrat   Councillor Jim Hollins Hartfield Conservative Deputy Chairman, Environment Scrutiny Committee; Chairman Liquor & Entertainments Licensing Committee   Councillor Mrs Pat Kennedy Buxted & Maresfield Conservative Chairman of the Council

Cllr Mrs Margaret Kirkpatrick Heathfield North & Central Conservative Cab Port Holder Housing  & Community Development   Councillor David Logan Rotherfield Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder Finance & Assets   Councillor Mrs Sylvia Martin Danehill/Fletching/Nutley Conservative Dep Chairman Select Committee   Councillor Roy Martin Polegate North Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Dev Ctrl South Sub-Committee   Councillor Nigel McKeeman   Councillor Mrs Linda McKeever Pevensey and Westham Conservative   Councillor Ian McKirgan Crowborough Jarvis Brook Wealden Independent   Councillor Ian Mein Crowborough East Lib Dem Vice Chairman and  Deputy Chair Dev Nth Sub-Com   Councillor Mrs Anna Monaghan Wadhurst Conservative   Councillor Mrs Laura Murphy Hailsham Central and North Leader of the Liberal  Democrat Group   Councillor Mrs Lynda Myers Frant/Withyham Conservative Deputy Chairman  Regulatory Committee   Councillor Ian Nottage Uckfield Liberal Democrat Dep Chair Liquor and  Entertainments Licensing

Councillor Mrs Niki Oakes Heathfield North & Central Conservative   Councillor Raymond Parsons Forest Row Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services and Chair Personnel Committee   Councillor Mrs Diane Phillips Crowborough West Conservative Chairman Community Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Geoff Rowe Hailsham South and West Wealden Independent   Councillor Mrs Ivy Scarborough Polegate South Wealden Independent   Councillor Tony Seabrook Willingdon Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Community Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Paul Sparks Uckfield North Liberal Democrat Deputy Chairman Internal Scrutiny Committee   Councillor Robert Sweetland Uckfield Ridgewood Liberal Democrat   Councillor Mrs Sylvia Tidy Chiddingly & East Hoathly Conservative   Councillor Stuart Towner    Councillor Brian West East Dean Conservative   Councillor Keith Whitehead Alfriston Conservative Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Development &     Rupert Thornley-Taylor Conservative - Former Leader

LINKS

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