'Who Watches The Watchmen?'

I studied the bitter genius Juvenal for A level; never thought I'd end up actually being in his poem "Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?"

After the unannounced visit from a West Mercia sergeant on July 11th - effectively a police raid on behalf of the local Conservative party - I decided to draw a deep breath and make a complaint to the Chief Constable of WM Police and copy it to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Ok, the cops didn't break my arm or keep me in overnight, but they had no legitimate reason for what they did. So here is the complaint.


I'll keep you posted...

Ipsa facto? That's a secret!

The new Parliamentary watchdog IPSA has just announced that the names of any MP it investigates for misconduct will be kept secret.
Well - that's just what happens to you or me if the police investigate us, or we're taken to court, isn't it?


The old watchdog - the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards - was quite open about his investigations, see this public log of inquiries. Sadly, he has been told to stop taking new cases.


This means that, if Denis McShane and Margaret Moran get nicked, and David Wilshere stays ill, Bill Wiggin will be the last MP to be investigated under a transparent process.
What d'you mean you've forgotten what he's being investigated for? Hang on a mo, so have I: let's have a quick shufti.

"that cllr Miller do be hanged by the neck until he is a tame pussycat & furthermoreover...

You see, it's often the pompous, bombastic gobbledyspeak that gets these political types hoisted. "In its entirety" for example.

I mean, once you've voted to pass something to the authorities "in its entirety" it has to be passed warts and all. Or forgeries and all...

EMAIL SENT 26^TH JULY TO ALL COUNCILLORS WHO ATTENDED THE JULY 7^TH WITCH TRIAL

Dear councillor,

Attached are the minutes of the Special Meeting of July 7th; at this meeting you voted to pass a report with recommendations about me, in its entirety, to the Herefordshire Standards Committee.
As you are now aware that report with recommendations has since been shown to be a forgery.

I am giving you the opportunity to withdraw your stated desire of July 7th for the Standards Committee to take action against me, in your name, on the basis of a forged document.
You can let me know that you wish to withdraw your name or alternatively H---- D-----, who liaises with the Standards Committee and whose email address is hd------@herefordshire.gov.uk

.

If neither of us hears from you we may assume that you still wish action to be taken against me, in your name, on the basis of a forged report and recommendations.

Yours faithfully,

Jim Miller

"A lift to the polling station in our squad car, madam?"

There's a Council by-election in Hereford.


It seems, from this election leaflet dropping through letterboxes, that you can vote for the Conservative Party AND West Mercia Police with one cross of the pencil!


Puts the Met's corruption into the shade a bit, don't you think?

Let me tell you a (whistlestop) story

For those of you who have arrived late and are thinking "What the &^*% is going on here???" and want to to understand the way this blog illustrates how the corruption in the Halls of Westminster is mirrored in the corruption in the village halls of Dibley and Leominster.

Here is a simple Synopsis of the key events since the Daily Telegraph first named my MP Bill Wiggin in May 2009.

No jokes here, but informative, I hope you'll agree...

How To Bring Down Your MP pt 4

Here it is:
CHAPTER FOUR: THE RETURNING OFFICER'S MESS

(Rushed it a bit, just noticed a stray apostrophe, will excise later!)

How To Bring Down Your MP pt 3

is here:
CHAPTER THREE: 'A PLOY NAMED SUE'


For previous episodes here are
Chapter One  and Chapter Two