COUNCIL LEADER BRADLEY AVOIDS ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS ON THE TONY PARRISH INVESTIGATION

A KELLY WRITES.......

I WROTE A SECOND TIME IN JANUARY TO CURRENT COUNCIL LEADER WARREN BRADLEY REGARDING THE TONY PARRISH INVESTIGATION.

MY EMAIL IS IN RED BELOW.

I ATTACHED MY FIRST EMAIL SINCE COUNCILLOR BRADLEY HAD NOT RESPONDED AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK. THIS IS IN BLUE.

AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST, HIGHLIGHTED (IN PURPLE) YOU WILL SEE COUNCILLOR BRADLEY'S RATHER TETCHY EMAIL RESPONSE TO ME,VIA ACTING CITY SOLICITOR MICHAEL KENWORTHY (the bald legal eagle, ed).

PRESUMABLY HE THOUGHT THIS WOULD SCARE ME OFF ASKING ANY AWKWARD QUESTIONS....

SECOND EMAIL

From: a.kelly583@ntlworld.com a.kelly583@ntlworld.com

To: Bradley, Warren (Leader of the City Council)

Sent: Wed Jan 31 13:30:43 2007

Subject: Tony Parrish investigation

Dear councillor,>

I have not yet received any reply to my email enquiry, which is enclosed below.

Inadvertently, I omitted Councillor Clark from the email although clearly he also has a strong interest and may be subject to any council investigation.>

I should be grateful if you could respond promptly. There are a number of other issues which I may need to raise with the appropriate bodies which govern the behaviour of councillors. I would appreciate a reponse before considering those further.>>

yours>>

A.Kelly > >> >

FIRST EMAIL

From: > > Date: 2007/01/19 Fri PM 03:33:18 GMT> ">a.kelly583@ntlworld.com>> > Date: 2007/01/19 Fri PM 03:33:18 GMT>

To: , >Bradley, Warren (Leader of the City Council);>">mike.storey@liverpool.gov.uk>>

Subject: Tony Parrish investigation> >> >

Dear Councillor,> >> >

Please find below a response I have received from the city council to my Freedom of Information request.> >> >
I had asked what questions Tony Parrish had asked the council and what the council's response had been.> >> >
As you will see from the reply, the council has been unable to respond with the information I requested.> >> >
In my view, there are three potential explanations for this:> >> >
1) The council's record-keeping systems and processes are so chaotic and disorganised that they simply do not know.> >> >
2) They are trying to frustrate my enquiry because it will produce information which will only embarrass them further by revealing their consistent and repeated failure to obey the law on Freedom of Information. (Presumably they don't want the council to appear in court again.)> >> >
3) They are trying to intimidate Mr Parrish with their 'ongoing investigation.' (It is also a convenient excuse for refusing to impart such information, isn't it?)> >> >
I doubt whether 3) will work.> >> >
However both you gentlemen should be aware of an apparent "ongoing investigation".> >
Who authorised this?> >
What is its justification?> >
How much has it cost?> >
Who does it involve?> >
What is its purpose?> >
When did it begin?> >
When will it be concluded?> >> >
I am sure that you may wish to put these and a number of other questions to the current chief executive. I should be interested in the answers.> >> >
As a council taxpayer, this seems to me yet more evidence of the unacceptable activities of an officer class within the city council, who are both out of control and unaccountable, as well as lacking in judgement and common sense. It also raises yet again the intriguing question of who is actually running the city council - democratically elected politicians, or unaccountable civil servants? I suspect the answer is fairly clear.> >> >
I can only presume that at the end of the day any "investigation" being conducted by the city council may eventually lead to councillors also being interviewed, leading to the possibility of further action.> >> >
I imagine there will be many people who will be willing to provide additional information. Perhaps you yourselves will be able to shed further light on all these matters in order to assist Mr Hilton in his enquiries.> >> >
In the meantime, I would like answers to my questions about Mr Parrish's questions - and the council's response.> >> >
Perhaps you can use whatever influence you may have to try and resolve this matter?> >> > regards,> >> >
AKelly



BRADLEY'S RESPONSE






From: "Bradley, Warren \(Leader of the City Council\)" Warren.Bradley@liverpool.gov.uk

Date: 2007/01/31 Wed PM 01:48:17 GMT

To: a.kelly@ntlworld.com; "Kenworthy, Michael Michael.Kenworthy@liverpool.gov.uk

Subject:

Re: Tony Parrish investigation
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Michael,

I forwarded the original email to you for information and advice on a response.

Can you please advise as to what I should do as a form of response: you will notice that the email is written in a threatening and intrusive manner.

I would appreciate your response by return?

Regards
Warren

Warren Bradley
Leader of Liverpool City Council--------------------------Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless Handheld