about 1 month ago - No comments
A list of Lord Mayor Colin Hall’s weekly engagements has just arrived on my desk.
Thursday 22nd July:
10:00 - Lord Mayor & Guests - Buckingham Palace Garden Party
Stay away from Prince Philip, he’ll only be a bad influence.
about 2 months ago - No comments
On Sunday Lord Mayor Colin Hall used his Twitter account to warn the Mercury to expect a “fiery week”.
If I was Coun Hall, I’d put a lottery ticket on this weekend, because he clearly has the power to see into the future:
On Monday his attack post against me and the newspaper was pulled by
about 2 months ago - No comments
One of my contacts tipped me off yesterday about a development in the pants-down controversy of Lord Mayor Colin Hall.
A brief text said simply: “The Lord Mayor ignored advice from civic staff to wear belt. They had even bought him one.”
I approached the city council’s press office with the claim at 3pm yesterday. They
about 2 months ago - No comments
I called the press office this morning asking for a copy of the guidelines that councillors operate under when posting to their council blogs.
The link to his controversial post now leads to a 404 page.
A council spokesman said:
“We have temporarily removed the entry to allow us to discuss these issues with him away from the
about 2 months ago - 3 comments
This week Lord Mayor Colin Hall decided that a motion, put forward by a fellow Labour councillor, was so urgent that it simply had to be added on to the agenda.
Adding an urgent item incurs the extra expense of printing and distributing details of that item. Last-minute additions also put opposition councillors at a disadvantage
about 5 months ago - No comments
Colin Hall is rarely lost for words – particularly on Twitter.
He raised a few eyebrows when he used his account to broadcast last week’s Labour AGM. But for the second round of selections he’s been carefully toeing the party line.
So what’s prompted him to turn over a new leaf? Could it be the recent installment
about 5 months ago - No comments
Labour leadership night in Leicester, and what a serene affair it was too.
With a clever system of self-nomination, and a closing date well in advance of the meeting, you avoid nasty surprise challenges come party polling day.
Done and dusted in 60 minutes. I barely had time to finish a late night scotch egg and cup
B: I think this tells us more about the Vogons who work at Fawlty Towers than the council leader.
John Legrys: He should convert the old underground nuclear bunker at County Hall into his world HQ!
Fred: Can he please post it here. I would like to give Mandy a call.
Ethan: Sorry I just don't understand this.
Why would anyone feel the need voluntarily contact Mandy? ...
Matt: Or how about deciding not to make abusive phone calls in the future?
andy connelly: Now Sarah's looked up what 'rambunctious' means, thanks for the compliment !
Vijay Singh Riyait: ... also when campaigning you'd want her on your side & not fighting against you!! Luckily, she...
Fat Councillor: David
Please don't think of my comments as a back handed complement, because that is not the way...