Like Gavin Whenman, I'd seen the reports on Tory PPC Ian Oakley who was convicted of a campaign of harassment against political opponents.
The issue of councillors out of control came up in the pub recently after one of our parish meetings. Some of us idly discussed if we were vulnerable to fraud.
It seems our local school has spent £75,000 on some new play equipment. It's nice equipment, but £75K is an eye-watering amount. Especially as it appears the money was spent by the outgoing headteacher without the governors properly authorising it.
Could one of our councillors access such money and not have to account for it?
You can read the rest of my latest post on the Total Politics site here.
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