Man arrested after jumping Parliament barriers
A man has been tackled and arrested by police officers after leaping security barriers at the Houses of Parliament, reportedly shouting ‘I’m coming for you politicians’. Nobody was injured in […]
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Ally of right-wing council leader to be charged over ‘hate-crime’
Senior Sandwell councillor Bob Piper has confirmed that he is to be charged by West Midlands Police (WMP) in connection with an alleged ‘hate-crime’ involving nazi-related words or gestures toward […]
Council leader Eling denies banging stick at female councillor, Chief whip refused to discuss
Sandwell council leader Steve Eling has been at the centre of long-running controversy in the West Midlands borough, including accusations of vicariously using WhatsApp to leak information to a local […]
BBC’s woefully inadequate excuse for not editing out Perry’s Question Time libel
Comment Conservative minister Claire Perry displayed the Tories’ desperation to divert attention from Theresa May’s dismal deal and abject failure on Thursday night when she launched into an irrelevant, defamatory […]
WM Police senior officer to council leader: no more using police resources against blogger
Last month, the SKWAWKBOX reported on the fiasco when a legal case against the West Midlands blogger known as the Sandwell Skidder was postponed on its first day in court because […]
May blocked security service investigation into Arron Banks’ funding sources
As has been known in certain circles for well over a year, during the EU referendum campaign in 2016 the UK’s security services had serious concerns about the sources of […]
Sandwell/Saunders trial descends into farce as council CEO flees cross-examination
The court case scheduled to begin today against blogger Julian Saunders, known locally as the ‘Sandwell Skidder‘, descended into farce today as proceedings were adjourned almost as soon as they […]
Company behind People’s Vote used controversial Blue Telecoms in referendum campaign
Open Britain, the company behind the People’s Vote campaign, was originally The In Campaign/Stronger In Blue Telecoms was the company exposed in a Channel 4 undercover operation that led to a warning […]
JLM launches ‘antisemitism monitoring centre’ with unsolicited survey email
Constituency Labour party (CLP) secretaries have begun receiving an email sent by the Jewish Labour Movement (JLM) announcing the formation of its ‘antisemitism monitoring centre’. The email, which begins by […]
Excl: death-threat, attempted assault at Ryan no-confidence meeting – by right against left
Last night, a broad coalition of Enfield North Labour members passed a dramatic motion of no confidence in local MP Joan Ryan, after a tense and fraught debate and vote. […]