Ex-Tory councillor on trial for vote-rigging in election fraud hotspot
Mohammed Saghir, 63, of Gibbet Street, Halifax, has denied five charges of rigging proxy votes. … Read the full post »
Read about the 2007 local elections, held on 3 May and covering Scotland along with most of England. These were the last elections fought under Tony Blair by the Labour Party. His party lost seats heavily to the Conservatives under David Cameron.
Mohammed Saghir, 63, of Gibbet Street, Halifax, has denied five charges of rigging proxy votes. … Read the full post »
An update on the tale of those convicted for postal vote fraud in Slough, courtesy of the Maidenhead Advertiser. … Read the full post »
A good day for freedom of speech – and for lawyers and their banks. … Read the full post »
Three men have been found guilty of charges relating to election fraud in the Berkshire town of Slough. … Read the full post »
Conservative activist John Hall was convicted today on one charge of voting fraud in the ward whose marginal result determined control of Winchester Council. … Read the full post »
Back in the spring, I blogged about suspicious goings on with proxy votes in Whiteley ward, Winchester which resulted in Conservative activist John Hall being charged by the police. … Read the full post »
Don’t believe the pessimistic cliches: the evidence is that turnout is on the rise. … Read the full post »
After dawn raids, four more people have been arrested by the police on suspicions of perjury and conspiring to pervert the course of justice in Slough. … Read the full post »
Last month a special election court ruled that Eshaq Khan (who has since been expelled from the Conservative Party) and his supporters carried out “corrupt and illegal practices”. … Read the full post »
The Speaker, Labour MP Michael Martin, is being investigated over the use of Parliamentary expenses to pay for taxi trips for his wife. … Read the full post »