Was Des Morgan there as he has stayed away from TS today, is he skulking hidden away in a darkened room
I was there. I asked 6 questions 4 of which received answers of a sort and 1 which did induce an apology from Coun Perkins.
1. Will it now be recognised that the WI-Fi project as originally conceived and set out in the press release of 17 November 200 has been a commercial failure?
2. Will it now be acknowledge that the seven objectives indentified in the cabinet Briefing Note dated October 2009 page 10 item 2 sub clause 2.1 – have not been met?
3. At what point between May 2010 and February 2011 did the company directors know there would be insufficient funds to discharge its liabilities to the Council?
4. Would the Deputy Leader now acknowledge he misled me in his letter dated 20 December 2010?
5. Would the Deputy Leader advise whether he may have misled his cabinet colleagues in particular Coun Williams and members of the Conservative Group
6. In a letter to me dated 2 February 2011, the Deputy Leader advised me that Digital City UK Limited owns the hardware in Highworth, subject to a charge to the Council. Would the Council confirm that a charge has been properly registered against the assets of Digital City UK Limited?
The last item was not able to be answered and the Chairman promised me a ‘quick reply’. I had never seen Coun Small in action, it was an object lesson in how things should be done.
I am not hiding away, had a good interview with Bill Fisher of SCS on Swindon 105.5 today.
Have spoken to at least 4 people on Wi-Fi issues including my paper/complaint before the Audit Committee.
Nearly fainted to hear that Mr Hunt thinks he is going to be the next CEO of any newly created organism - is agreeing to gift his shares to SBC the price of his posiition? Worrying that Coun perkins felt unable to expand upon this aspect of the 'new company' at Scrutiny or is this Mr Hunt going out on a limb.
I was also intrigued as to why Mr Hunt even needed an office in the DMJ. It was obvious that he never had any staff on the books of DC a point he confirmed last night.
As for where has the money gone - £250k in 6 months!!! Geoff's right - it's not over yet, not by a long chlak.