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Mr Parnell had written and written over the preceding decade without any outcome. Smith just suggests he keeps writing, and to pointless Andrew Stunell too.

11 February 2009 20:31

Dear Councillor Smith

The local MP is Andrew Stunell, ’nuff said,
chocolate teapot. Mr. Parnell waited all day in the Greater Manchester Police
Headquarters to see the Chief Constable (but it might have been the dead one)
without success. He has written too, as far as I am aware.

It may not be a satisfactory state of affairs that
organisations funded by the LA don’t want to bite the hand that feeds them, but
it would appear to be the case.

I don’t think Mike button-holes people – he may do
to councillors or council officials but they are paid to serve. I don’t think he
does it to members of the public anyway. He just wanted some support with
regards to counselling for his troubled daughters. Because of a foul-up on
behalf of SMBC they are not registered anywhere. I know how troubled teenagers
can be a handful and how a small amount of intervention can help – and his
daughters suffered a lot at the hands of their birth parents and the
authorities. It wasn’t much to ask for over a decade ago, was it? Especially
as in taking two troubled children, he must have saved SMBC a fortune as they
would have otherwise been in care.

Did you read the letter from the parent of the
disabled child in the Express – yet another one. They Council doesn’t
listen.

Next time I see Mike I will ask him to write to you
and to keep it simple. Many thanks for your offer of an ear, at
least.

With regards to my financial question I have been
asking for a year, which Tiddles promised me an answer to at the Dec 4th full
council meeting and again on 5th Feb. I have just got yet another slapped legs
letter from Barry Khan refusing to answer. Oh well, off I go again to the
Information Commission. I usually win, but the IC are so busy it will probably
take another year before they are forced to own up to the dodgy goings on
regarding several millions of pounds.

Kind regards

Sheila

—– Original Message —–

From: Cllr Ann Smith

To: Sheila Oliver

Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 7:26
PM

Subject: RE: Mr Parnell

Dear Sheila

I have to say that I am more than a little
surprised that the Ombudsman has not responded with a judgement. I assume Mr
Parnell has pursued this with the Ombudsman. If he is not satisfied with the
service then he really needs to approach his MP.

The local CAB would be astonished to
hear that because a proportion of their funding may come from the Local
Authority, this would prevent them from giving clear, unbiased and objective
advice and the same goes for the police. I don’t know how we would manage to
have a local police force or a thriving voluntary sector if there was no public
funding. Where on earth is funding supposed to come from? If Mr Parnell wants to
speak to a police officer then he should try making an appointment rather than
buttonholing them on the way out of a meeting. Mr Parnell does that a lot and
while it doesn’t necessarily bother me, it may bother others. Much better to
write to individuals if there is a problem.

I have asked a few questions about the problems of
Mr Parnell and have not gleaned much information. I was told that there was a
problem with him claiming some benefits because he was a foster parent and
thus, was above the income threshold for whatever benefit it was. If this is so
then this is another problem for an MP. The local council don’t make the rules
about welfare benefits, just try to administer some of them and if someone is
refused benefit there is an appeal process. Welfare Rights presumably have
advised Mr Parnell of his rights.

If he wants to write to me telling me simply and
briefly what his problem is then I may have a clue as to where I may be able to
refer him. I cannot however make any promises. I know that people have tried to
provide assistance and have failed.

On the whole, I have always found the Council to
be very anxious to listen to people’s complaints and to be supportive and
conciliatory. I am surprised that this matter continues to go on and on whatever
it may be.

Ann Smith

Dear Councillor Smith

I don’t know if you know, I didn’t, that Local
Ombudsmen are usually former senior council officials with an interest in not
rocking the boat. I used to work for the Chief Executive of Manchester City
Council and the Lord Mayor – I was just a temp but stayed for years as an
afternoon job. I know Anne Seex, our Ombudslady, was there when I was there –
maybe 1996ish. I don’t think she was an outstanding employee and there were
some amazing people there at the time – Euro 96, the Manchester bomb,
preparing for the Commonwealth Games etc. Yes,
Mr. Parnell’s case has been with the Ombudsman for many years, as has our school
on the toxic waste site one, without any progress being made.

Mr. Parnell does not claim any benefits and
therefore I believe is not entitled to any Legal Aid. Indeed, he is having to
represent himself in the court case (as you know, after the 50 now arrests he is
charged with assaulting a council employee with a sneeze with intent to inflict
him with a cold – what a waste of taxpayers’ money!) The council has told him
they will not allow him to speak to any council officer without a legal
representative present. How could he afford one? He has lost his job due to
what has happened to him over the last 10 years. The CAB is funded by the
Council, as are the local police. He tried to speak to the Chief Constable as
he left this week’s full council meeting but a council heavy prevented him from
doing so. Maybe the Law Centre in Longsight (presumably not funded by SMBC
might be an idea) – thanks for that I will tell Mr. Parnell.

I read the comments of Ms Shoesmith and also felt
some sympathy for her. My feeling is we should not all retract into our shells
when things go wrong but learn from the mistakes, try not to attach blame and
try to make things better next time

The knitted Cllr Goddard, or Listening Dave as we should more correctly
call him, would be very cuddly.

I too am not a very good knitter. I stay with scarves basically. I am a
bit better at crochet, but am still capable of producing items which cause me
great embarrassment.

Yes, I think it would be wiser not to knit in
council meetings but to gaze up with rapt attention at Tiddles, Cllr Weldon,
Cllr Derbyshire et al and bask in their loving benevolence as they steer the
Stockport ship of state ever upwards and onwards to even higher levels of
greatness.

Lots of love

Sheila

—–

From: Cllr Ann Smith

To: Sheila Oliver

Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 12:37
PM

Subject: RE: Mr Parnell

I hank it was only the Children and
Young People’s Division at Haringey that was judged as being OK and I do take
your point about Baby P. That point has been raised in various meetings that I
have attended. I listened to part of the interview with the ex Director at
Haringey yesterday I think her name is Ms Shoesmith, and was interested to hear
an alternative point of view from her. In my experience, these matters are never
as cut and dried as the media/politicians would like to make out. I think most
people who have any responsibility in whatever way for Children’s services
experience great worry and concern that something may go wrong with their
service. I know I do.

Can I ask whether Mr Parnell has been to the
Ombudsman or elsewhere with his complaints? And has he ever asked for legal
advice regarding his situation. I realise that legal advice is expensive but
there is CAB and the Law Centre in Longsight where they don’t
charge.

To me this would seem like the obvious route to
take but maybe he already has.

I am trying to imagine a knitted David Goddard.
What a scream. I challenge you to do it. I’m sure you could find sufficient
stuffing it you tried.

I used to knit a lot although was never very good
at it. I have been considering taking it up again recently but it does take up a
fair bit of time and I think these days would be expensive. Haven’t completely
given up on the idea but I think I wouldn’t be doing it at Council meetings. I
think that would go down like a lead balloon both with Members of the Council
and with Members of the Public. I can just imagine the story in the local
rag.

I used to knit whilst attending Stockport Council meetings, so it wasn’t a complete waste of an evening. Hence part of the email exchange below between useless, booted out LibDem Councillor Ann Smith and me.

These emails show that as far back as February 2009 LibDem Councillors were fully aware of what was being done to Mr Parnell RIP, yet they did nothing.

06 February 2009 17:45

Dear Councillor Smith

Do start council meeting knitting; that would be
brilliant. I know Cllr Weldon sends his emails during the meeting, so why not (he
has emailed me during a full council meeting). The reporter, Peter Devine, told
me last night there is a knit-in happening at Chadkirk Chapel so I might go
along. I think I will knit a Councillor Goddard, if I can get enough
stuffing.

Wonderful if you make your own enquiries about Mike
Parnell – that is just what we need.

The Council won’t get a bad report if it never
acknowledges official complaints, will it? Scullion still hasn’t acknowledged
receipt of mine since July over several million pounds. Also maybe you should
speak to the parents of the autistic children regarding what has happened to
them. I can give you their email addresses if you want. Don’t forget Haringey
got a glowing report too before Baby P died. I would love the Council to get
things right because people would have a better quality of life, the council
tax wouldn’t be wasted and I could go back to reading and tackling the damn
Himalayan Balsam everywhere.

Lots of love

Sheila

—– Original Message —–

From: Cllr Ann Smith

To: Sheila Oliver

Sent: Friday, February 06, 2009 1:07
PM

Subject: RE: Mr Parnell

Thank you for your
reply.

I heard your comments at Council last night but
was more intrigued by the knitting. Brilliant idea particularly when things get
a touch tedious.

Will have to make my own enquiries re your
comments and draw my own conclusions.

Incidentally, in the light of your campaign
against the Lib Dem Group, the news of Stockport Council’s latest performance
assessment – 4* and improving – wouldn’t have gladdened your heart presumably.
However, we must be getting something right.

Ann Smith

From: Sheila
Sent: Wed 04/02/2009
18:17
To: Cllr Ann Smith
Subject: Re: Mr
Parnell

Dear Councillor Smith

Thanks for your response.

I think when I saw people had elected another
LibDem I just blotted the details from my mind. I haven’t heard you make any
contribution in full council meetings, but maybe I missed it if you
did.

Mr. Parnell is the pressing issue at the moment.
The most significant thing that has happened to him has has happened since you
have been a councillor. For background, he adopted two troubled daughters,
which was an out of area adoption. Due to a foul-up on behalf of SMBC these
girls were never officially registered with Stockport. As these poor young
ladies hit problems because of their past life, Mr. Parnell merely asked for
some counselling help for them. I think that was a decade ago. If they had
remained in care they would have cost SMBC a fortune. After getting nowhere
for years he started his protest, maybe one and a half years ago. He is, I am
sure you will realise, a decent and gentle chap. SMBC has had him arrested 44
times and he is currently awaiting trial on charges of assault on a council
employee with a sneeze with intent to infect him with a cold. Mr. Parnell has
been taken to court before by the Council and had the proceedings dropped on the
day of the hearing. This time it will have to go through to the bitter end.
The Council is trying to criminalise and break this very simple, gentle man.
You could look into what has happened, it is all a matter of record, and speak
out against what is happening to him. The LibDem Executive Councillors have
repeatedly refused to do so.

I am trying to find out if the lady who jumped off
the Humber Bridge with her 9 year old autistic son had similar problems with the
Council to Mr. Parnell.

There are other problems. The houses in Bredbury
are already slipping into the coalmines below. I merely asked the LibDem
Bredbury Councillors to read the A6 Bypass geological survey, which pointed to
the further problems local residents would have if the road goes ahead. They
couldn’t be bothered.

The local residents around Aquinas were telling me
the other night how the local LibDem councillors were all over them like a rash
before the election. Now they are having major problems, there is no sign of
Cllrs Derbyshire or Humphreys.

If you look around Offerton (entirely LibDem
councillors), especially the Precinct, I would be astonished if you could point
to any improvement the councillors have made. I managed to get £80,000 for
children’s play equipment by putting the squeeze on a council officer. Cllr
Meikle claimed she had got the money. She had done diddly squat.

At a past budget meeting where there was a £10
million shortfall, Cllr Derbyshire hadn’t read the documents with regard to her
own transport portfolio at the Executive Meeting a few days before and she
hadn’t read them for the Full Council meeting later in the week. This was over
an issue she thought was £425 million and it was actually , I think but can
check, £665 million. “Where does Mrs. Oliver get these ridiculous figures?” she
asked. From the documents in front of her that she should have read
(twice).

At that same budget meeting, two severely mentally
handicapped people addressed the full council meeting (which must have taken
guts). The Council was going to close a special centre where they could look
after their baby. (Obviously, it wouldn’t be safe to leave the baby with them
unsupervised). They begged the Council not to close the centre. At that same
meeting, despite the £10 million deficit, councillors voted themselves an
increase, which I believe none of the Tory councillors accepted for themselves.

Add to that the fact that we are paying millions
and millions of pounds over the odds to put children’s lives in danger regarding
the Harcourt Street school, and that I have been asking for a year now for an
explanation of these financial anomalies, it is impossible for me to have any
respect for the ruling LibDem councillors. In trying to expose these funny
goings on I have been banned, threatened with exposure in the press, and had an
illegal FOI ban put on me and everyone else in the town – just to stop me
getting at any documents. If you are going to be a breath of fresh air, then I
am delighted.

At a full council meeting I saw Cllr Candler
gesture rudely to the local people in the gallery (people who pay is £35,000 pa)
over his shoulder and accuse them of planting asbestos on the site.

If you want to see documentary evidence of what I
am saying, particularly about the danger to children, let me know and I will
show you anytime.

I don’t see any desire to serve the community from
the LibDems and I have seen the money-grabbing.

Jolly good news re your Tesco commitment. Thanks
very much. I always stand up to bullies, always have, always
will.

Kind regards

Sheila

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http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/dec/17/hillsborough-disaster-police-masonic-conspiracy

It is highly likely that Freemason connectivity was behind the persecution of Mr Parnell RIP.

Mr Parnell was constantly under the yoke and threat of court cases, even after he had been acquitted. These court cases were always being adjourned or dropped on the day of the hearing.

The CIA could learn a lot about torture from the dodgy Stockport Council and their ?Masonic pals in the justice system.

Why not help him with his simple problem instead of calling the police possibly thousands of time?

Mr Parnell had his bail notice changed to state he had to attend the notorious Cheadle Heath Police Station (where people die in custody). How he reached Cheadle Heath without entering the 1 mile town centre exclusion area I do not know. How difficult did they all make life for this innocent, sick man?