[sellickbhoy]

He certainly would.

I have now sent the full email transaction and the original press articles which he claims are lies back to Mr Connarty and the newspaper journalists and editors involved.

i've asked connarty to confirm the 3 articles are lies and that he has already requested a retraction or will be taking the papers to court

I've also asked the journalists/editor for comment on the veracity of their story and if it indeed was distorted to mislead their customers

and just to top it off i've copied the local labour party chairman on the email and for his thoughts on Connarty threatening to take a constituent to court in the midst of this scandal.

Could be interesting times ahead.

[jameslindsay]

Well done you, I am delighted that you are prepared to go that extra mile for what you believe in. It is so easy for us all to be out raged by something but then just sit back and leave it for some one else to fight. I wish you every success.

[Farmer]

Hi,

Can I add my encouragement for you to keep up the good fight - I'm utterly fed up with the supercilious and arrogant attitude of MP's when faced with criticism - who the hell do they think they are? In my former life (before smallholder days) I came into contact with a number of MP's and Cabinet Ministers from all parties; with very few exceptions, they were obnoxious, self opinionated time wasters with little or no interest in anything other than self congratulation and gaining votes.

To misquote a true statesman, "never have so few owed so much to so many"!

Regards, Farmer

[doganjo]

And mine.  I am presently fighting what a lot of my friends say is a losing battle - with Transport Scotland, DB Schenker, Clackmannanshire Council, our local MP Keith Brown, Network Rail - over the night-time running of coal trains from the port of entry from Australia (yes we get coal from Australia to run our power stations!) to Longannet power station.  I haven't had a decent night's sleep since they started going through the night mid December.(my bedroom window is 7 metres from the track!)  All the promoters said that there would be NO night-time running.  They have picked the wrong terrier to meddle with!  I will not let them away with it.  Keep at it boys and girls, these people are OUR servants NOT the other way around.

[jameslindsay]

Good luck to you too Annie. I was always told that if you want any action when complaining write to a senior director in the company/organisation that does not normally deal with customer complaints. Normally people that become accountants, for example, do their job safe in the knowledge that they will not have to "do" customers. So, as soon as someone writes to  them and involves them they panic and as they do not know what to do or why they are being taken out of their comfort zone they kick ass so quick in the hope that they can disappear back into the background. You cause them so much stress by involving them that often you get more than you bargained for, the CEO deals with hassles every day and is more trained in that side of things. Hope this makes sense but it has worked for me in the past.

[doganjo]

Each of these organisations is blaming the other so we are getting the run around - how do I find out the CEO's/Chief accountants names?
There's an Open meeting in Clackmannan Town Hall tomorrow night at 7pm , hopefully some of the big wigs will be on a panel - might be a stormy meeting, there's a lot of angry people in Alloa, Clackmannan, Kennet, Kincardine and further along the line.

[jameslindsay]

They want to give you the run around in the hope that you get tired and go away. "Google" is a wonderful tool, that is how I find out who'se who in a large company, failing that just phone their head office and ask. Good luck for tomorrow night.

[sausagesandcash]

Good man sellickbhoy!! My hat is off to you! Lets know how you get on.

[doganjo]

Any word on the legal issue, Chris?

[sellickbhoy]

naw, i've sent him an email and he's not replied yet. obviously he (or his lawyer) is a busy man so we'll wait and see.

[jameslindsay]

naw, i've sent him an email and he's not replied yet. obviously he (or his lawyer) is a busy man so we'll wait and see.

Or perhaps he is running scared at your persistance and the fact that you didn't run away at the first threat of legal action?

[sellickbhoy]

from the tone of his reply he IMO the sort of person who thinks the world is here to bow to his every whim. No, i honestly believe he would have this pursued in court if i don't apologise. but we'll see how things pan out. I'm pretty sure that it would be political suicide to take a constituent to court in a blaze of publicity following on from teh expenses scandal in which he has been heavily criticised.

still, he's not been in the house for 17 years for nothing - he clearly knows a thing or 2 about wriggling and surviving. maybe i should pour salt on him or chuck him to the chickens

[The Relic]

apologise me bollox. if this thing goes to court i'll personally start The Muiravonside One fund for court expenses.

[sausagesandcash]

I'll help spring you from jail 

[The Relic]

ill get the "Free The Muiravonside One" placards painted