tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80100606550581698512011-12-31T21:32:17.821ZThe bottom-dwellersWilliam Leamynoreply@blogger.comBlogger421100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8010060655058169851.post-41503271568195725062010-08-01T02:55:00.033+01:002011-02-12T15:19:05.870Z

The nightmare that is today's Brent Council — an outline of the corruption, incompetence and complacency permeating this parasitic organisation1st August 2010   « Corrupt CouncilGangrenous governmentFrom the mid-1990s, I made a number of complaints to Brent Council's 'housing service' about nuisance caused by a neighbour. My complaints usually met with silence, and appeared to have entered a

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Brent Council attempt to claw its way out of the sewer pit of its own creation1st August 2009   « Corrupt CouncilUpdated: 31-7-10Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Crumbling belligerence?Yesterday, I received the following letter from Brent Council and publish it here in its entirety, unedited except to remove my personal address;Town Hall

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Brent Council's senior management lied deliberately to the Local Government Ombudsman in 200527th June 2009   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 2-5-10, Updated: 31-7-10My second complaint to the OmbudsmanI was forced to make another complaint against Brent Council to the Ombudsman in 2005. On this occasion, again the Council lied to the Ombudsman.      These complaints originated because of the Council's

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Calling a spade a spade, it's time now to start digging19th April 2009   « Corrupt CouncilLying to the Ombudsman Council employee Catherine (Kate) Dack      Describing herself as a 'complaints officer', Dack lied to the Local Government Ombudsman in 2002 about the contents and substance of a letter sent to me in 2001 by the Council employee Oladipo Koleoso. The lies told by Dack in the Council's

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This excellent organisation summon the Fat Controller to ensure the smooth running of its cherished routines28th January 2009   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 29-6-09, 5-3-11Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Rattling their cageI received this letter on Monday, 26-1-2009, from Brent Council and publish three extracts here, unedited except to

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The refusal of the neighbour in the flat directly above mine, identified throughout Bent Council as nfh, to live less intrusively was condoned by Brent Council's failure to deal with my complaints of this intrusion honestly, adequately and professionally18th October 2008   « Corrupt Council   « Nasty neighbourRevised: 7-7-09The neighbour from hellPersistent loud music:This neighbour persistently

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The employees of Brent Council identified below have performed incompetently, corruptly and complacently18th October 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 2-5-10, 5-3-11These Council employees pose a dangerThe Council employee Catherine (Kate) DackDescribed herself as a 'complaints officer' in 2002 and as 'repair complaints and disrepair manager' in 2005.      Dack mislead the Ombudsman by supplying

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Early in November 2005, Brent Council scramble frantically to avoid censure from the Ombudsman by weaving a web of obfuscation and deception, presenting a helpful, responsible Local Authority21st September 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 10-7-09Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context. The Council employee Janet CooteDeception No 1:Shortly after I

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Brent Council dismiss my complaints against identified Council employees merely as 'historical matters'23rd August 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 10-7-09Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.These employees are accountableThis feeble response from an Arnold Meagher, describing himself as Brent Council's 'principal lawyer', was dated 8-7-2008.

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Brent's crude plans are no oil for troubled waters29th July 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 2-5-10Empire-buildingBrent Council's 'chief executive', Gareth Daniel, aspires to the dizzy heights of status and influence enjoyed by (albeit briefly) the Roman Emperor Nero all those years ago when Rome was great and everything else wasn't.       The Council employee Daniel's latest idea is to change

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Brent Council reach the level of a Third-World despot28th July 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 27-1-09[Published originally in February 2008]A catalogue of failureSince the late 1990s, most of my complaints to Brent Council's 'housing service' regarding the inconsiderate use of laundry equipment and several other forms of nuisance by a neighbour went unresolved. The Council failed adequately to

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Amid a culture of self-serving practice, Brent Council sink deeper into the swamp of its own creation27th July 2008   « Corrupt Council[Published originally in January 2008]The aftermathWhen I realised I was not going to die after my attempt at suicide, on the afternoon of Tuesday 13-1-2004 I returned home. The next day at about 3:00 p. m., someone came banging loudly on my door. I opened it to

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My diaries record a stark landscape of sustained nuisance and harassment by nfh27th July 2008   « Nasty neighbour Revised: 2-5-10Mary PoppinsPublished originally in January 2008 (see Feeding the pigeons Litter and filth).I kept a diary of incidents of overt pigeon-feeding by these two neighbours, with the first entry dated 20-4-2000, and the final entry dated 5-1-2001. These entries covered a

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Despite exhaustive efforts, I fail to get the nuisance posed by nfh resolved, and am forced to adopt a more pro-active approach with both Brent Council and nfh27th July   « Nasty neighbour[Published originally in January 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Choosing routes available to menfh refused to cease specific forms of nuisance,

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By their involvement, this useless group of individuals have done more harm than good26th July 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 27-1-09[Published originally in January 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.The end of the tunnel?Following my complaint to the Ombudsman in summer 2002, I received a letter from the Council dated 18-9-2002.

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On several occasions early in 2002, I noticed water on the outside of my kitchen window, even though it had not been raining26th July 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 27-1-09[Published originally in February 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Nuisance from the overflow pipeSeveral weeks later when I actually saw water falling onto the

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Despite my best efforts, I failed to keep my windows as clean as I would have liked them to be25th July 2008   « Nasty neighbourUpdated: 28-12-09[Published originally in January 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Window-dressing in BrentAs a householder, I have been one of those so-called 'house-proud' types and, until 2000, had been

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Beginning in the late 1980s, the sound of a machine could be heard operating late at night, often after midnight, while I was in bed24th July 2008   « Nasty neighbourRevised: 27-1-09[Published originally in January 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Awash with unwanted soundI thought this sound was coming from just outside my bedroom and

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Throughout the years since the arrival of nfh on this estate, water has been released through their balcony rainwater run-off23rd July 2008   « Nasty neighbour[Published originally in January 2008]Water, water everywhereThis small outlet, which is about 7 cm wide and 5 cm high, is the only outlet at the base of all balconies throughout the estate and its purpose is to allow rainwater to drain

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The first and second floors in this building are constructed of solid concrete and are about 20 cm thick. Before the arrival of nfh, sounds produced by everyday activities such as walking and normal footfalls were not transmitted through my ceilings or, at most, were purely background noise22nd July 2008   « Nasty neighbour[Published originally in January 2008]The march of the elephantsWhen nfh

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When I first saw this flat in November 1981, it had been unoccupied for several months20th July 2008   « Nasty neighbourRevised: 26-12-09.[Published originally in January 2008]Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Good neighbours departSave for junk mail at the front door, this flat was completely empty, with a layer of dust everywhere but,

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Late in October 1996, I bought a lovely new television set17th July 2008   « Nasty neighbour[Published originally in January 2008]The box in the cornerPreviously, I didn't have a telly for several years and, consequently, renewed the licence at the post office on payment of the appropriate colour fee. Now, I could enjoy my purchase secure in the knowledge I was beyond the clutches of the

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Since the late 1980s, I have been the unfortunate victim of a neighbour from hell, when the family whom I'll identify as nfh came to live in the flat directly above mine in a peaceful estate in Cricklewood in NW London15th July 2008   « Nasty neighbourUpdated: 6-7-09 [Published originally in January 2008]Enter the dragonThe first indication that something was amiss came late in 1987 when, one

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Today, finally I receive a response from the organisation formerly known as 'the epitome of decency'10th July 2008   « Corrupt CouncilUpdated: 28-7-08, Revised: 27-1-09Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Pathetic and woefully inadequateFollowing Brent Council's demand for the removal from Bent Council of information critical of both the

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Failing to respond to a recent deadline, Brent Council continue its display of contempt for equity21st June 2008   « Corrupt CouncilDanny boy, the pipes ARE callingIn my post of 4-6-2008, I repeated my demand that Brent Council deal with the issues made known to it over the past several years, with the promise of a reasonable period in which to respond.       I followed up with a letter dated 12-

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The Eastern Bloc 'thought police' are alive and well and operate from Brent Town Hall4th June 2008   « Corrupt CouncilRevised: 27-1-09Documents from Brent Council are quoted here either whole or in part to establish context.Refusing to respond since February 2008, I received this letter from Brent Council on Tuesday, the 3rd of June 2008:Town Hall AnnexeForty LaneWembleyMiddlesexHA9 9DHLegal and

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All posts are listed chronologicallyBattling Brent   Final warningBloody Brent   Wake up!Revolting Brent   InadequateIncompetent Brent   DischargesThe 'neighbour relations team'   The drainUncaring Brent   Brent bastardsAn open letter to Brent Council   Public…while Nero fiddled   DivisiveUnaccountable Brent   HystericalCoote and Longdon   ChillingRogue's Gallery   ComplacencyHell twice over  

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All posts are listed chronologicallyLoud music nuisance   The dragonInterfering with my telly   InterferenceLitter and filth   rubbish-creatingA heavy-footed family   ElephantsMisusing their balcony   MisuseWashing machine noise   The laundretteSoiling my windows   ObstructionA neighbour from hell   Foe-facedA catalogue of nuisance   Bleak HouseHell twice over   Two hellsBC copyright © 2008 WPL ·

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The bottom-dwellersG’dayBent Council has been online since January 2008. There are just two categories, Corrupt Council and Nasty neighbour. They chronicle the persistent nuisance of a neighbour from hell and the corruption within Brent Council which allowed this nuisance to continue. Some posts may be tainted with traces of humour, but nuts have been omitted.MoreAbout me – helloEven more me –

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Best browsers   « About BC and meIdealistically Bent Council is rendered beautifully on Macs by all the WebKit-based browsers. To see this site as it is meant to be seen, set standard fonts to 13 at a screen resolution of 1680x1050 pixels.      WARNING—Use of WebKit browsers on Macs can seriously enhance your enjoyment of the Internet. You have been warned!PragmaticallyBent Council is rendered

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Diving deeper   « About BC and meHello, again!I'm William Leamy, the blogger formerly known as UU Pee-Ell, which you'll know already if you've been following the plot carefully. I live in the leafier part of Cricklewood, the capital of the London Borough of Brent in north-west London in the UK, a region of the European Union. My background is a varied, though far from illustrious, career which

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« About BC and meI'm William Leamy and I live in Cricklewood in NW London, in the EU member state of Merrie England. I'm a pen-pusher, but I like cats and cinema, though not always in that order. I like chocolate, too, lots of it, and when I leave this planet, I intend to return as a chocolate-loving, pen-wielding cat. Chocolate mice? Yummy!InterestsStuff   books, photography, music, collecting,

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Leaving the turmoil of Bent Council?   « About BC and meResource linksAntisocial Behaviour   official advice from ScotlandDarwen Online   news from the North of EnglandHome Office   the view from the top. That's official!Local Government Ombudsman Watch   watching the 'watchers'Nearly Legal   legal eagles—beagling for youNeighbours From Hell in Britain   neighbour nuisance forumRotten Borough  

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Cobwebs and dust—THERE'S A SPIDER HERE!2008JuneBattling Brent   Final warningBloody Brent   Wake up!JulyRevolting Brent   InadequateLoud music nuisance   The dragonInterfering with my telly   InterferenceLitter and filth   rubbish-creatingA heavy-footed family   ElephantsMisusing their balcony   MisuseWashing machine noise   The laundretteSoiling my windows   ObstructionIncompetent Brent  

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Ambience ambitions   « About BC and meReasonThe interface is influenced by my admiration for minimalism, and is developed from a template supplied by Blogger.MethodDefault fonts are san serifs, with Myriad Pro as first choice. The colour scheme is based on the more exciting shades of grey, enlivened with brief splashes of deep red. Excluding persistent navigation, text links are deep red, mouse

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My ten most recent posts2009AugustCapitulating Brent?   posted; 1st AugustJuneEvans is dishonest, Part 1   posted; 27th JuneAprilWhy did Dack lie?   posted; 19th AprilJanuaryArrogant Brent   posted; 29th January2008OctoberHell twice over   posted; 18th OctoberRogue's Gallery   posted; 18th OctoberSeptemberCoote and Longdon   posted; 21st SeptemberAugustUnaccountable Brent   posted; 23rd

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