Private Eye and Teesside freeport

[asredastheycome]

Double ton

 

[weemoby]

Double ton

I've a feeling that this thread will continue to run and run and run

 

[NortonExile]

Can someone please explain how when corruption is in plain sight, and not even in some cases trying to hide it, can people get away with it?

How has there not been a criminal investigation into this?

 

[ThePrisoner]

Can someone please explain how when corruption is in plain sight, and not even in some cases trying to hide it, can people get away with it?

How has there not been a criminal investigation into this?

Because the tories have turned the country into a corrupt banana republic. You're welcome.

 

[grumpyoldgit]

As always, NE Bylines is also on the case. This article is from June 2023.

Mayor Houchen and the (other) Magic Roundabout

Teesside's magic roundabout sucks up public money and makes it disappear

northeastbylines.co.uk

 

[weemoby]

Full page spread in the latest issue.

UTB

 

[grumpyoldgit]

I'm sure Ben wishes these pesky reporters would just go away, and stop asking awkward questions.

 

[weemoby]

After a fortnight away, Tees Freeport returns to the back pages of The Eye.

 

[NYboro]

After a fortnight away, Tees Freeport returns to the back pages of The Eye.

Along with the airport.

 

[ThePrisoner]

What we have here is gangsters.

Teesside will soon be renamed Corney-Musgrave Township.

 

[Unravel_Morrison]

It will be interesting to see the accounts of the various companies over the next few years.

I'm guessing cash reserves will be ever changing for some parties.

 

[Borothruandthru]

Why aren't SDC accountable ?
It's well known a lot are masons so there's your answer.

 

[ThePrisoner]

Anyone got access to the latest article in full?

 

[Yearbyred]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1724789226112426199

 

[ThePrisoner]

Anyone got latest Private Eye? Sounds juicy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742894753597808977

 

[Rayman]

Lovely to see Houchen's column back in The Eye. I was worried that they might have sacked him.

 

[weemoby]

Anyone got latest Private Eye? Sounds juicy.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1742894753597808977

Here you go....

 

[ThePrisoner]

Here you go....

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Juicy indeed.
They are digging a hole for themselves deeper than the Redcar to Hartlepool tunnel.
The tunnel will, no doubt, contain an Elon Musk hyper-loop.

Fresh study for 'Tees Tunnel' linking Hartlepool and Redcar on the cards​

 

[Piccadilly Day Tripper]

Here you go....

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That last line is a damning summation of the Great Teesside Heist. I fear the area is going to be staring into a Houchen shaped financial black hole for decades to come, while our very clear opportunity for an industrial rebirth is squandered. He'll be alright, though.

 

[Juninhoburger]

Surely he can't get re-elected, can he?