The Information Rights Tribunal [sic] has set 11th March, 2025 at 2pm for the hearing of a case concerning the Local Government Association's attempt to conceal details of its involvement in disciplinary and recruitment matters at Sandwell Council.
The LGA is a sort of medieval guild purporting to "support, promote and improve local government." As a fully fledged part of the British Establishment it is a largely unaccountable body despite being in receipt of considerable largesse from the taxpayer.
The LGA chose to involve itself in (a) the dismissal of Sandwell's Chief Executive, David Stevens; (b) the recruitment of Kim Bromley-Derry as his interim replacement; and (c) the appointment of Keir Starmer crony, Imogen Walker (the partner of Morgan McSweeney and now a Labour MP), as Interim Head of the Leader's Office. Following a Freedom of Information Request from a local journalist the LGA (backed to the hilt by the Information Commissioner) has released scant documentation in respect of these issues. In particular, the LGA is fighting to keep secret the identity of an individual at Hertfordshire Council who mysteriously used his/her official Council email account to involve him/herself in Sandwell's affairs.
On 11th March the Tribunal will decide whether to allow the Establishment to continue to hide its secrets or order it to make fuller disclosure of its involvement in this highly controversial affair.
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