A Cautionary Tale of Two Votes
by Brian Bamford
Council boss Brett grabs chicken leg at last Saturday's Hajji Bash*
by Brian Bamford
FRESH back from a Hajji pilgrimage to Mecca in search of moral or spiritual redemption, the notorious electioneering fraud Rochdale Councillor Faisal 'Two Votes' Rana, even shaved his skull last Saturday before sitting down to a celebration supper with his political cronies.
Local police are being cagey about what kind of caution they gave Councillor 'Two Votes' Rana, when he confessed he'd illegally voted twice in the local on the 3rd, May. He didn't just vote twice he registered to vote at two separate addresses, then he cast two postal votes.
It's a cautionary tale in which it looks like the swindler may have got away with breaching the basic taboo at the heart of British democracy that you don't vote twice.
Then to compound the second necessary ingredient of the cautionary tale following on from this basic taboo it needs someone like Councillor Rana to disregard the forbidden act which in English Law is known as the actus reus, finally the violator in the tale should come to an unpleasant fate.
Bút as the images of the feast above seem to suggest, the cautionary tale foretold by historical legend in our modern context needn't impose such a grisly end for Councillor Rana. .
Why?
Because, although Rochdale Labour Party may be socialists in spirit, in realty they are easily dazzled by wealth and influence. Councillor Rana may be a new boy on the block, but it is well known has a vast property portfolio of some 32 houses scattered around Rochdale. It is also known that Councillor Rana is a director of a firm called United Petroleum UK Limited, which is an active company incorporated on 18 December 2008 with the registered office located in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His wife Mrs Iram Faisal is appointed in 4 companies, she has resigned from one of these appointments. Rana's daughter Miss Anum Faisal who lived at the family home at Bronte Close, Norden, Rochdale, was a director of United Petroleum UK Ltd. until she resigned on the 1st, December 2017.
Dazzled by all this dosh and deep pockets, it's no wonder that Council leader Allen Brett and the rest of the Labour group in Rochdale Labour Party are so forgiving of Councillor Rana's transgressions with regard to his voting record. They know when to curry favour.
* Councillor John Blundell next to Councillor Allen Brett in main photo above describes his interests as an occasional contributor to Manchester Confidential where he has written restaurant reviews, in which he has argued that dumplings are 'under-rated'.
Local police are being cagey about what kind of caution they gave Councillor 'Two Votes' Rana, when he confessed he'd illegally voted twice in the local on the 3rd, May. He didn't just vote twice he registered to vote at two separate addresses, then he cast two postal votes.
It's a cautionary tale in which it looks like the swindler may have got away with breaching the basic taboo at the heart of British democracy that you don't vote twice.
Then to compound the second necessary ingredient of the cautionary tale following on from this basic taboo it needs someone like Councillor Rana to disregard the forbidden act which in English Law is known as the actus reus, finally the violator in the tale should come to an unpleasant fate.
Bút as the images of the feast above seem to suggest, the cautionary tale foretold by historical legend in our modern context needn't impose such a grisly end for Councillor Rana. .
Why?
Because, although Rochdale Labour Party may be socialists in spirit, in realty they are easily dazzled by wealth and influence. Councillor Rana may be a new boy on the block, but it is well known has a vast property portfolio of some 32 houses scattered around Rochdale. It is also known that Councillor Rana is a director of a firm called United Petroleum UK Limited, which is an active company incorporated on 18 December 2008 with the registered office located in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His wife Mrs Iram Faisal is appointed in 4 companies, she has resigned from one of these appointments. Rana's daughter Miss Anum Faisal who lived at the family home at Bronte Close, Norden, Rochdale, was a director of United Petroleum UK Ltd. until she resigned on the 1st, December 2017.
Dazzled by all this dosh and deep pockets, it's no wonder that Council leader Allen Brett and the rest of the Labour group in Rochdale Labour Party are so forgiving of Councillor Rana's transgressions with regard to his voting record. They know when to curry favour.
* Councillor John Blundell next to Councillor Allen Brett in main photo above describes his interests as an occasional contributor to Manchester Confidential where he has written restaurant reviews, in which he has argued that dumplings are 'under-rated'.
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Councillor Donna Martin E
Today, 13:42
Sorry i wan not around but thanks for the invite
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