The Derbyshire Independent has secured legal documents, received from the Isle of Man companies registrar, that evidence that British Virgin Island (BVI) sourced offshore finance was involved in the construction of the […]
Derby City Council paid over £3 million to Lowbridge (Derby) Ltd, the developer of the ‘Copper Building’ at One Friar Gate Square. A Derbyshire Independent analysis of Derby City Council’s accounts has revealed […]
Exclusive story from the Derbyshire Independent: The University of Derby ignored warnings that it needed a fire escape in the six-storey ‘Copper Building’ at One Friar Gate Square. “It should be called […]
A first year law student has caused turmoil within the Student Loans Company (SLC), the body set up by government to oversee university loans and grants, by pointing out that its terms and […]
*VIDEO* Listen to the lies told to Norwegians before they rejected EU membership. Sound familiar? It’s not about the next ten months, or even the next ten years. The EU referendum on […]
*VIDEO* Time to join forces across party lines and fight the most significant battle of our generation. It’s not about the next ten months, or even the next ten years. The EU […]
*VIDEO* Time to refocus, join forces across party lines, and fight the most significant battle of our generation. It’s not about the next ten months, or even the next ten years. The […]
*VIDEO* I’m standing as the British Independents candidate for Alvaston ward in Derby City Council’s 2016 local elections. I grew up on Courtland Drive in Alvaston in the Sixties, went to school at […]
So, what do I stand for? My manifesto is little changed from the 2012 PCC election but we now have the benefit of four years’ experience of a PCC who has persistently […]
Derbyshire Constabulary has confirmed that it is investigating reports of election offences committed during the 2015 parliamentary election campaign. David Gale, British Independents’ parliamentary candidate for Derby South, confirmed that the allegations had […]
My letter to the Derby Telegraph – 16th April 2015 I understand that Derbyshire County Council now insists that councillors declare membership of pressure groups, trade unions, the Freemasons and other influential bodies and […]
The Bishop of Derby, the Rt Revd Alastair Redfern, has defended a controversial move to exclude British Independents leader David Gale from a hustings event taking place at a church in Derby. […]
Derby City Council concealed the waste of up to £40 million of tax payers’ money, lost through missed efficiency savings, unnecessary consultancy, and duplicated spend on information technology. Senior council members and officers were briefed from 2008 onwards that […]
British Independents Leader David Gale takes the Trinity Warriors breakdancing challenge 56 year old Brits Leader David Gale has called for a minimum of 2.5 hrs per week of physical exercise in […]
Jimmy Reid, leader of the Clyde shipbuilders’ lock-in in the Seventies, was a distant cousin of mine. He was also one the finest orators of his time. His words still resonate today: […]
Even when modern technology is involved, there’s no substitute for old fashioned ‘coppering’. As a result of information passed to Avon and Somerset police by myself and others, Joshua Bonehill has pleaded guilty to […]
Thursday 28th November 2013 – OPEN LETTER TO NIGEL FARAGE In an open letter to UKIP leader Nigel Farage, David Gale, one of UKIP’s top performing Police & Crime Commissioner candidates, has today […]
For the best part of 30 years, we’ve been sold the idea that the private sector is leaner and meaner and in all respects the model of efficiency. Coincidentally, I started my […]
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