Miranda Grell

Still Alive and Very Much Kicking

Miranda — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:13:31 +0000

Have been in hibernation over the last year or so, having a break from online life and gaining some amazing offline experience and knowledge from studying, working and volunteering with some fantastic people, in fields I would have never ever seen myself entering before December 2007.

I am absolutely alive and kicking, however, and want to let people who’ve wondered know that I am still very much still engaged in the legal process of clearing my name and ensuring that all the nonsense about my election campaign in 2006 is finally acknowledged as nonsense in a court of law.

It’s been a tough time but I have been so blessed to be surrounded by people who have helped me in every way possible. I am definitely stronger for the whole experience.

I don’t plan to return to updating this website for a while yet as I wish to let the legal process that has been in train since December 2007 take its final course.

I did want to return the website to life, however, as it is a public record of the positivity and happiness that actually existed in my past – political, personal and professional – as opposed to all the negative and untrue nonsense that is still on the internet and continues to generate quite ridiculous comment, articles and blogposts.

The truth will always out in the end and I have faith that that will still be the case in my own world!

A Good Year For…

Miranda — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:39:55 +0000

The beginning of Truth and Justice.

The Betrayal of Waltham Forest

Miranda — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:57:31 +0000

Councillors Y and Z – and their “coalition” colleagues past and present – have some very serious explaining to do.

Read the Waltham Forest Guardian’s take on Waltham Forest Council’s Neighbourhood Renewal Fund (NRF)/ Better Neighbourhoods Initiative (BNI) scandal HERE and the BBC’s report HERE.

Download and read the independent report (which only scratches the surface) HERE.

THURSDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2009 UPDATE – HERE and HERE.

FRIDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2009 UPDATE – HERE.

MONDAY 11TH JANUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

FRIDAY 15TH JANUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

THURSDAY 21ST JANUARY 2010 UPDATE – PRIVATE EYE (22 January – 4 Feb. 2010 (No.1254), Pg 13, Rotten Boroughs section – reproduced below)

‘Munificent Seven

Question: WHEN millions of pounds of public money go missing, what does any self-respecting council do? Answer: Hold an inquiry. Unless the council is Waltham Forest, where so much dosh has gone astray it has held seven.

The most recent, headed by Sir Peter Rogers, chief executive of the London Development Agency, has concluded that money is still going awol due to poor procedures, lack of accountability and fraud. It remains a mystery where millions of pounds – no one is sure how much – of government money handed out under the Better Neighbourhoods Initiative (BNI) to help children in deprived wards ended up.

When auditors investigated allegations that several millions has been diverted from its intended purpose and spent on the Olympics instead, they found files that had been doctored and were “incomplete”.

Another inquiry conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers found that of 105 contracts awarded under the BNI, only three were done by the book. For example, a one-day event for teachers, organised by “community cohesion adviser” Munir Zamir, cost £26,000. Guest speakers were paid £6,000; “marketing”, “refreshments”, and a “Q&A session” all cost £3,000 each. Which makes a grand total of £15,000. Where the other £11,000 went has not been explained.

So far Waltham Forest’s hunt-the-money game has itself cost at least £100,000.

Kerrrching!’

THURSDAY 28TH JANUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

SUNDAY 31ST JANUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

TUESDAY 2ND FEBRUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY 2010 UPDATE – HERE.

Shame on China

Miranda — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:27:27 +0000

This is a really dark day for humanity.

All praise to Ivan Lewis and all who battled to save Akmal Shaikh’s life.

My heart goes out to his family and friends.

Rest in Peace.

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

Miranda — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:05:44 +0000

A marvellous trip “up west” earlier this week, with my cousin Darin (over from Dominica visiting Europe on a work trip) to see ‘Cat On A Hot Tin Roof‘ at London’s Novello Theatre.

The play was just superb. The audience was so mesmerised you could have heard a pin drop throughout.

I had been really excited about seeing James Earl Jones in person but the whole cast was just excellent – especially, star of the play, our own home grown Adrian Lester of ‘Hustle‘ fame.

Alongside a lovely “flight” on the London Eye and an excellent private tour of Parliament, courtesy of Harry Cohen MP’s wonderful staff (well done, Andy Burham, who was on fire in the Commons chamber socking it to the Tories on disability benefits) , I think Darin really enjoyed herself.

Thank you again, dear, for a lovely few days.

I hope you can persuade Uncle S to come and visit me BEFORE any weddings!!!

xxx