Self supporting

IN HIS praise of Coun David Horton, RS Pearson accuses me of “sniping” but I do no such thing (Letters, September 29).

All my actions are a full charge in the thick of battle, often single handed and always open to hostile fire. It is nonsense to suggest I have no bottle or that I keep my head below the parapet. Few have the courage to be as outspoken as myself. These accusations of cowardice are nothing more than an attempt to blacken my character in an attempt to deflect legitimate criticisms of those in power.

The big difference between Mr Horton’s career and my own is that Mr Horton has been an employed official for others, whereas I have created something myself. It is easy to work on big projects as part of a big team with the back-up of an established organisation; far harder to start up on your own account and keep going for 33 years. The undeniable fact is that I actually employ people but Coun Horton does not.

Matthew Laverack, Lord Mayor’s Walk, York.

Comments(31)

Jezreel says...
4:42pm Wed 3 Oct 12

Matthew says -

"All my actions are a full charge in the thick of battle, often single handed and always open to hostile fire"

Looks like poor old Matt has been using multiple identities in the Press for so long that he has wound up thinking he's Bruce Willis

Ichabod76 says...
5:40pm Wed 3 Oct 12

Trolling again Jezreel ?

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
7:34pm Wed 3 Oct 12

Ichabod76 wrote:
Trolling again Jezreel ?
Careful Ichabod, Jezebel will be accusing you of being Matthew, too !

last of the mandms says...
8:17pm Wed 3 Oct 12

Self praise is on par with most activities which commence wih "self".

Buzz Light-year says...
7:24am Thu 4 Oct 12

It's a shame that Mr Laverack has allowed them to drag him into local councillor-type tit for tatting and petty politicking.

Far better to leave all that to the councillors and continue as before.

Jezreel says...
10:44am Thu 4 Oct 12

Doesn't trolling mean introducing off topic issues?
I am bang on topic by actually quoting from Matthew's letter to point out that the rest of us do not share his self image as a knight on a white charger.

Another view might be that using the free press to attack elected councillors and to promote ones personal business interests is rather squalid.

Ichabod76 says...
11:40am Thu 4 Oct 12

troll

fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat : we trolled for mackerel.

informal Computing send (an e-mail message or posting on the Internet) intended to provoke a response from the reader by containing errors.

I'd be willing to wager that there isn't a letter form Matthew Laverack that you haven't commented Sorry I mean attacked him on from behind a cloak of anonymity

that makes you a troll
just like the people who send snide messages on twitter
Cllr Sonja Crisp
and the people who insulted Tom Daley's dad or the racial abuse Fabrice Muamba suffered after having a heart attack on a football field

Buzz Light-year says...
12:56pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Ichabod76 wrote:
troll

fish by trailing a baited line along behind a boat : we trolled for mackerel.

informal Computing send (an e-mail message or posting on the Internet) intended to provoke a response from the reader by containing errors.

I'd be willing to wager that there isn't a letter form Matthew Laverack that you haven't commented Sorry I mean attacked him on from behind a cloak of anonymity

that makes you a troll
just like the people who send snide messages on twitter
Cllr Sonja Crisp
and the people who insulted Tom Daley's dad or the racial abuse Fabrice Muamba suffered after having a heart attack on a football field
LOL!

Surely you mean trawl ?

Hmm, wonder if your other posts are as well informed?

Ichabod76 says...
1:06pm Thu 4 Oct 12

No to trawl is to drag a net with an opening in one end along the seabed

to troll is to tow a single line with multiple hooks attached

yes my other posts are also well informed !

Buzz Light-year says...
1:26pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Then the LOLS are on me :D

Don't I look stupid now!

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
1:41pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
Always !

TheTruthHurts says...
1:42pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Then the LOLS are on me :D

Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it.
'
But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
1:47pm Thu 4 Oct 12

TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed.

We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.

Jezreel says...
2:34pm Thu 4 Oct 12

"All my actions are a full charge in the thick of battle"

And

"Few have the courage to be as outspoken as myself"

Matthew, You are so modest

Buzz Light-year says...
2:45pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Guys, I am man enough to hold my hand up, something none of you have never ever done, not once.

Buzz Light-year says...
2:49pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp -
The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him.

Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever.
You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
4:10pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp - The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him. Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever. You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.
You criticise anyone and anything in relation to Matthew Laverack, none more so than sperare e coragio.

It's the council and councillors who should hold their hand/s up - for their monumental failure with housing and housing policy. Instead they blame the banks, and the building societies and the government, in fact, anyone but themselves. It's obvious to all that are paying attention, that the council have failed with housing, and they will continue to fail until they change their AH policy.

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
4:12pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Guys, I am man enough to hold my hand up, something none of you have never ever done, not once.
Wrong again. I have apologised before, but, don't let the facts and truth get in the way of your continued vilification and condemnation of those you seek to demonise and discredit, ad infinitum......

Jezreel says...
5:29pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp -
The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him.

Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever.
You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.
Buzz, this is not the first time he has slipped up. I have criticised Matthew and had a response from the Pimp saying things like "how dare you call me ....etc"

He did it a couple of times when he posted as Crabtree.

Not that there is any doubt. There's only one.

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
6:41pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Jezreel wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp -
The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him.

Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever.
You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.
Buzz, this is not the first time he has slipped up. I have criticised Matthew and had a response from the Pimp saying things like "how dare you call me ....etc"

He did it a couple of times when he posted as Crabtree.

Not that there is any doubt. There's only one.
Well you are wrong again.

I am definitely not Matthew Laverack.

Buzz Light-year says...
11:12pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Pimp wrote
You criticise anyone and anything in relation to Matthew Laverack, none more so than sperare e coragio.

I didn't know s & p was related. How many more of you?

Buzz Light-year says...
11:14pm Thu 4 Oct 12

Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp - The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him. Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever. You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.
You criticise anyone and anything in relation to Matthew Laverack, none more so than sperare e coragio. It's the council and councillors who should hold their hand/s up - for their monumental failure with housing and housing policy. Instead they blame the banks, and the building societies and the government, in fact, anyone but themselves. It's obvious to all that are paying attention, that the council have failed with housing, and they will continue to fail until they change their AH policy.
Ah, Pimp.
Your dedication to misinformation is legendary.

You could read it, you could understand it.
But that's not how you roll.

Criticism?
I can be so reserved. An arrogant hypocrite deserves criticism at the *very* least.


All of that aside, don't suppose you have any idea why it would be that when Mr Crabtree disappeared from this site so did sperare, highhat, mickrick and the gang?


This website has a search facility.

Matthew Laverack, Paul Cordock, John Jones and the various comments nicknames have been giving it for many many years. Like, since the 90s.

Back in the day, 21st century spin and branding slogans like "former housebuilder" and "architect of this parish" weren't invented so just signing a name and address was the order of the day.

Hmmm... since the 90s... Campaign's going well then.
Y'know when something changes and it works out for you, be sure to congratulate yourself on the victory, it'll be just like the time York Press singlehandedly won that nationwide MCat ban.

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
1:19am Fri 5 Oct 12

Bust Light-bulb,

Not even the lights are on in that strange house you live in.... a sort of twilight world, where your imagination jumps to even stranger conclusions about clones and doppelgangers ?

One day, we will all be taken over by the alien Matthew Laverack who has multiple-identities in cyberspace, in the real world, and the strange universe that Bust Light-bulb inhabits.

You and your fellow conspiracy-theorist mate, should form a private detective agency; Jez-unreal & Bust - a pair of........ what's that slang word for detectives ???

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
1:35am Fri 5 Oct 12

Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote:
Scarlet Pimpernel wrote:
TheTruthHurts wrote:
Buzz Light-year wrote: Then the LOLS are on me :D Don't I look stupid now!
yes, but its becoming the norm now for any letter from Matthew or any thread with scarlet pimpernel in it. ' But dont worry we are all used to it now :-)
Agreed. We would miss his criticisms of Matthew and me, which he presumably intends as a distraction to the serious issues and wrongdoings (by the Council) that we try to expose.
Pimp - The only way I could be criticising Matthew AND you is if you ARE him. Pretty sure I haven't criticised ML ever. You on the other hand, well it's like fish in a barrel.
You criticise anyone and anything in relation to Matthew Laverack, none more so than sperare e coragio. It's the council and councillors who should hold their hand/s up - for their monumental failure with housing and housing policy. Instead they blame the banks, and the building societies and the government, in fact, anyone but themselves. It's obvious to all that are paying attention, that the council have failed with housing, and they will continue to fail until they change their AH policy.
Ah, Pimp. Your dedication to misinformation is legendary. You could read it, you could understand it. But that's not how you roll. Criticism? I can be so reserved. An arrogant hypocrite deserves criticism at the *very* least. All of that aside, don't suppose you have any idea why it would be that when Mr Crabtree disappeared from this site so did sperare, highhat, mickrick and the gang? This website has a search facility. Matthew Laverack, Paul Cordock, John Jones and the various comments nicknames have been giving it for many many years. Like, since the 90s. Back in the day, 21st century spin and branding slogans like "former housebuilder" and "architect of this parish" weren't invented so just signing a name and address was the order of the day. Hmmm... since the 90s... Campaign's going well then. Y'know when something changes and it works out for you, be sure to congratulate yourself on the victory, it'll be just like the time York Press singlehandedly won that nationwide MCat ban.
You missed John Reeves, Tony Feetenby, *Martin Rodgers, Allan Charlesworth, Geoff Robb, Ian Reynolds, Tony Conroy, and Len Spray. All of these (except * 2011) have written letters to the Press in 2012, objecting to the Council's affordable housing policy, and none of them are Matthew Laverack !

There are a growing number of York residents who are voicing their discontent with this policy, whereas the only supporters of it are two councillors (Simpson-Laing and Merrett) plus a handful of ex and current politicised council officers.

Letters against outnumber letters for by a ratio of about 4 to 1.

The evidence is there, if you do your homework.

Jezreel says...
8:54am Fri 5 Oct 12

Well researched Buzz. He does not like it up him as Mr. Mainwairing used to say

Jezreel says...
8:59am Fri 5 Oct 12

Sorry, That should be Corporal Jones.

Buzz Light-year says...
9:05am Fri 5 Oct 12

Whatever dude.

"Bust light-bulb"? Really?

Buzz Light-year says...
9:06am Fri 5 Oct 12

Above post was @pimp

Buzz Light-year says...
9:07am Fri 5 Oct 12

Above post was @pimp

TheTruthHurts says...
10:20am Fri 5 Oct 12

Really wow, Have you read yourselves.
'
All the while there are no houses getting built, lots of sites that have been flattened and fenced off for years, a few buildings have lain empty for as long as i can remember. I seem to read more stories about buildings/sites being turned into HMO's and lots of bluster about housing deals etc but not any houses actually getting built. Its been slow for a good few years now and there must be obvious reasons for this. Is the story the same up and down the country or is it unique to York?
'
On the plus side the equity in my house is going through the roof!!

Scarlet Pimpernel says...
6:41pm Fri 5 Oct 12

TheTruthHurts wrote:
Really wow, Have you read yourselves. ' All the while there are no houses getting built, lots of sites that have been flattened and fenced off for years, a few buildings have lain empty for as long as i can remember. I seem to read more stories about buildings/sites being turned into HMO's and lots of bluster about housing deals etc but not any houses actually getting built. Its been slow for a good few years now and there must be obvious reasons for this. Is the story the same up and down the country or is it unique to York? ' On the plus side the equity in my house is going through the roof!!
The picture is not the same elsewhere. It is far worse in York than almost everywhere else. The council are doing their best to cover up the facts, but, they will be uncovered, and the council's deception will be exposed.

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