Max Evidence 9 John Matthews threatens legal action

Max Evidence 9 John Matthews threatens legal action

Dear John,

I am still waiting for your formal withdrawal of your threat of legal action or a substantiated response, as per my e-mail of 13^th Oct.

You spoke on it at the Branch meeting on15th October, but I am still unclear on your grounds for threatening legal action unless you receive a “fullsome public apology” from me, indeed why you feel due an apology at all.  I heard three points

1. that you view Anne and me as “interchangeable”. Please cite law in support of this anomalous concept, if you seek an aoplogy from me on her behalf;

2. that you'd complained about something you claim I said at the Liverpool GP conference 6 months ago. Please specify what this is and say what the Green Party replied about your complaint;
3. that you'd submitted a complaint to the Green Party over my membership that's unresolved. Please supply me with a copy of your complaint if it is relevant.

I pointed out that issuing a threat of legal action when you have no real grounds for claiming slander or libel, which you broadcast to others, amounts to unlawful intimidation and harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997.

I also pointed out that your writing “i will not respond to any more e mails” from Anne or me  amounts to a refusal to communicate, which is contrary to the Code of Conduct and to the proper functioning of the Green Party. 

In view of the serious nature of your e-mail, I am copying this too to your e-list and I look forward to a formal withdrawal or an appropriate substantiated response.

To: JOHN MATTHEWS 
From: Max Wallis/smamkw/CardiffUniversity
Date: 13/10/2012 22:07
Cc: A MPoppy <am.poppy@live.co.uk>, A GREAGSBY <annegre@btinternet.com>, JakeGriffiths , chris <christopher_s@####>, EdwardMason, JackParker, ken.barker2, "nigel@paxmundi.info" , owenclarke , Sian <rs18best@####>, shanoakes , YvanVivarf , Chris vonRuhland 
Subject: Re: your legalistic demand as Chair of Cardiff Green Party

John Matthews

Chair, Cardiff Green Party

Dear John,

Thank you for your reply of 12 October.  I am however still unclear on your grounds for your threat of legal redress unless you receive a “fullsome public apology” from me, indeed why you feel due an apology at all. 

Moreover, issuing a threat of legal action when you have no real grounds for claiming slander or libel, which you broadcast to others, amounts to unlawful intimidation and harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997

At the Sheffield WGP Council meeting, you will remember you yelled “get out” when I'd not uttered a word, which breached the ‘respect’ clause under the Code of Conduct.  Then you told the meeting you would supply Anne with the point in the constitution that allowed you to exclude me, but failed to do so as the WGPC Constitution says it’s the Council not the chair that invites or excludes people.  As my e-mail suggested, I am owed an apology, yet your reply again misrepresents this point of the Constitution.

I don’t see what my alleged access to a members e-list has to do with your demand for an apology; in any case, I did not have it or need it to send that e-mail to Jake and you.  

You say you have “made an official objection to (my) membership of the green party”; does that mean as an officer of the Branch rather than ‘officially’ from the Cardiff Branch? As far as I am aware, you have not reported this to the Branch.  You did give a reason to Anne for trying to ‘suspend’ my membership, but not this new allusion to my ‘views expressed at the spring conference in livepool’. 

So I ask again, it not you who needs to make a “fullsome public apology” and to agree in future to follow the GP Code of Conduct as regards “respect” for members?

I see you state “i will not respond to any more e mails” from Anne or me, yet my only possible ‘guilt’ appears to be by association with Anne.  You decided long ago that you dislike me (“a pain in the butt”) but such a refusal to communicate is again contrary to the Code of Conduct and to the proper functioning of the Green Party. 

In view of the serious nature of your e-mail, I am copying this to your e-list and I look forward to a formal withdrawal or an appropriate substantiated response.

Regards,

   Max Wallis

-----JOHN MATTHEWS wrote: -----

To: Max Wallis <WallisMK@cardiff.ac.uk>
Date: 12/10/2012 17:15
Subject: Re: your demand as Chair of Cardiff Green Party

Dear Max

You are aware that i have made an official objection to your membership of the green party based on you views expressed at the spring conference in livepool when you were a guest at our conference. I am still awaiting a response to my objection. I see there will be no apoplogy from you or anne and no real suprise there, i notice that you make no refernce to the deciet and lies headline in that  e mail.

You and anne seem to have no insight into how hurtful your comments are i will not respond to any more e mails from either of you.

I will just remind you that anne is  not welcome at cardiff green party meetings because of her continuing disruptive behaviour as voted on by the members and confirmed in the letter to her.

At the sheffield meeting you were not a member of the party and therefore not entitled to attend wales council meetings

You have not explained that as a non member at the time of that e mail allegedly from you how you had accsess to a members e mail list. 

John Matthews

chair

Cardiff green party 

From: Max Wallis <WallisMK@cardiff.ac.uk>
To: JOHN MATTHEWS  
Cc: A MPoppy; A GREAGSBY <annegre@btinternet.com>; JakeGriffiths ; chris <christopher_s@####>; EdwardMason ; JackParker ; "ken.barker2; "nigel@paxmundi.info"; owenclarke ; Sian <rs18best@###>; shanoakes ; YvanVivarf; Chris vonRuhland
Sent: Thursday, 11 October 2012, 21:46
Subject: Re: your demand as Chair of Cardiff Green Party

John Matthews

Chair, Cardiff Green Party

Dear John,

You copied to me and many others that you are considering legal redress unless you receive a “fullsome public apology” from me (e-mail at 21.29, Tuesday 9 Oct. 2012, as Chair of Cdf Green Party).

Could you please explain what you think I should apologise for?  Or should I forget the demand, as written with undue haste and disturbed mind, which the poor spelling and grammar might suggest?

You evidently have some hang-up about me for you wrote in July suspending my GP membership, but were told that was against GP rules. Far from accepting this with good grace, you insinuated at the July meeting that I might “want to bust up the Cardiff GP”.  

Just 3 weeks ago you refused to accept that my e-mail to Jake last year, critical of the Assembly election performance, for which you 'furiously' attacked Anne, had in fact been from me.

I recall you barred me from the Wales GP Council meeting last year in Sheffield, which action we established was also contrary to rules, thru the SOC/Eamonn Ward.  

So is it not you who needs to make a “fullsome public apology” and to agree in future to follow the GP Code of Conduct as regards “respect” for members?

In view of the serious nature of your e-mail, I am copying this to your e-list and I look forward to a formal withdrawal or full and considered response.

Regards,

   Max Wallis

To: A GREAGSBY <annegre@btinternet.com>, Sian <rs18best@###>, JackParker, JakeGriffiths , Chris vonRuhland
From: JOHN MATTHEWS 
Date: 09/10/2012 21:29
Cc: shanoakes, "ken.barker2, YvanVivarf, chris <christopher_s@####>, EdwardMason <, MaxWallis <wallismk@cardiff.ac.uk>, "nigel@paxmundi.info", A MPoppy , owenclarke
Subject: Re: Deceit and lies at Cardiff GP AGM

Hello

Once again i am accused of deciet and lies without a shred of evidence to back it up. I write to inform you that as this has gone on for two years i have tried to ignore it and challenge thses issues through the local party where i have recieved very strong support.

However as you can see the slander continues therefore i have no option but to seek legal redress if necassary through the courts. I shall be seeking legal advice over the coming weeks unless a fullsome public apology is forthcoming from anne greagsby and max wallis. However if this is not done i will seek finanlcial redress for the considerable harm and distress caused to me and my reputation by this catalouge of lies and harrasment over a considerable period of time. 

John Matthews

Chair

Cardiff green party

  

From: A GREAGSBY <annegre@btinternet.com>
To: Sian <rs18best@###>; JohnMatthews ; JackParker; JakeGriffiths; Chris vonRuhland
Cc: shanoakes; "ken.barker2; YvanVivarf ; chris <christopher_s@####>; EdwardMason; MaxWallis <wallismk@cardiff.ac.uk>; "nigel@paxmundi.info"; A MPoppy ; owenclarke
Sent: Monday, 8 October 2012, 21:12
Subject: Deceit and lies at Cardiff GP AGM

Dear Sian 

Have you restored the draft constitution to the original as agreed by the branch and have you circulated it and informed members that the one you circulated was altered without discussion?

I hope that Max and I will be welcome at the next meeting which we plan to attend.

I would appreciate a reply to this email as a matter of respect as outlined in the CoC.

Even if you don't like someone you still have to reply to them as you are a party officer.

I am trying to be helpful as I know you weren't at the the AGM last year. There really was an AGM last year - Cardiff and Vale Green Party Annual General Meeting – 20th June 2011

and I have the minutes. There is no reason not to circulate these minutes now that you have received a copy. You can check with the attendees listed.

It seems that John Matthews lost the minutes from June 2011 and provided you with a fake draft constitution. This has to stop. We can't have false information and documents constantly circulated to members.   

Where is the chair written report?

Please can you tell me who is chairing the AGM. It was agreed to ask Jake as JM said he could't attend.

best wishes

Anne