A damning report into governance at Northumberland County Council sent shockwaves throughout the county when it was presented to members.
The long-awaited governance review told of a dysfunctional council paralysed by infighting at the very top of the authority, along questionable financial decisions and "harrowing" tales from officers of poor treatment and an environment of "fear and intimidation."
The report was presented by its primary author, Max Caller, at an extraordinary meeting of the full council on Wednesday - but Mr Caller did not go into all the details of the report, some of which make for truly shocking reading.
