23 November (Part 1) - Livingstone lays into Bexley council. Craske lies about Bexley council
I was tipped off by Notomob yesterday that Ken Livingstone was very critical of Bexley council’s unfair and spiteful anti-motorist regime during his visit on Monday. It was the Bonkers report on the situation at SETyres in Blackfen that brought Notomob to our streets and since then we have seen Bexley’s refusal to clarify the confusing (and much criticised by the parking adjudicator) disabled minibuses only signs from the Bowling Centre car park or to provide clear instructions in those roads where on pavement parking is allowed. Again the subject of parking adjudicator criticism. Apparently councillor Craske has responded to Mr. Livingstone’s comments. According to Craske in the News Shopper…
• Bexley is issuing fewer parking fines than when Labour was in power here.
Presumably it is because revenue is down as motorists comply with the regulations
that Craske is having to resort to underhand tactics and the deliberate (and
admitted by his Parking Manager) flouting of the London wide code of practice on
the use of mobile CCTV.
• “Bexley car parking charges are the lowest in SE London”, which we all know is
an outrageous lie.
• “Tories in Bexley have frozen council tax in the past two years.” That
is another outrageous lie, Bexley council has frozen tax only for the current
year and that was only because the government grant was arranged in such a way
it was near impossible to do otherwise. This is the second time recently that
Bexley council has tried to change history by claiming it has frozen its
very
high level of tax for two years. Who does Craske think he is? Joseph Goebbels?