The unusual site banners are to bring attention to the fact that Labour activists in Bexley are manipulating Facebook Groups with fictional posters. They deny it, threaten police action for ‘harassing’ a fictitious character and then demonstrate their willingness to impersonate by creating a false Administrator account in my name. The banner on display is chosen randomly from a selection of three, with a fourth bearing the familiar Bexley Council is Bonkers logo.
9 December (Part 2) - Petition against excessive salaries
2,219
signatures calling for Bexley council to fall into line with government policy
on senior staff salaries was handed in at the Civic Centre this afternoon. It would have been
nice to report that it was graciously accepted by a ‘Listening Council’ but in
practice it was taken by a council officer and in fewer than two minutes the
deed was done. Permission to take photographs was refused and the one to the
left was staged a moment or two later.
I see from Bexley’s
parking accounts that councillor Craske claims that “many parking
restrictions have been introduced in response to requests from residents. In
2010/11 over 60 requests were made for new parking restrictions, so this is a
service that responds to the demands of residents”. Presumably all the other
Cabinet members will take a similar progressive view to councillor Craske and
respond positively to a far greater number of requests for action. Or should I
be uncharacteristically cynical and point out that one provides the council with
more revenue and the other might derail its gravy train?