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.
18 May (Part 2) - Officially gone
So
the old news is
now official, Joe Pollard has been expunged from
the list of Bexley Councillors
and there is to be a by-election on 30th June.
I don’t know much about Joe Pollard, The Tory contingent with barely a handful
of exceptions prefers to remain aloof and generally unfiendly - or even
downright rude, but when chairing meetings Joe Pollard always treated members of
the public with respect. Many don’t.
It seems odd to me that a Council constantly pleading poverty would choose to
have an election just a week after the European Referendum. You would think
they’d want the economies of scale that comes from running two together. There
must be an ulterior motive somewhere.
Probably all the retired gentry that make up the bulk of the local Conservative
Group will be out canvassing every day while those in other parties who have to
earn a living will be restricted in what they can do.
UKIP did pretty well in St. Michael’s ward two years ago and Chris Beazley has
undoubtedly made far more of a splash since then than Councillor Newton who attends Council
meetings but contributes nothing.