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News and Comment Index 2018

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December 2018

23 December - Christmas starts here

21 December - #doitforbexley

20 December - Don’t let your garden become a dump

19 December - The cheek of it!

18 December - Goodwill but not to all men

15 December - Bucking the trend, the little job that has been completed on time

14 December - The complete dog’s bollocks. ™ Councillor Craske

11 December - Your very good health!

10 December - The Tories’ No. 1 target?

9 December - Oh why are we waiting?

8 December (Part 2) - Library Losers and Book Bandits

8 December (Part 1) - Bexley’s road junctions. Lethal after all

7 December - Obsessive Compulsive Dipsticks

6 December (Part 2) - In desperation Bexley Conservatives lie about both Trams and Buses

6 December (Part 1) - The prejudiced and biased Councillor David Leaf

5 December - The prejudiced and biased Councillor Philip Read

4 December - Dylexia rules, KO?

3 December - Justice prevails

2 December - Am I too easily amused?

1 December - Shhh! Don’t mention the stealth taxes

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November 2018

29 November - Bexley Council over-egging the pudding again

28 November - Another ‘Do what we say, not what we do’

27 November - Do what we say, not what we do

26 November (Part 3) - For the want of a cooperative Bexley Council officer

26 November (Part 2) - No shit Sherlock!

26 November (Part 1) - Blocked in again

25 November - Arse from elbow?

24 November (Part 3) - Another market success

24 November (Part 2) - Sing Sing for Singh?

24 November (Part 1) - They are trying to deceive us again

23 November (Part 2) - Grammar School policy in Bexley

23 November (Part 1) - Black and black

22 November - Bexley Council’s excuse machinery goes into overdrive. A Temple of Lies

21 November - The best laid plans…

20 November (Part 2) - They brought it on themselves

20 November (Part 1) - The principled and the unprincipled

19 November - Bexley Council; Spiteful and Vindictive

18 November (Part 3) - Another Village Market and a new pub

18 November (Part 2) - Here we go again. Bang!

18 November (Part 1) - A brief history of Northumberland Heath

16 November - No ordinary man

15 November - Litter Louts

14 November - Under false pretences

13 November - Didn’t they do well? (But not for Bexley)

12 November - Everything is absolutely fantastic

9 November - SEN Transport questions. A little explanation

8 November (Part 2) - Amazon, what a Prime waste of time. Two orders. Eight days waiting in!

8 November (Part 1) - Several questions but fewer answers

6 November - It’s later than you think

5 November - They take us for mugs

3 November - Singh, Steward, Sold and Sense

1 November - Public Notices - Read by nobody?

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October 2018

31 October - 55 days to Christmas

30 October - When improved accident statistics might not be especially good

29 October (Part 2) - Bexley’s rubbish

29 October (Part 1) - Vindictive again?

28 October - Good progress but dangerous

27 October - They are dealers in whitewash

24 October - Their hands in your pocket

23 October (Part 2) - Recycling proposals. Changes are on the way

23 October (Part 1) - Brian Barnett. Funeral arrangements

22 October - Bonkers, FM Conway and Greenwich Council. All are well behind schedule

18 October (Part 2) - Where there’s a will

18 October (Part 1) - Late night noise averted

17 October (Part 2) - Safer buses

17 October (Part 1) - Rubbish plans

16 October (Part 2) - Brian Barnett

16 October (Part 1) - Scrutinising Resources

15 October - Brian Barnett @thamesmeadnews RIP

12 October (Part 2) - Tory Twits. How can anyone be so stupid?

12 October (Part 1) - Their secret is out

11 October (Part 2) - Rudeness, aggression and claustrophobia

11 October (Part 1) - Caught out?

10 October (Part 2) - The police are ignorant and corrupt. It needs to be said again

10 October (Part 1) - Bin abuse

9 October (Part 3) - Who’s the vandal?

9 October (Part 2) - Garbage in and garbage out

9 October (Part 1) - Drawing a line

7 October - Just what you need on a wet Saturday evening

6 October - Tax free living

4 October (Part 3) - Not for the riff-raff. Council use only

4 October (Part 2) - The super talented Councillor Sue Gower

4 October (Part 1) - There is no stopping Mr. Singh

3 October - Communities changing fast

2 October (Part 2) - Just when I began to believe that Bexley Council may be going straight they resume their crooked ways

2 October (Part 1) - Just a spot of landscaping, you won’t mind will you?

1 October (Part 3) - The police are ignorant and corrupt. It needs to be said as often as possible

1 October (Part 2) - It’s got to go

1 October (Part 1) - Things that go bump in the night

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September 2018

30 September - Sally in our alley

29 September - Playing catch up

28 September - The road McLean forgot

26 September - Where are you?

18 September - Whether it be lifts or road closures, Abbey Wood struggles to move

17 September - Market success

13 September - Abbey Wood news

8 September - Looked after much better now

5 September (Part 2) - Another accident in Abbey Road

5 September (Part 1) - More Tit for Tat

1 September - What would a competent police officer do?

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August 2018

31 August (Part 2) - No Crossrail this year. Abbey Woodn’t

31 August (Part 1) - The Bexley Bully

29 August - Police incompetence v Corruption

27 August (Part 2) - Police corruption; there is no getting away from it

27 August (Part 1) - Just a one off, probably

26 August (Part 2) - Bexley and Greenwich Councils end an uneasy truce

26 August (Part 1) - Everything runs late or even not at all

25 August - Another trick up Bexley Council’s question dodging sleeve

23 August - Forced to live in a slum

21 August - Congratulations are due

20 August - A not so super market

19 August - Rumour has it…

17 August (Part 2) - All change please

17 August (Part 1) - Philip Read. Dishonouring his office

16 August - Paul Moore, not all bad

15 August - Casual misogyny. Constant mendacity

13 August (Part 2) - Council Chief Executives. They are all cast in the same mould

13 August (Part 1) - “A Tyranny of Experts” in Bexley and Hong Kong

12 August - Slow road construction and fast broadband

11 August - Think of a number, any big number. Then spend it

9 August (Part 4) - The Bonkers Boris of Bexley

9 August (Part 3) - Arguing with oneself

9 August (Part 2) - Better off out!

9 August (Part 1) - A Fayrer Facebook Group?

8 August - Bexley’s answer. A load of Bull

7 August (Part 2) - Smelly but fun

7 August (Part 1) - Two pubs turned to dust

6 August (Part 2) - Cretinous

6 August (Part 1) - Congratulations and Good Luck to Councillor Craske

5 August - Wilde Read. He’s lost it

4 August (Part 2) - Is it worth it?

4 August (Part 1) - Abbey Wood. Up and coming or down and out?

3 August - Wilde Road or wild road and future slum?

2 August - Wilde celebrations

1 August - Read all about it

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July 2018

31 July - Parking in Abbey Wood

30 July - Fake News

29 July (Part 3) - Clowns and Circuses

29 July (Part 2) - Professionals versus Cowboys

29 July (Part 1) - The Hard Left in Bexley

28 July - Council Audit. Is it worth the paper it is written on?

27 July - Council Leader continues to overuse the F word and sets about proving herself to be something of a technophobe

24 July (Part 2) - The Bexley No Deal

24 July (Part 1) - Right first time. Not Bexley Council

23 July - Even when Councillors agree there is conflict

22 July - New policy, no Scrutiny, no need because “we’ve got the mandate”

21 July (Part 2) - Time runs out for the Harrow Inn Car Wash

21 July (Part 1) - Unfortunately it is all true

20 July - The Bexley Deal. It’s a DIY solution, the Council has no money

19 July - Full Council. A taste of things to come?

17 July - Councillor Craske is appealing. Yes, really!

16 July - Bexley’s housing stats. They make depressing reading

14 July (Part 2) - Utter, utter scumbags

14 July (Part 1) - Educational questions; they’re academic

13 July (Part 2) - Bexley has among the highest levels of teenage smoking, bowel cancer and HIV

13 July (Part 1) - Questiontime

12 July (Part 2) - Two and two make…

12 July (Part 1) - Health at a stroke

11 July - Radical developments

10 July (Part 2) - Bexit

10 July (Part 1) - Cops and Communities

9 July (Part 2) - She’s gone. Rejoice

9 July (Part 1) - Another interesting Register error?

8 July - It’s not cricket

7 July - Saturday Quiz. What’s your big bang theory?

6 July (Part 2) - The answer to all ills is narrow lanes, mini-roundabouts and speed humps

6 July (Part 1) - A date for your diary

5 July (Part 2) - Mainly rubbish

5 July (Part 1) - Got it to a Tee

4 July (Part 2) - The Royal Charlotte

4 July - Going Places (Part 1)

3 July - Opinions vary

2 July (Part 3) - He says, they say…

2 July (Part 2) - Council cheats

2 July (Part 1) - Google bug again

1 July - Crossrail update

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June 2018

30 June (Part 2) - Google bug

30 June (Part 1) - Even more on Cabinet

29 June (Part 2) - Dirty pictures, corrupted images and a useless front

29 June (Part 1) - More on Cabinet

28 June - New Chairman, new Committee. New approach

27 June (Part 2) - Help please

27 June (Part 1) - Sidcup Library moves. No consultation, no community engagement, no Councillor Scrutiny

26 June - Electric Bexley

25 June - Something to hide?

24 June - Death in Bexley

23 June - The Saturday selection

22 June - Two vote Val’s legacy to Bexleyheath

21 June (Part 2) - Avoiding the Bexley Path of Doom

21 June (Part 1) - Institutional Corruption

20 June - Lull before the storm? Possibly

16 June - The company they keep

15 June - Eastside Quarter. If it proves to be an eyesore blame Councillor Val Clark and Mayor Khan

7 June - Cancellations and Delays

5 June (Part 3) - Crossrail to Ebbsfleet. An engineering challenge

5 June (Part 2) - L&Q in the gutter

5 June (Part 1) - You don’t often see…

4 June - L&Q. Like it or lump it

2 June - Work continues…

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May 2018

30 May - Why let the facts get in the way of a good story?

29 May - Flooding Bexley with dishonest slogans

28 May (Part 2) - Her obedient servant

28 May (Part 1) - Avoid Sainsbury’s - or wear a huge Sombrero

27 May - Councillor numbers down 29%. Total Special Allowances up

26 May (Part 2) - Who’s for a pay rise? “We are”

26 May (Part 1) - Blood on their hands?

24 May (Part 2) - Of Mayors and Bishops

24 May (Part 1) - Crossrail train departs from Abbey Wood station

23 May (Part 2) - More bad news for Abbey Wood

23 May (Part 1) - The tiniest car park?

22 May - Bexley Council reconvenes at last

20 May - The new train timetable. Not a good start

19 May - Die like real men

15 May - A break but not much of a holiday

11 May - UKIP Bexley - You’llֺ be missed

10 May (Part 2) - If at first you don’t succeed

10 May (Part 1) - Changes

9 May (Part 2) - Was that really necessary? What if every MP did that?

9 May (Part 1) - Vandals rule - both trains and Council

8 May - Welcome to Abbey Wood

7 May (Part 2) - No gas

7 May (Part 1) - Site migration - All done

6 May - Out with the old, in with the new

5 May - Perfect

4 May - Feeling blue?

3 May (Part 3) - The deed is done

3 May (Part 2) - The future is nearly here

3 May (Part 1) - Some bad, some good

2 May (Part 2) - Dirty tricks

2 May (Part 1) - Under the thumb?

1 May - Poisonous Phil

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April 2018

30 April - The lull before the Friday storm

29 April - Me a Socialist? Pull the other one

28 April - CCTV : There is more to it than meets the eye

27 April - Belvedere matters but so does all of Bexley

26 April (Part 2) - Mobile friendly Bonkers

26 April (Part 1) - The Council Leader’s report allowed yet more electioneering

25 April (Part 2) - Neglect leads to Crime and Disorder

25 April (Part 1) - Bexley Council. Inflexible killjoys

24 April (Part 3) - The choice

24 April (Part 2) - On the slow train

24 April (Part 1) - The questions fraud continues

23 April (Part 2) - Broadway. Some loath it, few love it

23 April (Part 1) - Rent it Wrong

22 April (Part 2) - A Godsend for burglars

22 April (Part 1) - Bexley turns its back on hate; and about time too

21 April (Part 2) - The book of the Blockbuster film

21 April (Part 1) - On May 3rd. Anyone but a Conservative

20 April (Part 2) - Useless Idiots

20 April (Part 1) - Useful Idiots

19 April - A quick filler

17 April - Rent it Right

16 April (Part 2) - It’s time for change

16 April (Part 1) - The three Jays

13 April (Part 2) - Stirring Twitter

13 April (Part 1) - One in, one out

12 April - CCTV. Bexley Conservatives’ number 2 weak spot

11 April - Election propaganda

9 April - In Bexley the “Forgotten team players” were all sacked

8 April - Kent Police. Useless or what?

7 April - The Rumour Mill. Or is it?

6 April - Bexley; a high tax borough

5 April - Going Places

4 April - Burying more lies. Burying more residents?

1 April - Spot the difference

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March 2018

31 March - Bonkers Bexley

30 March - Money for nothing

29 March (Part 2) - Bexley’s health strategy

29 March (Part 1) - Andrew Bashford is Head of Highway Services

28 March - Signs of things to come? Police don’t show up

26 March (Part 2) - Jobs for the boyos

26 March (Part 1) - Police record

25 March - Tories didn’t like the Wilde Road proposals but lacked the courage to reject them

23 March - No one was Wilde about their plans

22 March - What a tangled web!

21 March (Part 2) - The Streisand Effect

21 March (Part 1) - On yer bike!

19 March (Part 2) - Legal bills

19 March (Part 1) - Medics’ pay. Useless cops. Stupid Councillors

17 March - The big clean up

16 March - Four Friday Farces

15 March - Harrow Place?

14 March (Part 2) - Endemic police corruption

14 March (Part 1) - Five days late

14 March (Part 1) - An analysis of a Statement

13 March (Part 3) - Health warning

13 March (Part 2) - Another day, another massive deception

13 March (Part 1) - A confusing two pronged approach

12 March (Part 2) - Experts in the art of deception

12 March (Part 1) - “The sergeant must be identified and punished”

11 March - Fallen on hard times? No vote for you then

10 March (Part 2) - Feeling better now

10 March (Part 1) - 30 years of police corruption

9 March (Part 3) - An independent look at the Harassment case

9 March (Part 2) - Exposing wrong doing is costly

9 March (Part 1) - Happy Wood

8 March - Vote Labour

7 March (Part 2) - Some thankyous are due

7 March (Part 1) - The natives are revolting

6 March - What can I say?

5 March - Wasting police time

4 March - A fly tipper’s tale

3 March - The London Plan. Bexley’s view

2 March - Simply trivia

1 March (Part 6) - The Council Tax debate

1 March (Part 5) - Guess the borough

1 March (Part 4) - What the lady says…

1 March (Part 3) - One rule for them

1 March (Part 2) - No buses across Bexley? Blame TfL not Bexley Council

1 March (Part 1) - Fibre future

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February 2018

28 February (Part 2) - Snow is not just fun for skiers it also leaves Bexley’s needy uncared for

28 February (Part 1) - Not quite a metre deep or minus twenty!

27 February (Part 2) - London Borough of Culture

27 February (Part 1) - 15-2=13

26 February (Part 4) - Council Tax

26 February (Part 3) - Abbey Wood mysteries

26 February (Part 2) - I’ve been stood up

26 February (Part 1) - A snowball in a supernova

25 February - Places Scrutiny report: More Bexley road disruption possible soon

24 February (Part 4) - Address and electoral boundary confusion

24 February (Part 3) - Demo? What demo?

24 February (Part 2) - Abbey Wood station - step free at last

24 February (Part 1) - It’s still a date

23 February (Part 3) - Exactly how does one get a Blue Badge these days?

23 February (Part 2) - Utility companies. Each one as useless as the next

23 February (Part 1) - It’s deceptions and lies again. In Bexley they are never ending

22 February - Residents come last

21 February (Part 2) - You are amazing!

21 February (Part 1) - Contact Us

20 February - Harassment, a minimal report

19 February - Who’s the Troll?

18 February (Part 2) - Wilton Road, Abbey Wood. A quiet backwater

18 February (Part 1) - The Crossrail train is back

17 February (Part 2) - The Big Stink returns

17 February (Part 1) - Thames Water Survey - What a waste of effort!

15 February (Part 2) - Better late than never

15 February (Part 1) - Harassment News

14 February - Nothing to see here

13 February - Bexley. A Council built on lies and deceptions

12 February (Part 2) - People Plans and Praise

12 February (Part 1) - What’s the point of the trial Chariot service?

11 February (Part 3) - A dream or a nightmare?

11 February (Part 2) - Resources Report - The Twittery bits

11 February (Part 1) - The Crossrail update

10 February (Part 2) - From the post bag

10 February (Part 1) - Resources Report - Money talk

9 February (Part 2) - Harrow Manorway regeneration

9 February (Part 1) - Sweet Chariot?

8 February (Part 4) - Who pressed the self destruct button?

8 February (Part 3) - Gravel Hill

8 February (Part 2) - No more Barge Pole

8 February (Part 1) - Smokefree Bexley

7 February - The W1 address sounds expensive to me

6 February (Part 2) - Harassment News. Help required

6 February (Part 1) - The police everywhere appear to be off their heads

5 February (Part 2) - Harassment News

5 February (Part 1) - It’s unhealthy and it stinks

4 February - Crossrail. A pessimist’s view

3 February (Part 2) - The Sleazebuster is back

3 February (Part 1) - In Confidence

2 February (Part 2) - Harassment News

2 February (Part 1) - Belvedere’s bomb site

1 February (Part 2) - Kent Police prosecute

1 February (Part 1) - Maybe a blog later, but probably not!

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January 2018

31 January - Six little ones

30 January - Tax increases create resentment. © Cllr. Read

29 January - Marking time

26 January - Generally dull

25 January (Part 3) - It was roads and bikes too

25 January (Part 2) - More trains (C2E)

25 January (Part 1) - Just trains

24 January - Buses and trains

23 January - Four little ones

20 January - The Ministry of Misinformation

19 January - A favour for Fendyke

18 January - Harassment. A brief as possible summary of the situation

17 January (Part 2) - Wilton Road

17 January (Part 1) - Family networking

16 January (Part 2) - Are Councils frightened of Bonkers?

16 January (Part 1) - It’s completely wild, man

15 January (Part 2) - As it turned out, it was rocket science

15 January (Part 1) - Help is at hand

14 January (Part 2) - Councillor statistics

14 January (Part 1) - Saint Nick nicked?

13 January (Part 3) - They are all as bad as each other

13 January (Part 2) - Beware of chain saws

13 January (Part 1) - He’s not dead

12 January (Part 2) - Mick (@sleazebuster) again

12 January (Part 1) - Harassment charge rumbles on

11 January (Part 3) - My Labour Councillor

11 January (Part 2) - Michael Barnbrook

11 January (Part 1) - Immoral fibre

10 January - Coincidence? Probably not

9 January (Part 3) - He’s even more grumpy now

9 January (Part 2) - FM Conway goes back to work

9 January (Part 1) - Back to work

8 January (Part 2) - The email trail, part three

8 January (Part 1) - The email trail, part two

7 January (Part 2) - The Maggot Sandwich is on the right track

7 January (Part 1) - The email trail, part one

6 January (Part 2) - Too many Christmas presents?

6 January (Part 1) - A simple harassment summary

5 January - Press Release

4 January (Part 2) - Censored by Kent Police

4 January (Part 1) - Your typical Bexley Tory Councillor

3 January - Revenge and Retribution

2 January - Fighting back

1 January (Part 2) - New Year’s Resolutions

1 January (Part 1) - Cheers everyone - except for those planning a drink at the Charlotte

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