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 December (Part 1) - FOI King Tony
As we wait for @tonyofsidcup’s next response to Bexley Council’s latest round of law breaking, a summary of those he has made since last May before which date records were not kept.
• Request for reasons for so many Bexley Councillors hiding behind Section 32 exemptions. (Not answered.)
• Request for reason for closing the bad parking reports phone line. (Three requests allegedly because of inadequate answers.)
• Enquiry about rejected election nominations. (Withdrawn by @tony)
• Request for reason for forgiving Councillor Davey for his allegedly racist Tweet. (Not answered in defiance of Information Commissioner’s instruction.)
• Request for the official definition of the term ‘Full Council Meeting’. (Deemed vexatious.)
• Request for guarantee that Bexley Council would follow its own rules on Petitions. (Deemed vexatious.)
• Request for information on what would constitute an inappropriate petition as referenced by the rules. (Deemed vexatious.)
• Request for information on standards applied when appointing a Monitoring Officer. (There were none!)
• Request for statement of the Chief Executive’s role in elections.
• Request for statement of action taken on specific parking enforcement request.
• Request for circumstances surrounding publicity photographs of two London Mayoral candidates in the Council Chamber.
• Request for Leader’s emails referring to ULEZ. (Not answered. Case with Information Commissioner.)
• Request for details of the purchase of the Lesnes Abbey Green Flag Award.
• Request for details of the contract with an event organiser. (Not answered.)
• Questions about road safety. (Five different locations.)
• Request for correspondence between Members of a ULEZ sub-Committee. (Four different requests. There was none!)
• Request for dates of Louie French MP being a Bexley Cabinet Member.
• Request for costs of ULEZ defence.
• Request for information on the School Streets scheme at Our Lady of Rosary School. (Immediately dismissed as vexatious. Now with Information Commissioner.)
• Request for Council’s report on pedestrian crossings. (Immediately dismissed as vexatious. Now with Information Commissioner.)
• Request for road safety measures taken in Slade Green. (Immediately dismissed as vexatious. Now with Information Commissioner.)
• Request for emails to City Events Ltd. (Immediately dismissed as vexatious. Now with Information Commissioner.)
I had expected more FOIs of a frivolous nature but remain puzzled as to what can
be done with some of the information. I would however conclude that the Council
Leader is very keen to subvert any large petition just a she was in 2011.
Note: This a BiB summary of a list supplied by @tonyofsidcup.
The FOIs were answered except where noted.