17 April - Who is the biggest StoryTeller?
@tonyofsidcup
asked Bexley Council how much they were owed by the liquidated
cinema in Sidcup and was told it amounted to £55,294·80; a figure that had
already been revealed by the liquidator.
The FOI response went on to say that a further £12,391·10 was paid out to keep
the cinema going last November and December. This is exactly the same figure that I had
heard about when I made
my own FOI on the same subject. The one that
Bexley
Council refused to answer. The only difference is that I was told that it
was much the same for four consecutive months.
@tony is rarely happy with FOI responses and knows better than most how they
are too often designed to hide the truth rather than reveal it. Tony would have
learned absolutely nothing new from the initial reply dated 11th April. He accordingly
asked another question. “Who is paying the staff now?”
It resulted in the following response.
Looks like Bexley Council was owed £55k when the company went bust and then paid out a further £12k (a month?) to keep the doors open.
Not bad for a Council that has no money. The figures sent to me included
additional sums bringing the total to nearer £17k a month.
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