2 June (Part 2) - Council stupidity. Labour dishonesty
As mentioned, or at least alluded too in the recent past, keeping this website alive is challenging.
There are ongoing health issues and there is another date with a hospital bed coming
up, to which may be added those of a close
friend which is increasing the workload. The usual range of domestic chores are
somewhat neglected due to shortage of time - and energy - and when this short
note is completed there is some gardening to do which will consist mainly of
ruthless strimming and weed killer.
Fortunately I seem to have sorted out the various other people’s computer
problems which occupied the best part of the last two months. Faulty components and
unreasonable requirements played a part.
A number of people have asked me to mention various subjects which will be
briefly covered below. Firstly may I say that although readers are welcome to use the
anonymous Contact form please, if not using the reply address, just leave it blank and not
fill it with fictitious gibberish. If the address field is filled in the
facility attempts to send an acknowledgement and if it is invalid it
bounces around inside the email server for five days until it gives up.
One recent correspondent has twice impersonated the Crayford Reform UK candidate
with a made up email address; not in a malicious or critical way, so I have no
idea what the Reform connection is and I cannot reply and ask.
@tonyofsidcup
Our old friend Tony is still arguing with Bexley’s parking people and all we are
getting from it is that the senior management therein is either as thick as two
short planks or deliberately obtuse. It may of course be both.
Westminster Council’s decision was
upheld in
Court. Bexley is not interested.
I long ago reconciled myself to the fact that Councils in general and Bexley in
particular are riddled with stupidity from top to bottom and until next May at
least, nothing can be done about it. Fortunately Tony has not reached that stage yet
which helps to keep Bonkers alive. Just!
I am still hopeful that Bexley will not allow stupidity to get the better of them
when they introduce a CPZ to my own road.
Unless they mark out the parking bays it will continue to be obstructed daily.
The van in Photo 2 parked on a corner not only made it difficult to negotiate
but it blocked the view to oncoming traffic. It was there for five days over the bank holiday.
Even Bexley Council cannot be so stupid as to ignore the opportunity to sort out
the problem can they? Unfortunately we know that they can be.
Pubs in danger
In all my 38 years in Bexley I have
only been inside ten of its pubs. Two are now demolished, one was only once and never again thank you very much, three were Wetherspoons
and three were for political meetings in the back room. Which is why I do not
even know where
The Great Harry is.
(It was in Belvedere apparently.)
I don’t like beer enough to spend more than £4 a pint on it so my choice these
days is limited. I only drink half a pint at my quiz pub since Rachel Reeves caused the price to go up from £3·50.
Anyway, apparently The Great Harry is closed and likely to be turned into 32
ubiquitous flats (23/00433/FULM) in order to continue the uglification of
London. I am asked if the Sidcup based developer, Kallarview is reputable.
I think the fear is that
Mr. Singh
is up to his tricks again. The 2023 application form shows no sign that there is a connection.
Department Of Government Efficiency
From Reform UK, but not
directly to me from official sources as far as I can tell, comes this X news that they will be looking carefully at
Bexley staff posts which attract exorbitant salaries for doing nothing
essential, like a Director for Transformation. Looking at the bright side
for a moment; the very highest salaries are no higher than they were ten years
ago and arguably incompetence is now at a lower level than it was back then.
From 2009 to 2015 I didn’t have to struggle to find an example of dishonesty on a daily basis.
They are much better at concealing it now.
I said beware of local Facebook Groups
because they are run by the Labour party and one should not expect honesty from them.
A BiB reader put my scepticism to the test and posted a pro-Reform comment.
Like me, and others, he got
an instant ban too. He complained to the Moderator and he was unceremoniously
blocked. Labour are despicable. It is true isn’t it? Britain really does need to
be reformed.