29 November - Bexley Council over-egging the pudding again
I
used to really look forward to the Bexley Magazine dropping on to the doormat
because of the opportunities it presented for exposing our Council’s truth
bending activities but for a couple of years at least the authors have been much
more careful with their words and the extreme truth bending has been transferred to Twitter.
However the current issue indulges in a some deceptions which should not be allowed go unchallenged.
The worst example I have discovered so far is the suggestion on Page 4 that
the Peer Review of Bexley Council was absolutely wonderful.
Below is what Bexley Council said and alongside it what their peers from several better councils said…
Not good is it?
Another thing Bexley Council is trying to claim credit for is funding the
improvements around the Abbey Wood Crossrail station. They are responsible for
the construction works and that probably explains the two years of road chaos
and the fact that the job is running a year late but their financial
contribution is minor. The money mainly came from TfL and Crossrail/Network Rail.
(Bexley magazine on the left.
News Shopper report on the right.)
After four months of pedestrian diversions one of the four flyover walkways was opened this week and
the rebuild of Gayton Road
which should have commenced last January, started two weeks ago.
The Councillor’s report just a couple of days ago that work on the flyover would
be completed by the end of this week is already superseded by a
mid-December date.