15 February (Part 1) - Talking Bexley down
I
am going to get references to pots and kettles but Daniel Francis MP appears to
be on a mission to discredit Bexley Council; which is of course my job. But I am
just a humble keyboard warrior with a small following and Daniel Francis is
supposed to be an elected representative trying to improve the lot of Bexley residents.
Reporting dozens of potholes
as he did last year is arguably of some benefit to
his electors although going further and arguing that the borough’s road repair
grant should be reduced was not.
Common sense and logic is a little beyond the Labour grasp but what possible good can it do to make a speech in Parliament aimed solely at
proving that Bexley Council lies constantly? It’s petty-minded stuff. OK
within these pages perhaps but not in the HoC.
Daniel Francis was a Councillor here quite long enough to know the truth of that as
will anyone who has read Bonkers over the past 16 years. Bonkers was created because
Bexley Council lied and I naively believed that it must be a one off.
The recent Conservative group claim that Bexley has the seventh best roads in the country was of
course the most extraordinary bunkum. Authorities had been rated Red, Amber or Green on four criteria. There was no published league table and even on the most
rudimentary examination one could see that 15 boroughs scored more Green ratings than Bexley.
Where the hell did seventh come from? Daniel Francis obtained Ministerial assurance that Bexley Conservatives lied
and is presumably very pleased with himself to have confirmation of what was
said here last month is correct.
Is calling out Bexley Council’s lies in Parliament the pinnacle of the MP’s achievements?
I fear it may be.
I have the uncomfortable feeling that Council lying is on an upward trend since David
Leaf took over the Leadership. I hope I am wrong.
For the record Bonkers has never been able to report a lie by a Labour
Councillor. Some of their supporters are the most abominable dregs of humanity
but Stefano Borella and his immediate gang has always appeared to be as clean as the
proverbial whistle. Where did that silly saying come from?
Watch the full video clip here.