15 February - Craske at it again
Last November councillor Peter Craske prevaricated at a council meeting to avoid
answering a question from a member of the public. To round it off he denied the existence of a
£4m. contract with the transport consultants Parsons Brinckerhoff
and made personal comments about the questioner that gave me the impression they
could only be designed to belittle him. A complaint about his behaviour was
pre-judged by our arrogant Mayor
before the Standards Board had a chance to meet so they were almost compelled to
support lies. After that judgment the minutes of the November meeting were
published and exposed Craske’s untruthfulness. He said that there was “a
correlation” between his unnecessary remarks and the question but the minutes
proved that to be untrue so the complaint went back
to the council’s Standards Board under the appeals procedure.
Craske has had to make up a new story. As I rather thought would be the case
he has been let off lying about there being no £4m. contract because it isn’t
exactly £4m. It is going to work out at £3,999,999 or some similar as yet
unknown figure. His attempt to belittle the questioner is also said to be in
order because what he said was factually correct. The questioner once stood as
an independent in a council election and came bottom of the poll. True, but it had no
relevance to the matter in hand. Craske’s previous excuse was the “correlation”,
now, discredited by the minutes, his excuse at appeal is entirely different. He wanted “to
illustrate, by way of contrast, that in their respective wards the electorate had selected him
and not Mr. Bryant to represent them”. So it would seem that anyone not elected is not a fit
person to ask legitimate questions in Craske’s corrupt little world and
fair game for abuse if he sees fit. Every time he opens his mouth he proves himself a bigger cretin.
Personally speaking I couldn’t care less what excuse the Standards Board comes
up with, I have become immune in some ways to Bexley council’s corruption and
dishonesty. The fact they’ve had to champion a totally different excuse for
Craske’s behaviour after their first was discredited is just more evidence of
their corruption and grist for my mill. The councillors responsible for this cover up are
John Fuller (Lesnes Abbey) and
Nick O’ Hare (Blendon &
Penhill). Both more interested in protecting themselves than their electors.
My understanding is that the Standards Board for England has already been consulted on this
case and has recommended the Council Ombudsman be involved too.