31 December (Part 1) - The clown who frightens children
The secretive cabinet member Philip Read is at it again, Twittering brainlessly that is.
Another reader sent me a screenshot of his 29th December effort but Read has added a
hashtag which allows me to view it despite being blocked by the imbecile.
He says the Labour councillors haven’t been able to justify their criticism
of his dubious services. Do they really have to when the signs of failure are on
display for all to see?
OFSTED has rated Bexley’s services ‘Inadequate’
and ‘Needs Improvement’
and as recently as last September the Department for Communities and Local Government issued Bexley with an
Improvement Notice.
London councils publish a comparative list of performance tables.
Bexley is
bottom or close to bottom in practically all the child protection measures. No
senior heads have rolled and Bexley’s reputation has spread so wide that they
now have to travel to Dublin to try to recruit staff.
If
that is not enough proof of total failure in Read’s department try reading how
Rhys Lawrie and
Ndingeko Kunene died under Bexley’s uncaring noses.
I have kept in touch with
the
lady who lost her child to Bexley’s over-reaction to their history of
failure. She had an abusive partner who indulged in practices which are about to become a specific crime.
When it was reported to Bexley police they weren’t interested but nevertheless reported
the situation to Bexley’s rotten council. The council failed to provide any support due
to lack of staff; instead they took the child away. All of that is well documented. What
isn’t is the mother’s contention that Bexley council officers lied in court to support
their application. Having seen the names of those involved and being only too familiar
with Bexley’s inclination to lie at every opportunity, the mother’s story is the more plausible.
The only help she is getting comes from Labour councillors. Read and his merry
band of incompetents are content to see lives ruined while spouting nonsense on
Twitter - but it’s Philip Read, you really shouldn’t expect anything more intelligent.