3 January - Revenge and Retribution
Despair
I wonder sometimes if it is just me who is in despair about the state of this
country; an incompetent Government, a Marxist waiting in the wings and
corruption and injustice everywhere. How long before the situation explodes?
An email received yesterday summed up my own feelings pretty well.
I have no idea who if anyone I will vote for at the next general election,
UKIP and Liberal Dems have all but faded away, and not to be rude but in my
personal opinion I can’t vote for Labour with their current leader, but then
Conservatives are just trying to explode themselves. Ha ha, and I thought the
USA had a problem . I am very glad that I am the age I am because the thought of
the future fills me with concerns.
The lady reveals that she is exactly the same age as I am. Another email
received this morning carried a similar message.
The corruption in Bexley Council and the police which you have exposed is
staggering. Having come across institutionalised corruption once before (once
was enough for me) I can sympathise with any despair you may feel at the
sinister power these institutions exert. The double whammy of the problems with
the elderly relative from Newham and a dose of the flu would be enough to floor
anyone. Your blog would be greatly missed and I hope you feel up to continuing
the fight in 2018. Best wishes.
The 97 year old aunt is now with my sister in Hampshire. The hospital discharge
letter makes it pretty clear that the rapid deterioration in her mental state
was caused by her GP’s negligence and that will be another battle for the
future, but meanwhile she is not doing too badly except that she is worried
about who is looking after her mother (born 1892) while she is away from home.
Yes it is easy to despair about the institutionalised corruption and how totally useless individuals
like Cressida Dick are in charge of law and order. I feel sure that the Prime Minister must know
how unsuitable she is to hold the position of Commissioner but presumably doesn’t care.
In practice I doubt many people care which is why we have the sort of people
running Bexley that we have. The insults coming from Councillor John Davey’s
Twitter account this year are almost unbelievable. Is no one going to report him
to the Code of Conduct Committee?
Someone who does care said this…
You seem to have that fire back in your belly to talk about and expose all of
the wrong doing shenanigans going on not only within the borough of Bexley but
the wider hierarchy. More power to your elbow Malcolm.
What fire there is at the moment is probably just the remnants of a fever but I am coming around to the view that
my New Year's Resolution should be revenge. It’s not too late to make another is it?
Team Tory
A slightly more formal email came from a resident of Northumberland Heath who has
received a propaganda sheet from his local Conservative Association.
John Fuller and Ray Sams describe themselves as the New Conservative Action
Team, God Help Us!! Not sure what Christmas cheer they are full of, but to my mind, they are full of excrement.
Actually
that seems a bit harsh to me. When the Tories choose candidates for a local election they are careful not to
label them as such in case a skeleton crawls out of their cupboard and they have
to withdraw the candidacy. It would be embarrassing to withdraw a candidate
but a Team Member can slip away almost unnoticed.
In 2014 Teresa O'Neill was pictured with her three preferred candidates for East
Wickham ward. The one on the right is ‘Team Member’ Daniel Taylor who was withdrawn at the
very last moment.
When I met Councillor Fothergill in September 2016 she was very keen to tell me
that she had reported him to the police for three monetary thefts and thereby incurred
the wrath of Teresa O’Neill. She directly linked her actions to being unfairly
accused of a Code of Conduct offence.
Both John Fuller and Ray Sams are already Councillors in Bexley. Councillors in
Bexley fall into three main categories, Charlatans and ne’er do wells, more or
less OK and voting fodder who do nothing but collect their allowances and
dutifully raise their right hand when so commanded.
In John Fuller and Ray Sams you have one each of the latter two. You could do a
lot worse. Where is the Northumberland Numpty Councillor Philip Read running to?
Cross party support
Yesterday I was bemoaning the fact that I may have acquired some fair weather
friends as no Councillor had offered any support against the
unwarranted attack on news
reporting by Kent Police. Since then I have had two and the one that came from a
Conservative Councillor was especially welcome. Some practical advice too!