Banner
any day today rss X

News and Comment March 2020

Index: 2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024

19 March (Part 2) - Councillor Complacent is on the case

Hot deskingWhile I was more than a little annoyed that an East Ham based care agency had not had the foresight to draw up plans to combat the Corona Virus emergency and still hasn’t seen fit to tell me what their belated arrangements might be, Bexley Council employees are similarly upset that the Chief Executive has still not taken urgent action over hot desking.

Another message from someone with Council connections told me that the dangers of hot desking are well known and more cautious and perhaps more competent management took appropriate action some weeks ago.

Google soon confirmed that he/she was right.


In response to your story of hot desks, many places in the City of London banned this practice weeks ago to stop the spread of the virus. Many stories online about Corona and hot desks.

Is Bexley complacent? Yes.There wasn’t a case in Bexley until the end of last week. Now there are nearly double figures.

Such a rise anywhere else would see drastic measures. Bexley has acted. No events in libraries but they remain open and whilst Councillor O’Neill has tweeted about VE Day street parties, the Council website merely says they are not encouraging them but they are not banned.

So has Bexley found its own COVID-19 cure? And to top it off the bins are not being emptied. Serco are on strike. But you can take your own rubbish to the amenity site. They have longer opening hours.


Note: It was announced this morning that the Serco bin strike has been called off.

 

Return to the top of this page
Bonkers is a cookie free zone. Not a single one