Now that my DIY distraction is done bar some minor tidying up it is time
to return to the neglected BiB post box. ‘Concerned
of Watling Street’ continues to be pessimistic about Bexley’s financial
outlook - which he links to the senior staff exodus - by drawing attention
to the ever depleting Reserves. Down by another £16 million this year. I suspect his messages may be used again once I
get time to cover this week’s Cabinet meeting.
A high proportion of email contact is anonymous and I do find those that ask me to publicise contentious issues that they
are unwilling to stand by themselves a little cheeky, but in a different category are those that ask specific questions
and do not provide a reply address.
Typical is this one…
Subject: Felix Di Netimah
Message: Hi, Enjoy reading the page as and when I can. Any clues or information as to why Felix is now sitting as an
independent and no longer a Conservative Councillor?
How am I expected to answer that?
As it happens I do have an email from Independent Councillor di Netimah (Crayford) but
I was not the intended recipient so it would not be fair to quote it here, but I
did make a reference to it six months ago. I am not going to expand on what was said then.
Suffice to say, Felix joins a long line of Councillors who could not get on with the Leader.