24 September - From bad to worse?
An email has been sent to Ms. Wenbourne at Bexley Council whose name appeared
as contact point on
the oh so brief Yellow Moneybox announcement. It asks where is the document that
justifies Cabinet Member Richard Diment’s poor decision and where are the seven traps placed?
Meanwhile this email turned up yesterday…
Hi Malcolm
There’s a new box junction in Bexley Village, at the entrance to the car park by
the railway bridge. There’s absolutely no need for it as there was never a
problem before.
Martin
Another reminded me that the Conservatives were elected in 2006 on a promise to get rid
of an unnecessary bus lane and that maybe there is scope for Labour
to reverse the trick.
A correspondent who does a lot of name dropping
but whose information appears to be just a little out of date takes a very
pessimistic view of the situation inside Gestapo HQ which suggests being in charge is
not a job that anyone would want. Let’s hope he is a pessimist.
Jacky Belton leaves. Nick Hollier leaves, a sad farewell to the Chief and her
[former] Monitoring Officer.
When are the other rats leaving the sinking ship? It’s an ominous time with the money running out. Maybe
a few more will be taking their golden goodbye. But what does that matter? It’s only your money.
Your children’s education is failing. (†) Your parents are still waiting for their carer and your children
have little hope of their own home. Maybe that is more to do with Sunak’s economy than BexleyCo.
Never mind, we have Paul Thorogood (Director of Finance) who is desperate to be Chief. So
maybe it’s not all bad news, at least until the Government send in a taskforce to run Bexley.
Are things really that bad? Richard Diment must have thought so when he decided that Bexley
residents should be fined as often as possible for merely trying to go about their usual business.
† Bexley claims the best OFSTED
record in London. As with most of their claims
the truth has been spun
and the OFSTED report refers to Children’s Services, not Education.
The names of the leavers are
not actually new.