Shocking that the circumstances around now former Cllr John Friary’s sacking on Wednesday as a cabinet member for Southwark Council and resignation on Thursday have been revealed as suggestions of grooming a child for sex. But he was, perhaps still is, a school governor and volunteers at an after school club. I hope it’s all a horrible mistake but I can’t imagine the Police not thinking their absolutely sure. Appalling.

Added to newly elected in May Labour Cllr Keadean Rhoden convicted of her second housing benefit fraud and forced to serve 200 hours community service.

Added to newly elected in May Labour Cllr Stephen Govier who has been suspended from the national Labour party under very mysterious circumstances. (Now clear it was for shooting someone in the head in California and his parole appears to have ended June 2005 within 5 years of his election in May 2010 which if he’d committed the offence in the UK, Channel Island or IoM would have exempted him from standing. technically he’s ok legally but morally clearly not and should never have been allowed to stand by Labour).

Added to Cllr Abdul Mohammed never correctly completing a Declarations of Interests form – and I’ve looked back to 2007 as far as record go back – which allows people to see if a councillor would benefit from any of the decision they’re involved with.

Could something fundamentally be wrong with Southwark Labour party?

To lose one Labour Councillor may be regarded as a misfortune for them, but to lose three looks like more than carelessness….It looks like complacency of the worst kind.