Recently, the “tramp phosphorus” botherers were spotted on site doing their annual monitoring rounds of boreholes. This has been ongoing for some years but the reasons and rationale are not what they seem for the public point of view. The white phosphorus in this lake is not going to go away, long after any generations of anyone living today have also snuffed it. Bury it, pretend it isn’t there, but it is.
Environmental consultancies are about producing results, and not recording them for their clients. We have yet to see the “Rhodia” end game for this site, and yet ERM dutifully come back as the guardian’s that were never there when wildlife was being poisoned by their pay masters. Where the fuck were the checks and balances then?
More interestingly, it appears that whoever is in charge of this site now has decided to up the notices, and more interestingly, tweak some of the wording.
So the covered hoarding which has largely faded into memory next to the canal has a new buddy with other stick on signs stuck over that.
For the record, here is what that sign actually said when it was in more pristine condition.
They accepted “no responsibility” and yet the new signs have the bolt on
“except where caused by the negligence of the company.”
I wonder what that is all about?
Old sign still there- you have 15 seconds to comply
But gone are the old dialling code numbers that got you through to the lobby at Trinity Street. 01303 number is a Folkestone Kent number FFS! Enter “Robowatch”.
So this site is now being “monitored” by AI from miles away down South.
According to their website, this outfit states
“We also offer security surveillance solutions for large construction sites, vacant properties, commercial buildings, and solar farms, providing top-rated site security surveillance services across diverse environments. Our 24/7 site security surveillance systems give you peace of mind, knowing that your property is under constant protection.”
I’m not sure what “protection” rattlechain lagoon needs, though maybe the public needs protection from the arseholes that dumped dangerous toxic waste into their to start with.
As for the 1987 film inspired name of this company, I am not sure the site operators ever complied with the three primary directives.
Serve the public trust
You cannot trust any version of this company from Albright and Wilson to Rhodia- the same jokers at the helm and the same liars.
Protect the innocent
They poisoned their own staff, and poisoned birds on this lake.
Uphold the law.
Broke it multiple times for site breaches and failures at their own site under The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
Of course Directive 4 means that “robowatch” will never act against its paymaster controller or allow them to be blamed by “except where caused by the negligence of the company.”
You can see what you want to be seen with cctv, and you can also turn a blind eye when it suits you. 😉
