Yet another victory for Barnet Eye and the blogs of Barnet

Warmest congratulations to the Barnet Eye's most avid reader. The Leader of Barnet Council has heeded the advice of our humble publication TWICE in one day. Maybe he's figured out that the thousands of people who read this blog every week aren't too impressed with some of the things he's been up to and he's decided to mend his ways !!!!!

First a couple of excited readers emailed me to tell me that Mike's technical team had renamed the offensively named file on his Finchley Conservative website to something a bit more acceptable. Now given that the picture has been on his website for months and it's unlikely that he changed it anytime recently to something so offensive, it can only mean that the Barnet Eye spoke and Mike has listened. Well done Mike (Click for Original story HERE). First chance his techies got, wham bang and a nice new name. Then I found that this was only the start on a feast day of victories for the Barnet Eye.

The Edgware Times reported that Mike has decided to freeze his own pay !!!! Now in THIS BLOG I raised the issue of Councillor Allowances, tipped off by Statler and Waldorf and assisted by Barnet Council Watch blogs (warm congratulations on this joyous day gentlemen have a sherry on me). Unlike some I'm not going to be cynical or criticise Mike Freer for following my advice. Mind you I will give him some more for free. He should tell his cabinet that they must forgo their allowances as well. There are 33 Tory Councillors, many of whom who would love a cabinet post, even at the old rate. If the current lot don't like it, name and shame them.

The cabinet reports that Mike's sacrifice has saved approx £5,000. This is not a huge sum, but it is enough to freeze all burial charges for infants for a year. How about it Mike? It would cost very little, help a few people in real distress and show that you care and listen.


Mike said in his Podcast last week that he doesn't listen to bloggers such as myself. Well it is as clear as a sunny spring morning that both of the things I've detailed above are inspired by the blogs of Barnet. If Mike continues to say he's not listening to us, then you know he's trying to feed you one of these. Lets hope he starts listening to the sensible advice, available for free here on a far more regular basis !