Wednesday, 25 November 2009

Mike Freer quits as Barnet Council Leader

Mike Freer has announced he's resigned as the Leader of Barnet Council. Lets have a little look at his achievements :-

High Points :-

Staging a Palace Coup to unseat Election winning Former Leader Brian Salinger shortly after the last election.
Flying to the USA at the Taxpayers expense to attend a BT Vital Vision course.
Grooming Leo Bolland for a Fat Cat job under Boris Johnson
Getting the Conservative Party nomination for Finchley and Golders Green
Making Barnet a Four Star Council
Getting lots of lovely allowances such as a £3,000 responsibility allowance for looking after the Borough's cash as Cabinet member for resources

Low Points :-
Losing £27.4 Million in Icelandic Banks as head of Resources
Overspending £11 Million on Aerodrome Road
Spending over £2 Million on consultants reports into Future Shape, with no savings at all delivered
Alienating the populace of Barnet by abolishing Sheltered Housing Wardens
Giving Brian Coleman a £10,000 indemnity from the public purse to lose a Standards battle
Wasting £1.4 Million on obsolete laptops, many of which are still in storage
Taking Barnet back from 4 Star to a 3 Star council

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