Have you read the Barnet Conservative manifesto. Strangely there are several important words and phrases you won't find in there. These are phrases which have formed a key part of the Barnet Conservative agenda over the last few years. Click on the link at the bottom and try searching for these keynote policies.
EASYCOUNCIL
FUTURE SHAPE
SHELTERED HOUSING
WARDEN CUTS
ICELAND
ABOVE INFLATION COUNCIL TAX RISES
AERODROME ROAD
PRIVATISATION
POT HOLES
They don't mention that since the Tories took power Council Taxes have risen so high that they are now greater than the London Boroughs of Brent and Camden (both run by the Lib Dems). Barnet had lower Council taxes when the Tories took over in 2003.
They say they will prevent Property developers from building on Gardens. Why have they waited seven years to do it? They talk about protecting the green belt. They have been in power for seven years and not done anything to strengthen the green belt rules. They say they will retain the weekly collection of refuse, but it was their own suggestion to charge residents extra for collections as an example of Easycouncil. They say they will transform services so that they will focus on you the customer. If this was true, how come they ignored the 85% of customers who live in Sheltered Housing who said they wanted to retain their on site warden?
The Barnet Conservative manifesto is a fascinating document. I had wondered how they would address all of the issues which have affected the man on the street. Now we know, they are just going to pretend that none of it happened.
You can read this litany of shameless distortion here :-
http://www.conservativesintouch.com/uploaded/files/conservatives4barnet2006_com/2010Manifesto.pdf
All good points Rog, though the Tories have been mis-managing the place since 2002, not 2003.
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