Tonight Councillor Maureen Braun's planning committee is again discussing the Brent Cross redevelopment. This hugely unpopular scheme is yet again under the spotlight and the BBC have threatened to turn up to interview protestors outside the meeting.
What's this all got to do with Lynne Hillan and her troughing? Well sadly quite a lot. Hillans leadership has created a climate where no one trusts our local politicians and everyone believes they are on the take. When Maureen Braun and her chums discuss the proposal, no one actually believes that they give a monkeys about the local residents. This sour bunch voted themselves huge rises, whilst urging everyone else to show restraint. Have the developers and our local councillors got, shall we say, a "too cosy relationship"? Who knows, ,but given how they've shown where their priorities lie, how can anyone trust them?
You may recall Lynne Hillan spoke up at a previous planning meeting for the scheme, something leaders don't usually do. Sadly Lynne is the last person to sell a scheme as in the interests of the Barnet public. She is damaged goods
I find it quite appalling in the Hendon Times to see that the Tory councillor is calling the allowance rises a "redistribution" of wealth.
ReplyDeleteThey don't seem to understand the anger that is being felt amongst the ordinary people of Barnet. When the cuts start happening in earnest over the next 12 months then these allowances will shine out like a beacon of greed not just in Barnet but the whole UK.
Amateur politics by so called professional politicians.