Bolloxology in Barnet

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Thanks to this marvellous service, I now know that Barnet Council has set up a trading company to deliver adult services. The staff who will run the new LATC will be drawn from both the council and Barnet Homes, the organisation responsible for managing the borough’s social housing stock.

So what is the point of this? It's quite simple. It is to remove provision of these services from democratic oversight and to prepare the system for outsourcing and privatisation. Of course none of this is mentioned in the press release.  Councillor Sachin Rajput says :-

“This is about forging a new relationship with citizens by giving people greater control over the services they use.”

Of course there is no explanation of how removing democratic oversight and forming a private company achieves this. The reason? Because it's a load of bollocks.