Let's not mince any words. I am thoroughly sick of the way the cossetted councillors of the London Borough of Barnet hang impotently around the council chamber, pocketing huge allowances and doing nothing at all for the people of Barnet. Let me a few examples of this
Parking charges. They ALL know that these are killing the High Street, which is the heart of the community. Which of them have done anything to help. Even the Leader says "he can do nothing".
One Barnet. They know that the business case is a complete joke. No one has come forward to defend it. No one knows who the project sponsor is. We even had one Tory councillor telling a resident at the weekend that he didn't understand it and voted for it because he was told to. An opposition councillor told me that the report I leaked was shown to them for 10 minutes. They were not allowed to take a copy and weren't allowed enough time to read it properly, consider it or debate it. They are paid to scrutinise such things, yet are "not allowed to".
Overdevelopment. Councillors know that there are too many rabbit hutch flats going up all over Barnet. Which of them say a dickiebird to oppose it. One Tory Councillor told a resident at the weekend that he was "relieved Boris had canned the Brent Cross scheme". He voted for it.
Sell off of Church Farmhouse Museum for redevelopment. Another Councillor told a resident that he was "sickened" by this proposal. He has said nothing publicly about the proposal. (Note : I emailed every single councillor about this. Only Susette Palmer bothered to reply. She sent an email to council officials demanding to be informed of progress - an example to all).
Cabinet allowance rise. All of the Tory group, apart from Kate Salinger, voted for this, even though most knew it was morally wrong in the current climate.They ostracised her for her stand
Even the most lowly councillor gets thousands of pounds in allowances, for merely attending two council meetings a year. They have to do nothing else to get the cash. We elect them to represent us. Is it too much to ask them to grow some balls and represent us properly. This isn't party political. It is aimed at just about all of them (with a shamefully few honourable exceptions). DO YOUR JOB, REPRESENT THE PEOPLE PROPERLY.
Barnet is not alone. Barnet cannot be alone. ALL known "elected councils" across England are made up [note that phrase] of "councillors" NOT doing the things they were elected to do. We have a very serious crisis in Society. The evidence of "elected councillors pocketing huge sums in allowances" cannot be expected to do anything that may change that arrangement.
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That arrangement is institutionalised, mass bribery and corruption and thereby the sinking of what used to be called "local democratic say".
BRICK LANE NEWS posting this on your blog at
0515 Hrs GMT Wednesday 25 January 2012
Barnet is not alone. Barnet cannot be alone. ALL known "elected councils" across England are made up [note that phrase] of "councillors" NOT doing the things they were elected to do. We have a very serious crisis in Society. The evidence IS OVERWHELMING across all of England of "elected councillors pocketing huge sums in allowances" being expected to play it VERY SAFE which is to do nothing that will even slightly shake their applecart of "receipts" and perks. Such complicit councillors cannot be expected to do anything that may change that arrangement.
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That arrangement is institutionalised, mass bribery and corruption and thereby the sinking of what used to be called "local democratic say".
BRICK LANE NEWS posting this UPDATED, CORRRECTED comment on your blog at
0520 Hrs GMT Wednesday 25 January 2012
Is the illustwation a cwoss-section of Bwian Coleman's bwain?
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