tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post102589335536833706..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: Those people: a gesture, a gimmick - and a car crash appearance for Barnet's Tory leader on the Sunday Politics ShowMrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-73480632512145271902014-01-29T15:44:33.601+00:002014-01-29T15:44:33.601+00:00Exactly so. Barnet Council meetings would be entir...Exactly so. Barnet Council meetings would be entirely silent were it not for the use of language which is meant not for the purpose of communication but rather to obscure the underlying villainy of what they are up to.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-50529620961002704942014-01-29T11:26:10.616+00:002014-01-29T11:26:10.616+00:00Well they do say that transparency and plain Engli...Well they do say that transparency and plain English are the best policy don't they. It seems a good rule of thumb that the more jargon someone spouts the closer you examine what they sayKate Unsworthhttp://www.cosmedics.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-31877291093902976292014-01-28T19:19:35.762+00:002014-01-28T19:19:35.762+00:00That is a very good idea, Anonymous. This council ...That is a very good idea, Anonymous. This council specialises in a particularly shameless form of double-speak in its ghastly, tortuous One Barnet jargon. Or what is defined, in Mrs Angry's Dictionary, as 'bare-faced lies' and 'grotesque liberties with the English language'. <br /><br />I like the recent adoption of 'change programme' for the £1 billion privatisation, for example. Or 'upfront capital investment' for - money meant to come from private partner, but demanded from local taxpayers, and disguised as a fee'.<br /> Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-12532852751988198332014-01-28T18:10:55.392+00:002014-01-28T18:10:55.392+00:00Perhaps for scheme or policy names which are clear...Perhaps for scheme or policy names which are clearly inaccurate and/or misleading, then it's time to at least give the Advertising Standards Authority a whirl. If nothing else it may give 2nd thought to abject falsehoods, clear deceit and you never know you could actually set a precedent. They do cover an awful lot of areas and let's face it Councils do advertise. See http://www.asa.org.uk/Consumers/What-we-cover.aspx<br /><br /> <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-6067842393029694232014-01-27T21:38:02.886+00:002014-01-27T21:38:02.886+00:00Yes: the choice of name for the 'Fairer' c...Yes: the choice of name for the 'Fairer' contributions policy was taken from the same One Barnet dictionary as Your 'Choice' Barnet, I believe.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-39681028146354818042014-01-27T18:57:26.409+00:002014-01-27T18:57:26.409+00:00Janet Leifer was referring to the changes brought ...Janet Leifer was referring to the changes brought in to charges under the "Fairer Contributions Policy". The new method of financial assessment, introduced 2 or 3 years ago I think, meant that, whereas before 33% of older/ disabled people made a financial contribution to their care, overnight that rose to 60%. Of that 60%, 40% now paid all their own care costs.<br />Jaybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837834833034746377noreply@blogger.com