tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post1908311373056596963..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: The Highway to Hell: Tory councillor Dean Cohen, Brian Coleman, and another FOI response that Barnet tried to avoidMrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-52886181363052031942014-07-03T18:00:42.299+01:002014-07-03T18:00:42.299+01:00Indeed. Looks like there is a momentum for change,...Indeed. Looks like there is a momentum for change, so ... fingers crossed.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-8198020908969593652014-07-03T17:54:05.577+01:002014-07-03T17:54:05.577+01:00Well Done Mrs A . We Have Dark People turning Ligh...Well Done Mrs A . We Have Dark People turning Light to Dark ! Lets Hope there is change for all those innocent that Have Sufferd So Heinously !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-50634274998657452042014-07-03T16:53:22.503+01:002014-07-03T16:53:22.503+01:00Regarding the off topic comment from Anon regardin...Regarding the off topic comment from Anon regarding the Dickens dossier etc - yes, but not publishing as we must be careful not to prejudice any legal proceedings which I am sure we all hope will ensue.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-66539308439429474352014-07-02T18:47:07.298+01:002014-07-02T18:47:07.298+01:00I wonder how Anon would feel if the council became...I wonder how Anon would feel if the council became Labour-led and his/her area were starved of resources and Colindale flourished instead.<br /><br />I think I can guess ... don't do as I do, do as I say!Red Sonianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-12302639613759812282014-07-02T18:38:09.427+01:002014-07-02T18:38:09.427+01:00Well, I am sorry, Anonymous, but I do not agree th...Well, I am sorry, Anonymous, but I do not agree that your view is typical of most voters. I think most people expect fairness, and allocation of funding according to real need, not in response to the extent of influence and pressure that an individual may exert. They do not expect their elected representatives to reward political allegiance, power or affluence with favour, as the Tory group in Barnet so often do. <br /><br />Perhaps such an expectation is one of the differences that mark the distinction between people who tend to vote Tory, and those who support Labour. <br /><br />I am rather glad, if that is the case.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-7679129874984432132014-07-02T17:24:44.805+01:002014-07-02T17:24:44.805+01:00I guess I'll make what will be the least popul...I guess I'll make what will be the least popular point made on here for a long time and that would be that as a voter I expect the councillors I elect to do whatever they can to secure funding for the ward where I picked them. If I was a Conservative voter and saw that Colindale which is not a Conservative ward had received more funding than Hendon or Mill Hill then I'd seriously wonder why I had bothered to get a Conservative Council elected with my vote. If your councillors are in a position of power they should use that to get you the best deal, just as I expect in 2018 when Labour may take over the council for them to get the most spending for their areas because thats what people elected them to do. And even as someone who tends to be Conservative (not in every election but admittedly most) I wouldn't have any problems with Labour doing that because thats what their voters elected them to do and to suggest otherwise is ridiculous, people vote for people who will serve their or their communities best interests and thus have a responsibility to those voters and not those from a different section of the borough. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-32854882380136548902014-07-02T10:33:27.366+01:002014-07-02T10:33:27.366+01:00Oh dear: historical footnote for readers worrying ...Oh dear: historical footnote for readers worrying about my tags: Marie LLoyd songs - see http://www.songfacts.com/artist-marie_lloyd.php<br /><br />Could have sworn she sang Darn at the Old Bull and Bush, being a pub in GGreen/Hampstead, but it was Florrie Forde. Bush bush.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-76271554424307385902014-07-01T19:48:06.901+01:002014-07-01T19:48:06.901+01:00In general terms, something can well be a scam, Mr...In general terms, something can well be a scam, Mrs A, but still, Parliament willing, legal.<br /><br />Indeed, something can well be corrupt, Mrs A, but still, Parliament willing, legal.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-1101474227451738502014-07-01T11:22:34.292+01:002014-07-01T11:22:34.292+01:00Unfortunately you Are Correct . Can we say Barnet ...Unfortunately you Are Correct . Can we say Barnet Homes are a Local Housing Service ! Can we Even Say they Are Even Fit For purpose ! Can we even say that it has any Relevance to any of our Localy Born children ! If they can simply Remove 30 .000 from there waiting List , some who Have Been on it for yrs !! Maybe simply just closing the Service would be the cheaper option ! & Let appointed Agents Deal with what Little Housing there is ! After All Do we Really Need All that structure just To Say No !!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-19327002042844753052014-07-01T09:52:41.208+01:002014-07-01T09:52:41.208+01:00It's not a scam, Anon: perfectly legal. Whethe...It's not a scam, Anon: perfectly legal. Whether or not it is morally acceptable is another question. I think we all know the answer, too.<br /><br />There is now a London wide housing crisis that is seeing the poorest members of our society forced further and further away, or into rapidly worsening circumstances.<br /><br />Until there is a political will to protect the rights of such residents from the unmitigated impact of market forces on the rental market, such cases will become more and more prevalent.<br /><br />I don't think it likely that there is or will be any great desire within the Tory party to interfere with the profiteering of private landlords, or the encouragement of private developments, somehow.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-1994870841066538482014-07-01T09:31:35.780+01:002014-07-01T09:31:35.780+01:00Mrs A , I just glanced a Bit of the News yesterday...Mrs A , I just glanced a Bit of the News yesterday & Saw that yet Another Tory MP was caught up in what I can only see as a Legal Scam !! In Hackney !! Run Down council Estates , Buy them up cheap & Do them up a Bit , Whack up the Rent !! & get Rid of the Poor !! Oh it's so Easy withhold Badly Needed Money for Repairs until its to Late & then sell at knock Down price or Re-develop them !! Sound Familiar ! So wrong , one woman had Lived on the Estate for 60 yrs ! Ethnic cleansing !! Will it take something Like the Poll Tax Rising of the people to change this Awful policy of Housing costs !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-78097993278788886552014-06-30T21:16:18.576+01:002014-06-30T21:16:18.576+01:00Interesting How its All upside Down !! First of Al...Interesting How its All upside Down !! First of All , Burnt Oak , Colindale Etc !! The High Density Areas of the Borough Support the Likes of Totteridge & Hadley !! If you were to Drill Down into the Numbers !! The Money Recieved through council Tax , through Buisness Rates , through central Government Grant which is Allocated per Head !! The Amount taken from the Working Class Areas is Far more than the Leafy Lanes , Even More if you include income Tax ! NI , VAT etc , & Don't forget How the Torys Do Love to Avoid Paying Tax !!! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-22833814651170763652014-06-30T16:36:49.909+01:002014-06-30T16:36:49.909+01:00Anon 15.48: yes, I imagine there is some reason li...Anon 15.48: yes, I imagine there is some reason like that - it certainly will not be out of consideration for the residents of Burnt Oak.<br /><br />Anon 15:26 - indeed. The gentrification of Barnet is remorseless in scope.<br /><br />Red Sonia: I am keeping your comment to myself as you suggest some very good tactics which may be useful!Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-13106117980905269582014-06-30T15:26:21.923+01:002014-06-30T15:26:21.923+01:00"If some live in less advantaged areas, it mu...<i>"If some live in less advantaged areas, it must be their fault, according to the philosophy of our Tory councillors, and these people should not be rewarded by, or even expect, the same level of investment as those who who live in the nicer parts of the borough."</i><br /><br />If you are a poor houseowner on the Whitefields Estate at Brent Cross, your home will be demolished in order to expand Brent Cross shopping centre, and you can only afford a new home out of London.<br /><br />Job done!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-56260138991422964212014-06-30T15:18:11.096+01:002014-06-30T15:18:11.096+01:00I think I may be able to explain the apparent gene...I think I may be able to explain the apparent generosity for Burnt Oak - a Labour ward.<br /><br />The Edgware Road (aka Burnt Oak Broadway) forms a long boundary with Harrow Council. My understanding is that there is an agreement that any repairs on the Harrow side are done by them and those on the Barnet side are done by Barnet. I reckon that might explain things 'cos Burnt Oak streets are sure as hell not paved with gold. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com