tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post2179654115934958815..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: An Enemy of the People: or - Barnet's Tory councillors finally lose the plotMrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-87720735178042777442017-11-06T12:42:47.535+00:002017-11-06T12:42:47.535+00:00Dear Mrs Angry
Whilst it is very nice to be on th...Dear Mrs Angry<br /><br />Whilst it is very nice to be on the receiving end of one of your rarely granted compliments, I am not the father of all Barnet bloggers. That honour, as you well know, belongs to the late and much lamented Daniel Hope.<br /><br />When the BBC sold the Hippodrome, I seem to recall they cited the cost of maintain the building as one of the reasons. This was not unreasonable given its listed status. It is very sad that the building can no longer function as an old fashioned Hippodrome, but many municipal theatres are struggling these days and I suspect it would be too costly to run purely as an entertainment centre.<br /><br />So taking that into account, it makes perfect sense for the building to now be used as a community centre, provided, of course, that the new owners are prepared to spend whatever is required to restore the building and ensure it is safe for public use – apparently there was a problem in this regard under its previous ownership. <br /><br />I do not believe that the objectors speak for the majority. What they seem to have overlooked was that the Hippodrome was sold at a public auction. If they felt that strongly about the issue, they should have bought it themselves.Don't Call Me Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13602899129846028170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-50920536867980588472017-11-04T09:51:43.026+00:002017-11-04T09:51:43.026+00:00You are absolutely right, David: they are incapabl...You are absolutely right, David: they are incapable of debate, or independent thought, hence the shameful failure of those members who should know better to at least abstain from approving a motion with such an inherently offensive associations.<br /><br />And failing to censure a remark suggesting a councillor from an ethnic minority dose not understand English is simply unacceptable.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-2212592361805887462017-11-03T20:06:27.351+00:002017-11-03T20:06:27.351+00:00Thank you very much for this well researched and d...Thank you very much for this well researched and detailed report on Barnet Council. <br /><br />It is to be hoped that it finds its way to many more Barnet people so they can find out what nonsense the majority group on Barnet get up to. They have nothing to say worthwhile and resort to abuse and ignorant jibes .These are people who cannot debate.There sole reason d'être seems to be keep taxes to the minimum and play their part in ensuring the decline in public standards in local government carries on unchallenged. David Beerenoreply@blogger.com