tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post5914404688966865570..comments2024-01-30T07:41:20.885+00:00Comments on Broken Barnet: Death and Taxes in Broken Barnet - another outsourcing opportunityMrs Angryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-723764312228021592011-09-27T09:23:31.766+01:002011-09-27T09:23:31.766+01:00I have five relatives interred there. The contrast...I have five relatives interred there. The contrast between this place and the town cemetery up in Durham where other family members are buried is acute: the grounds there are beautifully maintained, with great care and conscientiousness. The difference is that, despite the area being a not particularly affluent, former mining area, the local authority has always been a Labour one and supports the community, and does not see a burial place as a marketable commodity.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-34757543153059033022011-09-27T07:34:13.664+01:002011-09-27T07:34:13.664+01:00At my mother in laws funeral we had a film crew fi...At my mother in laws funeral we had a film crew filming on the other side of the chapel. A surreal experience that didn't exactly help. They've been on about this crap for years and it is sickeningRog Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08139705078907584931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-33431334159979202092011-09-26T22:21:58.748+01:002011-09-26T22:21:58.748+01:00Yes, Andy: there is something gruesomely symbolic ...Yes, Andy: there is something gruesomely symbolic about this particular marketing venture. No money to maintain the cemetery on behalf of grieving residents, but happy to mug them to pay for its make over to keep potential tendering companies interested. Just appalling.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371203489316363738.post-65124706548079146572011-09-26T21:45:44.175+01:002011-09-26T21:45:44.175+01:00Reading your post, it strikes me as having the sam...Reading your post, it strikes me as having the same impact as the revelations about Milly Dowler and the News of the World. People could laugh off actors and sports persons having their phone hacked just as few people really care about things like refuse collection being outsourced. You can't pass over hacking into the phone of a missing girl who was later found dead. Likewise, you can't making the outsourcing of cemeteries look anything other than the actions of a mercenary bunch of bastards. This is a place to grieve and remember, a place of rest and love and memories, not somewhere to be hawked out. <br /><br />I hope the local Barnet press cover this story in the way you have and start getting some local people active against the outsourcing plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com