tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post2810902428980120999..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Budget ScrutinyRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-45930469568412478592011-01-13T13:45:58.589+00:002011-01-13T13:45:58.589+00:00Perhaps you too, Mrs Angry, have noted that one of...Perhaps you too, Mrs Angry, have noted that one of those Barnet councillors has tried to avoid public accountability in his role of Chairman of the Fire & Emergency Planning Authority - a battle that he has (fortunately) lost.<br /><br />If he does not wish to be accountable to the public, then he has a clear option - resign and make room for somebody who will.Redbridge residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-24777504236743779422011-01-09T18:24:52.104+00:002011-01-09T18:24:52.104+00:00Indeed, Redbridge resident, I agree with you point...Indeed, Redbridge resident, I agree with you point entirely. Here in in Barnet, we have seen a particularly repugnant example of greed amongst our Tory councillors who recently tried to award themselves a sneaky round of enormous pay rises, shortly before bringing in savage cuts to services and handing out redundancy notices to staff.Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-67056719169481632692011-01-09T10:55:51.565+00:002011-01-09T10:55:51.565+00:00Corporate greed, Mrs Angry, is not confined to the...Corporate greed, Mrs Angry, is not confined to the banking sector. It was (?is) at the root of the parliamentary expenses scandal, and is not exactly absent from local government either.Redbridge residentnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-55797126391221009092011-01-08T20:09:27.174+00:002011-01-08T20:09:27.174+00:00...and a happy New Year to you too, of course, but......and a happy New Year to you too, of course, but don't think I am going to let you off the hook - you have neatly avoided the subject of the irresponsible speculative bankers who caused the collapse of the economy, and who seem about to be rewarded yet again with undeserved bonuses, whilst we pay for the bailing out of the banks whose downfall they caused ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-32022359780872080462011-01-08T09:49:09.883+00:002011-01-08T09:49:09.883+00:00Mrs A, your logic would be absolutely right, if in...Mrs A, your logic would be absolutely right, if in fact I had said what you are implying. The statement "For once, London fared better than many other parts of the country" does not mean we have gained on last year - because no part of the country has.<br /><br />However we are no longer getting the worst settlement in the country because we no longer have Labour "chucking money away" as you succinctly put it, on places Up North.<br /><br />And I will continue to remind everyone that it was Labour who created this mess with years of overspending and borrowing, not least because Ed Milliband seems to have forgotten his own party's record. You would think with all the photocopying he did for Gordon, he might actually have read some of the papers...<br /><br />Finally, Mrs A, can I wish you a Happy New Year without of course in any way endorsing or supporting your opinions and comments.Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-83219989658531161622011-01-07T15:15:32.684+00:002011-01-07T15:15:32.684+00:00Surely, Mr Evans, there is an innate contradiction...Surely, Mr Evans, there is an innate contradiction in your first paragraph? I know it is the Tory way to try and bury this inconvenient truth, but much of the economic crisis we are now facing was in fact brought about by catastrophic and notably unpunished speculative financial activity, here in the UK, and internationally. You dutifully refer to 'the parlous finacnial situation left by the outgoing Labour government', and then state that this year London's budget settlement will be better, in contrast to the three successive years under Labour. Can't have it both ways, Rog: either the Labour government was chucking money away, or it was acting prudently by setting the last three years settlement at the rate given. Which is it? Of course I am sure that the improved rate graciously slipped London's way by the new Coalition government has nothing whatsoever to do with preparing the way for the next London assembly elections, and concerns over the anti-Coalition feelings of an ungrateful electorate ...Mrs Angryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00586223909475832791noreply@blogger.com