Scrap Council privatisation, Lib Dems demand (Barnet Borough Liberal Democrats)

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Scrap Council privatisation, Lib Dems demand

September 13, 2011 11:02 PM

Cllr Jack Choen is damanding an end to Tory privatisation plans

Councillor Jack Cohen, Leader of Barnet Liberal Democrats, called for the scrapping of the One Barnet Programme at tonight's full Council Meeting. Cllr Cohen accused the Barnet Tories of "wasting millions of tax payer money chasing an illusion driven by dogma. There is not a shred of evidence that the Tory plans to outsource and privatise all of its main services will work." Cllr Cohen also condemned the Conservative Council Administration for its gung ho approach to employee /employer relations: "what is becoming clear to me is that there is a sustained and systematic attempt by some leading Tories to denigrate Council Employees to justify getting rid of them"

"Whatever you want to call it One Barnet or Easy Council it makes no difference, the outcome is going to be the same .The responsibility for providing important council services such as planning, highways adult social services parking and others will scattered to the four winds. The only ones who are going to benefit are the large multinationals who are greedily eyeing up the contracts"