Barnet residents and unions defend public services against Lynne Hillan

Sunday 11 April 2010

Barnet residents and unions defend public services against Lynne Hillan

I'm getting my own pix developed (!) but can direct you to Barnet Unison website for a pic from the Defend Public Services march yesterday.

Barnet (and other) sheltered housing residents, deservedly, got quite a bit of attention from the press.

Meanwhile, Barnet council leader Lynne Hillan has been getting attention of her own, appearing this morning on BBC1's "Politics Show" and failing to make a convincing case for easyCouncil.

One of Barnet's new bloggers, the Barnet Bugle, has a snatch of the programme here.

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"This model has a sound theoretical basis... [sic] However it is unproven at this scale." Future Shape cabinet report, 3 December 2008

"Nobody has said this is going to be easy, it's a work in progress, some of it will never see the light of day." Barnet council leader Mike Freer, 16 November 2009

"I do not believe Soviet bureaucratic initiatives like One Public Sector, Labour’s Total Place (and Barnet’s Future Shape / Easy Council) ideas are... the way forward." Barnet councillor Mark Shooter, 4 September 2010

“There are... many examples of long-term partnerships where the commitment and enthusiasm of the provider has waned over the duration of the contract. Major... organisations will generally resource extensively during the first year, or two, of a new contract but this level of resourcing diminishes as the contract moves to a more stable business as usual position.” One Barnet Procurement Principles, 1 March 2011

"...there can be little confidence that Barnet has the capability, and perhaps more worryingly the culture, necessary to meet the challenge posed by the letting and management of contracts that, under the One Barnet plan, will be far bigger than anything the Council has previously dealt with." 'London Borough of Barnet: Procurement and Contract Management', Association for Public Service Excellence, March 2012

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Sunday 11 April 2010