Friday, 15 August 2008

14,000 Cheers For Mike Freer






Anonymous said...

Funding for the LDA doesn't come from the Council Tax or the GLA precept. Your judgement is so clouded by jealousy that you can't even get your facts right.

Don't Call Me Dave said...

So it's funded by the tooth fairy is it?

Anonymous said...

No, it comes from central government, however the entire basis of your rant is that the poor council tax payers of Barnet will be picking up the bill via their council tax. Why exactly shouldn't someone be renumerated for a position they have been appointed to?

Anonymous said...

Another useless money wasting quango. Trebles all round!

Anonymous said...

Anon says "No, it comes from central government"

So you think Central Gov just prints its own money? Every pound they spend has been taken from us one way or another! When grants are handed over to local authorities, it's our own money.

The question isn't about whether people should be remunerated for doing a good job, but whether the job should have been offered in the first place. There are far too many useless quangos and our money could be far better spent.

Don't Call Me Dave said...

Some people can’t see the woods for the trees. The fact remains that members of the LDA Board are appointed by the Mayor at his sole discretion. Even if this quango serves some useful purpose, its composition is entirely based on patronage. At the very least, given that such a large amount of public money is being spent, there should have been a proper recruitment process so that only those with the requisite skills and experience were appointed.

Rog T said...


It seems that that well respected local commentator "anonymous" is on again defending Mike Freer. No surprise there

Funny how Mr Anon is so conversant with the T&C's of the deal.

Who do they think they are kidding?

Don't Call Me Dave said...

I don’t mind Cllr Freer’s poodles posting their messages on here, but the fact they do so anonymously simply proves what a spineless bunch they are. Notice how they attack me rather than address the points I raise.