A citizen of London Borough Barnet trying to get the council to be more transparent and accountable. Concerned that One Barnet outsourcing is a risky strategy.
Joined February 2011
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Apr 19
Yesterday I received my first local election leaflet (Reform) yet there's less than 3 wks to the vote. Not sure how people are expected to vote if they don't know the candidates or their agendas. Come on E. Barnet candidates, let's hear your plans. Found this list on LBB website.
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Mr Reasonable retweeted
We know about Dan Thomas record in Barnet š
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Mar 18
Just seen the salaries of the top Barnet Council employees, with 62 paid more than Ā£100k. All details here - open.barnet.gov.uk/dataset/lā¦
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Mr Reasonable retweeted
After 13 years of Capita in Barnet, Cabinet Committee meets on 24 February to decide the future of Revenues & Benefits.
This is the moment to bring it back in-house.
#BarnetCouncil #EndOfAnEra
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Bad enough that the former Tory council shut the Church Farmhouse Museum & auctioned off the collection. Now we believe the building is being sold - and so are the grounds, on the quiet, by a Labour council. Truly shocking. Object quickly if you agree, via email.
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3 Nov 2025
Developer of the High Barnet station car park has reopened consultation after a few minor tweaks but watch out as there are quite a few supporting comments which seem to be coming via justbuildhomes.co.uk with very similar generic/weird comments from people outside the area.
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3 Nov 2025
New Govt report about datacentres bit.ly/495tG9j They consume c.2.5% of UKās electricity & expected to rise 4-fold by 2030. Thames Water supplied 9.95 billion ltrs to 140 datacentres. Should new datacentres be built outside London closer to energy & water supplies?
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15 Oct 2025
If you live in New Barnet, do try and get round to the Berkeley Homes consultation on the gasometer site. Hosted in the East Barnet Bowls Club in Victoria Rec. going on till 7.30pm this evening. 80, 2& 3 storey houses, 1.2 parking spaces per home. Affordable % still not decided.
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Mr Reasonable retweeted
Barnetās Council Tax collection is Ā£3m below London average under outsourcing.
Most London boroughs insource Revenues & Benefits successfully.
Why not Barnet?
š£ Insourcing now! #BringingServicesHome
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@ShowsPromise @barnet_rebel @BarnetForum @Barneteye @_MrMustard @HaringeyBarnetU @BrokenBarnet @ReasonableNB
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14 Aug 2025
NEW: The latest on the development proposals for High Barnet station barnetsociety.org.uk/race-isā¦
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12 Aug 2025
Yet another example of overheating in new build flats. I just hope Barnet planners start realising what a massive problem this is and get much tougher with developers who seem to prioritise maximum numbers and minimal cost over liveability. theguardian.com/australia-neā¦
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14 Jul 2025
There was a chance here to promote something that builds a sense of community, and local pride, that challenges the isolation of a virtual world in favour of sport and engagement, not build more soulless, ugly, unaffordable housing. They blew it.
14 Jul 2025
So Barnet threw out the Barnet FC plans, and with it nailed another coffin in the chances of Labour retaining the seat, and possibly wards in the next local elections. Who were they trying to impress? Tories who won't vote for them anyway? How was the plan not good for 'growth'?
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14 Jul 2025
Remember this, when the next unaffordable housing development on greenbelt land is recommended, and they moan about NIMBYs worried about bats etc.
14 Jul 2025
Council officers have raised concerns about the unknown impact that development might have on otters. The site in question is a playing field in London, miles from any rivers.
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5 Jul 2025
Unacceptable. Appeal to the ICO. To withhold the report in its entirety simply compounds the suspicion that something untoward has happened. Publish even if there are limited redactions. If procedure was not followed that needs to be disclosed to avoid it happening in the future
5 Jul 2025
Bristol City Council holds the information you requested.. we are withholding that information
whatdotheyknow.com/request/sā¦
The qualified personās opinion must be a āreasonableā opinion.. the qualified person is the Director of Legal & Democratic Services, Tim OāGara
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9 Apr 2025
The waiting list for 3 bedroom social housing in Barnet is 15.1 years. @BarnetCouncil when you are looking at new housing developments push developers a lot harder for more, larger social homes instead of letting them build lots of 1 bed flats. theguardian.com/society/2025ā¦
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Mr Reasonable retweeted
24 Feb 2025
Labourās 1.5m homes will be dominated by private equity firms charging huge rents.
Profiteering, high debt, substandard service, tax dodges are private equity norm.
Let councils, not-for-profits build homes.
Don't deregulate. Build homes, not slums.
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24 Feb 2025
Just been to High Barnet station housing consultation - hugely depressing. 10 storeys, 36% single aspect flats, minimum space standards, no 4 bed units and only 19% 3 bed units, woodland "playspace" in tiny triangle of land between the road & railway line.
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24 Feb 2025
Dear @ofwat thanks (not) for allowing my water company to increase my bill by Ā£272 from April given they have historically paid out Ā£billions to their shareholders in dividends. Allowing a monopoly to squeeze ordinary people to this extent suggests you have lost the plot.
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Mr Reasonable retweeted
500 days since the #BarnetUNISON mental health social workers dispute first began. 81 days of strike action.
Shame on @BarnetCouncil
#UnsafeWorkplace #DoTheRightThing
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10 Jan 2025
It's been a while but the financial crisis in Barnet has tempted me back to blogging - how the foundations of the current mess were laid 15 years ago and how the shortfall has grown to Ā£41m a year. reasonablenewbarnet.blogspotā¦
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