The Barnet Council Tory Protection racket

I always thought that demanding money with menaces is illegal. It seems that it is fine if you are a member of the elite bunch, known as the Capone Gang Lynne Hillans Barnet Council. Last night, in spite of a Conservative minister advising restraint, the Barnet Cabinet steamrollered through massive rises in allowances. I couldn't really understand how the backbench Tories were brought into line. My phone has been ringing all day. Now I know. We all know. The only Tory to show any backbone was Kate Salinger. She abstained as a matter of principle. What happened. She was ritually humiliated. She was stripped of all posts on committees in a public display of which Joseph Stalin would be proud. Councillor has been a Tory Councillor for many years, yet this counted as nothing as she was stripped of post after post and new lackeys nominated.

Now you may think "so what if she isn't on a few committees". Well the point is that Councillors get big allowances for being committee members. By taking this stand, Salinger has not only been humiliated, she's been financiallly penalised. Brian Coleman stated that this shows that the Barnet Tories have "good discipline". I disagree, I think it shows that they have indulged in extortion. We must ask ourselves about the Councillors who greedily grubbed to replace Salinger. They knew she'd taken  a principled stand. They saw it as an opportunity to earn big bucks.

Was the policy in the manifesto? Nope. Was it the policy of the new coalition government? Nope, the minister even criticised Barnet. It is just a despicable attempt by Leader Lynne Hillan and trougher in chief Brian Coleman to get their hands on our money.

As a result, there has been massive press interest and the coalition Government of David Cameron has been made to look stupid - Read these stories

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-10635391

http://www.thejc.com/blogpost/barnet-councillors-should-be-ashamed

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23856043-tory-councillors-vote-themselves-huge-hikes-in-pay-and-perks.do

You see the Barnet Tories don't care about the Barnet Taxpayer, we are cash cows with ripe udders. They don't care about their colleagues principles and they don't care about the Conservative Party. All they care about is lining their pockets. David Cameron must take a stand on this or lose all credibility