The Leader of Barnet Council, Richard Cornelius was on BBC London 94.9 with Eddie Nestor at 18:10 today. This was one of the best interviews of a politician I've heard for a long time.
Richard Cornelius revealed some very disturbing facts. The contract is over 800 pages long. According to the Leader of the Council it is "too much for one person to understand". That is bad enough, but he also admitted that councillors ony saw it yesterday for the first time and they are making a decision on the 6th December.
No one can now argue that this is anywhere enough time to scrutinise the contract properly. I would go as far as to say this amounts to negligence. If the process has not allowed enough time, then the job cannot have been done properly. If the job isn't being done properly, that can be nothing else.
Here is the audit trail of tweets. I will put a link up top the podcast when available.
3:13 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271572175327223809" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271572175327223809" data-name="Rog T" data-relevance-type="popular" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271572175327223809" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
10:27 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271681411977715713" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271681411977715713" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271681411977715713" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
Rog T @Barneteye
@BBCLondon949 Well done Eddie Nestor, a brilliant interview
In reply to BBC LONDON 94.9
Expand
10:27 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271681272328368128" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271681272328368128" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271681272328368128" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
2m
Rog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 Eddie Nestor "I will be asking you to come back, this is only the start of this"
Expand
10:26 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271681125733236736" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271681125733236736" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271681125733236736" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
3mRog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 "Outsourcing isn't something strange"
Expand
10:26 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680965728956416" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271680965728956416" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271680965728956416" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
3mRog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 "These people will be trained up about Barnet"
Expand
10:25 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680869192855552" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271680869192855552" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271680869192855552" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
4mRog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 "It's not like some contracts where no one can understand how we can save the money"
Expand
10:25 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680770467307520" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271680770467307520" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271680770467307520" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
4mRog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 "Thats for the contractor to save the money"
Expand
10:24 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680645955215362" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271680645955215362" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271680645955215362" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
5mRog T @Barneteye
Richard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 "Councillors first saw the contract last night"
Expand
3:13 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271572175327223809" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271572175327223809" data-name="Rog T" data-relevance-type="popular" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271572175327223809" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
7hRog T @Barneteye
Hello Capita Hello BT - A special message from the Barnet Eye to the One Barnet winners and losers -http://barneteye.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/hello-capita-hello-bt.html …
Retweeted 4 times
Expand
10:23 AM - 22 Nov 12
from Westminster, London
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680401171435521" data-is-reply-to="true" data-item-id="271680401171435521" data-mentions="Barneteye BBCLondon949" data-name="Cllr Kath McGuirk" data-screen-name="RedKaff" data-tweet-id="271680401171435521" data-user-id="193232010" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
6mCllr Kath McGuirk @RedKaff
@Barneteye @BBCLondon949 So kind of Richard not to do it himself
View conversation
10:22 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271680187714916352" data-is-reply-to="true" data-item-id="271680187714916352" data-mentions="Barneteye BBCLondon949" data-name="Mr Mustard" data-screen-name="_MrMustard" data-tweet-id="271680187714916352" data-user-id="260158164" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
6mMr Mustard @_MrMustard
@Barneteye @BBCLondon949 You can't but a voucher in a library at 9am as not yet open. CPZ started though.
View conversation
10:16 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271678631128989696" data-is-reply-to="true" data-item-id="271678631128989696" data-mentions="Barneteye BBCLondon949" data-name="Mr Mustard" data-screen-name="_MrMustard" data-tweet-id="271678631128989696" data-user-id="260158164" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
13mMr Mustard @_MrMustard
@Barneteye @BBCLondon949 In a £100m turnover business there shouldn't be any economies of scale left to get out. Captain Cooper's failure?
Favorited by Vicki Morris
View conversation
9:57 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271673742680264704" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271673742680264704" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271673742680264704" data-user-id="281245939" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
32mRog T @Barneteye
Dear Capita, welcome to day one of the media storm. As predicted@BBCLondon949 have picked up the story
Retweeted by Kate B
Expand
9:39 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271669177583030272" data-is-reply-to="true" data-item-id="271669177583030272" data-mentions="Barneteye BBCLondon949" data-name="La Bloggeuse" data-screen-name="LaBloggeuse" data-tweet-id="271669177583030272" data-user-id="58963163" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
50mLa Bloggeuse @LaBloggeuse
@Barneteye @BBCLondon949 Perhaps he should wait until he's had time to read and scrutinize the contract.
Retweeted by Reema Patel
View conversation
9:33 AM - 22 Nov 12
Details
' data-feedback-key="stream_status_271667609915772928" data-is-reply-to="" data-item-id="271667609915772928" data-mentions="BBCLondon949" data-name="Rog T" data-screen-name="Barneteye" data-tweet-id="271667609915772928" data-user-id="281245939" style="background-color: whitesmoke; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 232, 232); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; cursor: pointer; min-height: 51px; padding: 9px 12px; position: relative; zoom: 1;">
56mRog T @Barneteye
Ricard Cornelius on @BBCLondon949 at 18:10 talking about One Barnet. 020 7224 2000 if you have concerns
Retweeted by Mr Mustard and 1 other