Everyone is sitting up and taking note of Mike's innovative leadership in London. Ken Livingstone was talking about Mike on his show on LBC 97.3 this morning. The Guardian had not 1, not 2 but 3 articles about Barnet this week.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/27/barnet-council-conservative-party
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/27/tory-borough-barnet-budget-airline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/27/conservative-barnet-borough-council-leaders
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/27/barnet-council-conservative-party
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/aug/27/tory-borough-barnet-budget-airline
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/aug/27/conservative-barnet-borough-council-leaders
The truth is that the left is scared to death of Mike. They know his policies will save a fortune and will see substantial reductions in Council taxes. Once Mike has proven that the ideas work in Barnet, Conservative Councils up and down the country will follow the lead Mike has given. This will result in a sea change in the way councils are run and may well see the end of Socialism at Council level.
It won't surprise me at all if Mike Freer becomes the second Conservative prime minister from Finchley.
