Barnett Council was supposed to be the vanguard council for the Tory approach to this... Based on the "Easyjet" approach the "Easycouncil" confidently predicted "Easycuts".
But, as in many cases when the arse of theory meets the guard dog of reality, reality bites back, leaving the theory and the theorist badly frayed and bitten...
Click on Barnet, the barking dog for details...
It's no surprise that Barnet Council has admitted that it is actually costing more to arrange the "easycuts" than they can save....
I have to say, "I could have told you so....". Anyone with any experience of cutting budgets, whether in the private or public sector, would know that it easy to plan and promise savings, but it's much more difficult to deliver...
