There are a lot of items in the news today which I could comment on. An immigrant called Desmond Brooks has been arrested for one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder; a 12yo girl has been raped by two immigrant teenagers in Walthamstow; a church near to Marble Arch has put railings around its font to stop homeless immigrants from using it as a wash basin; more than six thousand households in Slough have people (possibly immigrants) living in sheds in their back gardens.
In 1937, Sir John Betjeman wrote: Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! I merely observe the fact.
Anyway, which news item to comment on? How about this one - a lawyer in Barnet has won a legal battle against his local council about the price of parking permits. What annoys me in particular about this matter is the fact that it is nowadays commonplace for local authorities across Britain to employ senior staff on hugely inflated salaries.
Presumably the decision by Barnet Council to hike the price of parking permits was taken at a high level, and presumably was cleared by at least one high ranking council officer. How much was that high ranking officer paid? Did that high ranking officer know that the council was acting illegally?
If councils are going to pay huge salaries, then maybe they should restrict those huge salaries to those officers who are actually competent. Maybe Barnet Council should reduce the salaries of its senior personnel with immediate effect.
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