Among the fewer-than-expected parliamentary gains for the Conservatives in London was Finchley and Golders Green which, as expected, tilted the tiny bit required away from Labour. Hence, the architect of the Barnet "easycouncil" is among the Commons newcomers. Top London Blogger Roger Tichborne, a fierce local critic of Freer, has found a silver lining:
The Tories would be mad to let Mike Freer near any finances given his record with Icelandic investments. They would be bonkers to let him near any projects which involve building anything, given the Aerodrome Road bridge fiasco. They would be insane to let him anywhere near anything to do with the environment, given Barnet's appalling record in the green belt. They would truly have a screw loose if they let him loose on anything which involved the law, given the Sheltered Housing court fiascos. They would however be extremely wise to put Mike Freer in charge of overhauling the Conservative party in relation to gay and lesbian issues.
Now read on.
