“ Follow a planning application from start to finish and play the part of someone who wants to a) know more about the plans b) object c) attend the open meetings where this is discussed.
And then wait for the feeling that you are being raped by your own council to set in and then realise all you can do is find some sort of acceptance.
Barnet council and capita just line each other's pockets and maintain their successful money making schemes at the expense of the entire community. ”