Excellent housing campaign result in Haringey
Labour Haringey failed to build any new council homes for 25 years. But now Liberal Democrat work is changing that… … Read the full post »
Haringey
Read my posts about the London Borough of Haringey in north London, where I used to live.
Road works sign dumped in flowerbed – but Haringey Council says can’t remove it for “health and safety” reasons
Ah, Haringey Council. The fourth most complained about council in the whole country. … Read the full post »
Two Haringey councillors face court action over non-payment of Council Tax
Haringey Council refuses to name the councillors who have failed to pay Council Tax. … Read the full post »
Haringey does it again
A genius bureaucratic answer from Haringey Council this week. Genius because it is superficially so reasonable yet, when you apply one tiny morsel of knowledge, impressively eccentric. I have been chasing up why it had taken Haringey Council the best part of a year to fix a damaged road sign which I had reported. Part … Read the full post »
Labour’s Head of Press embroiled in allegations over rigged candidate selections
Haringey Labour doesn’t seem to be having a good run-in with democracy this year. … Read the full post »
VIDEO: Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone visits local Hornsey businesses
Liberal Democrats are working with small businesses to create jobs and strengthen the economy as Lynne Featherstone demonstrates. … Read the full post »
Once again, Haringey Council shows how not to do it
Welcome to the Leaning Tower of Stroud Green, one of a clutch of wayway road signs just off Stroud Green Road. … Read the full post »
Muswell Hill great-grandfather ‘dumbfounded’ by six-year-old tax bill from Haringey Council
“Anybody that pays two weeks late should get a reminder, not six years later. Why have they left it so long to do something about it?” … Read the full post »
Ringing Haringey Council? There’s more than a 1 in 3 chance your call won’t be answered.
Perhaps when ringing your local council you hope for your call to be answered quickly, handled well and the appropriate action to follow swiftly and effectively? … Read the full post »
Would-be Labour candidate attacks Unite’s “autocratic monopoly” and role in Lewisham and Haringey selections
Last night a would-be Labour Parliamentary candidate, who contested the Hornsey & Wood Green selection, hit out on Twitter at the “autocratic monopoly” produced by Unite’s influence on selections. Mandy Richards singled out selections in Hornsey & Wood Green and Lewisham, arguing that they have not been getting the media attention they deserve and that … Read the full post »