Haringey Council issues dress code for people watching Olympic Torch
Issuing a dress code for members of the public who turn up to see the Olympic Torch? That’s Labour-run Haringey Council for you. … Read the full post »
#WorstCouncil
Read about why under Labour’s control Haringey Council in north London so thoroughly deserved the name ‘worst council in Britain’.
Haringey councillor in charge of children services quits after damning report
Haringey’s children’s chief Lorna Reith has stepped down following the publication of a damning report into safeguarding. … Read the full post »
Yet another tragic failure to protect children by Haringey Council
Ten children in one family suffered “appalling” neglect and cruelty during seven years of abuse in the borough where Baby P was killed. … Read the full post »
Drain not cleared? Deploy the pointing local councillor!
Haringey Council failed to clear a drain for three months? Twice claimed to have cleared it but didn’t? … Read the full post »
It may have taken three months and the involvement of a council Chief Executive…
… but hooray, the pothole outside the astoundingly (and rightly) popular Vagabond cafe on Stroud Green Road (Haringey Council side) has now been fixed. … Read the full post »
Haringey Council lets down Highgate
Highgate, in North London, has a dilemma faced by many communities around the country. It is split down the middle by major organisational units, London Borough boundaries in its case. One side of the main shopping/eating street is in Haringey, the other side is in Camden and Islington is just down the hill. That is … Read the full post »
Camden, Haringey and Islington Councils in top 15 for complaints
From a written Parliamentary question: The Local Government Ombudsman’s data are about complaints relating to local authorities, the following table showing the 20 councils with the highest number of complaints in 2011. Birmingham City Council 257 Southwark London Borough 198 Lambeth London Borough 186 Leeds City Council 176 Cornwall Council 148 Kent County Council 143 … Read the full post »
Haringey Council ordered to stop funding political propaganda
A council magazine has been scolded by a spending watchdog for flogging “party political views” at the expense of taxpayers. … Read the full post »
Mother left 10 children starving and lice-ridden in same borough where Baby P and Victoria died
A mother has been jailed for the abuse of 10 children in her care in Haringey, the borough at the centre of the Baby P scandal. … Read the full post »
Why am I not surprised at this from Haringey Council?
Yet another blunder when it comes to protecting children from abuse, courtesy of Labour-run Haringey Council. … Read the full post »