Lynne Featherstone

Haringey Council is up for election in May - thank goodness. The latest rating from the Comprehensive Area Assessment (the body that rates councils right across the country) has found Haringey to be the worst performing council in London and one of the worst in the whole country.

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It is so dispiriting to continually find out how poorly Haringey Council performs - particularly as we pay such high Council Tax. High tax, poor services – that’s the worst of all worlds.

Most damningly, even now – after all the reports, inquiries and promises of change – Haringey’s children services are still not up to scratch. The review found that children's safeguarding is “inadequate” and there has been only “limited progress in addressing these weaknesses”.

The answer to all this? Well one answer is coming our way next May – when the council elections give us a chance to end Labour's reign after 40 years, vote Liberal Democrat and change Haringey for good!