From their one-star rating, to one of the highest Council Taxes in London, to their failures in child protection, to the financial incompetence over Alexandra Palace, it's the same story: high taxes but dreadful services.
Labour-run Haringey is one of the worst performing councils in London. Ofsted have said that when they inspected Haringey with regard to child protection – Haringey gave them misleading information.
Haringey Council spends money like water on consultants and temps and agency workers – and bungled plans that get aborted, wasting everyone’s time and money.
And Haringey Council likes snooping – using the powers granted originally to fight terrorism to now spy on all sorts of people for all sorts of reasons nothing to do with terrorism. However, when it comes to prosecuting fly tippers or enforcing planning applications – those appear to be areas they avoid. Much easier to target the law-abiding for cash than the criminals. With 40% of parking tickets refunded – they should be charged for wasting our time!
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- Commenting on the Ofsted update report on safeguarding in Haringey Council's Children's Service, Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey & Wood Green, says: "Clearly, a lot of people have been working hard, so that Haringey can achieve the basic service of protecting children. "I tentatively welcome progress, but stuck in my mind is the fact that Ofsted gave this Children's Service [...] read on
- The second inspection of Haringey's Children's Service has now reported. Last time they found that Haringey was not improving fast enough. This time - the report finds that they have done better. Given the staff are working very hard to improve things and there is a new Director - I would hope that this is [...] read on
- Haringey Council agreed last night to implement Liberal Democrats plans that will provide new green incentives and better recycling in the borough. Liberal Democrats proposed that Haringey Council provides new battery recycling services in libraries, community buildings and schools, and new green incentives for local traders and residents to move to ‘greener’ vehicles by reducing parking [...] read on
- I was asked by London Tonight which was more shocking - the fact that there was another child, who experienced similar failures by Haringey Children's Services as Baby Peter - albeit this time thank goodness not ending in a death - or the fact this had only just come to light - four years after [...] read on
- It looks like the formidable campaign by my LibDem colleague Cllr Matt Davies, the Leaseholders' forum, various local campaigners (and me) will succeed. You can read the full story here. Haringey Council wanted to charge astronomical charges to their council blocks for digital switchover - £1000 to each home - way over the odds. After a [...] read on
- Local Liberal Democrats have demanded that Haringey Council comes clean on extra costs, after it emerged that the most recent edition of ‘Haringey People’ may have been incorrectly delivered to thousands of homes. Reports suggest that many residents, living in Alexandra ward,received the St. Ann’s and Seven Sisters editions, rather than the normal Muswell Hill edition. Similar delivery errors [...] read on
- Having found out that some older local residents are unaware that they need to renew their Freedom Pass by the end of March, Lynne Featherstone MP is now stepping in and sending out to local residents the necessary information. The poor information campaign by Haringey Council, who are the local Freedom Pass providers, was brought to the Liberal Democrat MP’s attention by local [...] read on
MP helps local disabled resident let down by Haringey Council
A disabled woman who has spent a year and a half in the same room without access to normal bathroom facilities has this week got extra support from local MP Lynne Featherstone to make sure Haringey Council delivers on their year-old promise to build her an accessible toilet and shower room. Highgate resident Michelle, who is [...] read on
Victoria Climbie – have lessons been learned?
Today is 10 years since Victoria Climbie died. As Leader of the Opposition in Haringey I remember the beating of breasts by the then Labour leader of the Council about how lessons would be learned and how this must never happen again. And then it did. Eight years later - Baby Peter died another dreadful [...] read on
Liberal Democrat pressure pays off on Haringey digital aerials scheme
Haringey leaseholders will soon pay less than half of the originally proposed cost to get digital TV, after a successful campaign by local Liberal Democrats and leaseholders. Reports published recently detail a u-turn by Haringey Council and a notable victory for leaseholder groups and local Liberal Democrats on a change to the scheme which charged up [...] read on
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