Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Local Politics (Previously the Cllr Sheikh Thompson post)
He represents Tottenham Hale and is a former Mayor of the borough - the make-up of the Council is now:
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Permalink Reply by Birdy_Too on
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But Pizaa-a-Go-Go have far better policies than the Tories.
This area (Harringay and Haringey) isn't a Tory area, so this site is representable of the area and like the area hostile to anything Tory. I am sure it would be the reverse if we were to go on a social site based in a Tory stronghold. Your party offers (ad never has) very little to the common person, so I admire your persistence but you can't blame people for their political leanings.
Oh and I'll have 12" Hot Veggie Deep Pan with A side of Garlice Bread please, do you deliver - No, oh didn't think so : )
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Permalink Reply by Hugh on
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Just a leedle clarification there. Those are your views Birdy. Whilst I agree that it's likely that teh siet membership is broadly representative of the votig patterns of the wards it's based in, it certainly isn't hostile to Conservative policy nor to Conservatives. Indeed there are a number of members whose sympathies appear to me to lie with the Blues - and that's good.
Unless extremist or discriminatory, intelligent views (of any hue) well expressed are generally welcomed.
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You're right they are my views and I believe them to be accurate for this area, of course there are Tory supporters out there in our area, but it is a minority vote. Nout wrong with that just stating the obvious. Believe it or not I actually like Justin's comments, they brighten my day, but vote Blue, I'd rather watch Stoke City!
Disclaimer: I represent no party, I equally detest them all.
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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A little historical perspective: once upon a time Harringay was a 'safe conservative' seat. I bet when Edith Summerskill whipped it from under their noses, there were people saying, "this is a Tory seat, can't ever happen, who would vote labour?" The right candidate can clearly swing it.
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(Let's hope that the level of typos in that last reply of mine is representative of neither the site membership nor the area).
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Permalink Reply by Justin Hinchcliffe on
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Thank you, Hugh. I'm not going to pretend that Harringay doesn't have a centre-left majority of voters, but, as mentioned in a previous post, I was surprised and pleased by our survey results from Harringay (5,000 delivered in November '09). We got around 100 back: we and Labour were roughly on the same number, followed by the Greens and won't votes. Hardly anyone ticked the Lib Dem box. Yes, it was a small-ish sample but neverthless encouraging...
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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on
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I agree, Birdy, if leaflets did the trick, Basil Pizza would top the poll.
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Actually, by Tottenham (constituency) standards, Harringay is verymiddle-class. Common, you are not!
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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Calling me a liar ? Pistols at dawn then.
I shall await your seconds.
Oh no, they probably won't be able to find me ( hint - big red brick block of flats next the Mosque ) :-)
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That's were Tim Caines lives!
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Permalink Reply by David Schmitz on
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I am grateful to Liz for raising the level of the discussion on this post and for reminding everyone of what this election is really about.
Turning to the points which she has raised, I'll deal firstly with the question, why is it that we ask for people’s views on what the local problems are when we knock on doors.
Our reason, simply, is that we believe in involving people rather than in dictating to them. This approach promotes a sense of community and also provides an efficient way for us to keep up to date. Of course we know what the underlying problems are, but we need to be aware of the new issues which arise and we need to know if anything has flared up. It was through canvassing, for example, that I became aware of the professional car thieves in the northern part of the ward and of the problems that people are having with increased freight traffic on the Gospel Oak to Barking railway line at the southern end. There are, of course, practical benefits for residents from this form of outreach, because even in opposition our councillors have been able to take up with council officers the various problems which residents have been experiencing.
As regards our specific plans, we will be publishing detailed comments on the Council’s budget on the 22nd February. These will give a substantial foretaste of our manifesto commitments, which will follow well in advance of the election.
Finally, I do feel it right to say something about Councillor Thompson. We were on the same side of the argument in the campaign to defend the Ward’s Corner market and in the campaign by parents at the John Loughborough School to secure fair treatment for the popular head teacher there. It was this latter issue which appears to have formed the background of the letter which has been quoted extensively in this space. On that issue, I recall attending an Area Assembly at which a gentlemen who said he represented 50 parents asked for a meeting with Cllr Kober. Her reply was that she would only meet people with a “democratic mandate” by which she appeared to mean people who led organisations which the Council somehow recognised. What I can say to this is that when it comes to consulting people, we prefer to be more inclusive.
David Schmitz
Lib Dem Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Tottenham
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