A Return to North Middlesex

I think someone posted a link to a proposal on the Londonist to reinvent London boroughs. It was on an old thread but it didn't get picked up for discussion but I thought it was an interesting proposal and wondered how others feel about it.

In essence the Londonist proposes creating bigger boroughs with new names

Haringey would be subsumed into North Middlesex, which appeals to the historian in me. Here is their breakdown

New borough: North Middlesex

• Population: around 925,000
• Administrative HQ: Wood Green
• Consists of: Barnet, Enfield, Haringey
• Description: Outer north London, everything north of Finsbury Park. Future governments could add a dash of Hertfordshire (Borehamwood, say) for flavour.
• The name: Duh.

There are practical reasons for it as well as the romance of returning to an old name. Cash strapped councils can merge services to save money. The Neighbourhood Council movement as seen in Highgate would become more widespread as a formal system of neighbourhood councils, consisting of no more than a couple of electoral wards each would deal with the hyperlocal stuff: deciding parking regulations, say, or managing community facilities.

As I say some interesting thoughts. Read the whole article at The Londonist and let us know what you think.