Despite having spent £5 million on ‘Better Haringey’ last year, Haringey Council is still as perceived worse than the London average for refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling according to Haringey Council’s official survey of local residents in the Borough.

The Liberal Democrats have been critical of the ‘Better Haringey’ scheme because of the emphasis the Labour-run Council has put on self-promotion rather than substance. This opinion appears to be reflected by local residents in the first year of the scheme with overall services having 5% lower satisfaction rating than the London average.

Lib Dem Group Leader Neil Williams says that with the money invested in waste management and recycling, the service had to improve from such a low base. However he added that the poor perception of service delivery shows that Haringey does not understand the issue and how to deal effectively with it.

Cllr Williams (Highgate) comments:

“The perception of service delivery for refuse collection, street cleaning and recycling services are all very poor despite a £5 million investment.

“This reflects the inefficient way that the Labour run Council manages these projects, more interested in self-promotion than substance. Unfortunately for them the residents are wise to the same old tired tricks.”