Simon Hughes (Lib Dem Mayoral candidate), Wayne Hoban (GLA Enfield and Haringey constituency candidate) and myself went walkabout in the borough.

I took Simon to Crouch End first to have a look at the Town Hall – the big issue in the area. Then a walk about. Simon went into practically every shop and talked to every passer by. Then on to Queens Lodge (or what is left of it) the building that fell down in Queens Avenue and on which Labour has refused an inquiry into why the council didn’t stop this happening.

Then a walkabout in Muswell Hill. I particular liked the man who Simon introduced himself to but responded – I want to talk to Lynne!

Then lastly to Haringey Heartlands – where Haringey Council is not working particularly well with local residents – surprise! Whenever residents point out that the housing they are hoping to put on the site will need an infrastructure and may be too much – they simply throw their hands up and say the Mayor of London says so.

Of course, if Simon wins, he too wants lots of housing, but his targets will include any residences being brought back into use counting towards those targets (e.g. empty properties or flats above shops). That will really help the boroughs resist developers who simply want to shove non-affordable housing on backland sites.