Local Lib Dems have taken their campaign for 10,000 more police to Wood Green. Lynne Featherstone, their party’s Parliamentary spokesperson for the area, says that by putting a halt toLabour’s controversial ID card scheme, enough money would be saved to fund 10,000 more police officers across the country.

Ms Featherstone, who also sits on the Metropolitan Police Authority, says that more officers are sorely needed in Haringey. This is reflected in the long wait to extend new schemes such as ‘Safer Neighbourhoods’ to some parts of the borough, and the lack of manpower for manning other police facilities such as the new police kiosk in Wood Green.

Cllr Lynne Featherstone comments:

“There is no doubt that the money being wasted on Labour’s ID card scheme could be put to good use, with more police on the beat on the streets of Haringey.

“We also have to cut the amount of paperwork being carried out by officers, as many police officers spend twice as much time on this as they do on real policing, out on the streets.”