With just over two weeks to go until Haringey’s historic local election on 4th May, Lib Dems say that their strong message ofworking with the police to tackle crime, putting the environment first and listening to local residents is proving popular with local residents.

With a discredited Labour council in power for 35 years, and national newspapers tipping the Lib Dems as potential winners on 4th May, the party says it can take power from Labour as it has done in many other urban areas, such as Islington, Liverpool and Newcastle.

The Lib Dems have been campaigning on the key issues in their positive plan for the borough:

Environment: introduce a recycling scheme for businesses and give residents larger green boxes

Council Tax: Bring Council Tax down towards the London average by tackling Labour waste, such as the £11 million squandered on the ‘Tech Refresh’ Project

Crime: Get the borough’s CCTV working and keep local police stations open

Listening to residents: hand more power to neighbourhood assemblies and create a special forum for Highgate

Education: End the annual school places crisis with a proper ten year plan and full consultation with local parents

Health: Put health services first, not profit when deciding how to use the Hornsey Central Hospital site.

Lib Dem Leader Cllr Neil Williams, which is seeking re-election in Highgate comments:

“Local people are responding well to our manifesto and our ideas for Haringey.We have a great team that is putting forward a positive agenda for the borough. As in the General Election here, Labour is once again floundering, and they are paying the price for years of waste and infighting.With the Tories off the political map, there is a very real chance we will be able to put our positive agenda into action after 4th May.”