Out campaigning with our wonderful candidate Rachel Allison in the Highgate Ward by-election. We are clearly doing well judging from response on doorstep.

However, Rachel was really shocked by the wording in a Labour leaflet we found where they are claiming dirty tricks ‘cos one of their stakeboard posters had been vandalised – and they clearly infer it as Lib Dems. Outrageous – and simply lies. Indeed, we currently have about six of our stakeboards that have been vandalised – we assume (probably rightly) that it is kids or people coming out of the pub drunk simply vandalising our boards. Labour are clearly just trying to smear us. You really would think they could do better than that!

There are rather weightier issues on the minds of residents of course – such as the proposed Labour-driven closure of our wonderful Highgate Post Office, the future of Jacksons Lane (which we have saved for the time being after years of neglect by Labour threatened its crucial funding), the parking arrangements at the Highgate Group Practise, the extension of the 603, our continuing campaign to get people to move away from using plastic bags (rubbished in typical arrogant Haringey Labour fashion by one of their leading lights who thought that trying to cut waste and protect our environment is only a “fashion statement”!) and proper consultation on CPZs – as always!

These are the issues that local people want to hear about and want their local councillors to fight for. Go Rachel!