Is the Borough of Haringey "a chronically dysfunctional organisation"?

Arkady

<font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">Very interesting discussion here, and in the linked articles therein.  Not particularly party political.</font><div style="font-family: Arial, Verdana; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><br></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">http://opinion8.ning.com/forum/topics/dysfunctional-moribund-unaccountability-haringey</font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font face="Arial, Verdana" size="2">I tend to disagree with Mr Essex's conclusions though.  I agree that the Boroughs are mostly inherently artificial and moribund.  But rather than merge several together to create 'economies of scale', I'd advocate abolishing the boroughs altogether, devolving some powers down to areas like Stroud Green, and others up to the GLA.</font></div>

Arkady

This article, in the Ham and High, really struck me:<div>http://www.hamhighbroadway.co.uk/news/features_2_4539/comment_idea_of_rich_west_and_deprived_east_in_haringey_is_dangerous_myth_1_3403395</div>;

marko

<span style="font-style: normal;">Certainly didn't earn the soubriquet of the </span><i>People's Republic Of Haringey </i>for nothing.