Wednesday 23 May 2007

Tax Farming ... Parking in Camden

The Ham and High
The nitty gritty of Camden Council's iniquitous tax farming regime
23 May 2007

Written by Alex Henney of the London Motorists Action Group

One reason why Labour lost the Camden election a year ago was dislike of the council's unpleasant parking enforcement. I leafleted all of Highgate ward against Cllrs John Thane and Maggie Cosin, who were responsible for enforcement policy, and they both did badly and lost their seats; someone leafleted 8,000 cars in marginal wards; parents campaigned against school run tickets. More ...