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Published: 20 April 2007

Democracy in danger

• NOT content with his role in voting for the abolition of democracy at EC1 New Deal, it seems the recently “selected” EC1 New Deal board member Owen Hart is now focusing his attention on the Federation of Islington Tenants’ Associations (Dinosaur group that gobbles up £100,000 a year, April 13).
Democratic organisations, according to Mr Hart, are dinosaurs. Presumably, he feels it would be better to have EC1 New Deal-type organisations to make decisions on behalf of tenants and leaseholders and have members selected rather than elected, ensuring the New Labour social cleansing credentials he wears so proudly are firmly in place.
And for added value, get the guarantee Mr Hart gives in his letter – a willingness to work with Islington’s Lib Dems, who consistently put winning New Labour government brownie points above the needs of tenants and leaseholders.
PHIL COSGROVE HAYWARD
Finsbury estate, EC1

Send your letters to: The Letters Editor, Islington Tribune, 40 Camden Road, London, NW1 9DR or email to letters@islingtontribune.co.uk. Deadline for letters is midday Wednesday. The editor regrets that anonymous letters cannot be published, although names and addresses can be withheld. Please include a full name, postal address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for reasons of space.

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