Election time must be upon us again. This can be deduced from the recent flurry of literature from politicians we have not heard from for some time. In particular, I have recently received two ‘surprises’ through my letter box.
The first surprise was a communication from MP Nick de Bois, in which he outlines his five priorities for Enfield.
Surprisingly, among the priorities, there was no mention of health services or of the future of the Chase Farm Hospital site.
This came as a surprise as, during his previous election campaign, every other communication from Mr de Bois related to how he and his colleagues would preserve our local hospital and fight for the NHS services.
Perhaps Mr de Bois is hoping the public has forgotten about his legacy on Chase Farm.
The second surprise was from prospective parliamentary candidate Joan Ryan.
Ms Ryan informs us that she is launching a campaign to prevent more cuts at Chase Farm. Ms Ryan’s communication expresses concern at the proposals to build extensive housing on the Chase Farm site.
In the Enfield Independent of November 19, readers are invited to respond within 21 days to the outline planning application for a housing development on the Chase Farm site.
If Mr de Bois or Ms Ryan are serious about protecting the existing NHS land for future public use, I invite them to submit their objections in writing to their colleagues at Enfield Borough Council, who incidentally have the power to turn down the planning application.
Kieran McGregor
Monastery Gardens, Enfield
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