I recently received a letter from MP David Burrowes on park closures, which is littered with inaccuracies. I will not bore readers by seeking to correct each and every inaccuracy, but I would be interested to know why a Friends of Enfield Park group, which I have never heard of, would attach a survey and petition printed by Enfield Southgate Conservative Association that asks residents, who they will be voting for at the General Election?

I would, however, also like to correct the false impression he has given, i.e. that Enfield Borough Council has increased councillor allowances. For the record, there have been no increases, merely a redistribution of the existing allowances, which are amongst the lowest in London.

But, be that as it may, there is one question that readers may well like to ask him. Why, given Mr Burrowes has been Enfield Southgate’s MP for a decade, is he seemingly unable to champion anything of substance and has to instead rely on this rather desperate effort?

Indeed, I haven’t heard him get quite so uppity about the closure of police stations and loss of police officers. It is perhaps a reason why my colleague Cllr Bambos Charalambous will soon be replacing him as MP.

Cllr Daniel Anderson

Lab/Southgate Green ward Enfield Borough Council