When it comes to collecting waste mid-table mediocrity is not enough

• AT Monday’s council meeting Labour councillors unanimously passed a motion praising Camden’s performance (and by extension their own) in collecting waste and cleaning the streets, (Labour blocks review of Camden’s waste contract despite filthy streets warning, November 24).

The good people of Camden will have their own views on whether this praise is deserved.

One point in the motion Labour councillors passed highlighted its own absurdity – it cheered the fact that Camden last year was in the top third of the 13 inner London boroughs for its recycling rates.

Is this really the pinnacle of Labour’s ambition for Camden? To make a football analogy this is like occasionally scraping into the Europa League. Camden is often described as a “top-tier” authority so when it comes to rubbish let’s aim for the Champions League, not mid-table mediocrity.

CLLR TOM SIMON
Liberal Democrat,
Belsize ward