Haringey or Islington?

Lucy · November 2006

what a lovely read. I've voted for Islington, having lived in the borough for over 7 years now. Still hate their parking stuff though and Fordie, don't ask for CPZ, it's not worth it!

David · November 2006

I feel this poll is null and void. Everyone is just voting for the side they live in. We could have just published stats on users locations for the same result. Otherwise, we would have won, obviously.

Liz · November 2006

Obviously. And whatever the outcome, at least we can all be grateful that we don't live in Hackney.

andy · November 2006

Something for us all to agree on.

David · November 2006

Have you been to London Fields Lido or Broadway market recently? It's poncier than Islington proper.

Ewan · November 2006

Hi,

I've found the debate very entertaining and strangely had given the issue some thought previously. There is a similar situation in highgate village high street with the same two boroughs. harringey wins on that particular front in my opinion.

I live in the Harringey side so out of loyalty will vote for my home borough. Also Islington is home to chicky chicken on crouch hill where I once got a takeaway from and was very ill! my own error of judgement was to blame though, as opposed to the borough.

andy · November 2006

Hello Ewan.

Filthy chicken is evenly distributed across London, so that's hardly a factor.

David · November 2006

Filthy Halal meat shops arent' though. Serious concentration of them on the lower Islington side.

Lucy · November 2006

argh it's 50 - 50! Have you been rigging the votes David?

David · November 2006

No I haven't. I never do. Not even when ignorant people vote against lovely waffles without trying them first.

tosscat · December 2006

If "the Old Dairy/Larrik crossroads" really is the centre of SG, can we start calling it Fiveways?

andy · January 2007

I have just looked up some old election results: <http://www.islington.gov.uk/Council/Political/VotingAndElections/CurrentElections/electionresults2006.asp>; Richard Watts recieved 1,312 votes in the Tollington Ward, which he has now declared for Islington in the Islington v Haringey debate. I've got a good mind to allocate them on the survey unless someone can trump me with a Haringey councillor. Or Jeremy Corbyn, then it's game over.

David · January 2007

<http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/council/voting/haringey_elects.htm>; Laura Edge for Stroud Green, 1,739 votes.

andy · January 2007

She has to register on the forum

Cllr Richard Watts · January 2007

I think i can speak for all my voters when i say Islington is best... (cough)

David · January 2007

I don't think Andy has lost a forum survey before, that's why he's busy trying to move the goal posts I assume.

Lucy · January 2007

I cannot believe that haringey is winning or is their parking better?

David · January 2007

Don't dispair lucy, as I said before, I think this vote is a little hackneyed as everyone is simply going to vote for the area they live in, so more a reflection of geography rather than which side is better. There. Aren't I nice, softening the blow for you that our side is far superior to yours?

andy · January 2007

If hackneyed can be a verb, then surely 'haringeyed' and 'islintgoned' should be words too.

Pete · January 2007

Croydened?

Finsburied has something about it.

David · January 2007

Swindoned has something Paul Newmaned/Robert Shawed about it.

dion · January 2008

I think that only people who have moved from one to the other have any real authority here.

I have just moved and am undecided; I will let you all know the definitive answer in due course.

Colette · January 2008

I moved from one to the other. I can't really tell the difference. I'm only about 20metres into Haringey though.

Liz · January 2008

Me too, though I am slightly further into Harringey, but not much. Main difference is that the bin men come about 6.30 in the morning every Tuesday and wake me up. Grrrr.

Giles · January 2008

The Haringey pavement of SGR is gritted, Islington side isn't.

Colette · January 2008

Seriously? I've never noticed. That's ace.

Colette · January 2008

I looked this morning, and it's true. What's more, the Haringey side of the pavement is wet, the Islington side is bone dry. All the way down.

poxy · January 2008

Better weather in Islington or have the street cleaners been down the Haringey side?

Liz_C · January 2008

Islington is definitely better. I don't like yellow so couldn't vote for Haringey.

RJP · March 2008

I think that the actual green was on the eastern side of the road, therefore Stroud Green properly belongs in Hornsey.

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