Disagreeing with Polly Toynbee

It's not often I find a reason to disagree with Polly Toynbee (below right), but I felt moved to write to the Guardian about her comments on Lib Dem-led Camden:

www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,2037972,00.html

Not increasing our share of the Council Tax is great news for the least well off who struggle to pay this heavy financial burden. Securing value for money has got to be more important than tax and spend. And that's what we're doing. But don't take my word for it - ask the Audit Commission who recently commended Camden as one of only 10 "four star", "strongly improving" councils in the country.

Finally we promised to put sustainability at the heart of everything we do and that's fast becoming a reality. I would urge Polly to look at the work of Camden's new Sustainability Task Force (www.camden.gov.uk/susforce) and read some of the radical policies we're persuading our Executive to agree to. Carbon accounting, on-site eco audits of homes and businesses, large-scale tri-generation and district heating systems, emissions-based parking, a revolving energy efficiency fund, composting on housing estates, carbon neutral exemplar buildings - the list is endless.Last but not least we have secured agreement to undertake an energy lifecycle analysis of our recycling practices so that we can move away from the current focus on tonnage towards a system using less energy that genuinely helps in the battle against Climate Change.