Cosmetic improvements at Enfield’s railway stations cannot disguise Labour’s underlying failure on transport, says The Guardian, which uses the London borough to test the pace of reform delivered by the government.
However bus use has increased in the borough ahead of national targets but congestion is a major problem.
The two-page feature also looks at health. Some single-handed GPs in premises ill-suited to modern health care will move into a purpose-built health complex at Forest Road next year. This will be one of the first constructed under the NHS Lift programme, a version of PFI. A new surgical centre is being built at Chase Farm hospital.
References: The Guardian 31/03/05 page 12-13
