Firstly, happy new year! We seem to be in the longest freeze that I can remember. It has certainly caused me to cut my car usage. Barnet’s main roads are not too bad but the side roads and the pavements are very icy. I walked up to Barnet yesterday for my surgery at Chipping Barnet Library. I usually walk up the path from Mays Lane past the tennis courts and into the Old Court House park. To my surprise the path had been gritted the whole way up which is more than you can say for either Manor Rd or Fitzjohn Avenue which would be the alternative pedestrian routes. Walking along the High Street I was amazed to see the number of shops that still have their doors wide open. The amount of heat they must be wasting is frighting. Others have commented on the lack of political leadership during te freeze. (Apparently the Leader and deputy are on holiday). Frankly this is symptomatic of this administration.