We have now reached the defining point of the council elections. The Residents’ Association of Barnet (RAB) was founded for you the residents, and you alone, to satisfy the demand that politics alone should not control your council and the opinions of voters should be heard above everything else.

If you are happy with the current political autocracy and that which you continually disparage, then of course the choice is yours. But the chance will not come again for another four years. With your support, the RAB can achieve results for you, but only if you wish it and vote accordingly on May 6.

Morton Morris, RAB vice-chairman and treasurer, Cheviot Gardens, Cricklewood