Councillor Chris Dey’s blog

A quick video update from the Campaign trail on Tuesday

Campaigning on 25th November 2025

Labour’s £1.5bn Debt Mountain in Enfield

When will they go Bust? The Council’s auditors forced a debate at the meeting of the Full Council on 12th November. They are very concerned about the risky borrowing that Labour have saddled Enfield residents with.

Here is what I had to say in the Chamber.

Enfield Council Chmaber – 12th November

Conservatives vote against Labour’s inflation busting Council Tax rise

My Conservative Colleagues and I strongly oppose Labour Enfield’s ‘robbery’ of Enfield residents had earned income in their inflation busting Council Tax raid.

Here is what I had to say at the meeting of the Full Council to debate the Budget

Labour vote to water down Scrutiny

On 15th May 2024 the Labour Party who rule Enfield Council voted to water down the important Scrutiny function. This is shameful and running away from being held to account by the opposition and the public.

As the first speaker for the Conservative opposition party this is what I had to say.

A very sad day – The Destruction of Enfield as we know it

Tonight (19th March) the Labour Council voted through a disastrous draft local plan that, if enacted, will change the Borough forever. Labour plans to dedesignate huge swathes of Green Belt land, destroying the farmers fields by building all over them. Furthermore building concrete jungle tower blocks in every part of our borough. 

It seems that nowhere will be safe from Labour’s clutches. I’m proud that each and every Conservative Councillor voted against Labour’s frightful plan.

Listen to what I had to say when I spoke up for my residents in the Council Chamber.

The professional recording team dialed down the volume of the heckling from Labour Members. However Members of the Public in the Gallery told Labour Councillors to “shut up” so that they could hear me. I appreciate their support and their applause after.

Enfield Council – Budget Meeting 22nd February 2024

I stood up for residents in Grange Park Ward and across the borough on Thursday 22nd February. I voted against Labour’s 5% Council Tax increase which means a resident in a band D property will pay over £2,000 of council tax for the first time ever. I also voted against the removal of Council Tax Support from the poorest and most needy residents of Enfield.

Labour have trashed the Borough and are completely incompetent when it comes to money matters. £31m is being removed from front line services to pay their debt interest, 10% of their total revenue budget.

Here what I have to say in the chamber in this short video…..

Emergency Meeting of Enfield Council – February 2023

The debacle that has been the Labour Administrations handling of the Shires Estate is shocking and disgraceful. As ever they try and avoid scrutiny and attempt to blame the government for their failings. We, The Conservative Opposition, called an Emergency Meeting of the Council to stand up for the residents of The Shires Estate in Edmonton. Proud of all my colleagues who spoke on this tonight.
Labour have made it into the National Press on this for all the wrong reasons and have damaged the reputation of Enfield Council as a result of their catastrophic failings.

Budget Meeting of Enfield Council – February 2023

Tonight at the Budget Meeting Enfield Conservatives supported Government Policy to help pay for Adult Social Care through a 2% increase in Council Tax.

We then voted against Labour’s expensive additional 3% increase in ordinary Council Tax. Labour have totally mismanaged the money in Enfield and shouldn’t be charging Council Tax Payers more for their incompetence.

Standing up for hard pressed tax payers.

Meeting of Enfield Council – January 2023

My speech this evening in response to Enfield’s Labour Council trying to justify why they at £1bn in debt. Rapidly heading the way of Croydon and going bust.

October Meeting of Enfield Council

On the 12th October Enfield Labour Party put forward an Emergency Motion on the Cost of Living. Instead of focusing on helping the people of Enfield, who we were all elected to serve they decided to bash the Government. I spoke on this motion, see the below video.

Enfield Council Meeting – 12th October 2022

Tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

My Tribute to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Great at the Special Meeting of Enfield Council on 21st September 2022

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