Heather Jameson speaks to Claire Kober, the ambitious leader of one of London's toughest boroughs, Haringey. As the council launches its search for a new chief executive, she looks to the future.

'I am not interested in a council that is just about managing decline,' Claire Kober, the leader of Haringey LBC says. Despite the multiple problems the authority has been exposed to over the past few years, it has been hit as hard as any over the cuts and financial problems that the rest of local government faces.