A few nights ago my 69 year old dad asked me to pop to his flat in Harrow and help him fill in an online form called the Big London Energy Switch. This is a programme being administered by London Councils which aims to get as many households as possible in London to pledge to …
In August, Matthew Offord MP had a column in the Barnet Press proclaiming that under the current government, Hendon has the ‘Golden chance to boost our high streets’. In this article, Mr Offord claims various actions which he has taken. He has welcomed the announcement that the Bank of England would be releasing money to …
On Saturday on my way to some campaigning for the Labour Party in Mill Hill, Zakia Zubairi, a Councillor for Colindale in Barnet told me a story whilst she was driving. This was a story of a young homeless girl who was always seen sitting outside Hendon Central Station. Zakia told me that she has …
As readers of this blog will know, i have taken an interest in the ongoing saga relating to our Barnet Conservative Councillors uptake of their free councillor permits. My criticism is that they are open to abuse, as i exposed earlier this year with Councillor Rayner and later on with Councillor Brian Coleman during the …
I keep a close eye on what has been going on regarding the proposed Pinkham Way waste site and I join my Barnet Labour colleagues in welcoming the response from the Inspector which stated that the North London Waste Authority did not comply with all of its legal requirements. I also welcome the opposition from …
Last week i emailed Magen David Adom’s (Israel’s national ambulance service) UK, US and Israel offices to complain about the appointment of Tzfat Chief Rabbi, Rabbi Eliyahu to its new Halacha (Jewish Law) committee. In 2009, Rabbi Eliyahu issued a halachic ruling which stated that Jewish landlords in Israel should not rent out their homes to …
Last night we proudly saw Britain celebrate another six gold medals. One cannot not be inspired by the commitment of sports people such as Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis – a really fantastic achievement. Over the past week, Britain, or at least the press hacks in Britain, have become engrossed in two intriguing stories. First …
Originally published at algemeiner.com on 31st July 2012 Much has been written over the past week about Mitt Romney’s visit to the UK, Poland and Israel. He is obviously keen to exploit the feelings within those countries that Barack Obama is not as nostalgic as his predecessors and often appears to be dismissive of the …
I can only presume that by now Harrow Council have approved Barnet Football Club’s proposed move to the Hive in Canons Park, the move is a tragedy for Barnet and shows a complete lack of vision on the part of the Council. Barnet’s unemployment figures are growing, and will continue to grow during this downturn; …
The news about Helen Michael, the leader of the North Finchley traders being questioned under caution by the Metropolitan Police’s Special Investigations Unit is extremely troubling. To start with, being interviewed by the Police and especially this unit who normally deal with incidents of serious crime is a horrible experience, and I can talk from …
Last week, the independent Planning Inspectorate published its report on the London Borough of Barnet, composed by Vincent Maher MA. Whilst the report gave Barnet a ‘sound’ verdict, it did make some important recommendations that have already been highlighted over the past few years by the opposition Labour group, and by the excellent Barnet blogosphere. …
A vote for Labour in Barnet is not just a vote against the out of touch Tories, but a vote for a Better Barnet. There is a lot of commentary on the Barnet blogosphere which is let’s just say ‘critical’ of the ruling Conservative administration in Barnet. Most of these blogs and activist groups would …
Barnet is changing. Last week, we saw the election of another Labour Councillor. This time, my friend and colleague, Andreas Ionnidis was elected with a 171 majority in the ward of Brunswick Park. I, as with others, put in alot of time and effort into helping get Andreas elected. He is a good man, who …
This has also been cross-posted by the Fair Play Campaign Group. Much has been written over the past several weeks about the co-op’s decision to boycott products produced from the West Bank and Unison’s decision to un-invite Moty Cristal from speaking at a conference in Manchester. I will not dwell too much on it or repeat it, …
Below is the reply i received from Matthew Offord. An unusually quick response from him. OFFORD, Matthew <matthew.offord.mp@parliament.uk> 16 May 2012 15:28 To: Adam Langleben <adamlangleben@gmail.com> Langleben, You have emerged! Now, following our last email exchange in January you advised that you were a constituent but then Andrew dismal stated in the Hendon Times that …
Sadly due to the time restrictions placed upon the Barnet Residents Forums, not all of my questions were able to be discussed. I decided to skip some to allow other speakers the chance to have their questions discussed. Below are all of the questions submitted. When will the Council deep clean the Hendon Way … Continue reading »
My letter to the Jewish News: Dear Editor, I was disappointed to read on page 8 of last weeks Jewish News that you are a media partner of a Traine-Traide business awards event which has shortlisted legal loan shark Wonga for an award. Wonga’s incredible rise in profits and as a business is sadly down to the … Continue reading »
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Tonight, Barnet Council will be discussing many things, but one of interest to me is the motion tabled by Cllr Alison Moore, leader of the opposition Labour Group. The motion is below, and Cllr Brian Gordon (Conservative) has also tabled a similar motion. Cllr Gordon’s motion asks the Chief Executive to write to the IOC … Continue reading »
Now before I start hearing the moans of ‘here we go again, another progress Tory endorsing another’ hear me out. As this is something I’m associated with (purely because of being a liberal Zionist) despite having no associations what so ever. (But that’s a blogpost for another day) I am not a member of Progress, … Continue reading »
Yesterday I walked the long 500 yards from my home with a few other people to witness both the Pro-Lieberman protest and the Anti-Lieberman PSC protest. As I arrived there were about twenty protesters from both groups. On the one side, a protest organised hastily by the British Israel Coalition (BIC) and on the other, … Continue reading »
