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Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Evening Standard: "The capital needs more social mobility"

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(The toffs, and the riff-raff) Link to Evening Standard "Today's damning Commons report on social mobility has special sign...
Tuesday, 1 May 2012

'Barnet Press': Brian Coleman accused of bullying over political posters"

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Link to web site "BRIAN COLEMAN has been accused of bullying traders in High Barnet, after demanding they remove posters attackin...

The Economist: "Government and the electric car"

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Link to The Economist "To paraphrase a frequent judgment on Brazil, electric cars are the technology of the future, and they al...
Monday, 30 April 2012

Barnet Bugle: "Andrew Dismore on his soap box in Friern Barnet, making final plea for votes"

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Link to video "Labour's GLA candidate for Barnet & Camden, Andrew Dismore makes a final, impassioned plea for votes from ...

'Barnet Eye' Exclusive Video: Interview with A. M. Poppy, Green Party Candidate for Barnet and Camden GLA

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Also link to: " 38 reasons we don’t need the Pinkham Way waste-handling plant "

Chris Richards, LibDem GLA candidate, on Pinkham Way

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(Chris Richards is the Liberal Democrat candidate for Barnet and Camden for the May 2012 London Assembly elections)   Pinkham Way was...

Growth of The Cycling Lobby! "10,000 brave the rain to tell politicians London is ready for a Dutch-style cycling revolution"

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Link to London Cycling Campaign "A herd of zebras, a boatful of sailors in oilskins, a pack of bandits on bikes, along with hund...
Sunday, 29 April 2012

Bowes Labour representation to North London Waste Plan Hearing

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Link to North London Waste Plan: Public Examination (starting Tuesday 12 June 2012) Representation regarding “Main Matter 4: Sites ...

Daily Mail: "Scientists successfully test engine for Skylon craft that can fly anywhere in four hours"

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Link to Daily Mail "The 270ft Skylon spaceplane would take off and land from a conventional runway, but fly ...

[Reposted from October] Two faces of Barnet politicians: one face Brent Cross, the other Cat Hill

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Adapted from an item on the web site of Barnet's 'Mr Mustard': " Move along now - no hypocrisy to see here! or nimbyism?...
Saturday, 28 April 2012

Pop-up Friern Barnet Library, every Sat, 11 till 1: Pictures from today

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Fox Lane & District RA: "Pinkham Way – extracts from article in Private Eye"

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Link to Fox Lane and District Residents' Association web site "The following extracts are taken from an article entitled ...

BBC: "London bike rally bids to make cycle safety an election issue"

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Link to BBC web site "More than 5,000 cyclists have taken part in a rally aimed at persuading London's mayoral candidates t...
Friday, 27 April 2012

Saturdays: Visit the Pop-up Friern Barnet Library!

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"Your FBL Library Group kindly request your attendance for a morning of fun filled with games, laughter and book swaps and more,...
Thursday, 26 April 2012

"Giant toxic fire at North London Waste Plant, next to main-line railway to the north" (No. Just saying, just saying,...)

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Link to DEMOTIX web site "Scrapyard fire on Scrubs lane, next to Willesden Junction station. 40 firemen, 8 firetrucks needed. The...

Barnet Press

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Wednesday, 25 April 2012

The Independent: "Cameron can't easily dismiss the toxic trail to Murdoch's bid"

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Link to web site "We are living through a very British revolution. In the messy transition from one era to the next, the old fa...

North London Today: "Waste plant opposition chief vows to galvanise community"

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Link to North London Today "THE chairman of a campaign group opposed to the building of a waste plant in Pinkham Way, New Southg...

Recycling Wars prequel: "Episode III: Revenge of the Sheep"

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Link to WRAP Wales (PDF report) "This report examines the relative merits of the options that are available to local authorities ...

Recycling Wars: "Co-Mingling Strikes Back"

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Link to WYG web site (PDF file) "The debate [about] different recycling systems is still often based upon prejudice and the sprea...

The Guardian: "Governments failing to avert catastrophic climate change, IEA warns"

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Link to The Guardian "Governments are falling badly behind on low-carbon energy , putting carbon reduction targets out of reach ...

Broken Barnet: "Decline and Fall: The Last Days of the Brian Coleman Empire"

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Link to Mrs Angry's 'Broken Barnet' (or here for her latest postings) "Coleman has a date with destiny, on May 3rd....

Waste Management World: "AMEC to Help Deliver Waste & Fuel Projects in North London"

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Link to web site "A major framework contract to help deliver state-of-the-art new waste infrastructure for north London has been...

Barnet Times: "Smoke from Willesden scrap yard blaze seen across north London"

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Link to 'Barnet Times' "Smoke can be seen billowing into the air across north London, as 40 firefighters battle a huge s...
Tuesday, 24 April 2012

Wastersblog: "WRAP’s Plans for a United Kingdom Without Waste"

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WRAP revealed its business plan for 2011-15 back in October 2011. In this article, Wastersblog takes a look at what this means for local au...

And finally: "Hand Made Vacuum Tubes by Claude Paillard"

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"This wonderful video [click above] shows Claude Paillard, a French radio amateur, making his own vacuum tubes (or thermionic va...

The Guardian: "Boris Johnson accused of hiding London air pollution"

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Link to The Guardian "... Labour MP Barry Gardiner said: "The parents of London's three million children will wonder ...
Thursday, 19 April 2012

Haringey Journal

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Barnet Times

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Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Note to North London Waste Authority: "You won't recognise this. It's called an initiative."

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"Re-ward Club gives you rewards when you have items repaired, hire a household item, shop in a charity shop, buy second-hand or buy ...

Barnet recycling video

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"Follow your recycling on the journey it takes after it leaves your doorstep, by watching our short film."

Sky News: "Bears Arrested In Moscow"

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"A Russian policeman passes environmental activists dressed in animal costumes during a [Greenpeace] protest, outside a hotel host...

The Independent: "Who wants to tax and spend? The IMF, that’s who.."

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Link to The Independent "I noted at the turn of the year that the IMF, since Christine Lagarde took over, had made it more an...

Broken Barnet: "The long goodbye: Brian Coleman's last full Barnet council as a London Assembly Member"

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"[Judging by last night's council meeting,] the Tory party in Barnet is in complete disarray - scattering in different direction...
Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Enfield Independent: "The Feeling star to perform charity gig against Pinkham Way plant"

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Link to web site "Front man from pop band The Feeling will perform at a charity gig on Sunday to raise money for an anti - Pink...