At Mayor’s Question Time today, Labour London Assembly Member for Barnet and Camden Andrew Dismore AM raised his concerns about the 18th June Al Quds demonstration. (video here) Representing the largest Jewish community in the country, Mr Dismore expressed his Jewish constituents’ concerns about the Hezbollah supporting demonstration. Mr D told the mayor that he had previously raised the issue […]
Read moreOur hearts go out to the bereaved and injured in the Manchester bomb attack, the evil actions of a wicked individual and his cronies, whose warped beliefs bear no relation to the real faith of Islam as practiced by so many of our Barnet and Camden neighbours. We should also remember the outstanding role played by the emergency and NHS […]
Read moreA campaign by a student at Henrietta Barnett School in Barnet to provide free sanitary products for school girls on free school meals has attracted over 2,000 petition signatures. Amika George, the student who started the petition said: ‘I started this because I recently met some London schoolgirls who told me about the unthinkable solutions they resort to […]
Read moreAs the Brexit Bill reaches the final stages in the House of Lords this week, Local Labour Assembly Member Andrew Dismore has urged the Government not to overturn a vote which would protect the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. Mr Dismore described the 60,000 EU citizens who live in Barnet and Camden as ‘vital’ to the economy, […]
Read moreDear Editor, We have come a long way since International Women’s Day was first recognised over a century ago. Many of the earliest battles, including the right of women to vote, obtain degrees, and keep their jobs after they married (yes, really) are now a given. However, stark inequalities remain. In England and Wales alone, two women are […]
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