Archive for February, 2010

Caroline Lucas’ Keynote Speech at the Green Party Conference

A photo slideshow of the Green Party Conference including Caroline Lucas’ rousing keynote speech at the Arts Depot in North Finchley can be viewed here. Caroline Lucas’ speech can be viewed here BBC News report of the Conference here Here are links to reports in the local press, The Hendon, Finchley, Barnet, Potters Bar, Edgware, Mill [...]

THIS WEEK: Green Party conference in Finchley

The Green Party Conference is coming to Finchley. The Arts Depot in North Finchley will host the 2010 Spring conference from this Thursday, February 18th, to Sunday 21st. It’s a fabulous opportunity for local people to find out more about the policies and values of the party in what will be council and general election [...]

Meet your Greens – at East Finchley on Saturday

Barnet Green Party has selected East Finchley as its target ward for the borough council elections on May 6th and will officially launch its campaign in the ward this coming Saturday, February 13th. The launch will take place outside Budgen’s supermarket on the High Road. We invite all local people to come along at about [...]

Greens warn Barnet’s young people ‘Beware of ID cards’

Barnet Green Party is urging young people in the borough to shun the government’s new offer to sign them up to the national identity card scheme. The Home Office this month invited 16- to 24-year-olds in London to apply for identity cards at a cost of £30.  For any young person who does apply, up [...]

Time for Barnet Council to sell its BAe shares

Barnet Green Party is calling on Barnet Council to sell its pension fund’s shares in BAe Systems after the weapons maker last Friday finally admitted misconduct in several export deals. BAe agreed to pay penalties totalling nearly 300 million pounds for the crimes, which related to the huge 43 billion pounds al-Yamamah sale of fighter [...]