Cllr Alison Moore re-elected as Leader of the Labour Group Cllr Barry Rawlings re-elected as Deputy Leader of the Labour Group Shadow Cabinet positions announced At their recent AGM Barnet’s opposition Labour councillors unanimously re-elected Labour Group Leader, Cllr Alison Moore. Cllr Barry Rawlings was also re-elected as Deputy Leader and Spokesperson on Health and [...]
Read MoreQuote from Cllr Alison Moore on ‘One Barnet’ DRS announcement
In response to today’s announcement by Barnet council that Capita is the preferred bidder for the second ‘One Barnet’ contract for Development and Regulatory Services (DRS), Leader of the Barnet Labour Group, Cllr Alison Moore said: Ends. 1. Barnet council’s announcement: http://www.barnet.gov.uk/news/article/295/barnet_council_selects_capita_as_preferred_bidder_for_joint_venture 2. Details of the Cabinet report: http://barnet.moderngov.co.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=123&MId=7491&Ver=4 3. An [...]
Read MoreOne Barnet: The Council did not consult as they should have
Leader of the Barnet Labour Group, Cllr Alison Moore said: “Although the legal challenge to the two One Barnet contracts has been ruled out on the technicality of being “out of time”, this is no great victory for the Council in terms of democratic accountability. The Judge has made it quite clear that the Council [...]
Read MoreStreet Party fee u-turn
In response to news published today that Barnet council will waive the £300 street party fee for all street parties for the rest of the year if three or more households per street sign-up to the council’s pledgebank scheme, Labour’s Environment Spokesperson, Cllr Alan Schneiderman said: The announcement that the street party fee would be [...]
Read MoreOver 14,000 Barnet households in ‘fuel poverty’

Over 14,000 Barnet households are in fuel poverty according to figures unearthed by the Barnet Labour Group. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) define a household in fuel poverty as a household that needs to spend more than 10% of its income on fuel to maintain satisfactory warmth – usually 21 degrees for [...]
Read MoreNLWA Inter Authority Agreement: an outdated plan with wrong assumptions
At the Council Meeting at Hendon Town Hall on Tuesday 16th April Coppetts Labour Councillor, Pauline Coakley-Webb, submitted a motion insisting Barnet did not sign up to the Inter Authority Agreement, which would tie Barnet to an outdated plan with wrong assumptions about waste and recycling and a poor financial model. For details of the [...]
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