Young and not-so-young are invited to a “Barnet Question Time” event at Woodhouse College tonight, 5-8pm. The panellists will be:<\/p>\n
* Neil Seabridge<\/strong>: Borough Commander, Barnet Police
\n* Cllr Andrew Harper<\/strong>: Cabinet member in Barnet for Education, Children and Families
\n* Robert McCulloch-Graham<\/strong>: Director of Children Services in Barnet
\n* Dr Sue Sumners<\/strong>: GP Chair of Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group
\n* Teresa Tunnadine<\/strong>: Headteacher at The Compton School
\n* John Burgess<\/strong>: Branch Secretary at UNISON<\/p><\/blockquote>\nThe questions, all very pertinent and probing, are:<\/p>\n
1) Considering the fact that groups such as the Royal College of Nursing and the British Medical Association have withdrawn support for the\u00a0Health Bill<\/strong>, do you think the Bill should still be pursued and why?<\/p>\n
2) Do you think the cuts to youth support services together with youth unemployment doubling in Barnet since 2008 will lead to further\u00a0youth disengagement<\/strong>\u00a0and a repeat of the summer riots?<\/p>\n
3) Do you think that Livingstone’s pledge to introduce a\u00a0London Education Maintenance Allowance\u00a0<\/strong>is necessary and feasible?<\/p>\n
4) To what extent do you believe that reported proposals to\u00a0privatise parts of the police services<\/strong>will obstruct the course of justice and lead to problems in the relationship between the state and the police?<\/p>\n
5) Last week whilst travelling on a bus in Barnet I was attacked because of my postcode, do you think that this is a sign of increasing social tensions between young people and what do you think should be done to address issues of\u00a0safety on public transport<\/strong>?<\/p>\n
6) With Barnet Council spending \u00a34.6 million on\u00a0CCTV\u00a0<\/strong>between 2007 and 2011 – one of the top 10 local authority spenders on CCTV – do you think this is inappropriate in times of such austerity<\/p>\n
7) Considering recent tensions with regards to Baroness Warsi’s claims of ‘militant Atheists’ and a‘Christian Britain’<\/strong>, do you agree that Michael Gove’s plan to send a copy of the King James Bible to every English school is a waste of money and out-dated? (If you had the opportunity to send one book to all schools in England what would it be?)<\/p>\n
8) Considering the u-turns and broken promises that have occurred over the past two years – in particular those concerning\u00a0tuition fees\u00a0<\/strong>– do you think that the coalition is an effective and capable government?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The organisers, Woodhouse College students, say:<\/p>\n
There will be time for questions and comments from the audience with regards to each question asked.<\/p>\n
Please arrive promptly and when arriving use the side entrance which is to the right of the main entrance.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And apparently there will be food as well! You can follow the event on Twitter: @BarnetQuestionT.<\/p>\n
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