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Brian Coleman (born 25 June 1961) is a thin-skinned Conservative Party politician and member of the London Assembly for Barnet and Camden, England. He is a Councillor in the London Borough of Barnet. is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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He is a former Chairman of the Finchley Friends of Israel and remains member of Conservative Friends of Israel. Governor at two local Secondary Schools, he is also involved with the Scouts and the Rotary Club, and is a vocal supporter of the rights of Falun Gong practitioners[1] and the Greek Cypriot community. , Finchley is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, London, England. ...
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Politics Coleman has tended to take strong and often controversial lines on many topics including the development of Barnet Football Club, the London 2012 Olympic Bid and the expansion of Tesco into small shopping parades. He was against Middlesex University's plans to expand its Trent Park campus because it was "a crap university"[2]. Following the July 7, 2005 bombings in London, Coleman questioned on radio how safe it was for Londoners to travel by public transport. In June 2006 he criticised the planned refurbishment of Potters Fields Park (between City Hall and Tower Bridge), saying that it should be replaced by a multi-storey car park[3]. Barnet Football Club are an English football team from High Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet in London, England. ...
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Middlesex University is a university in north London, England, located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex (from which it takes its name). ...
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In August 2007, residents of New Barnet campaigning on the environmental and transport details connected with the redevelopment of the East Barnet School site (metropolitan open land adjoining the green belt), were criticised by Coleman as "idiots" and "the usual Nimby brigade".[4] The previous month Coleman was the only objector to the erection of a wind turbine at Frith Manor Primary School (opposite Partingdale Lane), as he believed it was "out of character in the green belt".[5] New Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...
East Barnet School is a mixed secondary state school in Barnet, North London The School is located on two separate sites: Chestnut Grove, in East Barnet, is home to the lower 4 years of the school (Years 7 to 10) Westbrook Crescent, in New Barnet, houses the upper 3 years...
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In 2002, Coleman announced his intention to seek the Conservative Party nomination to be candidate for Mayor of London but he was rejected at a very early stage.[6] During the 2005 Conservative Party Leadership Election, Coleman publicly supported David Davis. David Cameron, the eventual winner of the contest. ...
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In April 2007, Coleman caused a small media storm when he claimed that the former Prime Minister Edward Heath was gay and that it was "common knowledge" in the Conservative party that he had been told to keep it secret for the sake of his career.[7] Writing on the website of the New Statesman on the issue of outing, he said: "The late Ted Heath managed to obtain the highest office of state after he was supposedly advised to cease his cottaging activities in the 1950s when he became a privy councillor."[8] Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, OBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ...
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An article by Coleman entitled "Politics and alcohol" for the New Statesman in August 2007 made allegations that Sir Ian Blair the Metropolitan Police Commissioner was "somewhat the worse for wear at a number of official functions" and "needed assistance from his protection officers to manage the stairs".[9] Mayor Ken Livingstone was reported to have responded that "The London Assembly should stop giving a platform to a person who in addition to putting out all sorts of smears and gossip is also a died-in-the-wool Thatcherite who in no way represents the views of most Londoners".[10] Sir Ian Blair, QPM (born 19 March 1953) is the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in London. ...
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Barnet Council Coleman was elected as councillor for Totteridge ward in 1998.[11] Totteridge is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...
Immediately following the local government election in May 2006, Coleman successfully proposed a vote of no confidence in the Leader of the London Borough of Barnet, Councillor Brian Salinger, causing his replacement as Leader by Councillor Mike Freer[12].
He is Cabinet Member for Community Engagement and Community Safety of Barnet. Not that he actually is bothered by safety as he would prefer the roads of Barnet to be a haven for speeding cars.[13]
Pro-car policy During his time as a councillor in the London Borough of Barnet, Coleman has built up a reputation as an outspoken supporter of car driving, leading Richard Littlejohn to label him a "hero" for introducing a policy of removing road humps when the roads of Barnet are resurfaced.[14] Coleman quotes the Metropolitan Police and the London Ambulance Service as being supporters of this policy while road safety critics argue that the policy is reckless and driven by populism and self promotion. Richard William Littlejohn (born 18 January 1954 in Ilford, Essex) is an award-winning right wing British journalist, broadcaster, and author of three best-selling books. ...
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Coleman was caught by a speed camera exceeding a 30mph speed limit in Borehamwood in January 2006. He already had 9 points on his driving licence. On 9 August 2006 at St Albans Magistrates' Court, Coleman was given three points on his licence, banned from driving for six months and fined £300.[15][16] A red-light camera in use in Beaverton, Oregon A road-rule enforcement camera is a system including a camera and a vehicle-monitoring device used to detect and identify vehicles disobeying a road rule or road rules. ...
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Coleman takes great pride in his campaign to re-open Partingdale Lane, a narrow country road with no pavement, between Mill Hill and Woodside Park in London. The lane was closed by Barnet's previous Labour council for safety reasons, not least that residents of nearby Woodside Park had been using the road as a high speed rat-run[17]. The road was reopened in December 2002[18], before being closed again two months later following a High Court judgement[19]. Following a £250,000 safety improvement project (including a pavement, traffic islands, 20mph flashing speed-limit signs and width restrictions) the road was reopened in September 2007[20]. Coleman accused residents of staging one of the two car accidents reported in the weeks following the reopening of Partingdale Lane[21]. Mill Hill is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ...
Woodside Park is a place in the London Borough of Barnet, in postal area N12. ...
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In August 2007 Coleman received an apology from the BBC after he moaned that the appearance of Blue Peter presenter Konnie Huq at the media launch of a London cycling event was political. Speaking at the launch, the Mayor of London and a Green party assembly member had accused Conservatives of pursuing a pro-car policy.[22][23] For other uses, see Blue Peter (disambiguation). ...
Konnie Huq (Bengali: কনি হক, pronounced Huck; born 17 July 1975) is a British television presenter who is best known for being the longest-serving female presenter of Blue Peter, having presented it from 1st December 1997 until 23 January 2008. ...
London Assembly He was elected to the Assembly at the 2000 election, and retained the seat in 2004. He served as the first Conservative Chair(man) of the London Assembly in 2004/5 and again in 2006/07, and was Deputy Chair(man) in 2005/6 and for the 2007/8 session. He is also currently chair of the Business Management and Appointments, and the Elections Review Committee. He is vice chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...
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As Chairman of the London Assembly, Coleman introduced the old Greater London Council Chairman's badge [24] and has made the role considerably more civic-based than previous holders of the post. This has led some critics to label Coleman as "pompous" and "self important"[25], not least because of the high number of honorary and civic positions he has held in the past and continues to hold at present. Arms of the Greater London Council The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986. ...
Coleman's politics and style has led him to be one of Mayor of London Ken Livingstone's principal critics, publicly falling out with the Mayor over the London Borough of Barnet's resurfacing policy, congestion charging and Livingstone's comments in 2005 likening a Jewish reporter to a concentration camp guard. Ken Livingstone, the current Mayor of London The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London, United Kingdom. ...
Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000 having previously been Labour Leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until it was abolished in 1986. ...
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In July 2007 he was criticised by Livingstone for spending £10,000 on taxi fares from 1st April 2006 to 30th March 2007, compared to the average figure for a London Assembly member of around £845.[26][27][28] This period coincided with the six months that Coleman was banned from driving. Clearly taking the tube would be demeaning for a man of his character and breeding.
A GLA audit panel report in October 2007 showed that Coleman had run up taxi expenses of £1740 in the period 1st April 2007 to 31st August 2007.[29] This accounted for one third of all cab expenses for the Mayor and 25 GLA members. He was criticised by Livingstone for "creating a chauffeur service for himself" and by the leader of the Barnet Council Labour group for his "breathtaking arrogance".[30]
A further GLA audit panel report in March 2008 revealed that Coleman had run up taxi expenses of £4157 in the period 1st April 2007 to 31st December 2007.[31] This accounted for half of all cab expenses for the Mayor and 25 GLA members. Livingstone asked "Brian Coleman must explain to Londoners how he can possibly justify spending more on taxis in four weeks than the average Assembly member does in nine months."[32]
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