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		<title>Barnet Council party leaders&#8217; hustings &#8211; video</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/259</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 23:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following parliamentary hustings for Hendon and Finchley &#038; Golders Green, the Barnet Muslim Forum organised a question time for the party group leaders on Barnet Council at Hendon Mosque last Tuesday (27 April 2010).
The video is now available online&#8230; just in time to give you a chance to review the party positions before going to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliamentary Hustings at Finchley Mosque – video</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/252</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following our lively hustings at Hendon Mosque the Barnet Muslim Forum held a follow-up event at Finchley Mosque for the Finchley &#38; Golders Green constituency on 7 April 2010. There were no earth-shattering revelations (that I recall) but a marked difference in approach and tone on the Middle East and other foreign policy issues between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Parliamentary Hustings at Hendon Mosque &#8211; video</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/245</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:54:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday, on behalf of the Barnet Muslim Forum, I organised a parliamentary election hustings at Hendon mosque for the Hendon constituency. Present were the candidates from the three main parties: Andrew Dismore MP (Labour), Matthew Offord (Conservative) and Matthew Harris (Lib Dem).
No major gaffe&#8217;s from any of them, that I recall&#8230;. but a number [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BNP leaker &#8211; the magistrate&#8217;s verdict</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/236</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perusing through news I came across the article on the fining of the &#8220;BNP leaker&#8221;. The whole affair has been somewhat surreal with members of an organisation associated with thuggery claiming fear of reprisal attacks. (This is not to say that BNP members are not entitled to data protection rights as citizens &#8211; of course [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Parliament: Independent candidates for London</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/226</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s relatively easy to find information on political parties for this election, but somewhat harder for independents. So I thought I&#8217;d do a round-up.

Gene Alcantara
Steven Cheung
Jan Jananayagam
Sohale Rahman
Haroon Saad

Normally, in a first-past-the-post election, I would vote tactically based on the two main candidates in a constituency. However, these elections take place via closed list PR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brussels: Hannan sticks some home truths in Brown&#8217;s face</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/222</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daniel Hannan has been a colourful MEP – successfully managing to get himself expelled from the EPP [Source: BBC News].
I&#8217;ve not paid much attention to him before but shall be doing so in future after a memorable, and scorching performance today in the European Parliament, speaking in reply to Gordon Brown.

Hannan succinctly, yet clearly, highlighted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>C4 Political Awards &#8211; why the negativity?</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/217</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I encourage everyone to make a nomination in the Channel 4 / Hansard Society Political Impact Awards 2009. Follow the link to submit yours.
Channel 4 include a short video at the foot of the above web page to act as a reminder of the political events of 2008. Curiously it&#8217;s all full of negativity. Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Karadžić finally arrested!</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/201</link>
		<comments>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/201#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is reporting that the Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić has been arrested by Serbian government forces. For his many victims it will not have come a moment too soon. Barely a week ago Bosnians were marking the 13th anniversary of the Srebrenicia Massacre [ABS-CBN News].
It&#8217;s interesting that the Serbian government has managed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Give hauliers red diesel &#8211; in return for road pricing</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/198</link>
		<comments>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/198#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 07:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fuel protests are due to return to London this morning. Hauliers are protesting against the rising costs of fuel and the detrimental effect it&#8217;s having on the economy. Co-incidentally a group of Labour MPs is meeting the Chancellor today to press for concessions on forthcoming motoring tax increases.
I&#8217;ll deal with the general issue of fuel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pasta back on the menu</title>
		<link>http://mustafa.arif.me.uk/node/197</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 01:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mustafa Arif</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, Waitrose have sorted it out.
Waitrose, which ran out of its own-brand dried pasta at the start of April, has promised its shelves will be fully stocked within two weeks.
The fettuccine famine has been caused by a row between the supermarket group and its supplier in Italy over &#8220;quality issues&#8221;.
Source: Waitrose says its pasta crisis [...]]]></description>
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