Natalie Bennett chief foreign sub-editor. She settled in the United Kingdom in 1999, and said in a 2013 interview for the Australian "Inside Story" website about the country of her birth: "I can’t imagine going there by choice." In Britain, Bennett has written for "The Guardian"s "Comment is Free" section since 2006. Bennett was also a blogger. She was deputy editor and then editor of "The Guardian Weekly" from December 2007 until March 2012. She has also worked for the London-based "Independent" and "Times" newspapers. In 2012, she took voluntary redundancy and left journalism. Natalie Bennett joined the Green Party on 1
Natalie Barnes is for sale, Natalie buys the pub from Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough) on 30 December 1998. After shifting Jack (Bill Tarmey) and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn) from their lodgings upstairs, Natalie moves into the pub and redecorates. As The Rovers new landlady, Natalie has a brief relationship with Ian Bentley (Jonathan Guy Lewis), aware that he is engaged but unaware that he is engaged to Rita Sullivan's (Barbara Knox) former foster daughter Sharon Gaskell (Tracie Bennett). The Rovers' barmaid Betty Williams (Betty Driver) sees Natalie and Ian together, and tells Rita - who confronts Natalie. Natalie finishes with Ian and