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	From Southwark News: BREAKING NEWS: James McAsh defects to the Green Party, seven months after his Southwark Labour leadership victory was overturned<br />
	He added that the council was "planning for funding gaps larger than those faced in almost every year of Conservative austerity..."<br />
	<a href="https://southwarknews.co.uk/featured/breaking-news-james-mcash-defects-to-the-green-party-seven-months-after-his-southwark-labour-leadership-victory-was-overturned/" rel="external nofollow">https://southwarknews.co.uk/featured/breaking-news-james-mcash-defects-to-the-green-party-seven-months-after-his-southwark-labour-leadership-victory-was-overturned/</a>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">373934</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:24:52 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Word Association (II)</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/9331-word-association-ii/</link><description><![CDATA[<p><i><em>As muchly requested by others (I apologise to those who find it greatly annoying)...</em></i> <br /></p><p>We have many words that we associate with things in life, the idea of this thread i hope is that one person leaces a word and then the next person associates with that word another word! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Example: I leave the word... <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Work <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The next message should be associated with work so you would leave something like : <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Wages <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I am sure you'll soon get the idea! <br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The first word will be... <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><strong>Joy</strong></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(Admin would you kindly do the honours with the other thread please?)</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">9331</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:56:10 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>EDF Six Nations Predictor Game (Rugby)</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/74939-edf-six-nations-predictor-game-rugby/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>To avoid invading the other Rugby threads I've started this one for those who are playing or yet to sign up.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The link is:<br /></p><p><a href="http://www.superbru.com/rwc/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.superbru.com/rwc/</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Pool name is the same as the subject of this thread and the code to enter is 'walkfull'.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The gist of it to predict a winner and winning margin. The 40 group matches are divided into 6 rounds ranging from 5 to 8 games. There is a bonus for getting all the predictions correct in a 'Round'.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You can predict as far in advance as you wish and you will be able to see others predictions once you 'lock' your own.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Round One matches are as follows:<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Friday:<br /></p><p>England v Fiji<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saturday:<br /></p><p>Tonga v Georgia<br /></p><p>Ireland v Canada<br /></p><p>South Africa v Japan<br /></p><p>France v Italy<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Sunday:<br /></p><p>Samoa v USA<br /></p><p>Wales v Uruguay<br /></p><p>New Zealand v Argentina<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Please register using your Forum name so at least we know who we are playing against. If you have any questions just post them here.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">74939</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 09:32:28 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tiny Little Things That Cause You Irrational Rage</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/5840-tiny-little-things-that-cause-you-irrational-rage/</link><description>People who wait at pedestrian crossings and don't press the button. Do they think they're so important that the traffic will just stop for them of it's own accord? This is especially annoying when I'm trying to cross the road at Forest Hill station to catch a train that leaves in 1 minute, and even more so when I arrive at the crossing to find a small crowd of people all apparently too stupid to realise they need to press the button to get the traffic to stop and thus cross the road.  Aaargh!!!</description><guid isPermaLink="false">5840</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:55:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Tai chi classes</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/374648-tai-chi-classes/</link><description><![CDATA[
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					Any recommendations?
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					Are you attending a really good class you don't mind sharing?
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					Doesn't have to be evening!
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<div class="ipsEmbeddedVideo" contenteditable="false"><div><iframe width="200" height="150" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/0CPZp-5yUmg?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" title="Edwin Starr Twenty Five Miles"></iframe></div></div>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">21810</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:46:35 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Are Our Victorian Streets Secretly an Obstacle Course? &#x1F697;&#x1F605;</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/374545-are-our-victorian-streets-secretly-an-obstacle-course-%F0%9F%9A%97%F0%9F%98%85/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	Is it just me, or are some of the cars around East Dulwich now roughly the size of a modest one-bed flat?
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	Our lovely Victorian streets were designed for horses, carts and the occasional penny-farthing — not rolling apartment blocks on wheels. Earlier today someone tried to pass me while driving squarely down the middle of the road, seemingly too terrified to move over in case their wing mirror brushed a leaf. We ended up in a sort of slow-motion standoff that felt less “road sharing” and more “Wild West showdown”.
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	I completely understand wanting a safe, comfy car — but when the vehicle is wider than the street and both drivers need a deep breathing exercise just to squeeze past each other, it might be time to ask whether the car fits the postcode.
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	Maybe we need Victorian-era width limits reinstated… or complimentary tape measures issued with every CPZ permit? <span class="ipsEmoji">😉</span>
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	 just wondering how much it cost. Thanks
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">374513</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:51:53 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Dirty Business on Channel 4</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/374241-dirty-business-on-channel-4/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	If you haven't already watched this totally shocking docudrama on Channel 4 then make sure you watch it and tell everyone you know to watch It
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	It lays bare the scandalous, harmful and lethal  (in some cases) behaviour of the water companies since privatisation.  I for one didn't realise that the water companies pay the regulator/environment agency to regulate them in one mega conflict of interest.  
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	This is as shocking as the post office/postmasters scandal with even more far reaching consequences.
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	<strong> Petition Urge Israeli Government to stop law allowing execution of Palestinian prisoners</strong>
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	The UK Government must act urgently to urge the Israeli Government to stop the proposed law which would permit the execution of Palestinian Prisoners, past, present and future.
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	More details
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	We believe that such a law would constitute complete violation of the Geneva Convention and International Human Rights Law. UN experts have called for these proposals to be dropped.
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	We call on the UK Government apply considerable and substantial political pressure and the leverage of its international obligations to prevent the Israeli Government from passing this law.
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	Direct link: <a href="https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754432" rel="external nofollow">https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754432</a>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">374452</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:46:40 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>EDF Football Predictor ...</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/34606-edf-football-predictor/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>Hello Predictors.<br /></p><p>As last season's inaugural game was such a roaring success, I thought this season it merited it's own thread, so as not to hijack the main footy thread.<br /></p><p>With just over 3 weeks to go before the big kick-off, the first thing to do is get an idea of the number of players and then decide what game format the League should take.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Unless I hear otherwise, I will assume that all of last year's participants will join in again. So I just need to hear from any newbies out there.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the format, I personally quite like the simplicity of the Lawro game which we used last season, but I haven't yet found an online game version. <br /></p><p>EP, did you find any time to look at developing an app?<br /></p><p>There are a few other online versions, but the scoring systems are a lot more complicated...<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.predictfootballscore.com/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.predictfootballscore.com/</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.predictthepremiership.com/" rel="external nofollow">http://www.predictthepremiership.com/</a><br /></p><p><a href="http://predictor.talksport.co.uk/help/index.htm" rel="external nofollow">http://predictor.talksport.co.uk/help/index.htm</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thoughts/comments/feedback appreciated...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">34606</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:54:15 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Real Estate Agent Advice</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/372686-real-estate-agent-advice/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
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	I am trying to sell my flat in East Dulwich but I am finding the real estate services appalling. The communication is super bad, no feedback, no interest. They promise to call or provide the requested info and never get back. Also, sometimes they are super pushy on asking things I have explicitly said from the very beginning that would not work for me.
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	Anyone can recommend any Estate Agent they had positive experience with? Thinking of switching
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	Any recommendations?
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	Are you attending a really good class you don't mind sharing?
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	Doesn't have to be evening!
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">374144</guid><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 21:19:11 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>The Chapel of Rest</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/191979-the-chapel-of-rest/</link><description>As the original thread got lost in the cyberattack, I hope it's OK to start a new one: Tom Wolfe.  The Electric Koolaid Acid Test was a fascinating look at the end of the sixties from one who was there, and I think Bonfire of the Vanities and A Man in Full deserve to be regarded as two of the great American novels of the turn of the millennium - a US Dickens, no less.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">191979</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 17:46:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Love Dulwich Turkish Restaurant.</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/374092-love-dulwich-turkish-restaurant/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	<em>Many of you will recall my previous posts seeking recommendation of local eateries for a family meal. Having vegetarians, those who cannot take dairy products or  are gluten intolerant  we  were looking at a menu which could accommodate everyone's requirements. Having been to Love Dulwich twice in t he past for lunch, we went again and discovered that we could reserve for 10 people (would have been 12 ).</em>
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	<em>I am pleased to say Love Dulwich did not disappoint - a wide choice, beautifully cooked and presented, adults and kids loved the food. We booked for 7 pm and were surprised at the number of people already dining there, with several more coming through the evening. Service was good and coped well with multiple orders. Well recommended. </em>
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	<span style="color:#000000;font-size:9.5pt;">Peter Mandelson has all the skills and abilities to make an exceedingly good diplomat.  But <span> </span>the incoming Republicans are unforgiving and intolerant of anyone who has been derogatory about Trump.<br />
	Considering the deprecatory remarks made previously by both Mandelson and Lammy , one wonders how things might turn out for UK-USA relations going forward.</span>
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">355603</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:48:56 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Council tax</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/373907-council-tax/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	It is looking like we will.get an increase of 4.99% by Southwark plus the additional increase of £20.13 by the GLA 
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	<a href="https://opencouncil.network/meetings/96736" rel="external nofollow">https://opencouncil.network/meetings/96736</a>
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	Whilst there are compelling reasons that councils need more funding, it still is a painful increase whilst we are still in the cost of living crisis, unemployment is rising and other factors. 
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">373907</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:48:17 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Normal sized things that cause you perfectly rational rage.</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25880-normal-sized-things-that-cause-you-perfectly-rational-rage/</link><description>When I am using one of the window perching seats on the Overground, and someone decides it's a 2 seater and they are going to share it with me.</description><guid isPermaLink="false">25880</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2012 08:26:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Calling all you London Reds (Manchester United)</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/373744-calling-all-you-london-reds-manchester-united/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	It's time to ditch your team, otherwise you could be seen to supporting your owners dog whistle comments (aka racist).
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	Fortunately you can support a local team, I understand that Palace have pretty right on fans, and you have Dulwich Hamlet and Peckham Town too.
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	If you genuinely are from the North West then Everton fans are well rated for their politics (ignore the paving over paradise/loss of UNESCO world heritage status), and of course FC United of Manchester. Salford Town not a bad bet either.
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	For those who are glory hunters dare I say over the river in the North London library aka Emirates (shame they don't rhyme) you have both the likelihood of a title this season and a very multicultural fan base.
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	If you want to be really cool the Welsh speaking team Club Cymric, Forest Green Rovers, or AS Livorno in Italy, an anti-fascist team
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	Is anyone part of the syndicate with Andre Smejkal? Are you receiving your lottery tickets? 
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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">373848</guid><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:33:32 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Estate Agents, please stop sending me junk mail</title><link>https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/373750-estate-agents-please-stop-sending-me-junk-mail/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
	I'm getting dozens of fliers a year from all the estate agents.  I'm not selling, thinking of selling or renting out.
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	The one from John D Woods really got my goat as it is plastic coated so can't even be recycled.  I've emailed them. 
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	They must be making so much money to to these mass mail outs.  I couldn't find the old thread about things that put you into an irrational rage (although this rage is not irrational)
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	I have a nice time too watching GB win their first medal at the Winter Olympics - that is an understatement!
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	I'll burn it, sod the tiny impact on air quality.
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	Post script, ok calmed down, the thing wouldn't burn and would set my alarm off anyway so outside charred.  The e-mail bounced back to what a great company.  But it would be interesting to hear views, serious or humorous about estate agent marketing
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	Our very large apartment in a converted industrial building in the area is very unusual so we are keen to find a really good local estate
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	agent who may have experience  in marketing and selling unique properties in the area and who  can 'think outside the box' .
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	We already know of all the agents who deal in unusual properties throughout London (ie not just in this area)  eg 'The Modern House' etc etc.
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	thanks for any tips!
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	I have a single glazed bay window in my kitchen. All my other windows (including a separate window in my kitchen)  are double glazed.
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	I had a quote to fit double glazing to the bay. It was extremely high and I wasn't willing to pay such a lot for a room I don't spend a vast amount of time in.
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	Has anybody had secondary glazing fitted to a back bay window, and if so was it successful and did it look ok from the inside?
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	And what sort of price can I expect to pay? 
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	Hi Joe,
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	Unable to access any pages from the 'Discussion' tab. Down for maintenance?
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