Insuflo

I’m going to stick my Gregory Peck right out and say not the Tories.

I agree but in the case of McAsh, that would just have left his constituents without a councillor for 3 months until the May elections. MPs switching parties is really galling. If an MP is suspended for law breaking etc., then a recall petition can be issued and, if enough of the constituents support it, a by-election is called. I think the same should apply for defectors.

Could be that it was for some sort of gas powered appliance, there were many types in the past. In my parents’ Victorian house, we had a gas powered fridge freezer until the late 1970s and they were still being sold new at that time. It plugged into a sort of bayonet socket on the wall with flick switch to turn the gas on and off.

This leaflet has the tone of a social media post emanating from Mar-a-Largo at 2am. The Lib Dems adopting the vernacular of the far right. Truly shameful. What constitutes a RADICAL MARXIST? Is that distinct from a moderate marxist (lower case)? Cultural Marxist is used in right-wing circles as code to disparage Jews. So, exactly what is a RADICAL MARXIST, Lib Dems? Perhaps James Barber could pop like a low-rent (but equally annoying) Microsoft paperclip to explain: “Hi, looks like you’re thinking of voting for a Marxist…”

No, I clearly quoted you in my response; did you miss that? It’s obviously AI generated: any reasonable human being would be too ashamed to spin such arrant twadle.

Amazing. Now could you cut and paste an AI summary of the defence case for Andrew M-W?

Revealing of what, exactly? I resurrected this thread, after a year, to highlight the foolishness of the OP’s op. And how posturing would be sagacity is quickly undermined by events, dear boy, events. The thread is about Mandelson. I knew he was a wrong ‘un all along, we all did; the Epstein shit just proves it. In reality, Kinnock, Blair, Brown, Starmer et all knew as well but accepted it, because they found him useful. As did a large proportion of the 2024 intake of Labour MPs who were personally vetted and approved by Mandelson.

How profound. You should post more often.

Useful link, thanks. I see that neither of the Dulwich Hill councillors are standing again but one of the new Labour candidates for DH recently left the Lib Dems… The Greens are led by someone who left the Lib Dems and full of people who left Labour. Reform is full of those who left the Tories. And the Tories are full of those who left our planet some time ago. Confused? You will be!

Ah, so it’s not the Lib Dems’ fault for enabling the vicious austerity policies of Cameron and Osborne by getting into bed with the tories? The state we are in is entirely traceable to the coalition years and the Lib Dems should be damned for all time for what you did in 2010-15.

If it’s Brains Rev. James, absolutely. Good luck to them, I hope this venture works well.

Well, shrove Tuesday is Mardi Gras in many countries, an occasion marked with fireworks etc., so could be. Today is also the start of Ramadan: I’m familiar with fireworks marking end of Ramadan but the beginning?

Yes, you’re right, that must be where I was thinking of.

North Cross Road, behind the Palmerston, there’s a carpentry workshop? Not sure what they’re called.

Capita (always spelt in Private Eye as Crapita) has a record of failure in its management of public contracts that goes back decades. Yet they continue to get more government business and have our money lavished on them. Private profit trumps public service every time.

Perhaps the robbers pulled over for a Magnum? A 25-year old Ferrari is probably worth a lot less than many newer cars on the streets locally (£40k-ish, I’m guessing?). I notice the tax is up in a fortnight.

Well, I hope she can help, although it seems the Government needs to get its act together. I’ve been following this story in the news and it must be pretty awful for you. When she was my MP (before the boundary changes), her office responded quickly on the couple of occasions I raised issues with her.

Well done. That’s conclusive. Case closed.

Charming post. Consider getting a life.

Very grown up response. You seem to have trouble with adverbs. I think you mean where people care more.

Take it up with your councillors. And if you are not happy with their response, vote against them in May. I support anti car use measures, despite that some of the measures are a rather blunt instrument. It is only by making car use more difficult for those making unnecessary car journeys that we can reduce air pollution, road deaths, climate changing emissions etc. Ten years from now these arguments will seem as pointless as the arguments over drink driving or compulsory seatbelt wearing in the 70s and 80s. Unnecessary car use is a luxury for the minority that has a negative impact on the majority. But if you disagree, vote accordingly in May. Either way, vote. Use our democracy, as flawed as it may be, because democracy as we know it is under attack the world over. Use it or lose it.

Well, we will find out because it’s a trial. Not a conspiracy, not a sinister plot by dark forces. A trial of a change in road layout. Implemented by traffic engineers who work for the council which we elected four years ago and can kick out on their arses in May, should we wish to do so.

You’ve just blown any credibility you ever had right there.

I agree with you about the debate. However, I really support the trial going ahead. I walked down Ryedale today, from Underhill to FHR at approximately 15:00 and, as I’ve often found, the number of cars and vans using it as a cut through was significant. For a side road, it’s quite difficult to cross for a pedestrian. If I lived on Ryedale and had kids, there’s no way I’d let them out of the house unaccompanied. So, if someone on Ryedale has instigated this change, bloody good on them.