mockney piers

Access and denial of access and free provision are hardly the same thing though are they. Plus adequate housing and somewhere to call home are potentially worlds apart, so point taken, but not accepted. And totally with you Brendan. I don't believe there are any moral absolutes at all, but society certainly defines its moral spectrum, and wider cultures work along similar spectra. For instance in studying Chinese history I was constantly reminded by my tutors that it's a different universe, our rules don't really apply. The Universal Declaration... as lofty and fine as it may be, really only applies to those who agree with it. It's already utterly aligned to a subjective set of values rather undermining its (well intentioned) universality. Err...hence why the teenage pregnancies...or something.

"fundamental human right, somewhere to call home." Ooh, I'm really not sure about that. The fundamentals were well put some time ago, "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" A Home is surely part of the third. but the key is in pursuit. I.e work towards it and merit it. Build it, earn it, whatever. I don't think it's a fundamental right to just have one provided for you. As a pragmatist and a believer in social nets to support the social fabric I'm all for the state providing housing to the vulnerable, but only because to deny this is to condemn the whole of society; A political ideal it may be, but a fundamental right? not by a hundred miles. But that might just be me nit-picking again.

I was reading a TV review saying that after many years of standard soap fare, The Bill was really stretching itself and becoming quality, challenging TV. I've not watched it for best part of a decade, but can this possibly be true?! Have the makers been watching the Wire and asking themselves? Why can't we do politics and issues? It's a question, does anyone watch it?

"It obviously can't be all bad otherwise no one would go there..." This has to be false, else why did so many people keep buying Everything I Do for so long?! Of course that said I've no particular gripe against Nero. I don't go to it in Dulwich, but I'm partial to their coffee at work.

The fourth has such different pace to third, but I'm inclined to agree with the MacGabhann that it's the best yet.

Cross posting...surely stage 6!!

In all fairness it ain't that close to the City either is it.

I regularly used to turn up 20 minutes before the flight was due to take off, and as I had no luggage to check in I was ushered through with haste, blind eyes are turned to shaving gel over 100ml, and made the flight every time. It's no myth, and as sean says, Heathrow et al are almost intolerable once you're used to city.

"The world has been brought to the brink of depression by a ridiculous consumer spending spree fuelled by cheap credit and home makeover shows. So let's keep it going." Once again a quote from the Daily Mash is news masquerading as satire.

I didn't see the game but my eyes nearly plopped out when I saw the scoreline. The entire IT support dep't support Spurs and are floating around at the moment.

"not know that standard practice Mockney" I always used public transport on the return, I was forced to use cabs on the way there as public transport didn't start early enough. The missus is less, err...patient than me.

Keep up chav, clearly you're not reading the forum at cruising speed *baddam tish* I'll get me coat....

Oooooooh!!!!!

Ooh, Advance Wars, portable gaming heaven. I hadn't really noticed significant changes on the DS, but then I lent it to a mate shortly after I bought it and never saw it again *sniff*

a lovely slice of pop Jah. But as it's winter... Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man - Mysteries

"Even at the time they seemed somehow retro" I think they were retro at the time, but only because the industry moves so fast. Post Mario64 2D platformers pretty much evaporated overnight. Odd world and the Gameboy Advance really revitalised the 2d platformer, for which we can all be grateful! Incidentally does anyone remember flashback on the old megadrive? An absolute classic of its day, I think you can see it was a big influence on Oddworld.

Ha ha, yes I thought the same this morning. My colleague and I have noticed that it's increasingly difficult to tell the two apart!!

Even London's sporting events affected by gang violence and gun crime

LOL!!! I was lucky, mine lasted a whole 2 years, but point taken. I've not seen VF5 in the flesh I'm afraid, but if I do I'll report back.

I often fly to Dublin on Air France. It's not very good for my carbon footprint but I'm a nervous flyer in anything bigger than a lorry with wings frankly. Here's the list, it is designed more for business travel but I've seen many a tourist use it. http://www.londoncityairport.com/index.php?mode=schedules&action=list

Nice one Lozzy. And for those oop my neck of the woods http://www.met.police.uk/saferneighbourhoods/boroughs/southwark/saferneighbourhoods.htm#00BEGW

Aaah, the bless?d snopes :-D Likewise on the number, cheers. How far does it's remit stretch btw, is it Nunhead/Peckham Rye or ED or Southwark or further afield?

I'd try to leave by 10 to 6. Just to be sure, but that should give you plenty of time at that time of the morning. I know how you feel, I used to commute to amsterdam on the early flights. Sleep in the cab, then the boarding gate, then the plane, then whatever transport you arrive to ;)

T'aint summer yet, a long way off truth be told. But just a hint of it in Ra Ra Riot's Each Year Is there a hint of a clash riff in there?

Ha ha, do you have my controller? I guess so. Friday perhaps?