PeckhamRose

Become a member. It's Free. You do not have to do much. But you get to be invited to meetings and learn how the systems work and most importantly meet people who run the admin and meet the Chief Executive, and ask him difficult questions too. See my signature thingy below for more info.

(Is that my plumber Eric getting in touch with his feminine side speaking above?) I miss them both. There, I've said it.

Blackheath of course Southwark Park too. The above are both free. Dalston Heights on a clear night for a distant view of loads of them!

Larger bins where you don't have to separate stuff out will be in Southwark soon. I did Not Tell you that!

I agree with what PeckhamBoy said. And 10th worst for recycling means what? 10th worst for people who bother to use the services? Or 10th worst in as much as the council don't bother recycling. I know for a fact this council is very good at recycling and are building a big new facility on the Old Kent Road, and having been to a council 'partnership'* meeting, I also learned things are improving even further very soon. So what Does 10th worst mean? * I hate the use of that word 'partnership' but that's what it was called! It's a bit like everything has to be an experience now. "What was your shopping experience / patient (sorry 'customer' experience like?" etc etc!

Well one of the important issues for me is that the stuff being injected is not a 'live' vaccine. When I had flu vaccination 15 yrs ago it was 'live' and gave me a life threatening asthma attack as a result. Now, those vaccinations are synthetic and I have had one each year for the last 5 with just a sore arm for a few days as a result The swine flu vaccination is (and I can't remember the exact word but it's something like - de-activated, in that it is not live but it is effective. Having weighed pros and cons I am going for it. I may also get an asthma attack as a result of getting swine flu so if I have the jab I'm kinda covered as best I can. Thank you to the scientists and the NHS for saving my life and keeping me healthy (even if I can't afford all my prescriptions!)

OMG Boris keeping to another of his manifesto promises? I'm scared - I'm really scared - I never voted for him but he keeps doing the right thing! But indeed yes there are quite a lot of similar things around London (I ride my motorcycle around London quite a bit) where there are two or three road works with traffic lights not connected, in one street. So thanks for letting us know he intends to do something about that!

It won't last long, then Paddy Power or BetFred will move in.

"Peckham Rose - why not get things started by using this topic to let us know what's important to you?" I did. See my post above. And while we're at it, stop putting our collective money in faith schools. I applaud you, seriously I do, for genuinely wanting to make things better, but that limited badly worded survey was not a good start to get our opinions. I suppose I'll vote for my Labour candidates again but only because they're the best of a bad lot. I'm not stupid enough to think that just because we hear about the money grabbing ones, that you're all like that. I have had local (Labour) councillors who have been incredibly helpful to me and my neighbours. But they did not use questionnaires to introduce themselves. They knocked on the door or spoke at Community Council, Police Ward Panel, or residents/tenants meetings.

I did not and would not ever suggest people do not engage with their local politicians. I suggested people should not bother filling out a badly worded 'leading questions' questionnaire. Why don't they just set up a topic like the StationManager and the LibDem one has, and get started - and scroll through this site and see what troubles all of us. Having said that - we are hardly representative of the area in general I suspect. And thank you Moos for your kind comments - no disrespect received! Indeed you can see from my signature thingy I care about the wider world.

Apologies for my mistake. I genuinely thought they had stopped broadcasting as I thought I remembered hearing from some station that that was the case. Facetious? Me? ;) Meanwhile, I am devoted to Planet Rock for the rest of the day after Radio Four mornings till the end of Woman's Hour. Peckham'RockOn'Rose

They're not doing bad in the cities though, and I myself took up the invitation by Southwark Council - when seeing a flyer at the Southwark In Blooms festival in Peckham Rye Park earlier this year - to go on a southwark funded free bee keeping course run by Barnaby Shaw at Walworth City Garden. Whilst I can't keep them personally, I learned a lot about the problems and the workings of the hive, and also learned that indeed bees are doing very well in city hives. But at Sopers the other day they wanted ?4.85 I think it was for a small jar. Which I can't afford! I think putting money into trying to find an answer to the problem is a good idea, yes. And I am sorry my little contribution to this debate was not as interesting or knowledgeable or as well researched as the wonderful Huguenot's!

"sort things out" is how a lot of us put it. And Labour has had since 1997 to do so. Instead all the money that it throws at problems goes on middlemen and the target culture. The problem is that whilst individual councillors may be concerned about the bottom 84% of the population, the government (made of a party which has completely forgotten its roots) is not, which is why when it is trying to save money it is hammering us in many ways - for example the changes in the benefit system (and I personally do not think benefits should be universal. If a joint income is more than say ?40,000 you do NOT need child benefit). If you're rich you can afford your prescriptions but only diabetics for some curious reason are allowed free ones, whilst heart condition/asthmatics etc have to pay and I can not afford all the prescriptions I need to stay healthy, let alone when I get ill. With a government like that, why should I trust councillors who align themselves to that very same party? Having said that, I would die before voting Tory (probably from not being able to afford my prescriptions!) - and LibDems are only good in areas where there is relative affluence. But back to topic, I stand by what I said about the survey.

Thanks Brendan! As I said I'm having it, be good to hear other's thoughts though.

Nope, because the station has stopped broadcasting.

I am on a list at the doctors to get one free because I have related lung problems. I decided to go ahead and have it. I had the regular flu jab last week. Will I die as a result of the jab?! Seriously though - I have read as much as I can and a part of me is saying - if I get swine flu it could have serious consequences not just for me with already bad lungs, but those I pass it on to. So I'll go for the jab. Others are saying no way, it's not been tested enough. What do you lot think?

I did some work, and had to use A Bus. As a result I got a bad cold.

The questionnaire is typical of questionnaires made up by people with a bias who want to hear what they want to hear. The questions are limited, leading and of no use to most people. Don't bother filling out this questionnaire.

hip hip and he's buggering orf for 2 weeks. What an encore. I think he should change the notice above to: "Due to national exposure, a few more million than normal visited us and the site can't cope so we're closing it down for 2 weeks whilst we make it even better." Then come back as it was / is now, and THEY won't know it's not always been this brilliant.

Sooo cool, the night before a 2 week close down. But sh about it - or we may start having to pay!

I saw LadyMuck's name on EDF on BBC News and spat my wine over the cat.

Good for you Victoria Mills!

I do not own a dog. I own a cat. Admittedly a cat who hates going out. I am glad the SNT will look at what is happening. I shall raise it at the next SNT meeting. As I am sure you all will when you also come along.

John Hegley's The Deep End. I deep end on you... etc etc (No time to find it right now)

Guess I am not selected then! (Not that this place has its elite then!)