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Nobody is under any obligation to merely refute specific points made, this isn't a university debating society or a court of law. It could be said that your comment about a "meaningless statement" was a rather lazy attempt at a putdown.

A reflection contributes just as much as a counter argument and can progress the discussion. Why do you believe it's a "meaningless statement"?

-3.9% is an average that covers the whole of Southwark and it will not be evenly spread throughout the borough. There are many high end expensive flats that will have come onto the market in the north of the borough in the last year, without these the average percentage drop would probably have been more.

I always feel sorry for the moorhens. They usually co-exist with coots who bully them dreadfully. Has anyone noticed what ugly feet coots have?

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The requirement in the survey to know my religion > and sexual orientation seems unnecessary on a > survey about dog management. Since this is a self > chosen survey response (no sampling) there can be > no accusation of intentional bias in recruiting > respondents - and clearly these facts are likely > to be irrelevant to any analysis. Sometimes the > dog-whistle (see what I did there) need to include > this sort of data in surveys where it is wholly > irrelevant really really annoys me. Totally agree and I actually commented on the survey that requesting this information was totally unnecessary and even divisive.

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > France respect intellectuals in general. Here it's > almost seen as a mark of shame now to know what > you're talking about. There's a difference between an expert and an intellectual. Intellectuals often don't have a clue what they're talking about but the rest of us with our feet on the ground are in no position to judge. Besides, there's a vast gap between intellectual theory and working and workable practice.

Might work if the bollards were fixed but these are temporary bollards that can be lowered instantly.

The idea of more bank holidays is great for those who will get paid on these extra holidays but will it benefit those on zero hours contract and those paid low rates on an hourly basis? I'm not sure of the current legislation. On another topic, if Marine Le Pen wins the second round of the French election, and everything seems possible these days, I do not want to remain in the EU.

I believe there are times when herbs should be picked to give optimum potency, picked at the wrong time of year they will be ineffective. Most plants need to be cut back in an organised fashion rather than just random picking.

Sometimes people avoid arguments because they know they are unable to substantiate their own claims.

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Helen Hayes tweeted on 18 April she will be standing

Dadof4: that's great for when we're sending parcels but when we're ordering stuff to be sent to us, the method of dispatch is usually outside of our control.

George Osborne will not be standing - every cloud has a silver lining

The u-turn on student loans didn't help but I think many, including myself who wasn't too enthralled with Miliband, who considered voting LibDem decided not to as it was in effect possibly a vote for the Tories and the continued coalition.

I think he believes the Labour Party needs destroying and destroy the New Labour elements to return to its grass roots founded on trade union support which I have mixed feelings about. My argument with him is that he comes across as totally incompetent and, though stubborn, completely lacks balls. We had seven years of David Cameron's incompetency "because he thought he'd be rather good at the job" and we really need someone pragmatic and with their feet on the ground and with the ability to negotiate which Corbyn lacks totally.

Siduhe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What I can't work out is whether she's doing this > (as some news outlets have suggested) to give > herself a cast iron mandate to push a hard Brexit > through, or (as others have suggested including > the FT) to disempower those parts of the > Conservatives who will only accept a hard Brexit > making it possible for her to push a soft Brexit > through. This is where "Brexit means Brexit" is > sod-all help to the average person. Interesting, at my gut level I'm inclined to believe the FT version. May comes across as very straightforward and uncharismatic but underneath there is a very wiley politician who has lasted at senior level a comparatively long time whilst others have fallen by the wayside. She's very convincing in what she says but, again at gut level, I feel she doesn't disclose what she's really aiming for.

I'm sure, as ever, Sturgeon will grasp the opportunity to attempt political advantage though I find her position a bit weird. She is not an elected member of Parliament in Westminster yet she can do political deals there. Seems undemocratic somehow.

Who will those who usually vote Labour but can't possibly bring themselves, like me, to vote for Corbyn support? They won't vote Tory either, seems like the LibDems might be in for a resurgence.

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Good post Penguin68 > ... > It has worked to an extent though, as you note. I > notice that Councillor Barber seems to have > maintained his support for SSW. Southwark Greens. > The Friends of DKH Wood too. And even dear old Al > Murray seemed close to biting on the WW1 grave > stuff. Councillor Barber would support any cause or group that challenges the actions of the Labour Southwark Council. And Southwark Greens really can't do anything else but support them. Agree it's a good post from Penguin.

Yeah, more transparent gross exaggeration.

There are some that might say that "transparent gross exaggeration" is what's led to the argument.

The bottom line is it's a cost cutting and asset stripping exercise, that the building is no longer fit for purpose works for them. It would be interesting to know if this is a pattern repeating itself throughout the country since RM was privatised.

Happy to be proved wrong but I thought the Hoover building has survived as a Tesco Superstore? Another marvellous art deco building, the Firestone Factory building on the Great West Road was demolished in 1980 to forestall listing.

And not dig up the whole plant?