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Huguenot, Crimewatch puts up pictures of people who have committed serious/dangerous crimes and pose a threat/danger to the general public and thus must be found and found urgently. I'm not denying shop theft is a crime but it doesn't fall into the same category as a serious/dangerous crime (I'm talking about shop theft not theft in general btw) so I can't see any other reason for putting up their picture in the window other than vigilantism which goes against the idea of the law and is therefore wrong.

For once I agree with Huguenot!!!

Thebestnameshavegone Wrote: 'it's just vigilantism - yes theft is wrong, but so is displaying photos of 'thieves' in a shop without their permission - not just morally, but from a legal point of view.' I absolutely completely agree with you. If the person was seen after the theft took place then why not keep the image for the shopkeepers and shop staff only so that they know to watch out for the person if they come in again. Then if they commit another act of theft they can take the correct procedure to either ban them from the shop or arrest them. But putting their picture up in a window isn't right at all.

That would explain the nickname for it..

Well dressed old men and women Babies smiling and laughing Birds singing Birds landing outside my bedroom window Sunshine and clear skies on a cold day Autumn Desert landscapes Fruit and vegetables Hearing certain languages spoken-especially Japanese and Italian Making random connections with strangers Getting off the plane in a new country I've never been to Friendly cats I pass on the street who enjoy a little tummy tickle and attention from me

Maybe it's him that causes me more rage than the actual films!

People who use the word 'super' eg. super cute, super cool Littering of any kind but especially on the floor of buses Music played in supermarkets Womens magazines Celebrities People who go on shows like the X-Factor because they 'want to be somebody'- you ARE somebody you weirdo, you're you! The majority of Hollywood/American films All films by Mike Leigh Huguenot

Oh, doh! Sorry, used to being abit defensive given Huguenot's retorts!

Ladymuck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think motive is an issue here. If the > Government genuinely wishes to help the unemployed > back into work by making them feel socially useful > and training them etc., then fine. However, if > this is about demeaning or punishing so-called > scroungers or malingerers, then I am not > comfortable with that. But I'm agreeing with you LadyMuck, this is exactly my point too. and so is DJKQ > > > @#$%& @#$%& @#$%& @#$%& (because Brendan says we > can)

Actually I think it's worse!

David Carnell, please stop replying 'wrong' at every point I've made. My Mum works at the Highbury Job Centre Plus, and my Sister at the Kentish Town Job Centre Plus- and both are working there now (I'm not sure when you left). Both have also worked there for more than three years. Technically you're right about volunteering full time BUT this isn't advertised to customers, I found this out from my Mum. The hope is that you will take any job and bring the numbers down so the management of the Job Centres can say 'look how wonderful we are we've helped (insert figure here) many people into work' and filled our targets. The targets for sanctions that have come in can if the Job Centres can't find any obvious reasons to sanction people and if people are studying part time or doing full time voluntary work ie.trying to increase their chances of getting a job they'll be in the firing line to get sanctioned as they will be seen as not spending enough time/effort looking for work (again, my mum told me this.) A girl was sanctioned for 3 months because she was studying one day a week and the Job Centre saw that as a full time course! Not all the Job Centres are awful but certainly claiming any kind of expenses is very complicated, not guarenteed and takes a long time to come through, by which time many people give up because they didn't have the expense in the first place. There are also A LOT of discrepancies between Job Centres, most seemingly due to the particular centres managements own attitude and motivations for being there. Unfortunately not all people who work at these establishments are actually motivated by wanting to help the people that come through their doors. And those that do are really pushed by targets and other such bureaucracy. You have to be careful with propositions like this. Helping people to re-train would be wonderful but considering all of the cuts I'm wondering about the type of work that will be offered, if it's stuffing envelopes for private companies who have no interest in employing the person afterwards I'm not sure that would build any kind of skills or confidence in the jobseeker which are most important in helping the long term unemployed back into work. So I'm all for doing this for the right reasons, the right work, the right attitude, but community service is given to people who break the law so there's a serious line that has to be drawn. A proper scheme like this cannot be done on the cheap, it needs a good amount of cash injection, otherwise it might mean private companies may well use this as an opportunity to exploit.

david_carnell Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Costs of getting to job interviews are also paid > for by the job centre. That would even include > air-fare if it was the cheapest and most efficient > means of getting there. I'm sorry but what job centre did you work at???!! this is not true. It's up to individual job centres discretion what they pay for but there's no way they would pay for a flight. They once could help with clothing for an interview but this doesn't always happen and it's in the form of a clothing voucher for a couple of specific shops. There is > After 3 months all JSA claimants receive > half-price bus travel. After 6 they receive half > price travel on all public transport. This isn't true at all. After 6 months you can renew your half price bus travel, there's no other transport apart from trams that you get half price on. You're acting like they give out money willy nilly, they don't at all. They don't pay for training, id you might need, getting certain badges etc, they don't encourage aspirations, and they're more concerned at the moment with filling a government target for sanctioning people. Almost every week there are new government targets they're supposed to focus on. They have a computer says no kind of approach too. The 3 jobs you put down in your jobseekers agreement to apply for can only come from the computer system so if it's not there you have to choose something that is there. It's all very old fashioned. You're also only allowed to do a very small amount of voluntary work because whilst signing because they don't want anything to eat into the time you're supposed to be job searching- though for some this would be a good way to give them new skills and confidence to then go for jobs they feel they can do.

Here you go Oilworker: http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/being-a-dickheads-cool

Great news :)

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's the point of fixed wheel bikes - other than > membership of the clique? Have wondered this myself Jeremy, as that seems all there is to them. Davros, no offence but Spitalfields is definitely a good place for your flatmate to work- there, Dalston, Hackney Wick, Bethnal Green, Shoreditch etc (please see Being a Dickhead's Cool on Youtube).

NO TUBE PLEASE, people like it here because there isn't one not, despite of it (actually I'm only really talking about myself here!) It's nice and quiet and suburban around these parts, a little piece of peace in London, a tube may only ruin that. The trains are excellent, from Peckham Rye you can go to London Bridge and Victoria in 15 minutes, what more do you need. Yes sometimes you have to plan your journey early but so what. I think you should stop complaining to be honest!

Thanks for that sunbob, it looks like an excellent charity

Wish I'd actually read this before she came to mine. I would have grabbed my camera and taken a photo of her.

Yep, she just turned up at mine. She acted like she knew me, and gave me loads of compliments too. I just said I'm not interested, and I don't have a landline so she said ok and left. Thought it was a bit strange. She's Brazilian by the way- asked me where I'm from so asked her too.

Headnun, I really feel for you, my last flat was EXACTLY the same, and unfortunately I learnt the hard way that great design and decent rents are often just a way of covering up for shoddy workmanship on the actual house, which indicates a bad landlord. The flat I was in last was a whole house conversion into modern flats, brand new, looked nice, and rent was reasonable. Unfortunately it was very very badly insulated, despite what the Energy Performance Certificate said, and I could also see my breath. All flats were only provided with one electric heater which are ridiculously expensive and overheated after 5 minutes, cutting out. I eventually got the landlord to agree to me getting a proper oil filled radiator but I knew if I left it up to him I'd have never of got it so I said I'll buy it and take it off the next months rent. I also called the local council to get someone to come out and check the flat, which took a while but it meant I could get a professional opinion and file a report/complaint. Private landlords ARE under obligation to the local council their properties come under. Unfortunately, all of this took time and in the meantime it was the coldest winter for a long time- suffice to say I was completely miserable, and he report also took a long time to process, all the time my bills were sky high. After 6 months I'd had enough and left, I only wished I'd done it sooner. Your landlord sounds like a w***er, no decent landlord would let a property out that doesn't have decent insulation- if they wouldn't live in it why should you? Curtains are not going to make much difference, they'll make it feel psychologically more cosy but they won't keep out the cold. I really really think you should hand in your notice and leave, before hardcore winter weather is upon us. It's so crappy but it will be worth it and you'll be so grateful when you remember what it feels like to be warm! Honestly, it's not worth the stress, the misery, and the high bills. Unfortunately, if it seems too good to be true, it usually is.

To be fair that was a naive statement and you're right, it does help some students, my sister being one of them who worked part time and saved the EMA money towards her living costs for uni which is helping her tremendously. So in many respects yes maybe I was too quick on this one. However it does worry me that if colleges are motivated by the extra funding then maybe they're not actually thinking about whether the academic route is actually for the people they're being told to target. If students can't be failed for fear of losing funds then are the colleges or the government really looking out for the people they're supposed to be educating? Failing doesn't necessarily make you a failure, sometimes it just means that you're on the wrong course in life. Maybe I'm completely off the mark though? I just think if this is the case, then my argument isn't about distrusting young people, it's about helping them to decipher what's right for them because there are other means to social mobility than pure academic education, one being apprenticeships, others being more (and I hate this word because it seems to be looked down on as being for the less intelligent which I don't think is the case at all) vocational courses.

Hehehe, no don't worry at all, I realised that after I wrote it! Quinoa rocks- It's relatively cheap, goes with almost anything, actually tastes nice, takes 10 mins to cook, AND it's good for you :) And THANK GOODNESS ED hasn't become trendified! It will just bring pretentious narcissists into the area, ruining the lovely community feel here. Have you seen the the youtube video called 'Being a dickhead's cool'? it's hilarious, and completely spot on when it comes to the East London trendies. Give me cosy and suburban anyday >:D< Have lived all over East London both North and South, and spent the last two years in Forest Hill and Sydenham before moving to ED. I really do love South East London so if it is a choice between a Waitrose and the community feel of ED, thebestnameshavegone, I can do without Waitrose. However, can someone please sort the music out in Morrisons!

Ditto all the other posters. Do exactly what you want. One of my best friends got married without telling a soul. Some of her friends were pleased for her. Other friends were pissed off. But she learnt that they musn't have been very good friends in the first place if they didn't understand that a marriage and therefore a wedding is really between two people. As long as you're happy, your friends should be too, instead of trying to make it about them. Loz, your wedding sounds like it was perfect :)

Think it's going to Peckham Rye though. I hope I'm not wrong!

I have to agree with DJKQ on this one. That may be a shock to you H. It seems like a scheme with strange intentions- possibly about reaching targets more than anything else. No doubt it helps some, but I think if a 16 year old really wants to learn they'll find a saturday job whilst they study which might help them later in life anyway becaue they'll learn a set of skills they probably haven't acquired so far. Obviously this is easier in the bigger cities where there are a number of those kind of jobs around. I think more apprenticeships are what is needed, and more scholarships for those who show potential/drive/determination but lack focus, or teachers that recognise a potential in them early and can help lead them in a specific direction rather than a general push into higher ed. For example, a friend of mine had a teacher at school who recognised his strengths and encouraged him to apply for a scholarship aimed at people from ethnic/minorities and working class families, to study architecture. I'd never heard of such things before, I honestly didn't think they existed.