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ruffers Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's an arms race innit? Personally I can't stand > being behind one on the road as I can't see around > / over it as much as a "normal" car. Solution - > my next car will probably be an SUV. > For others it's perceived safety - "If I get hit > by one I'll be worse off, so my next car will > be..." > > You get the picture. It does seem to be an 'arms race', I think that's a good analogy. There is definitely something about the psychology of them... 'not being pushed around', 'coming off better in an accident', 'high driving position'... the military 'look' of them. It all a bit siege mentality.

I cant understand why people have started driving around in pseudo-military vehicles. Not too many years ago, everyone laughed at the ridiculous oversized cars they drove in the states. In London SUVs make no sense at all from what I can tell. If you need the space, get an estate, easier to load, faster, better looking (imo) and safer.

I cant understand why people have started Driving around in pseudo military vehicles. Not that long ago, people mocking he American s for their ridiculous oversized SUVs. In London they make no sense at all from what I can tell. If you need the space, get an estate, easier to load, faster, better looking (imo) and easier to get the kids in and out.

I lived in Camberwell, north of the bridge when it was closed (due to structural issues). It was a nightmare. Network Rail promised that they would reopen it and as a temporary measure it was reduced to one lane. The same has now happened on Windsor Walk. Regardless of whether or not one thinks that reducing traffic to a single lane, or closing access to a road entirely is a good idea or not, this is not how such decisions should be made. I wonder how many crossings need to close before the people charged with their maintenance are actually held to account.

Good to know it's BYOB.

Sucks huh? Busy day at work today too. I might make myself some tea.

Grrr.... kids woke at 4, settled back down quickly but now I'm wide awake.

By the time it's built, they'll already be calls for further expansion. This is going to be an ongoing problem. Fundamentally, Heathrow is the wrong location. Long term, it would be good to see a proper investment made in a new hub airport out to the East.

I'd go with a machine gun

I agree James - Average speed cameras across London would be great. Much better than miles and miles of speed bumps. Or better still, national legislation to install technology in cars to limit speeds.

How technical can a sandwich get?

Thanks James. It's not exactly easy working any of that out from the planning portal. Are there any documents n line showing design and layout?

LondonMix Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrah--- that you can't accept that the > admissions system in the state sector is a source > if inequity and a barrier to social mobility > despite it being well evidenced and researched > says a lot. I thought you were in favor of > evidenced based policy based on your posting > regarding grammar schools? > > Just because universal state education is a good > thing doesn't mean it can't also have harmful > impacts that need to addressed to produce a more > equitable society. The two facts can and do > co-exist. > > Like I have repeatedly said, the only equivalence > (your words not mine) between the two systems is > that within both parents make decisions using > their wealth to obtain the best educational result > for their children. I'm not even sure what about > that is controversial. > > For some reason, unless people say private school > is 100% bad and the state system is 100% good you > see it as some sort of 'trick'. Reality is more > nuanced than that... I absolutely haven't said one system is 'good' and the other 'bad'. Nor that the state system is perfect. You can read back what I've said if you wish.

@Lordship516 - I agree

You can't expect a 'tax allowance' for not using a public service. There are plenty of public services which not everyone uses, but there is a principle whereby we all contribute to the maintenance of some basic, universal provision, for the public good. You're perfectly entitled to use your money to buy a better 'education product' and I don't criticize anyone for doing so. But please don't point to some inequalities in the state system and then conclude that therefore state education is a barrier to social mobility and drawing equivalence with an exclusive and exclusionary private system. That's the slight of hand. State education is universal and free at the point of use, the private sector is not. That's fine, but there is a difference in terms of how the two might act to reproduce privilege or restrict social mobility.

The Grand Puba?

These bloody Beckenhamites and their crazy entrance exams.

Blimey, tough gig delivering pizzas. Out of interest did he leave you some pizza?

We had polished concrete put in. Love it.... Looks great and really easy to keep clean. This is who did ours: https://www.facebook.com/contemporaryconcretefloors/

I'm not sure the guy doing 49 mph would have been slowed down by a happy/sad face sign. How about a police officer, with a hand held speed gun, nicking him for dangerous driving?

You could use 'The Mac Daddy' and 'The Daddy Mac'

Please no speedbumps. Cameras, fine. Actual enforcement officers - better. Just please, no more speed bumps.

Have you seen the queues at William Rose around Christmas

I had a quick look. Seems to be going well. Interesting how many people seem to have moved there from ED.

It's clearly a bus lane. If you wizz up it, undertaking those who are waiting to turn left, it's actually pretty dangerous.