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Finally caught the first two episodes last night. I enjoyed it - definitely has potential.

Thanks Jeremey, that's pretty clear description, although I still suspect that others would list different thing. Either way, I'm not sure what you describe constitutes 'youth culture'. I think there is a description of 'a look' in there, which could just as easily be described as mainstream men's fashion (I would say more for 30-40 year old men). The rise in 'street food' and beer is a phenomenon in it's own right. Lot's of peeps like burgers and beer and don't necessarily have beards, wear vintage etc. I don't particularly see the link with any of the above and working in digital media tbh -except in so far as there are a lot of 30-40 year old white men in those industries. I suspect that this is the reason that you don't hear a lot of people self identifying as 'hipsters' - because it isn't a coherent tribe in any real sense. But even accepting this definition of what makes a hipster, my main issue with all of this (and that article in particular), is that it's just some people feeling anger at other's tastes - an anger which is then justified through painfully contrived exposition about the seriousness, profundity and importance of previous fashion movements. The fact, is the hippies, the punks and rave kids, were all ridiculous in their own ways. "..but they look ridiculous, why don't they care!!"... why do you?

That article doesn't actually explain what a hipster is at all. I suspect because it's a catch all phrase, without a clear definition - and therefore used to disparage whoever one wants to disparage. There are all sort of vague references to characteristics of 'The Hipster', but which don't seem to have any coherence as far as I can tell. To suggest that the rave generation weren't silly in there fashions, or often apathetic in their politics, (but today's youth are), is nonsense. So what do you mean by a 'hipster'?

I see it regularly. And speeding. There is no enforcement, just speed bumps and conspicuous (i.e. avoidable) cameras. We need actual traffic police, policing the traffic.

From nothing more than my own observations - it seems that new properties are coming onto the market a lot quicker than existing ones are selling. It seems to have been very slow for many months now. Perhaps it'll pick up again in the spring?

What is a Hipster exactly?

Hmmm, I can't help feeling that Louisa does protest too much. Do you have a dog Louisa?

I wonder whether a single 'unit' will be priced at a level which is affordable for someone on an average salary?

Lister deal with their patients and they take the money. It's a disgraceful siphoning off of taxpayer funds into private hands, with not enough public gain. Crony capitalism in practice.

Nothing will be done. DMC continue to take huge amounts of public money, to generate generous private profits - whilst supplying a terrible service. And they're held up as exemplars of best practice and sent on junkets with the PM. The future of healthcare.

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willwaters Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would love to understand how these surgeries > operate - how can it be so bad? Why is it allowed > to be? Does anyone (as I heard) profit directly > despite the appalling service provided. yes: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2063458/Family-doctors-firm-raking-1-8m-YEAR--patients-say-surgery-appalling.html

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I thought we were agreeing. What happened?

Agreed. The patronising consumption of liquids makes my want to puke... In a plastic bag, which I then hurl into the street... of course. Not a bin, like some lefty, pinko, fascist from The seventh circle of Clapham.

OMG!!! I just re-read your post Louisa, I missed the bit about having a baby...In a pram! A PRAM! Lazy, entitled, bloody 1 year olds. Fecking poshos, with their babies and DRINKS! I bet they do their poos in a TOILET! Probably even flush their decadent, bourgeois stools. Bastards.

Drink holding bastards.

Holding a coffee in public is unarguably disgraceful. I am with you there 100%. No one in their right mind would suggest that dumping a bag o shit in the street is on the same level as brazen drink holding.

DulwichFox Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Are they turning it back into a Pub. > > DulwichFox 😀

As long as it's open again for the summer.

...except for Louisa of course.

Does the letter of the law really matter? I mean even if it is legal to drop a bag of sh*t in road (I have no idea), would anyone really contend that it's OK to do it?

Louisa, you really do enjoy being contrary for the sake of it. You can't justify someone dumping a bag of sh*t in the street. The fact that it's bagged hardly makes it OK. The OP said that they would have confronted the individual but didn't have the opportunity to intervene. It's not always possible.

Wondering what people think about this: http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/myleene-klass-sends-scathing-response-to-mum-asking-for-parents-to-club-together-for-daughters-kindle-10026456.htm

No, I'm saying they will revert to pre-upgrade frequency and no more. Which when you take into account the steep increase in passenger numbers, amounts to a real terms cut.