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Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm not sure Kate08 is taking it too seriously > when she's read a post like emmableu's. I can't > quite work out whether it's a troll post or not, > but its pretty shitty. > > Reads to me like some pretty pathetic person who's > not from London and would get scared if she saw > two 12 year olds on a street corner. > > Comparing Penge or anywhere else to Dartford is > below the belt man. I missed emmableu's post. To be fair, if he's got Doctor's note then I think he should be excused. "Diagnosis... Penge."

Hmmm... good point.

... although I personally would not want Costa to open up on the lane.

'oh bless' is infuriating.

I meant to say 'multiplex'. Maybe I'm a bot.

I think you're taking it a little too seriously.

boring

It was a bit of a flippant remark, didn't mean to spark off an arguement about chain stores.

Oh christ, you're probably right. Costa would make sense. I really hope not. Wasn't there a (failed) campaign to keep Neros opening up in the area. Maybe it's time to dust off the placards.

Article concerning the new Heygate Park, which I defy anyone not to get angry about: http://35percent.org/blog/2012/07/04/londons-largest-new-private-park-in-70-years/

Yellow fever!

I think the thimble shop will be selling some cat print thimbles.

I imagine that shop attracts a lot of moths at night.

Apparently it's going to be a thimble shop.

I reckon it's going to be a thimble shop. Selling only two different types of thimble.

A men's clothes shop would be good.

Actually, to be fair, I think I may have got muddled up with one of the other two threads which were discussing Public Schools more generally. I'll get my coat.

I hear those Beckenham pretenders talking up their Pengeness. Wannabes.

Nowadays people say '...you don't live in Peckham, you live in East Duwlich'.

Individual policies can always be debated, but I doubt many people would argue that the impact of the RSPCA is not largely positive and therefore worthy of public support. Whatever your personal view, you would have to agree that there is less consensus with regards the impact of Public Schooling.

DaveR Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Re this, perhaps a Freudian slip - "defending > private schools..". If the debate is about > private schools in general (and many of the posts > on this thread have ranged far wider than the > issue of charitable status) then general politics > and social background are inevitably relevant. > Even the charitable status argument is essentially > political - how many of those arguing in favour of > public schools losing their charitable status are > also having a pop at the RSPCA for wasting so much > cash on ill-advised hunting prosecutions? > Everybody has their own idea of what charity > means; charity law has to be a little more certain > and specific. It's not a Freudian slip, I deliberately put it in inverted commas and said 'if that is the right phrase', because I actually don't think anyone is attacking private schools. However, there are individuals who are being defensive of private schooling generally, which is why I stated it in the qualified terms I did. General background may shape one's perspective on a topic, but it doesn't change the quality or otherwise of their arguments - calling people names - lefty (used as a pejorative), 'chip on your shoulder', 'Jealous Guardianista' etc. is not engaging with an argument, but mocking an individual.

Parkdrive has proved his point... just the mere mention of Penge has turned his posts confrontational. A dangerous place indeed.

Quids - I don't think that's fair. He isn't calling for the abolition of private schools, just the removal of their charitable status (in fact I wouldn't even go this far - he's really just questioning said status). I don't really agree that the nationality of students is relevant, but do think charitable status is odd. The fact that he went to a private school is irrelevant to his having a view IMO. If he hadn't been to private school, people would say he didn't know what he was talking about, or that it was jealousy - he has, so he is accused of wanting to pull up the drawbridge. Name calling and attacks on an individual doesn't engage with the debate. It's notable on this thread that many of those 'defending' (if that's the right phrase) private schools have resorted to this - referring to peoples' general politics, social background, or claiming they are jealous, or have a chip on their shoulder. It suggests to me a paucity of good arguments in defence of charitable status.

I like North East East Dulwich and South West East Dulwich, but wouldn't be seen dead in North West East Dulwich. I once crossed Barry Road, but it was unfamiliar and scary and I returned a little changed inside. I can't describe how exactly but things aren't quite the same. I won't do that again.

I think we should all just move to Staines