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You should add that you are looking for modest crowdfunding - not a bad thing and I wish you luck. It's rather dead on the lounge at the moment I am afraid.

Not really sure how Sean Bailey's manifesto has been read as Khan dropping the freedom pass. A non-story. And if we are that worried we can always vote for Bailey. Central government will continue to take every opportunity to kick Khan, TfL finances were being mismanaged before he became Mayor. If headlines were in the Standard, LBC and BBC I'd be far more worried. Feels futile of having a petition of as a pre-emptive strike, most are dealt with by government in a single line.

The e consult service worked very well. Not something I would have called for but worked quickly and better than joining the queue on the phone. Phone consultations, as with much of the NHS, have been a game changer.

Worth quoting from the article: This drop in trade will partly be the result of added difficulties and costs associated with trading with the EU, particularly for fresh milk and cream," Ms Clayton said. "However, lower demand due to the pandemic, combined with issues around availability of shipping containers, has been the main reason for lower shipments. "This can be seen in the drop off in exports to non-EU markets, which were down 27% over the same 4-month period

Underhill was quiet today at 8.30, I only go down to the roundabout with Upland so perhaps the rest of it is very busy. No speeding cars today which was nice. One person on their mobile on my return journey, something I don't see that often. The passenger yelled at me, so didn't think it safe to get into a debate about this being illegal. The Southern end is an interesting study on traffic management as more traffic used to be directed down Wood Vale and the rest of Underhill until right turns were banned onto the South Circular many many years ago. Traffic therefore uses Honor Oak Road (including passing Fairlawn school), which feels more like a cart track. So Southwark displaced traffic into Lewisham. Discuss.....

There is a serious point about foraging. Out in Kent there may be loads of wild garlic which will be OK to take a relatively small amount. There are 'gangs' of foragers eg Epping Forest picking wild mushrooms for market and destroying eco systems. I once found a small group picking wild rocket on the Thames past Woolwich. In Sweden we picked wild berries and chantrelle mushrooms, but low population density and lots of land, plus it is something the Swedes (and Italians, Eastern Europeans and even the French do). A bit of cultural stereotyping..... I saw some bright red spotty mushrooms on a golf course on a walk out towards Surrey, they looked lovely and I should have tried some......

It's on our patio so on paving slabs. Do spend the money on a decent fence - we bought one from Homebase 15 years ago and it was lousy, warped quickly, we had to assemble it ourselves and build quality awful. We paid three times more a few years ago from a company in Guildford (better recommendations than that one in Petts Wood or down that way), it was erected for us (tattooed and pierced gents who complained about the hill, but were very good and unlike a Kent company didn't hassle us for a tip), well worth it. https://www.google.com/search?safe=active&rlz=1C1GCEV_enGB856GB856&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:10&tbm=lcl&q=sheds+near+guildford&rflfq=1&num=10&ved=2ahUKEwiOza_z9JzwAhUhsaQKHfiWDvYQtgN6BAgJEAg#rlfi=hd:;si:3293686941855540040;mv:[[51.4629057,-0.1935141],[51.130327199999996,-0.9992386000000001]]

Natty - can you do me the honour of providing me with the evidence that the freedom pass is about to go. There is nothing on the web, nothing in local news etc. Seems to be a bit daft signing a petition for something that is not happening. Publicity would also remind the rest of the UK that they do not get concessionary travel. We are already loathed by much of the country. I've provided a link to the position in London and understand that Mayor Khan has no plans to get rid, nor do I see that other mayoral candidates are proposing this.

rahrahrah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes, we should encourage cars everywhere - especially on residential streets which can be used as high speed cut throughs. Let's make it as easy as possible to drive locally - after all, we all want increasing car use and particularly lot's of short, local car journeys. Bigger cars too ideally - lot's more SUVs with high bonnets to target upper body injuries and mount pavements more easily. It's the only way to improve the environment. The heavier the car, the greater the harm when it hits you. I could assume that heavier cars tend to be driven faster, causing greater harm on impact. Crumple zones and design of the front of the car can reduce harm, but ultimately it is weight and speed that are the main factors. Autonomous braking is not necessarily the simple answer as drivers could become dependent worsening driving skills.

Coincidentally my worst cycle accident was on Red Post Hill when I was involved in a hit and run, a car went over the crossroads with Denmark Hill at speed and hit me cycling down the hill, sending me into a parked car. The bike was trashed rather than me, but the driver may have thought that I was dead and didn't hang around. I hope it wasn't you Red Post. It may have been a red Mercedes CLK, E reg. I see one around Dulwich from time to time which always makes me wonder. Do PM me if this is your car (or you would like to know why I suspect it was this car). The owner of the car that I had hit came out of the house, helped me to recover, and kindly drove me home with the smashed bike. I was similarly rescued once on the Brixton Road, so I should contact that programme on Radio 4 on a Saturday morning to thank both drivers.

Ironically ?2.5 million is the average house price in the village, spooky, they must be connected.

Raeburn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > @Rupert, I?ve not referred to a younger generation? I?ve been mindful not to, because of the potential of many new personal transport options emerging over the last 5-10 years. > > There?s so many accessible modes for e-assist or battery-powered alternatives which open up more convenient ways of moving. E-bike, e-trike, mobility scooters, e-scooters, power-assist hand-cycles, cargo-bikes, family-carry bikes etc. > All enable more people more freedom and better health. Loads of places you can book a test ride and see if it works for your lifestyle and movements. > > Great to see so many people of all age and ability using battery-assist transport this morning. > Not just battery assisted personal transport, the revolution in mobility as a service will vastly reduce the dependency on cars as we know them. It would be good if we could look forward rather than backwards. In years to come the next generation will wonder what all the fuss was about. I'm being tiresome and repetitive in the hope that some of this will be taken on board. Whilst I know that most people posting are very environmentally aware, we are a nation of entitled car drivers. As far as I can recall I only post about the big picture. I haven't got the time some of you have to spend hours analysing everything. I understand that this is a community web site where we can discuss the issues of the day. This is about Dulwich which surely applies to West Dulwich, North Dulwich, East Dulwich, the village and those areas adjoining. (Journeys today, Underhill Road reasonably quiet at 8.30, the usual suspects doing 40mph, Peckham Rye as busy as usual, Lordship Lane from Goose Green mid afternoon very quiet, Herne Hill rush hour pretty busy back west to Brixton Hill (I cut legally through Brockwell Park), Lordship Lane rush hour going South to the Harvester relatively quiet - I don't plan to post my journeys every day)

Are there not better things to donate your money to? National or local charities, environmental groups including Client Earth who challenge government on meeting air quality standards or if you want a decent local challenge the proposed developments at Brenchley Gardens and Sydenham Hill.

As far as I understand the current Mayor has resisted ending concessionary travel for over 60s. https://www.london.gov.uk/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid-19-faqs/what-going-happen-60-oyster-card-and-freedom-pass He'll continue to get battered by central government.

Tudeley in Kent. Not round here as it should be protected. Too many of us. https://www.walkingclub.org.uk/walk/tonbridge-circular-via-tudeley/

If you are quoting other local authorities for their environmental credentials then it would be good if you could summarise why. I think Oxford is great, I was living up that way at the time and saw the uproar when they essentially pedestrianised the City Centre. And expecting drivers to use park and ride. This also brought them into conflict with the County Council as traffic was pushed out to the ring road. Oxford City's protection of land also meant building new homes was pushed out the the boundaries, again adding congestion outside of the city. So all the arguments that Southwark have screwed things up by taking draconian action and displacing traffic, was seen 35 years ago in Oxford. But as said it is so much nicer in Oxford now.

legalalien Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'd be in favour of a tax regime that hit delivery vehicles, in particular non- food deliveries. The whole business of ordering clothes online / trying on/ sending back in particular strikes me as a complete waste of resources. Call me old fashioned :) Some pretty heavy posts on this thread in recent days. To pick up on the point above - interesting to debate, you could argue (well I could argue) that the public should be making better decisions on the environmental impact of their purchases. Try to combine purchases when buying on line for example. I see that Amazon Prime are advertising their green credentials by their move to an electric fleet. It would be far greener if they didn't encourage us to buy so much on line, including the 'must have it now'. I have to beat myself up when I feel forced to use them (there are times when it is difficult not to, although I do try to use e-bay in preference, hopefully a little better). Being in a consumerist society government should not be intervening, but who knows about his lot, particularly as we are hosting 'COP' and now have America at the table. The reliance on on line purchases is a whole separate thread.

I imagine nature will all be out of sorts, sunny days with a chill wind as the predominant wind is not in its normal direction; no rain as you say, and it's been maybe 6 weeks now. The natural balance is already screwed, eg insects coping with climate change better than birds and so the latter being out of sync with their main prey in nesting season. Strawberry plants are flowering early. Grass is not growing. No doubt one of my favourite programmes Countryfile will explain more.

Orange owl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not a new poster just sick of too many people > driving their kids to school from Greenwich,or > driving to the park to walk their dog because it?s > raining Not just when it is raining. Many I know drive out locally, or further a field, to exercise their hounds. Never understood that when there are plenty of walks around here. Good example of unnecessary journeys.

Government was taken to Court six years ago by the pressure group Client Earth, and ordered to meet air quality legal maximum street level nitrogen dioxide. https://www.clientearth.org/latest/latest-updates/news/uk-supreme-court-orders-government-to-take-immediate-action-on-air-pollution/ This predates the coroners report following the sad death of Ella. Many of you only seem to be concerned about air quality only when it suits your agenda. I changed my behaviour many years ago. I am not perfect but I have made a number of life choices to reduce my impact on the environment. If you followed my lead and did similar, rather than spending so much time finding reasons not to change, and criticising those who are trying to make a difference, however flawed you may see this, the world would be a better place. So shame on many of you too.

Wasn't far from two drivers racing each other yesterday on Norwood Road, mid evening. Never seen anything like it in London, well over 70mph and cms apart from each other and a parked van that I instinctively hid behind with my pushbike. But not practicing what I preach I have not yet reported it as it happened so fast I got no make, model of number plates. Racing on the public road is an offence.

Khan could have phrased this better - ie I want those that need to drive to be the priority. Sidhue - good points, halve the number driving their kids to school and that is the sort of evaporation that is needed and will hopefully happen in coming months. It would be interesting to hear what level of disincentive you need - financial and/or journey time, to get those that don't need to drive (need of course is subjective), to not.

TF I didn't post last night when I assumed that the six had done their homework. I didn't see this one coming, and must be highly embarrassing for the six. It's the Prime Minister wot done it of course.....

I expect that many reasonable motorists would allow kids to cross, I certainly would if I saw someone having problems. The bikeability courses will both help build confidence and get youngsters to communicate with drivers eg by getting eye contact. Drivers should not be exceeding 20mph.

As ever report to the police