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NewWave Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For the first time ever I'm tempted not to vote in this election. > I am usually a Labour supporter but can't abide Corbyn and consider him un electable. > Boris is a boor and His chosen gang of ministers are as vile and dishonest as he is. > Lib-dem I've voted for them since Corbyn became Labour leader but this time I'm giving them a miss > because I've no idea of their manifesto and don't feel they deserve my vote. Don't disagree but very little sticks to BoJo and as him winning outright is very much on the cards this frightens me. The voxpops on the TV go along the lines: I've voted Labour all my life but I'm going to vote for this lovable buffoon. Lying just makes him normal. He's not like the rest. Have we ever had a buffoon as a prime minister before? I suppose the Mayoral elections ten years ago showed how he could become 'popular' in an electorate that wouldn't usually vote this way (there was the Ken's a crook too which influenced things). Have we every had someone with so many gaffs, so many skeletons in the closet? Back to the voxpops - the bloke seems to be loved as a maverick/renegade but how much more part of the traditional political landscape can you get? It's all worryingly simple and clever too. I need to coin a word similar to remoaner to cover my BoJo views. Nationalisation? Whilst as a nation we have a collective view that the 70s were dreadful we forget that were world leaders in telecoms, power generation, rail and no doubt other industries too. Efficiency, competition eg Germany and America, trade relations, lack of strategy, planning and the like all came into the demise, but it wasn't as simple as the private sector doing it better.

I'd find it difficult to do any of these but those that do swear by them. Chatting to a mate yesterday who had done an all inclusive to Marrakesh. That really surprised me, missing out on staying in a Riad, eating at local restaurants. I happily went without booze for the cultural hit, as opposed to five star luxury. That's about as far as I will go in criticising such holidays. What are your experiences, good and bad. I've fibbed slightly but will explain more later.

This thread is turning into a twitter feed.

Christmas is an abstract/confused concept. What are you celebrating? The solstice? Or the supposed birth of a prophet/messiah etc? Or just the melding of everything that has turned out for some to be the only day the family get together (I find funerals are better in that respect, more jolly and less bad feeling). Bah humbug. Remember a dog is not just for Christmas, you can have it cold on boxing day, curry it after that and then use the bones for stock

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Half the electorate weren't alive when Derek Robinson was active. You've also fallen into the trap as 40 years ago the press was as rabid as they are now. I expect that Labour is full of candidates with similar politics to Mr R. Perhaps you might want to contribute more constructively to the debate. It's like saying how long before an Enoch Powell or Oswald Moseley emerges if BoJo gets into power.

Quite an easy swap, he goes to the US to give evidence and in return Anne Sacoolas comes back to the UK to stand trial for manslaughter (US citizen who used diplomatic immunity to flee after she had hit and killed a motorcyclist, whilst she was driving on the wrong side of the road). I'm more bothered/shocked by the latter story.

The Outlander PHEV became popular with business fleets when Mitsubishi dropped the price to make it equivalent to the the diesel model when the then government grant was applied. Trouble was that some users were not plugging in meaning driving in petrol mode only - and more carbon emissions that the diesel variant defeating the whole object in terms of climate change. And there was also the issue of blocking charging bays necessarily. Government grants are rightly moving towards subsidising infrastructure, rather than the richer people who can afford electric cars. The rest of us will have to wait for the economies of scale, or buy on the second hand market helped by the rapid fall in resale values. Some manufacturers are now get it, Volvo, VW for example. Another V, Vauxhall, want us to trade up to a standard SUV - heavier and less fuel efficient than a town car, with their ?4k scrappage scheme. The diesel petrol argument in terms of air quality for newer vehicles is irrelevant, and direct injection petrol could be more polluting. The ULEZ will be good in one respect, older diesels where the particulate filter has either been removed or failed, The vehicles should not pass an MOT and it would be fairly easy for an enforcement officer to order the owner to get the offending vehicle checked at an MOT station or risk points. But there is little of no such enforcement. Taking action on unnecessary idling is futile. Westminster has done sweet FA about it despite having the powers for yonks. It's a no-brainer but private and business drivers aren't bothered or don't care, including the blue light services. "Can you turn your engine off please officer! "**** ***" is the usual response.

We can all trade our polluting jalopies in for ?4k with Vauxhall, to get 4 grand off a small clean efficient electric car. Oh no, sorry, an SUV. Well it's academic anyway, BJ is going to screw us.

Aussie politics aren't exactly admirable, or green policies. It's a statement of fact rather than having a go.

What sort of hybrid? A proper EV or one of those pretend ones (aka self-charging). Good to hear that you charge yours up (so it is a proper plug in one), some don't bother (business users) which is the worst of both worlds. I do like the people who put a cable across the pavement, not the way it should be done but it all counts. https://www.ardrossanherald.com/news/17428841.beith-driver-told-by-council-that-safety-cover-for-cable-is-a-hazard/

Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Electric vehicles are good, but they still cause > congestion. Simply replacing all our > diesel/petrol/hybrid vehicles with them won't > solved the pain of traffic jams and high car-pedstrian/cyclist/biker ratio. So, if you must > drive, just have one or join a car club. Yep, even worse when incentives such as being allowed in bus lanes, no parking costs etc are brought in, peeing cyclists like me off, affecting public transport and encouraging some to switch from such cleaner/more sustainable forms of transport. Tackling climate change isn't must about switching to electric. But this is a key part of it, so get used to it.

Its good to see that at least two of you support this. I expect many posting here hardly ever use their cars so would be better off using car clubs, cabs and public transport. It's happening (electrification) so get used to it. For further information here are some of the commitments from last year's Road to Zero Strategy. There will be consultation at local and national levels so you have your chance to have your say. eg https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/electric-vehicle-smart-charging and http://roadsafetygb.org.uk/news/400-million-to-bolster-uks-electric-vehicle-charging-infrastructure/ Road to Zero Strategy 26.Launching a ?400 million Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund to help accelerate charging infrastructure deployment. 27.Taking powers through the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill to ensure:●●that chargepoints are available at motorway service areas and large fuel retailers; ●●that chargepoints are easily accessed and used across the UK. This includes powers to provide a uniform method of accessing public chargepoints and refuelling points; make certain information publicly available in an open and transparent format and set reliability standards; and ●●that chargepoints are smart ready by giving government powers to set requirements prohibiting the sale or installation of chargepoints unless they meet certain requirements. 28.Ensuring the houses we build in the coming years are electric vehicle ready. It is our intention that all new homes, where appropriate, should have a chargepoint available. We plan to consult as soon as possible on introducing a requirement for chargepoint infrastructure for new dwellings in England where appropriate. 29.Future-proofing our streets. We want all new street lighting columns to include charging points, where appropriately located, in areas with current on-street parking provision. 30.Continuing to provide grant support through the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) until March 2019, with installations becoming smart enabled. 31.Increasing the grant level of the Workplace Charging Scheme from ?300 per socket to 75% of the purchase and installation costs of a chargepoint capped at a maximum of ?500 per socket. 32.Reviewing the provision of residential chargepoint infrastructure for those who have communal parking facilities, or do not own their own home, as part of the Law Commission?s work to review and reinvigorate the commonhold tenure in England and Wales. 33.Investing ?4.5 million in the On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme until 2020. 34.Consulting in summer 2018 on a proposal to increase the height limit for the Permitted Development Right in England for the installation of electric vehicle chargepoints in designated off-street parking spaces. 35.Ensuring local planning policies incorporate facilities for charging electric vehicles via the National Planning Policy Framework.36.Consulting on amending Building Regulations to require relevant charging provision in new non-residential buildings.

There is a much better dumping ground by Camberwell Old Cemetery, more space, not well overlooked. I dump all my builders waste, mattresses and tyres there. I'm very grateful to the residents of Southwark for providing, particularly as I am just over the way in Lewisham and don't have to travel far, nor does my Council Tax pay for it.

Productivity and the working week is a funny one. We work longer hours than some on the continent yet are less productive than our closest neighbours. The utopia of a much shorter working week has reversed in recent years as a more connected world seems to have led to greater demands and expectations from us. I expect that many/most don't switch off at 5 on a Friday, as I did in my first job (although being outside of London we finished much earlier), and similarly many of us will do heaps of unpaid overtime. Added to that is our commute getting longer? The connected world seems to have led to more (virtual) paperwork, and in some aspects seems less efficient than doing a ledger book used in my parents' days. So I expect that many of us will do a similar amount of work in the same time. As for customer facing jobs, can you get hold of anyone at the council? I ask this in a non-provocative way. I've worked with trading standards, environment health and the like over the years. In the 00s I could still call a council official and chat with them. I can't even find a name, let alone a phone number, and when I do locate someone on Linkedin as you can't go direct to the council they don't answer anyway. All about resources rather that local authorities being rubbish.

Sadly this has to be an anyone but Johnson/Farage. Following the night of the long knives the former has got rid of most of the moderating influences. The Labour party has not been able to go so far so you'd be voting for the policies not the person, The stuff this week has been sinister pushing us further to Farage/Mogg's version of Brexit. Although money markets weren't spooked which is interesting. Labour's wishy washy version of Brexit does leave the door open for some sensible outcome, in or out or the EU. I actually found myself agreeing with one of the other policies of boosting mental health.

Democracy in action would be you standing, hurry up the clock is ticking....

Putting this thread back on track... An interesting read about carbonising road transport https://www.transporttimes.co.uk/news.php/DECARBONISING-TRANSPORT-471/?utm_source=Transport+Times&utm_campaign=7a922f81ea-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_01_17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c0cafa3f39-7a922f81ea-250793593 from an association pushing for better public transport. I've not checked the evidence but the views on government failures show in my mind the reason why we need the ERs of the world: "..The result of repeated failures of road taxation to cover externalities is that we over consume roads and purchase of cleaner vehicles has been lower than forecast. The freeze in fuel duty since 2011 for example has led to 4% more traffic and an additional 4.5 million tonnes of CO2. Vehicle Excise Duty could be used much more effectively to incentivise the purchase of lower emissions vehicles. Demand management measures such as road pricing will need to be at the heart of decarbonising transport." It doesn't refer to fears of governments on losing votes by alienating drivers but this is the prime reason for loss of the fuel tax escalator (Labour) and continued freezes under the Tories. The last changes to car tax were a complete balls up (this is an informed comment) Watching the footy yesterday I saw an add for a scrapage scheme by Vauxhall. Not a "get rid of your older polluting vehicle for our ultra efficient clean vehicle" but for a fuggin SUV. Motor manufacturers wont change, governments wont change...... https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/sales-event.html

I worked with a government minister like B'stard. I was always surprised that the media didn't pick up on this. He was dreadful around young women, making that Match of the Day person appear a paragon of virtue. It was cringing to see and only a few years ago. Certainly not suggesting a comedy based on this person, as it would be too true to life. And not remotely funny. Like Upstart Crow - interesting polarisation of views on IMDB on the latter.

I've just watched five minutes of Black Adder Goes Forth which confirmed my views when I first watched it, it wasn't very good. Ben Elton's scripting was cliched and the series deteriorated in chronological order. The first series, a commercial disaster was excellent but they had to bring Elton in to make it more puerile to get the audience figures up. God it appeared so dated (as some of the Young Ones episodes). Father Ted and the IT Crowed are excellent examples of comedy that does stand the test of time. Looking back on the New Statesman can be worse as some episodes are horribly homophobic. I just checked and this wasn't written to Ben Elton. Upstart Crow is, and thats's fuggin awful too. Elton's a talented and funny guy. Just not my favourite script writer and much of what he did was of its time. To bring in some balance Black Adder II has some of my favourite comedy episodes, the unscripted Rik Mayall as Captain Flashheart causing chaos, the puritans and the turnips, and Tom Baker's salty sea-dog. I expect plenty of hate mail now.... Or am I the peoples' poet and punks and skins and rastas will all gather round and hold their hands in sorrow for their fallen leader.

Good thread this. If your taps are fed by the tank you will get the same pressure from both hot and cold taps, its only when the latter is on the mains (typically the kitchen) that there will be a difference. Generally fed by the water tank, to stop any suck back into the mains (ie contaminating your local mains supply). Flusing (or reverse flushing) with mains water - exciting. I've only done this with cruddy radiators, but interesting to hear the eventual outcome. Who needs to go on Screwfix or plumbers# websites for a good practical discussion. I love this sort of thing

All credit to Dulwich, and the score line flattered Carlisle in terms of possession, reflecting their clinical finishing. The beer tent was excellent. On the down side this showed us up for a ground that is not fit for these sort of attendances - poor views, lack of cover, even though a 1000 more could have easily fitted in, long toilet queues. Fine when I first went there 20 years ago with a few 100 in attendance. There is enough space to have proper terracing so not sure why this was not the case when it was built. I expect it is something to do with access that you need that wide pathway at the front which then makes the terracing very shallow behind it.

Vote Tory as we will be able to get excellent trade deals with the hummus producing nations rather than depend on the ebbs and flows of the European market - a shortage one month and a slurry lake the next. I've heard that the clangers are dead keen to sign a deal over green soup and Noggin, King of the country of Nog, wanting to do similar over whatever they produce there.

Lucid dreams are great. Have them every year or so. Normally a stressful situation - being followed, attacked, someone dying, at which point I may realise that is is only a dream. Some of the adventure ones I can wake up and it continues when I drop off again. Just occasionally I think afterwards is this really a dream. Larium gave me a lot of lucid dreams (I assume that everyone in ED will know what Larium is). And back to animals?

Without resorting to Google I am sure I have seen or heard about dogs dreaming. Do they, or other animals understand that when they dream it's not for real?