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By chance II saw the band Truthpaste filming this whilst walking early in 2024, and was reminded when Mark Riley played the track the other night on Six Music Wood Vale is pretty obvious, Netherby and Canonbie, One Tree Hill? Peckham Rye?

What is your source? So you are suggesting that the people of Gaza are so fertile they can out breed the massive loss of life. Unless you can prove this you should apologise and take a long hard look at yourself

No there wasn't. Read up before making Ill informed statements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-state_solution Here's a start

The Toronto is boring amused me. I was thinking of Philadelphia but when I reconsidered, Toronto seemed the obvious place. But my research came to your conclusion that it is in deed dull. I've been to Vancouver twice but found that surprisingly sterile too. I'll raise your Sydney with my San Fran and Wellington, both bay cities like Vancouver but I found far more cultural. Although that is obvious with San Fran. I've probably got myself banned from the US with this thread and my views on Trump posted elsewhere. In your suggested tour what about the towns and cities where the National Guard has been called. That would be fun. Kansas is apparently a great place but will be frighteningly hot I expect

Was chatting to my mates including Robert Jenrick in the Crompton Arms in Handsworth and this was an obvious one Robert come and have a chat, I once lived in Handsworth, you twit The track has improved further with age

The difficulty with all the national shame is that you are handing the world to the right wing populist parties ("The flag, love it or leave it"). You can look at many if not most of Europe for the damage their colonial conquests did to much of the world. For Britain we could equally look at partition and the impact on the Indian subcontinent, 10 million plus death and the bonkers situation with India and Pakistan now. Spain and Portugal went much further in wiping out much of the population of South America. i understand that Stalin was 10 million plus. We all know about the Third Reich, even then perhaps the allies could have done more. I am not questioning what you say, but sadly most are only concerned about the present and don't care about sins of the past. And back to my earlier comment that some will point out other 'conflicts' attracting much less interest. Not a reason not to march tomorrow

I thought of going to the States for the World Cup. But I just can't - Trump, the nonsense of entering the States and what FIFA has done to the sport including enlarging the competition and selling out to Gulf/Middle East States has put me off. I found an article on the likely move of some European football overseas which prompted me to start the thread https://thefsa.org.uk/news/uefa-gives-go-ahead-for-overseas-competitive-fixtures/

Expect it will be powder - that is what is used in most rented places

Why are we even discussing this? If Trump gets the Nobel Peace Prize he can put in on the mantelpiece with his dodgy golf trophies. We all know he is an egotist and an award wont suddenly make us admire him. Worth catching up on Radio 4's Newsquiz that was discussing the peace deal and Trump as I was typing my previous post. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006r9yq

I'm finding this rather bizarre, rather than be cautiously optimistic some of you look at this to have an opportunity to have a go at Starmer and Trump. The former has to adopt an approach this involves flattery to get any influence over the most powerful person in the world. Sure he could and should have gone harder in terms of Gaza and opposing the genocide, and there are some questions over some arms sales. I expect now we have vicars as terrorists the PA decision will prove wrong. There are those in his own party who will continue to press him on this. 48 percent of the country say they would vote for a right wing party if their was an election today. Farage reportedly has denied that there is a genocide ongoing in Gaza and said he would not block any weapons exports to Israel if Reform UK came to power. Badenoch's own words (on X) Recognising a Palestinian state won't bring the hostages home, won't end the war and won't get aid into Gaza. So it's reasonable to assume that around half the country would not support a stronger stance on criticising Israel's action. I don't have a lot of good things to say about Trump. Yet if he can or has brought about a stable solution in Gaza then that will be great news. That he didn't do this earlier, and in my view caused so many problems with the move of their embassy which in turn may have emboldened Hamas, remain valid issues, as do what the US is going to get out of it. As regards to earlier debate. Israel protecting the UK from Iran just sounds bizarre. The UK's position is that extensive diplomacy and a deal is the way forward. Yes there are so many other conflicts in the world that don't get the same level of attention. But how many of these are directly due to a western democracy's extreme military action and starvation against a territory? I'm with the march in spirit but for apathy or whatever reason wont be there. For those of you who consider it is antisemitic go and join the march and see. I went to one of the large earlier demos and there was such a friendly and positive spirit despite the cause. Yet the media pick on the occasional extreme incident, highly selective. I'd prefer of they called it a peace protest rather than a pro-Palestine march. I think it is right to look at the immediate desperate situation, and decouple from the longer term - albeit that the two station solution has to be the way forward and Israeli settlements are wrong. Hopefully once there is a proper peace Netanyahu will go one way or another (I'm taking prosecution).

Do you need to be shy Sue to do the main event? Are those who are less fussed what people think of their singing welcome? What about putting your finger in your ear? Sounds a great event in particular getting those less confident to join in - most welcome and great pub too. Thanks! Excuse my joshing

I agree on one point, that this thread has long since run it's course @Rockets as said before this us Vs them is so unhelpful and 'usual suspects' is both insulting and petulant. I've tried not to label people, even by association, as petrolheads or the motorist lobby, and if I have done in the past I apologise. As regards the City of London police campaign this has been discussed mainly times. If the police have a targeted campaign they will catch people. This can be equally applied to WMP and catching illegal ebikes, or in the past country pub boozing, day after the office party or when there were far more random speed traps. Added: obviously we all want to have the last say 😊

Scroll up and I gave you the link to the 200 years comment. I'd appreciate your views on the reference as I know you like going into the detail Also where we were and where we are on PM2.5 and the sources. I expect predominantly non-transport.

Best thing about Camberwell is the carrot. Wonder how many people get that reference 😊

I find your post offensive. The Telegraph article makes an unsubstantiated claim that billions of pounds are spent supporting cycling. It just adds the manufactured culture wars, echoed by social media, which at times is quite toxic. Not the world I want. Debate by all means but please stop hurling abuse.

North Berwick is the best place to live.

No, do come to the drinks, so we can have a proper debate. It would be good.

I asked a fair question. Why on earth can't you answer it?

It's a fair question. Throwing lines about billions being spent in cycling us misleading and shows bias.

This is all a bit vague. I heard it from a mate in the pub who heard it from someone in Sainsbury's. Can you explain more?

What is the source? Billions invested in cycling? Really? How was this calculated?

Obviously a separate subject: Information at point of sale including those providing kits to convert standard bikes, or get round restrictions on road legal bikes Information campaign accompanied with enforcement by police and local authorities. Target grey importers and the like perhaps legislate that suppliers take some responsibility if bikes are inappropriately used. Perhaps a registration scheme, like owning a shot gun, I will only use this on private land with the owners approval. Costly, and no doubt not fully enforceable. But all worthy of consideration by our politicians. Put up a separate thread and I'll see what select committees, parliamentary groups, local authorities etc have said.

Academic paper referred to here published in 2019, I haven't seen the paper so can't comment on why it would have taken 200 years to reach legal street level ambient levels of NO2 https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2019/03/11/193-years-for-london-to-be-rid-of-the-invisible-killer-that-paris-will-banish-within-two-decades/ Simplistically the calculation should be: No interventions to improve air quality beyond turn over of vehicles and improved technology as emissions standards improve vs additional measures this Mayor brought it (and last one proposed). The 200 years could only refer to a small section of the London road network.