Jeremy

Hal - are your powers of logical computation fading? I don't think the points are arbitrary, I think they are geographically (geometrically?) central. Try - for instance - France to Spain, it also picks points which appear to be slap-bang in the middle. Presumably it cannot do other journeys separated by sea, because the Japan to China trip is a specially implemented novelty feature... an easter egg of sorts.

40 working hours per week is really quite normal. Many "professional" (for want of a better word) jobs demand much more, even at the lowest rung. You would have grounds for complaining if you spent the whole time carrying a heavy sack of letters, but otherwise... I'm not so sure.

Waitrose Express.

You think more customers would use Vodaphone if they voluntarily paid extra into the public purse? Really?

I'm not sold on the one-way system, I don't think it makes sense for the buses to trundle up that hill only to come right back down it.

The means are indeed there. Income tax in the UK is relatively low by European standards.

Complain at the "immoral" driver who did you a favour on his way back to the depot... marvellous idea.

chrism Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I also have not heard from Diana Hall, though I > emailed several queries and asked for a response. > Jeremy, is she contactable via the main Southwark > switchboard? I don't know... I have direct numbers for her and Nnenna Urum-Eke, but not sure if I should just post on here... PM me if you want me to send them to you. Alternatively contact a councillor (e.g. Peter John).

40hrs a week doesn't sound excessive to be honest.

I saw The Beat in Brighton a couple of years ago. But Dave Wakeling has left, and Ranking Roger struggles with the lead vocals. Still, I dare say it's worth a stroll over to Herne Hill.

What Sean and Hugo said. Why should employers relax their rules for certain individuals? How about the Kirpan (Sikh ceremonial dagger). As a bladed weapon, it is illegal to carry them in public places in the UK. In this discrimination against Sikhs?

Hitchno1, there are no developers yet. The council are looking to sell the land to a developer, but not until they have planning consent. Have you tried phoning Diana, or just emailing? You could also try contacting Nnenna Urum-Eke (Estate Regeneration Coordinator) or of course one of the councillors. PM me if you want contact details. I would have thought they will listen to residents at this stage, because it's not in there interests for these things to crop up after they've applied for planning.

Maybe they do. Didn't Tony Blair say that God told him to go into war with Iraq, or something along those lines?

Ridgley - I think the vast majority would agree with you. If you look into the recently jailed Huntingdon campaigners, some of them seem to have particularly skewed views, influenced by paganism/druidry. Most of them are quite young, and obviously easily influenced.

DJKillaQueen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well interest rates are expected to go up. Of course, but when? How much by? The 0.8% growth driven by construction is a bit of a red herring for me, firstly because construction was previously in the pits, and secondly because I am not sure how sustainable it is, in a very uncertain climate. The cuts... I am sure that they will strengthen the economy, but at what cost? Initially I was in favour, but are they cutting too much too soon? The US are taking a very different approach, it will be interesting to compare our fortunes over the next few years.

ianr Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Paradoxically, if there had been a 'humanist' slot > in the 2001 census, I'd probably have ticked it. How come? Why isn't "none" enough?

I don't really subscribe to the whole Humanist thing either - I don't feel the need to belong to an organised belief system. But in this case, the message is a good one. I've never understood why some people automatically classify themselves as C of E (or whatever background they're from) rather than what they actually believe.

Sean - I agree with you, but did you follow the link?

huncamunca Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you think that the > Greed/selfishness etc are in no way related to our > bling mindset ? It probably is a factor, but I don't think it's the main one - there are too many counterexamples. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore... very materialistic societies, our "bling mindset" doesn't begin to compare. But burglary - and crime in general - are lower. Finland and Denmark have even higher burglary rates than us.

Still due for 2012 according to tfl website: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15359.aspx

And I'd be willing to wager (if it were possible to measure) that the correlation between materialistic society and burglary rates is pretty weak.

You can't blame a materialistic society for burglary. Greed, selfishness, and indifferent/irresponsible parenting would be higher up my list.

Take Hugo's advice, and get cracking with it straight away. Two weeks sounds ambitious in my opinion, but let's hope that his estimate is accurate. As tempting as it is to try to forcibly remove them, it will almost certainly get you into all sorts of trouble. Hmmm... If it wasn't a Friday afternoon, you would have had at least a couple of people defending the squatters by now...

Mate, it's a bit much to expect a person to take a dead cat to the vets.

duke Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > sued for hot spitting fat This is a joke, right?