JohnL

Not only do things like toilets, basins, showers start to leak after 3-4 years in my experience but they seem to be purposely built to be difficult to access for DIY (bolts where you need a specific tool to remove rather than anything standard for instance). for instance, it's easy to buy and should be easy to fit a replacement flush unit - but the bolt to remove the current one is facing the wall and inaccessible.

Trinnydad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the plus side, The Donald's unpredictability > has got the Russians & Chinese worried. > > Just keep him away from the big red button and all > will be OK. He'll never find it. More likely he'll sit on it.

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If the best defence you've got of the Mayor is > that you don't like Boris either then it's a > pretty poor show Maybe if a Tory, LD or Independent big hitter put their head above the parapet and ran for Mayor ? A Ken Clarke type might get somewhere although Rory Stewert who claims to be in this wing pulled out. I notice Charlie Mullins was running :) None of them really big hitters IMHO. It's as if they decided they can't beat Khan this time round. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-51628623

They seem to have got some money https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2020/07/peckham-rye-accessibility-upgrade-moves-closer-thanks-to-1m-grant.html

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I've always wondered how a human rights solicitor > would have the experience and knowledge to run > what is in essence a very very large company > without any hands on business experience. > You don't need to know how to run it just be able to put in place those that can. (and I know that is the Johnson defence) [edited to surname for Malumbu :)]

Rockets Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree I think what the Dulwich Village RA stated > was a very good plan and something that everyone > could live with (although I am not sure Southwark > would agree to area-wide resident permits as I > think they think Dulwich residents are the > problem). > > Nimbyism is a huge issue. Over the summer my wife > met a friend for a drink in Gail's in the Village > and the table next to her were talking very loudly > about the closures. My wife described the people > on the table next to her as "too posh to wash" and > one of them stated very loudly "We pay a premium > for our houses in the Village so why should we > have to deal with the traffic". Unfortunately this > is the view of many - happy to see their road free > from traffic but not giving one jot for what > happens at the end of their road. That's their right in a democracy - even if expressed in an obnoxious way. We have to put up with leaving the EU in the hardest possible way on a 52-48 majority in the UK so why not let Dulwich residents make their own decisions at that level (not advocating it but at what point do you stop splitting up democracy if you think big a strategy (like pan europe) is bad).

I'd rather a form of tax on those that break the law than tax everybody.

The Mayoral contest isn't a vote on LTNs as theres more than that but Khan seems to be pulling further ahead (a lot of young Londoners support him) https://www.onlondon.co.uk/sadiq-khan-has-22-point-lead-in-new-london-mayor-opinion-poll/

rupert james Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Would you really feel comfortable having Khan in > charge of this? God help us. You should give reasons why you think he would be worse than anybody else (Bailey etc) I personally like rational pragmatic leaders so unless a major change happens I'll vote for him and expect him to win.

I thought America Online was the online version of Pan Am.

tedfudge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are also going to increase our > Council tax again to help fund > TFL I dont even use public transport as I > Work nights and drive to work and use my car > For work. More money coming out > Of our pockets when we are > All struggling during covid 19 Denials all round on this today but ...

Conservative Manifesto - 2019. "We will pilot low-traffic ?healthy neighbourhoods? ? working with local councils to reduce rat-running cars and lorries, making side streetsnicer to live in and safer to walk, cycle and play in while maintaining the access people need". The way they have "worked" with Manchester says it all. https://www.conservatives.com/news/supporting-the-heart-of-our-local-communities

heartblock Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can only imagine this is about politics. The > areas that traffic has been pushed onto are > natural Labour voting areas - I voted Labour in > both Council and Parliamentary elections, so are > they assuming we will not change our vote, but > they are worried about the more affluent areas not > voting Labour if the gated community road blocks > are removed? By the way 7:00am I witnessed an > emergency ambulance perform a U turn on EDG as > they could not gain direct access via the gated > side streets this morning and had to take a > diversion. LOL I believe the exact opposite that this is a Tory plan to make the Mayor look bad. Labour doesn't really have any strategists/game players and to me this stinks of Cummings games. Maybe Part2 will be to come up with a well known candidate next year.

Is the attached a loophole or planned - if you're on a business meeting you can break the covid rules apparently and many pubs are now posting similar.

Jenrick saying he told Burnham before that moment the mayors of the north all discovered the loss of 38 million. Somehow I don't believe him and he should sort out cladding and leasehold.

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s why we need some decent independents. I'm not sure most people have time to do politics. It's always those who make a career in it who get elected.

Jules-and-Boo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I did expect his personality to be resolute enough > not to be taken for a ride by Europe but maybe > politics causes people to become unreliable and > unstable. And power corrupts. > > And Brexit is not the issue I have. It's about our > own internal establishment and ethics. Don't forget Boris's sister said in 2019 that he is behaving strangely and this was possibly due to the pressure from those near him who have financial investments in a no deal brexit. If anyone knows him she does https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/boris-johnsons-sister-warns-pms-reprehensible-behaviour-may-be-due-to-bets-on-pound-plummeting-in-no-deal-crash-for-uk/27/09/

teddyboy23 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Someone I know who as family in Italy.told me pubs > and restaurants were shutting at 10pm .as > instructed to .but then were reopening about 10-15 > pm.as there were no guild lines as to when they > could reopen.not sure if that's true. Macron saw this coming in Paris and switched to a proper 9:00PM curfew https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-54585828

How far does local democracy go ? We all seem much more local than a few years ago - maybe because we all have facebook and twitter groups for our own road/block and so make plans for that little area.

Listening to Boris's news conference - it does come across as dividing the country. He's using those that agree with him against those that don't. Seems to be a theme with this government.

Figures don't look good - what's the bet for tier 4 - being total lockdown being rolled out sooner or later. If Manchester ignore it the whole thing is a bit silly - will the army go in or a national police force.

Spartacus Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No > He wants it revoked and to revert to normal > drinking hours (see this tweet from today) > https://twitter.com/MayorofLondon/status/131853111 > 4680668160?s=19 > > As I said previously u turn by London mayor ? I thought he supported the Welsh plan of a 3 week lockdown He's now saying level 2 lockdown means people can't mix outside their bubble in pubs - I'm not sure pubs keep to that seeing what happens outside . Anyway the creation of level 4 can't be far away - figures just reported on Sky News are a nightmare.

11:00AM - 3:00PM 5:30PM to 10:30PM were the pub hours when i was teenage 1:00 AM was nightclub chucking out (and you often were chucked out)

Shapps is trying to play both sides against the middle though Even the Daily Mail noticed this. "Mr Shapps' comments, in a letter sent to local councils last week, come despite the fact that many of the cycle lanes were built using money from an emergency ?250million fund which he unveiled in May." But he's already fixed it (very Boris Jonsonesque - it's oven ready) "The Transport Secretary explained how he had since ordered his staff to work with local councils, adding: 'Since then, numerous schemes have been scaled back and revised'." and MORE money is coming "He warned that the second round of funding could involve some town halls receiving 'considerably less' if they failed to embrace good design." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8852217/Grant-Shapps-admits-new-cycle-lanes-unused.html

legalalien Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It's Southwark Council - if you have a look at the > last few pages of the "our healthy streets" thread > there are links to relevant documents. There is a > further council meeting about it today. The money is coming from central government and is also part of the terma of the bailout - however much some councils welcome them. It seems to be a cross party plan