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Nigello Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was replying to the OP. > 🤷‍♂️ lol - customs/immigration is not the place to complain although UK might be better than US where you'll be straight in the little room :)

Can I politely suggest a Wetherspoons as a possibility if Tim Martin is interested.

a few adverts to rent it out there - https://www.movehut.co.uk/property/623715-17-19-grove-vale-east-dulwich-london/ is one.

Here's the leak on a two week London lockdown. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/emergency-lockdown-london-north-england-socialising-household-mixing-a4557601.html In Wales I notice pubs are having licensing suspended if they break the rules. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/swansea-bar-closed-immediate-effect-19006786

malumbu Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If it was Gove I'll just hide under the covers and > never get up again. Rarely give Gove any benefit but he hasn't moaned about that hideous spitting image puppet of him. Someone in the puppet making department detests him.

Sunak's economics aren't as generous as it seemed earlier in the year. He announced one thing to parliament about the employment support bill and then another thing was released to the media (the government is paying a lot less than he insinuated in parliament - only one third of a wage for a person on part time furlough - he definitely did not make that clear in his speech which of course the opposition was replying to so making the bill not challenged properly in parliament). Germany and France's scheme for the next year is much more generous to part time furloughed staff.

A lot of people realised a few years back that if you make a position and then insinuate your opponent should go halfway to your position you can then move the goalposts to a position further away and negotiate to go halfway on that - you can then repeat. I'm not sure how debaters are supposed to deal with that other than not negotiate.

"Why do you want to go there" was the response 10 years ago when I caught a cab down (peckham rye). I don't think much has changed.

The thing is everybody these days has an echo chamber - and the Spectator echo chamber say they are going to boycott the co-op and subscriptions increase - I not sure they even shopped there to start with. Meanwhile the Co-Op is quietly continuing it's expansion. The strange thing about spats between people with echo chambers is both sides seem to benefit as they play to their own base. https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2020/09/04/co-op-announces-1000-new-jobs-with-50-new-stores-to-open-before-year-end

Peckhamgatecrasher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I do have a tunnel from my coal cellar to the EDT. > I think that trumps anything Bob may boast about. A tunnel goes two ways. At 10:00PM you may find your house is busy.

Chancellor didn't give all the details, just a summary - seems to me that Employee must work at lease 1/3rd of full time and up to 2/3 can be furloughed. For the furloughed portion Employer and government pay a 1/3 each Employee sacrifices 1/3 full time wages Also if you work for a large firm they must demonstrate loss of turnover. it's still cheaper to keep one person full time than two people using this scheme BUT maybe there would then be costs of redundancy and the job retention bonus of 1000 will still be paid so ....

There's a mistaken belief that facemasks are meant to protect the wearer The type of masks we all wear protect others from the wearer

first mate Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Oh lord, he is the very last person you?d want > involved. I know - it's just the thing he'd love to get involved in though. Both sides KEEP HIM OUT :)

Seems to be putting both sides https://www.onlondon.co.uk/low-traffic-neighbourhoods-class-politics-and-people-power/ Seems set for Farage to jump on this (the anger is just what he thrives on) - he's sniffing around twitter looking for a cause and another new political party. ?You poke the hornet?s nest of democracy, they come out and sting you in the bum. You need people to step forward and make sure democracy is looked after for the next generation.? Could have come straight from the Brexit Party literature.

Last night before 10PM curfew moaning ?

TheCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hang on...were they laughing AND > joking??!!...shocking. > > and in raised voices? The monsters. > > IN all seriousness....I get pushing back on the > size of the groups socialising, and people should > act more responsibly on this front for sure. But > lets not lose all sense of perspective here..... Well as DF says on another thread - masks on when not sitting down from today. I suppose you can laugh and joke through your mask. ... on second thoughts - outside the pub not sure on the regulations. Smokers ?

slarti b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > "Unfortunately we are in a one-party state > here" > > > A statement of fact. Our ward Councillors are > Labour, the leader of the local group of wards is > Labour, the cabinet member responsible for > deciding teh schemes is Labour, the Council leader > is Labour and our Local MP is Labour. > > I have seen no scrutiny of or challenges to the > current "Covid" traffic measures from within this > Labour apparatus. but the arch planner of all this is Andrew Gilligan who works directly for Boris and did so when he was Mayor. Here's his twitter. Notice a year ago he was critcising the current Mayor - what changed

My bank just said it had suspended a card as it had returned mail from my address - I've been in since March. Checked the address and it's correct so I guess the letters (whatever they were as statements are electronic) didn't get here.

I'm OK in Peckham Rye - there is a problem spike on downdetector https://downdetector.co.uk/status/ee-everything-everywhere/

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > But what does that have to do with the price of > fish anyway? The roads are a council (and to > lesser degree TfL) issue. Westminster isn't really > involved. https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2020/09/17/end-governments-war-on-the-uk-motorist-argues-government/#525a0e4a566f

Thanks DF It's still not really a pub if you can't wander around with your drink. But not sure if I can continue to stay away for the rest of the year (and beyond). I'm beginning to have vivid dreams :)

Most frightening thing today - at least 6 months (remember he said 3 weeks back in march) Pub curfew at 10pm - if everywhere had closed at 12 pm over the summer we wouldn't have to see this - too many places staying open until 4am still (I don't know how as clubs aren't open). Masks more compulsory but not compulsory Masks in taxis and masks compulsory for pub and restaurant staff.

Shrieker Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Shrieker Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > If you think that is 'really cool', you must > > have > > > had a dull life so far. > > > > > > Still, sounds like you might not be the type > to > > > object to festivals on the common, which is > > always > > > a plus. > > > > > > I must ask though, what is 'beat music'? > > > > > > Ha ha ha - when the troll gets trolled! > > > Your post makes even less sense than the OP > describing music as 'beat music'. I'd expect that > kind of description from some odd, drunk, clueless > aunty at Christmas when they overhear my techno > music. We all stick with the music of our youth in our heads. I have 80s electro.

Behind Adam Boulton on Sky News this morning and he's not even trying to get rid of them. "Get Johnson Out" and "Jesus is coming, Repent"

Fantasy doesn't have to be scientifically accurate or we'd all have hated 'Back to the Future'.