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KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Fair enough FB ! > > And yes, the culprit needs to watch out because > someone will turn on him at some point if he?s > unlucky. > And this is what happens, the apparently ?mad? > culprit keeps picking on people but somehow > manages to get away with it unscathed. > Why ? I expect he full-well expects little > reaction because he targets carefully. Someone > with a child, someone not very big, white people, > middle-class looking people perhaps ? > There was a ?nutter? got on the bus top deck one > night last week at Waterloo, called most people > sitting up there a ?c**t? or ?ugly? as he passed > them to find a seat. > But I noticed he didn?t say it directly to any > non-whites, must have been a coincidence, right ? > Selective bullying IMO. I got it from some guy on the bus after a party Xmas 2017 because I had a plum coloured shirt. Realised the other day I never wore that shirt again - it effects you even subconsciously.

sjsl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Like I said if they have mental issues here is > not > > a good place for them - the area is not > peaceful > > and tends to aggravate those with already > > emotional responses. > > Hahaha, yes maybe we should have mental health > checkpoints for people entering residential or > shopping locations. > > Oh dear, I really thought we had turned the corner > on the mental health stigma problem, sad to see > some of the comments here :( Well they should have been open about it. It was supposed to be a Health Center - the shops are meant to supplement our social living as agreed with L&Q - they are for us at Co-Op House not general shops. I argue enough with the students leaving the snooker hall at 4AM and that has just quietened off.

Springer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s a wind up by the builders obviously Well it's a joke that will rebound on them if it was. It is to be some kind of health center which I was OK with but I'd sort of forgotten about it - now I haven't. If it's been moved from Uxbridge due to political reasons I'll make them feel really welcome here.

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Springer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It?s rye lane ffs were do you suggest they go ? > It?s inner city London we live in not the > cotswolds , maybe you should move if you feel > unsafe If they're quiet no issues Like I said if they have mental issues here is not a good place for them - the area is not peaceful and tends to aggravate those with already emotional responses. Edit: It's being set-up by Hillingdon - Boris's constituency so no doubt didn't want these people there.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It is more likely to be a service center for low > level offenders to support them into a more > constructive direction. Rye Lane is a retail area > and these low level offenders probably already go > there, for shopping if nothing else. So let me be > the one to go there. Stop being a NIMBY Lcoe2. > Think this through in a sensible way. > > Edited to add, nothing on either the planning OR > licensing registers. Given the existing licenses > are for retail space, there is nothing as yet that > indicates any change of use. I live directly above it so not a retail area - there's 100s of us directly above and more across the street both ways - I'm a bit bad tempered when it comes to delinquents if they start and not the person they would want above them. It's already been passed 19/AP/5796

These immigration rules are being pushed as fairer as they don't give Europeans preference - but thats not where the people with the leave agenda want to end up. The Express (and others) are still pushing CANZUK. from 2nd Feb 2020 not last year as we thought this had disappeared. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1236734/brexit-news-uk-trade-union-canada-australia-new-zealand-Erin-O-Toole-Canzuk-plan

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > THAT woman on question time last night seemed very > keen on borders. She wanted a total lock down. > > I keep asking keano how he imagines this is > possible without a border but all I get is ?we > don?t want a border the eu does? This one I guess you mean https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/question-time-audience-member-uk-immigration-a4367956.html

Beggars do get attacked regularly - there used to be a man who aggressively begged on Rye Lane a few years ago - then the same in Waterloo. I know he got beaten up regularly as he used to show me the bruises/dried blood to elicit sympathy (unless he was faking it which I don't think he was). I actually watched this guy deteriorate from regular build to slight build as his behavior worsened over 5 years with periods obviously spent in prison and wearing a tag.

Ian Dunt's take (but of course he is a filthy remainer lol) https://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2020/02/19/the-end-of-free-movement-this-is-a-nation-dismantling-itself

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I work closely with the restaurant industry, and > this restriction is worrying as there?s a 4.00 > vacancies per 100 jobs in the industry, compared > to 2.6 for the wider economy. > > ?Low skill? doesn?t account for ability and > aptitude. At Pret A Manger they get 1 in 50 > applications by British people and 65% of their > work force are from EU countries. > > It?s going to impact business badly. Being told to > up staff retention and bring in automation (the > governments helpful advice) isn?t the answer. > > I have this vision of the restaurant industry > looking like a Homebase store, with senior > citizens working as waiters and baristas. > > God help us, it?s all a bit Dad?s Army. It's already making bad service too. A few pub managers have mentioned they lost all there staff erlier this year and I'm seeing people behind the bar making a foamy mess of pouring a pint - I suppose they'll get better. My 20% reduction in certain pubs and free coffees at Pret seems to have gone with the East Europeans mind you (maybe it'll return) :)

Has Virgin had problems in SE22 - remember some previous threads saying there is over subscription. I'm with Sky and they are Ok unless you hit a problem they can't solve - then some horror stories that usually end up at Openreach's door (everyone except Virgin uses Openreach). They'll all sue you for your shirt off your back if you don't pay when in contract remember.

Priti causing trouble in the Home Office now. ?If this were any other environment Philip Rutnam would not only be sacked he?d be denied a pension.' It worries me that this government thinks it can threaten the pensions of civil servants. Not only the civil service but pension schemes should be separate from politicians. Any other environment has contribution based pensions and it's your money (mine shows up on my bank account app - Priti's not having it). https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/20/priti-patel-accused-bullying-staff-trying-oust-senior-civil-servant-12270747/

Penguin68 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Our three councillors have been beyoond hopeless > on the CPZ > > They have done precisely and exactly what was > required of them by the apparat. Your mistake is > in the use of the word 'our' - unless you happen > to be the leader of the council in Tooley St. They > are party ciphers, no more, no less. Their only > independence of thought is their independence from > what their constituents (hollow laugh) want or > believe. The argument is that voters voted for a party and it's policies and no politician should be independent of it. Logically we might as well vote in a computer program.

You can see whats going to happen - those unemployed or ill or not working for other reasons are going to be forced into these jobs whether they're fit to do them or not. "Business groups from the CBI to the bodies representing the farming, hospitality and care work sectors have all raised the alarm about the new system, saying it will cause labour shortages." "But Patel insisted it would be necessary for businesses to look more to potential British workers, helping them to ?up their skills and make their skills relevant? to the job market." But these are non skilled jobs Priti - or you define them as such for immigration purposes ?

Seabag Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hard Brexit seems to be the poison of choice for > this government > > https://apple.news/AJaz8t_SBT5u6F1BQQ2vq0A Unfortunately the "short run cost" is about 50 years.

Sephiroth Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Still, I?m here now > Living in same country as keano and uncleglen > Only I have more rights and freedoms than they do Patel has plans for the "economically inactive" - ironically that's going to be lots of the Brexit fanatics I suspect. Pensioners next. "8 million people between the ages of 16 and 64 were ?economically inactive? and could be given the skills to do jobs in sectors where there were shortages as a result of the new points-based system."

Trinnydad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > diable rouge Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > seenbeen Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > sorry- forgot the link > > > > > > https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/02/bbc-ha > > > > > > > > > nds-stars-11m-pay-rise-cutting-free-tv-licences-ov > > > > > > > > Ironic that you post a link to the DT which if > you > > want to see it's full online content you have > to > > pay a subscription fee to get past it's > firewall. > > A subscription is not necessary. There are several > browser extensions that allow you to circumvent > paywalls so that you can read a whole raft of > newspapers for free. > > Best to use the Firefox browser and install Bypass > Firewalls. That way you can read about 50 > publications from the FT, DT, NYT, Economist, > Sydney Morning Herald, Economist, Baltimore Times, > Harvard Business Review, Wired etc, etc. LOL that's ironic when we're discussing funding models for the BBC :)

Priti Patel says care workers will be exempt on Kay Burley show - 20 minutes later an employment professional said that was not in the bill and she lied. Never :)

Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sephiroth Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Not sure the plans announced by government > today > > are compatible with keano?s desire for no > border > > and it just being an evil eu plan > > > > > https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/18/uk > > > > -to-close-door-to-non-english-speakers-and-unskill > > > ed-workers?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other > > But we are constantly told by the government that > there is full employment. So who will do the jobs > in hospitality, catering,care? On Sky after asking this question businesses were told they would have to find other ways. In other words low skilled immigrants are just intrinsically bad - it isn't a job issue.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Do you have an EU flag on your bedroom wall? And > perhaps a picture of Barnier that you light > candles before. Do tell. Guy Verhofstadt is the Remainer poster boy.

Cummings and the press fit well together - maybe they should just report what he does every day. https://news.sky.com/video/cummings-refuses-to-comment-on-sabisky-11936982

stepdown Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > JohnL Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Switzerland is not in the EU but is in the > > Schengen area - It's in EFTA. > > True, but their border still looks "harder" to > me: > https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44054594 > > Yes it seems to be so for road traffic. It was just another day for Darren Grimes however :) https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/top-stories/brexiteer-darren-grimes-on-schengen-1-5958282 and the replies that prove the rule of "be kind unless it's grimes" Jon Worth tweeted: ?They?re both in Schengen you dim witted imbecile. If you had been driving a truck it?d have been different.?

Switzerland is not in the EU but is in the Schengen area - It's in EFTA.

I've had Openreach issues managed through Sky recently and logged on to the sky community forum. There's a lot of issues going on. I got the best service by instant messaging on my mobile - but the biggest part of the problem is getting through to the right department - make notes of every phone call and ask them to add everything to the ticket so it's easier next time. I ended up having my master socket replaced by an openreach engineer but appointments aren't easy to get. edit: instant messaging == live chat :)