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Jeremy - I was referring to tigre's pride's post. Not sure why you'd bother cleaning a wheelie bin anyway.

But just because you choose to put a sticker on the bin and clean it doesn't make it your property. Council tax is for the collection and disposal of waste, not the provision of receptacles. We get a service above and beyond what the council is obliged to provide. Think a bit of perspective is needed.

I think we're actually fairly lucky that in Southwark we have a service whereby binmen come and collect bins from our properties in the first place. They are under no obligation to do so and most other councils across the country require you to present the bin for collection. In addition, they are not your bins; they belong to the council so does it matter which bin you get back? Again, the council is under no obligation to provide waste containers and a lot of other local authorities either don't provide them or charge residents to buy them. I sympathise with people that need assisted collections but really I think we're expecting too much of the service here!

I'm not sure what I need. I need to speak to someone about my 3 year old behaviour. It's not that he's naughty but totally lacks concentration to do anything and will not listen. He also seems to not want to do things well even though I know he can do them. I need to speak to someone about whether this is normal behaviour and how to manage it better

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My little boy has just turned 3 and I need some reassurance re: his behaviour over the past 2 - 3 months. Until fairly recently he used to play really nicely and would happily sit for hours doing puzzles, lego together etc. He'd also happily " help" me out hanging out the washing, sweeping etc. However his concentration seems to have gone to pot recently and seems to be regressing! He doesn't seem interested in doing anything. If I suggest doing games etc he'll just lie on the floor or act up. Also he doesn't listen to a word I say. We go to football classes on Tuesday morning which he used to really be into but now doesn't seem bothered by at all and will just act up when we go. Is this a normal phase for a 3 year old?? I find it very frustrating. I've tried all sorts of encouragement but he just seems to not to want to do anything (except watch Thomas which I have to limit!).

I have a serious dentist phobia but it's got to the point now where I can't put it off any longer. Has anyone got a recommendation of a sympathetic dentist that it very good with nervous patients? Preferably where you can be sedated?!

Is is just me or does anyone else get really, really irritated by flagrant displays of poor grammar in places that really should know better. I realise that I'm turning into one of those smug middle class types, or worse still my mother, but is it really so hard to know when to use an apostrophe?? So there's a certain chemist on Melbourne Grove that offers passport photo's (not sure whose photos they are) and a certain adventure playground in Peckham Rye that is open on Sunday's. Name and shame I say. Sorry if it really is just me!

Oliver I'm not sure Greenwich and Ealing are comparable as they're not inner London Boroughs with different socio-economic factors. Comparing Southwark with similar boroughs in terms of number of residents living in flats, high levels of turnover, deprivation etc, then Southwark really doesn't look that terrible: Lewisham - 22% Lambeth - 25% Hackney - 22% Tower Hamlets - 13%

People get really het up about tetra pak recycling but it really won't make a massive difference to the recycling rate seeing as they currently make up about 3% of the waste stream. Plus is it really worth a seperate collection? Southwark currently recycle a wider range of materials than most other councils. I've said it before and I'll say it again, low recycling rate is due to low participation, the fact that it's a highly urbanised borough (less green / garden waste) with the majority of people living in flats and it has a massive population turnover. Southwark was always going to be onto a loser. All the tetrapak and plastic bag recycling in the world won't make a difference.

Ha ha! No - neither am I a member of any political council. But I do think sometimes that we should remember that councillors are supposed to fit in full time jobs, family etc in addition to the time take up with a mainly voluntary post.

You seem to be implying that having a website is an excess and frivolity that could be done without?

For all the belly aching on here it's a wonder that people would want to stand as councillor at all. What a thankless task it seems to be as people never seem satisfied with the answers provided!

I'm not sure that everyone uses the library and buses...... I also doubt that the website is in the multi million pound region. It's about making sure that you reach the majority of people and I'm not sure that posters in strategic locations and a website will do it unfortunately

Worst by what measure?