DuncanW

Who has said anything about banning the use of private vehicles?

I would love a moon-cheese sandwich... :) My point was only ever that it's true on a national level. I didn't make any claims about how that translates locally to back up?? Though given the wide diffrence in car ownership between richer and poorer households, I would be really surprised if that trend was reversed in a city where car ownership is significantly lower than it is nationally.

Spartacus, Luckily, I'm not in the market for writing academic papers. I'm certainly not qualified to do so, but don't believe that disqualifies me from posting on this thread. I did what you said. It doesn't - if only you had posted a link to support that unfounded claim. More saliently, the moon is not made of cheese, the sky is blue (or certainly appears to be today) and car ownership is more prevalent amongst richer households than poorer ones, quite markedly so - much as that goes against the narrative... I did post the evidence to support that.

Spartacus: I would say you don't need to include reference links to wideley accepted and easily proven facts - the sky is blue, the sea is wet etc... but each to their own. Maybe up to the individual contributor, but I wouldn't characterise Redpost as lazy for not doing so. Thank you for taking the time to score my contribution although I feel you were a little harsh. I recognise I was a little sarcy so I probably dropped a point or two for that :) Heartblock: I don't have any issue with Southwark Council, I thought that was your schtick? Heartblock (again, cripes!) You do love to spin a good yarn don't you! Does all that talk of %increases invalidate the absolute realities of car-ownership by income splits? Or are you suggesting ONS have their facts wrong

I thought that was a widely accepted fact - Google is there to assist you in such matters if you're unsure... How and why would anyone be able to produce 'very local stats' to back up such a self-evidently true statement? I Google'd it for you - hope that's helpful: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/784685/future_of_mobility_access.pdf ? Lowest income households have higher levels of non-car ownership, 40% still have no car access ? female heads of house, children, young and older people, BMEs and disabled people are concentrated in this quintile;

Is it always the same people doing it though (I have no idea!)? Could it be that someone has a party and thinks fireworks would be a nice touch, not thinking it inconsiderate as they only have a party every couple of years or so. But there's a volume of people that do that? I can't imagine one household just regularly letting fireworks off just for the sake of it...

Is it always the same people doing it though (I have no idea!)? Could it be that someone has a party and thinks fireworks would be a nice touch, not thinking it inconsiderate as they only have a party every couple of years or so. But there's a volume of people that do that? I can't imagine one household just regularly letting fireworks off just for the sake of it...

Whoop whoop

There are defibs in ED - I'm sure there would be one at the leisure centre. Plus other sports venues probably have them too like ESPN, Dulwich Hamlet - the cinema possibly...

Imagine being so disregarding of the harm that polluting vehicles cause, that you would openly discuss how to avoid paying the charge whilst carrying on driving such a vehicle through the area... the mind boggles!

Jesus College is returning a Benin Bronze to Nigeria. This is the first to go back from the UK, looks like there will be more to come. https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/oct/15/cambridge-college-to-be-first-uk-return-looted-benin-bronze

There was an accelerator on fuel tax introduced for that purpose by the Major government, and subsequently increased by Blair. As you will remember, there were large-scale protests and it was scrapped. I wouldn't say it was the 'most fair' solution. As with any of these measures, the discomfort is never evenly spread. It would be effective though.

I wonder what you might be basing those musings on? Please share. JAGS, JAPS and Alleyns all face out onto EDG, Alleyns has a playground that is directly adjacent to it, so they would be feeling any disbenefit in equal (as can be roughly measured) proportion. Proportionately and absolutely, far more children from the local state schools live within realistic 'active travel' distance, so I would think more are enjoying the benefits to a greater extent. There are all sorts arguments both for and against the LTNs in Dulwich, but this particular narrative just seems like grift to me. legalalien Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just musing on the idea that the active travel > benefits may have disproportionately benefited > children at the independent and more affluent > schools (and the air pollution from displaced > traffic disproportionately affected some of the > less affluent ones). Perhaps one of the many > things that should have gone into the analysis of > compliance with the council?s new socioeconomic > duty (something that seems to have been given very > little consideration in the report accompanying > the decision notice). > > I see on Twitter that the LDs have requested the > decision to be called in before Overview and > Scrutiny (stating concerns about adequacy of > consultation). Let?s see if the council approve > that request. A chance for both sides to air their > concerns about process flaws. If it happens I > wonder if the meeting is a public one.

Pretty sure that's right. It's the section up by Calton that you can't drive through. Although your preferred rout being busy probably wouldn't stand up as an appeal argument if you did get a ticket.

https://www.whirledcinema.com/ Might be a good option for you.

What's wrong with Americano?

Are they tall normally? Ours is just slightly taller than the bikes we have... Admittedly, mine is a Penny Farthing, but still

Thank you. I did a bit more reading up, and it seems there is no track record of LB councils pursuing people over this for standard styles bike sheds. In my case, it also appears that once it's been there for four years consent is deemed to have been given. So I shall rest easy tonight.

Gutted - what a scumbag.

Oh okay.. how do you delete a post on here?

Say what now...? You need planning permission to put a freestanding bike shed on your frontage? Is that right? We have one, but didn't get PP first. Please don't bolt me up for this fellow forumites.

But don't other areas of Southwark already have LTNs in one form or other?

Nice!

Oooh - that picture isn't a Champion Hill tho is it?

Yes, that is quite inaccurate. Almost half (46%) of female homicides are domestic violence related. In year ending March 2020, 154 male homicides were perpetrated by a stranger, plus another 29 where no suspect has been charged. There was a total of 188 murders of females in the same period. If you are male, you are more likely to be murdered by someone you have never met, not the other way round. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2020