DuncanW

> > Time to get rid of Taxing Labour Southwark > council The time to do that would have been at the election that was held less than a year ago, the voting public of Southwark don't seem to share your view

I think they became tax exiles as they felt the marginal rate of tax of 95% was a bit high. "there's one for you, nineteen for me" I'd be inclined to sympathise although don't think I would have written a song moaning about it :)

Thanks Bels123 I will be coming along.

Well said, James

> > This message in support of the Bessemer Grange > scheme starts "As a Bessemer parent......". Later > on it says that the catchment area around the > school is small and reducing. The claim to be a > parent might not be true I recognise but if the > message is taken at face value the straightforward > implication is that the writer lives near the > school. He does cycle. Hi Sally, not sure if I understood this post. Are you saying I might be lying about being a Bessemer parent? That's a bit perplexing to say the least, unless I have misconstrued what you are saying there. But yes, I am a BG parent, we do not live in the immediate vicinity and yes my kids and I ride bicycles to school and then I continue on to work in London. Hope that gives my perspective the clarity and context needed.

I'm a Bessemer Parent; I am delighted with the road closure and would recommend the initiative being deployed at other schools where practical. From what I can see, the school tried several methods over a sustained period of time to protect the children from the inconsiderate and dangerous habits of a minority of parent drivers. This seems to be the only thing that has been effective. From what I notice, there hasn't been a massive shift in parking issues to surrounding roads. Parking around there has always been tight and remains so (I guess that's part of the reason some people park illegally by the school). But as I continue my onward journey up Woodfarrs or Dylways, there generally seem to be some spaces available. Further, the number of legal spaces in the closed area is minimal as most of it is covered by the school zig-zags. With regards to the school's expansion and the distance that parents travel; according to the 2017 intake data, it's oversubscribed (the most-applied for school in the borough) and the furthest distance offered was 1223 metres. So the number of parents travelling from distance should be reducing, not the other way round.

Was this the offender?

Thank you so much, BusyRabbit - this is a s good as the EDF gets! I learnt two new words also, calico and prolix

I can also recommend Athenlay - it is very welcoming for boys and girls who want to play football from a young age, and also has the option to progress into a team and play matches in the Selkent League.

Not especially, but I will make this my last post on this thread, as much as I stand by what I said above, I have no desire to lurk around where I'm not wanted. Happy and safe curry clubbing :)

Sorry Michael, I thought this was a public forum...?

I'm sure there are flaws in the system, and the obvious is, as with any inspection regime, it's a snapshot and things can change, obvs. I am also aware though, that restaurants can ask to be reviewed again within three months if they are marked down. You might work in the restaurant game, but to a basic issue punter like me it does still seem like the best way to make a judgement as to whether a restaurant has good hygiene standards or not. And restaurants that lie about their ratings are in a different category altogether - that's not a snapshot in time, that's a mindset - and a very worrying one at that.

Fair question... I had that experience at Mirash not at any of the others. In this respect, I don't know about the other restaurants but Mirash is knowingly misleading its clientele into thinking its food hygiene is 'very good', whereas in fact it has been judged to be such that "improvements are necessary" - it's that deception that I was most troubled by. I wouldn't knowingly eat anywhere that had a 2 or below, and that's quite a worry that these other restaurants are graded as such. I didn't know that so thanks for pointing it out. Thankfully, there are other options. Jaflong, Rajah Rowing Team, Ganapati and Millenium Tandoori are all grade at 5. Village Tandoori is a 4.

I have posted this already on another thread but I thought that the curry connoisseurs of East Dulwich should know: Went to Mirash on Saturday night. When the booking was made a couple of weeks ago, I checked the Southwark Food Safety web-page and they had a rating of 4. Not perfect but fair enough. So was surprised on arrival that they had a sticker in the window claiming a a rating of five. Whilst there, sensing a couple of other aspects were a bit off, I checked again on my phone to see that they were inspected in early November and now have a rating of two! I tried speaking with the manager about this discrepancy and also tried phoning them tonight to discuss. For the sake of brevity, I shall just say that neither conversation was productive. So if you're happy eating at an establishment that has a rating of two, but chooses to display a sticker claiming it's a five even though their previous rating was four, then please continue to give them your custom. If, like me, that sends a shiver down your spine, I would give them a very wide berth. I have reported to Southwark.

I think it depends very much what type of music you are looking for, no?

I have also posted this on a general thread about food hygiene, but thought it would be of interest to the curry connoisseurs on the Forum. Went to Mirash on Saturday night. When the booking was made a couple of weeks ago, I checked the Southwark Food Safety web-page and they had a rating of 4. Not perfect but fair enough. So was surprised on arrival that they had a sticker in the window claiming a a rating of five. Whilst there, sensing a couple of other aspects were a bit off, I checked again on my phone to see that they were inspected in early November and now have a rating of two! I tried speaking with the manager about this discrepancy and also tried phoning them tonight to discuss. For the sake of brevity, I shall just say that neither converstaion was productive. So if you're happy eating at an establishment that has a rating of two, but chooses to display a sticker claiming it's a five even though their previous rating was four, then please continue to give them your custom. If, like me, that sends a shiver down your spine, I would give them a very wide berth. I have reported to Southwark.

I thought I would resurrect this thread rather than start a new one. Went to Mirash on Saturday night. When the booking was made a couple of weeks ago, I checked the Southwark Food Safety web-page and they had a rating of 4. Not perfect but fair enough. So was surprised on arrival that they had a sticker in the window claiming a a rating of five. Whilst there, sensing a couple of other aspects were a bit off, I checked again on my phone to see that they were inspected in early November and now have a rating of two! I tried speaking with the manager about this discrepancy and also tried phoning them tonight to discuss. For the sake of brevity, I shall just say that neither converstaion was productive. So if you're happy eating at an establishment that has a rating of two, but chooses to display a sticker claiming it's a five even though their previous rating was four, then please continue to give them your custom. If, like me, that sends a shiver down your spine, I would give them a very wide berth. I have reported to Southwark.

Do you know what the amount was, is it on public record...? fishbiscuits Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understand the amount paid to Southwark for use > of the park this year was very, very low. I would > like to see Southwark negotiate a better deal, so > more money can be put back into the park and the > local area.

Good on them for doing something about it. It's a poor state of affairs though that schools need to take measures such as this.

Great stuff!! Last year was great - long may it continue!!

Great news... it looked to me like there was still a fair amount to do when I went past the other day. Crikey James, you'd think you would have been canonised for such service to humanity, not voted out... never mind, at least you're still incredibly pleased with yourself.

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jacks09 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://josepizarro.com/jose-tapas-bar/ Mid priced ??? You must eat at some really fancy places...

pecksniff Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Library should be open in December. Thanks!

When does the library open?