DuncanW

Is there any corroboration for this though? It seems no more than a rumour at the moment. And if it were planned for summer of this year, surely there would be a paper trail by now...

How many evening games would there typically be in a season out of interest?

Grok, where are these no-go areas. I run home from work sometimes and am worried that I might be unwittingly entering them. What should I be looking out for?

Sorry that your daughter is unwell - hope she recovers soon. Your question would be best answered by a medical professional though. I would either speak with the original doctor or contact NHS 111. ETA cross-posted

Hi there - sounds well dodgy to me. Please inform the police.

Fair dos :) Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DuncanW Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > And just a little bit condescending with it > > Not intended to be, just poking fun at the > cliches. In reality hardly anyone (either incoming > or outgoing) actually personifies them.

And just a little bit condescending with it

I thought it was set specifically in Tooting? Didn't see it, but read that in the blurb somewhere, Was it good?

Duck and Waffle is great - we went there with our kids earlier this year - then six and two. They really enjoyed it, it's smart, certainly but not at all stuffy. The views are amazing, and it's not even that expensive!

Our kids are at Bessemer; one in year two, and the other in the nursery with an application submitted for her to join Reception in Sep 2016. We?re really happy with the school. It has great facilities with access to neighbouring school fields. All of the teaching and leadership staff we have met have been very impressive and we feel our kids are doing really well there. If Bessemer is your first choice, you should still fill out the other five choices, but given how close you are it is difficult to think of any circumstances where you wouldn?t get it.

Foxy - you enjoy it however it works best for you - but not sure it's fair to call the views expressed above pretentious.

You should report that to the police if you know that to be happening.

As long as the Cherry Tree is open for a pre-match pint and burger!!

Out of interest, what does territorial mean in this context? uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Unfortunately no-one gives two hoots about what > others have sacrificed in the past so that we can > all live in 'peace' and 'prosperity' today. I am > not xenophobic (although I do not trust anyone in > London) , just territorial.

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > And they are proud of themselves > Mandem....from the Latin 'Mandemulus', meaning a > collection of less than reputable characters. Is that really true - seems unlikely!! You're not a Classics teacher, I take it UG?

Can't you be sent to prison for non-payment of fines originating from any offence, or refusal to pay taxes. Are there any examples of anyone who has been sent to prison unreasonably for this? Apart from Lester Piggott?

Sentencing guidelines for carrying an offensive weapon: http://www.cps.gov.uk/legal/s_to_u/sentencing_manual/knives_and_offensive_weapons/ It seems that these offences are taken seriously by the courts but but won't always be met with a custodial sentence. It's worth bearing in mind that we lock up more of our citizens than any other EU country. It's very expensive to do so and not proven to be effective at reducing crime levels. Although obviously appropriate in many cases, keeping young offenders out of the prison system wherever possible is preferred as other routes to rehabilitation have better success rates. That said, there is no excuse for carrying a knife - we need to be clear about that. It can't be blamed on Kids' Club going under or anything else. We need to understand the factors which can lead to this type of behaviour, sure - but the decision to carry, or in this case use a knife is made by that individual alone. I hope the individual who was stabbed is okay!

I think I'm right in stating that no new grammars had been created for thirty years prior to that so hardly a dramatic piece of legislation. And as mentioned above, M Thatcher closed down more than anyone else. Was that also the politics of envy? The Blair/Brown adminstration has a record to be proud of on education, which I'm sure the vast majority of forumites with children at some of our many excellent local schools would agree.

Malumba, Would it not be expected that those that are most worried, concerned and/or engaged with their children's education end up with the least to worry about? There's always been competition between schools in the state sector. Over the last few years it's become more transparent, and evidence based, rather than anecdotal. Most schools in Southwark select on distance so don't see the link between traffic and school selection criteria. Bromley doesn't have the grammar school system. It has one boys' and one girls' super-selective which have no proximity criteria so kids from our area are eligible. (And can travel there by train) Can't speak for anyone else but my kids walk/scooter to school. Finally, it's not nice to be prejudiced or so angry.

Blah Blah Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Most people who fly first class don't actually buy > their tickets. They are paid for by whatever > company, event etc is employing them to fly out. > And a quick google search shows he was in Cape > Town as part of a world tour. So the tour company > (who like all tour companies do) fly their main > act first class. Not quite what the person posting > that pic on twitter was trying to make of it, is > it. It's not exactly the Joe Strummer ethic tho is it? Also - Talent gets a deal offered to them via their agent/manager. All the perks and privileges are laid out as is their fee/cut. There is nothing in the world that would stop RB saying I don't need this level of perk/privilege, I'll take that as straight pay please. That would be taxable income of course though.

I think it's just a story, aimed mainly at children and doesn't bear up to this level of analysis...

> One of my school friends told me to start worrying > now about secondary school admissions as her > friend's daughter, who lives in Peckham, only got > offered a place in Beckenham (?Langley park). So I > thought I'd better start planning and (?saving) > now. Langley Park is a heavily oversubscribed school that offers places based on proximity, so that's unlikely. Maybe start worrying now about making your next 'joke' funny??

I've heard of the term birthers It was on the news quite a bit

They got today's date right! :)

How come the Victorians didn't build any airports then???