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That side road is closed for a short time morning and afternoon on school days. It is policed by the school itself, I think. As for the crossing- is it open?

I?ve replied and noted that the perforated kerbs and the plastic bollards are damaged and/or not replaced. Classic case of council installs something and then declines to take on responsibility for upkeep. (I have put bollards back in - takes five seconds yet the school, which campaigned against other measures, unsurprisingly doesn?t pitch it despite the fact the pavement widening and other measures, like DYL and zig-zags, often ignored by an entitled few, is precisely for the benefit of its pupils.)

It is very odd that nobody saw or heard his. Perhaps someone did but company policy stops them from interfering? What a shitehawk the thief is.

What constitutes "something horrible", though? I know that planning permission can be lengthy and cumbersome, and costs money, but a free-for-all is not something anyone really wants, I don't think. I still don't get why cycle shelters have to be so tall! If you have one built/installed in a way that blocks a neighbour's view and light, they would be a bit cheesed off, even if it did have a sedum roof!

If I have a fixed price tariff with a big supplier, does the price cap rise mean my bill will increase before it ends?

t is up to you how you respond. If you choose to read into my post that I want you to continue to feel fear, etc. etc. I have no control over that and respect your decision to respond with that (baseless) thought. Like I said, you don't win people over to a necessary cause (or even confirm the support they have already given) by chanting slogans and taking a condescending tone.

Do the reading, do the work - what exactly does this mean? Is there an arbiter of how much work should be done and to what level? What do we read? Is there a lending library for this reading? Will there be penalties for not reading the reading? (Subtext - preachy and cliche-ey doesn't win people over - especially those who are harder to reach and convince - to what is very much a necessary cause and one which deserves highlighting and addressing. Trendy, empty, Twitter-friendly slogans don't help; proper signposting to where this knowledge can be gleaned does.)

Lived experience (as opposed to unlived?) - another one of those quasi-academic/pyscho-medical terms that get trotted out by people who think it makes their point of view more valid.

Are they putting a limit on the amount purchased?

MarleyLover - best to write to your councillors and MP( https://www.writetothem.com/ )and include name, address, phone number, email, with your concerns. It won't take long and it could make a difference.

Anyone remember the much-mouthed mantra of "integrated transport system" from Labour (especially Prescott) some 20+ years ago? Maybe the current councillors of all political colours should remember this, not least because it makes sense!

Great, unless you (not YOU, Rahx3) leave them prone on teh pavement, ready for anyone to trip over and break leg/neck, etc.

Still nothing from DMC, which is usually in touch by early September.

What happens to the cans and bottles that are put in with general waste, as is the case with litter bins? Do they get sorted at the recycling centre or just buried or burnt?

There is a of course a place for street vendors, for pound shops and bargain emporiums, but it doesn't mean that the locale should be allowed to decay in appearance. I hope the buses will mean more attention will be paid to the Lane and that ageing hipsters who profess they love the Lane for its edginess and realness, etc. zzzzz, will recognise it is a space for all people, and that general tidiness and attractiveness doesn't mean sounding the death knell for the trendies.

Great that it is busy, not great taht it is neglected by business owners and the council and ends up mucky and uninviting. Buses may make it feel less like that, but work is still needed by councillors, officials and local businesses.

So, to live in a city you have to have semi-deserted main roads that don't allow access to public transport, shop owners who deposit refuse (animal, vegetable) outside their properties and never bother to clean their frontages? It is poorer and more ethnically diverse than much of neighbouring East Dulwich so the authorities just allow it to stagnate, all the while thinking its "edginess" and "authenticity" will attract the trendies. Maybe the trendies came about ten years ago, but they've moved on and Southwark ought to make it a place to attract all kinds of people, by bus as well as e-scooter and fixie bike!

Sterilised by no means equates to the what should be the essential shifting of the shit that accumulates daily or scrubbing the walls and shutters of scrawl. It needs more care and attention but the powers that be don't believe those who live there or use it are worthy of such common courtesies.

The DMC system changed and is more cumbersome, I agree. Some of the workers there are lovely, though, once you get through. Only thing you can do is write to them and CC the local MP.

Even if there are buses, the lane is a dump and nobody - either those in authority or the people who own or manage businesses - wants to grasp the nettle. It is so condescending to let it just stagnate, even decline. I go very early in the day and only when I absolutely need to. It deserves more attention and care, and that does not mean making it trendy for younger people - who, like all of us, don't remain young and who as a demographic are more likely now to live in Deptford or even Catford now that Peckham is no longer deemed with-it.

Looks a bit tacky but if it gets the right person in the job, fair enough.

I do not excuse the councillors for ignoring the majority view, but the fact that so few of us (yes, that could include YOU), really CBA with local elections. It is widely acknowledged and shown by statistics that a minority vote in most local elections. If we all were to take more of an interest those we vote in will know that they have a wider and more invested electorate and may shape up a bit!

AylwardS - it was extensively reported that only 1 percent of garages had reported shortages (last Friday) so please do not say this was not the case. I agree that stupid, selfish people are to blame but when news actually states in online, radio and TV pieces - quoting official sources - that a tiny percentage of petrol stations were short of fuel and that the big suppliers had plenty of fuel please do not say it is not true.

I don't use them myself but am frequently a passenger and find that the after-care is less good than it used to be. Some cars are dirty, others without charge and others don't close and open as they ought. It lets down a really good service but I agree that on the whole, Zipcar (electric) cars are worth signing up for.

Sephiroth - how do you know for a fact this was a random attack? It?s a possibility mooted by the police but it?s not yet confirmed. (The heinousness of the crime and the grief of those left behind is still intact whichever man - stranger or otherwise - is responsible.)