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You think the post would be that quick ST, obviously you don't really live in East Dulwich. 😄

The UN issue is unfolding. UN chief Antonio Guterres appears to have criticised Israel this week and the response is quite interesting. I am not sure who is right and wrong in this situation but I do believe governments need to be open to scrutiny and critism.

Earl, Can you provide your source for the 40% Increase as the DFT's National Travel survey shows a different figure. would be good to understand and compare.

This doesn't surprise me It's a pity as they do serve a lot of customers but have lost their way wirh customer service. Guess mass migration to other pharmacies is on the cards now.

As always there are two sides to every story, and this conflict is starting to highlight horrors on both sides. Today the BBC carried this story :BBC News - Palestinians under attack as Israeli settler violence surges in the West Bank https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67173344 Count your blessings that we don't live in an area turn apart by conflict.

They seem to have gone downhill again. Electronic prescription sent in 10 days ago, popped in mid week last week to be told "not done yet" come back later and it will be ready Popped in again Saturday and discovered that the prescription had been put to one side and not even started. When the locum for the day managed to get it sorted some items weren't in stock so come back Monday. Regular pharmacist back today (Monday) and no record of what was missing as they lost the note from Saturday, they then gave abuse concerning why I didn't have a note to say what was missing, very upsetting and shocking behaviour by the pharmacist. Guess I'm voting with my feet but where to go ?

Welc9me to England where we have sweets not candy 🤣

Thats a great suggestion mal Whilst it is a perception, as a driver I can see why when I stop at lights and get surrounded by cyclists jostling fir prime position (lol the ones who stop at the lights that is) I personally wouldn't want to be sitting in my Raleigh sit up and beg type cycle amongst them all. Maybe the campaign should be about sharing the road, it's not a velodrome and respect the highway code 🤔 I think that will encourage more people to cycle for leisure

Upland cafe does good bacon butties if that's your thing.

Kurt, it is from conversations with friends, family, work mates who mostly believe that other cyclists are too aggressive and they don't feel safe amongst them. The issue with polls is that cyclists are mote likely to respond than non cyclists on subjects relating to cycling. The "not my thing so I won't respond" syndrome. It might get a more realistic response if it is part of a general poll where cycling is a small part so that people feel they have areas that relate to them.

There's a report on the news today suggesting a annual charge to consumers of £17 to stop energy firms going bust BBC News - Energy bills could rise by £17 to stop firms going bust https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67087043 This is already on top of the extra £82 to cover the costs of making sure that households were not cut off imposed in 2021. It feels like OFGEN aren't putting the consumers first and are in fact working with energy suppliers to protect their profits. One would expect and hope that in a fair world OFGEN would look to protect the interests of the suppliers by leveraging a charge on their profits to keep them buoyant rather than charging the end user more to stop their supplier closing?

The question you have to ask is "was the increase in cycling during Covid a fluctuating statistic and levels are now returning back to the normal?" Unfortunately a lot of potential cyclists are put off by what feels like a large number of aggressive cyclists who jockey for prime position at junctions, jump lights, use pavements and race anything that moves* * other forms of cyclists are obviously also available.

Then maybe consider changing the title to remove problems as that gives the wrong impression if you want a balanced article and information

Are you looking to expose what might be teething problems or trying to undermine a new it solution ? Personally I have found it great, it allows me to see appointments via an App (mychart) and managed to see when an appointment had been incorrectly entered thus allowing me to get it corrected and saved a no show event. New systems will always have early glitches but its better than the old system that's for sure

Possibly also breaking GDPR rules https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/lawful-basis/a-guide-to-lawful-basis/lawful-basis-for-processing/consent/

An alternative theory is that restricted parking spaces (roll out of CPZ's for example) explains the increase in penalty charges. It feels like the council rewarding themselves with more income because they have made it harder to park without getting a charge.

It is interesting, due to tactical and protest voting during the last local elections, mainly to give the Tory party a bloody nose, we ended up with a landslide Labour win as did other councils. That's not to dismiss loyal Labour voters and Southwark is a safe Labour seat. Now as a result, the council have no real opposition or scrutiny and issues like the one are being uncovered. Whilst I'm not advocating voting a Tory MP in, I would say think carefully before the next general election because if we end up with a Labour Council under a Labour mayor with a landslide Labour government then I suspect what we've seen so far will only be equivellent to the tip of the iceberg and new policies and schemes will come thick and fast. There is always balance and scrutiny with opposition and it doesn't matter which party provides it. If we want fair schemes for all, not just a few, then we need to look at how we scrutinise our local council and officers.

Its market economics, rents up, footfall down (cost of living) so chains are one of the few who can open up, possibly at a loss, able to ride the storm and looking towards the future when economics are more in their favour. As much as I love the independence of ED, its bloody tough on small businesses.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Mexico I like the pork belly with lime and tequila

Can you explain how and why Penguins interpretation is wrong and yours is right ?

I guess you need to summarise what you want it to do then it might be easier to work out what will work for you !

Welcome to win doze

Dwiwnds in what you want it for Also if you have a Windows or Mac preference or need. Personally 32gb ram, half a Tb ssd hard drive Good graphics card for videos If you do a lot of office type stuff, i7 chip (windows)

Isn't James mCash a teacher? Surly that isn't a good example to set for kids or is it "do as I say not as I do" ?

I've now got a vision of a wannabe gangsta kitty