Spartacus

The latest thinking from Scottish Power is that the government should loan them £100bn so that they can freeze energy bills now and the loan is repaid over the next 20 or so years through bills. BBC News - Scottish Power's £100bn plan to freeze energy bills for two years https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62645441 Let's think about this, saddling consumers now and in the future with a share of the £100bn debt for 20 plus years where there is no guarantees that in 2 years energy prices will be lower then they are today A classic robbing Peter to pay Paul scenario. At the same time, the big gas extraction companies will still see excessive profits from the current situation at our and our government backed loans expense. This is not a solution but a case of locking us into fuel poverty for longer. The solution needs to remove the emphasis on the gas extraction companies making a profit out of a crisis whilst allowing energy prices to return to a more sustainable level. Maybe even nationalising them again and controlling how much they sell gas for thus reducing the global race to the highest price as other companies will struggle to sell at higher prices. In all things wholesale buyers look for best not worst price and if someone is offering a lower price they will gravitate towards it thus pulling other companies prices down.🤔 Might be a bit simplistic but somethings gotta give

So what's the point? Another tick box exercise for the council, ignoring any results they don't want to see? It's about time this council is held to account and listens to what residents actually want and stop predetermining what the outcome should be and fudging consultations to suit.

Ganapati is always close to the true southern Indian taste.

I believe the term is lout as in "Lycra Louts" not warrior The issue is a small minority of city cyclists who give others a bad reputation (speeding, jumping lights and so on) which is why there is a proposal to look at how to control that small minority. Years ago we could go as fast as we wanted in our cars, then on Thursday morning June 1964, British rally driver Jack Sears reached 185 mph on the M1 motorway. Tabloids at the time had a field day, citing this as dangerous driving. From 22nd December 1965, the UK government trialled a 70mph limit on all motorways. In 1967 this became an official law. Question is, with roads being increasingly shared by cycles, cars and pedestrians will something similar occur where a huge outcry causes a knee jerk reaction?

Got to love that this is currently the first post below the ad for "Butter and Crust" bread delivery service 😋

There was a quick mention (blink and it was gone) article yesterday about potential price discounts for avoiding peak use. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62626908.amp If implemented It's a sugar coated pill to swallow as it really means that peak usage will be charged at a higher rate. Who decides when peak usage is? Currently its muted as 5pm till 8pm (when everyone has returned from work, cooking their supper and unwinding with a soap or similar) Are they now looking at controlling when we eat our evening meal and if everyone avoids peak times above then will peak time be extended ? Peak billing has been around for years for business (retail contract billing takes a measurement every 30 minutes) but for domestic use it has all sorts of issues including a record of when you appear to be in or out by your energy usage, all good unless the information is hacked then it gives criminals access to your daily routine. Equally if prices are higher during the day to encourage us to free electricity up for business use, what about housebound, home workers or school holidays where daytime usage may not be avoidable ? Theses schemes aren't for the benefit of the consumer , don't let them sleep walk you into higher charges for washing your smalls When I clap my hands 👏, WAKE UP before its too late 😅

I guess the best "united front to the public" would be to hold their hands up and say "we got it wrong, how can we work together to fix it"

Let's hope that they can stay out of trouble as the picture houses are a valuable local resource where they exist. Until there is news either way, this is potentially just rumourmilling at the moment and best way to stop things like this happening is to use our local resources otherwise any closure could be justified.

Thanks Malumbu Would be interested also in others points of view One thought, regarding the economic case, if car use falls through schemes like LTNs then there may need for looking at other forms of revenue to pay for the upkeep of roads. In that scenario would you still be confident in saying there's no economic case ? I agree about better training as most other road users have to undergo some form of training, but curious how it could be managed and enforced for cyclists as currently anyone can just jump on a bike and peddle furiously 🤔

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Daft response, but have you tried making a small crusty cobb yourself to get both that fresh baked experience and a bit of shelf life ? Barry's off-licence often has a few crusty loaves in that last 2 or 3 days, can't guarantee they are white, brown or seeded but worth a look

Quick straw poll ExDulwicher stated "None of it is remotely workable - even DfT have continually said that bicycle registration is pointless and unworkable" What is everyone else's point of view Workable or Not ? And why This is separate to should it occur and I'm genuinely curious to see both sides of why it is or isn't workable

Branches are closing because the end users (us) aren't raising enough objections A branch closure normally impacts those least likely to complain.and one day soon a bank branch will be a display in a museum and like other great services (recyclable glass milk bottles, 1970s electric delivery vehicles and paper (not plastic) bags we will look back and wonder how we let them go If you want to keep a local bank, vote with your feet and use it 😉

Although I can see him on his mobile phone, standing in the wine and beer aisle ringing the then chancellor "Yeah, listen its me Boris,... B O R I S.... former PM.... yeah thats the one no need to be rude about it.... listen can you do a quick emergency budget and knock a couple of quid off extra strong cider for a few days.... you can brilliant, did I tell you I still have a few knighthoods to give out" "oh cooee Tresea over here love, there's going to be a special on cider any moment now"

Billy, have you been partying with the Finnish PM again 😅

Even more information on the folly of closing banks and trying to remove access to "cash" BBC News - Decline in cash use eases after pandemic slump https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62576024

Ex Just out of curiosity, why is it unworkable ? Once the same sort of thing was possibly said about car driving licences, yet here they are. There's less cyclists on the road then cars and drivers so it strikes me as possible but maybe not practical

So East Dulwich, its immediate neighbour, doesn't exist Where is Dulwich Village? Six miles south-east of central London, Dulwich Village is a leafy, affluent suburb in the borough of Southwark. Straddling Herne Hill to the north and Crystal Palace to the south, Forest Hill lies to the east and West Norwood and Tulse Hill to the west.

Rockets, I guess the logic is correct, all Road users should follow the rules, the issue will be in two areas 1. Cyclists protesting that they don't injure people in the same way a car does in a crash. However recent cases have highlighted that occasionally they do. 2. Enforcement, how would it be enforced and how much police time would be taken up or will there be a new council warden force set up ? In theory I'm not against it as some cyclists do give the collective a bad name but there will be challenges to implementing it plus how will it work with under 16s who can't afford insurance or registration?

EDF is literally an echo chamber... I hope Boris moves in just to trigger you all. Never noticed that TWB .. 🤣

Wow I didn't realise that Germany has one of the highest household Gas Bills in Europe and now they are imposing a levy on households to cover the cost of replacing Russian Supplies. Just don't tell our Government 🤣 BBC News - German households face levy of hundreds of pounds on gas bills https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62554464

I thought the LTN has made a virtual gated community out of the village 🤔

There's a prize for the first to spot Boris snd Carrie shopping for pizza in sainsburys 🤔

Let's look at the positive aspects He and his police security will get so fed up of receiving LTN tickets or not being able to drive straight into the village without hitting "displaced" traffic that he will have a word in the shell like of the transport secretary and Bob's your bleeding auntie the LTN scheme may be reviewed Equally house prices locally may tumble as a result of his arrival and locals can afford to live here again. There will be police on street corners so crime may disperse. Finally, not forgetting the tourism benefits as bus loads of Japanese will come to the area to see the star of the film Carrie and local shops and resturants will achieve record sales as a result

Try messaging Chick on here as I think he is involved with bees