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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

Maybe he's read the forum and felt the love so many have expressed for him on here.🤣

Ohhh now I fancy a game of arrows Reg what have you started

It's an issue caused by the 5 year election term. As soon as a government gets into power they look at two things What they want to undo from the previous government and what they want to implement over the next 5 years. Then about 18 months before the next election they look at what short term popular items they can deliver to boost their pre election ratings. Regardless of if they win again or not, the next parliament after an election looks at the following 5 year delivery window and things start again. Long term planning (next 10, 20 or 30 years) doesn't really happen because to do that the government in power would need to get the opposition parties to agree that the plan has to happen regardless of who's in power and politics bring politics that's just not going to happen unless it's a national emergency (war, famine or such like) Blaming one party or the other or the brexit vote doesn't really cut through the issue that for long term planning to occur, political parties would have to work together for the sake of the electorate which would in turn allow major projects to start, complete and be implemented regardless of who was in power when. So back to the question, possibly they do but they are hampered by the very political system that puts them , or removes them from power.

It's not easy being green BBC News - Climate change: Drought highlights dangers for electricity supplies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62524551 Talks about the issues of green energy during heatwaves or periods of bright sun and how green generation is down at the moment across Europe as well as here

Very Phillip Pullman

What I'm still failing to grasp is that companies like EDF claim a large proportion of their energy is renewable yet the price they charge is dictated by the gas and coal fired energy suppliers so are they making a profit In slight support of Cats statement, only slight, what happens when the wind drops and its dark? The renewable energy suppliers still haven't worked out how to store electricity whilst it's windy and sunny so on a still dark night when home consumption is highest, the grid needs alternative sources to keep lights on which is mainly fossil fuels.

Epic fail Jazzer as the OP did say that Google gives too many options and it's a specific type of love they wanted 😅

When you travel along Barry Road to the library, there's a similar sign on the left just before the lights indicating no access ahead. It's been position in such a way that it blocks the left hand turn filter until you are past it. The signs really should have a distance on them to indicate no traffic in 500 yds as they are currently confusing Had anyone complained to the council or DfT ?