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BBC News - Alex Salmond inquiry says Nicola Sturgeon misled committee https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56451170 Should she stay or should she go now? If she go's, there will be trouble And if she stays it will be double So come on Nicola and let me know

Ich mag Spam, Wikinger singen von Spam, aber ich mag diesen Spam nicht

Not sure this is the best thread to add this to. Just read that grants for switching to electric cars have been changed BBC News - Grants to buy electric cars to be cut to ?2,500 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56441639 Doesn't make it easy to move from fossil to ev as the cost of electric cars is potentially a limiting factor.

There have now been over 57thousand complaints to ofcom about Piers Morgan on good morning. Struth, that's shocking as I didn't think that many people actually watch the show 😱

There are some bus routes, not local , that aren't running due to a strike today. If the move is to use public transport more, and to drive car ownership and usage down then imagine the chaos a strike by any or all of the transport unions would cause. Whilst the overall goal is to increase public transport usage, there has to be viable alternatives available. Just look at the issues caused by road works on the ED roundabout this week where buses were terminating early. One solution doesn't fit all.

Apparently only another day, but that's a Conway estimate 😆

Roky, the vibration caused by cars and bigger vehicles passing over humps causes cracks to appear in plaster as the vibration acts like a shock wave.

There needs to be a single funding effort to do this and to fight for consultations on the the LTNs Although both things (air pollution monitoring and consultations) are the councils responsibility yet they are stubbornly and spectacularly failing to engage on both fronts. Maybe the funding would be better spent on a legal case to get the council to do the right thing and not fob us off with "covid restrictions" which isn't cutting the mustard any more.

Interestingly, and I don't believe her, but someone I know swears blind that Americans speak the Queens English as it was when the founders left on the Mayflower and it's us who've dumbed it down. My counter argument with her is that she's referring to queens the NY district and not ER ii the Queen.

Hmm Tfl seem to hold the register of all road works http://public.londonworks.gov.uk/roadworks/home And it's no longer part of southwark's website. Which lends credence to the mayor having overview of all roadworks, not just on tfl roads. (Of course a burst main is an emergency, but whilst the hole is there other planned works can occur) Ex you do have the same characteristics of a council employee, are you sure your not a southwark patsy?

exdulwicher Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Although you can guarantee that as soon as > Southwark's' resurfacing contractors have upped > and left, some utilities company will come along > and dig it all up again. ;-) I thought the mayors office had an overview of road works to make sure the same piece of road isn't dug up multiple times by the council and utility companies. 🤔 The myth of end of year spending, possibly right if it's only resurfacing but we've all seen other road or pavement projects pushed through before April (new speed humps pavement replacement, road narrowing or marking replacement) which supports the theory it's end of budget spending as most of those things could and should occur during the year but rarely do as the council keeps money back for emergencies but then has to spend it or lose it.

Oh man Two point five four centimeter worm sure wouldn't have the same stylistic symmetry 😱

Interesting view johnl, the "positives none" Like the pub work force, if there's no positive reason to stay they wouldn't be here, so if ex pats are staying then there has to be some reason or positives, hence why I think that Liz should be writing an unbiased article and not a negative hearsay article. A lot of the ex pats I know have a lot of positive reasons to stay along with a number of frustrations.

If Liz Rowlinson writes an unbiased article then your question might be answered is my guess.

Cunning plan as in putting your underpants on your head, shoving pencils up your nose and saying "wibble" Although to be fair, I get the impression that's exactly what the council do when they get complaints...

DulvilleRes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clearly there are a lot of strong feelings > generated by the road closures. > > Something not to lose sight of is that those in > favour of them aren't necessarily a vocal minority > - I've seen no data that backs that assertion up. > I personally am strongly in favour of them exactly > as they are - they have in my view vastly improved > quality of life in Dulwich Village. I love the > plaza, and my kids love the fact that it looks > like at last the community is starting to do > something serious about the dominance of car > culture. This is a view reflected by a lot of > people I know. But I wouldn't extrapolate that > perception into some kind of assertion one way or > another as to what the majority view is. Are you prepared to put your assumption on support to a formal fair open consultation that involves those who live on roads now carrying excessive traffic caused by LTNs? It's got to be fair for all, not just a minority

This was reposted by "open our roads"and whilst it reflects Waltham Forest it also shows all London boroughs. Time for local councils to wake up to the issues the LTNs are causing and the very real risk of paramedics not getting to people in time.

Typical journalist with a contradictory request "It's not political" and "share any practical issues/difficulties caused by Brexit" If it was truly non political you should be asking for positives and negatives to produce a balanced article not a one sided biased article.

It's the same down Rye Lane, although that's in part caused by the lane being closed to traffic so the taggers feel free to spray without being observed from passing bus passengers or police patrol cars. One of the downsides of closing a shopping area to traffic without increasing security.

Is there a dedicated traveler site in Dulwich village ? Lucky H'ffer anyone ?

Is the square big enough for a fun fair ? Imagine noisy rides , lights, feral youths Friends of Dulwich square scream if you've had enough!😱

It's interesting to see the tweet slarti b , The mention of discussions with the highways officers implied that they have the true power in these schemes and the councillors can only input to the idea. I could be wrong but it feels like this is being run by council officers and they can play the long game as their jobs are safe but the councillors get voted in or out every five years.

JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Spartacus Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I was listening to, without watching, the BBC > 10 > > o'clock news tonight and thought they were > > advertising a new episode of Red Dwarf as I > swear > > I heard Arnold Rimmer speaking, then I looked > up > > and saw it was Kier Starmer launching labours > run > > up to local elections. > > > > I now can't watch him without hearing Space > Corp > > Directive 435, no opposition leader should wear > > plaid in the house of commons 😱 > > Oh good god you're right. > > But does that make Boris Dave Lister. He sure as hell isn't fashionable enough to be the cat. But Kryten 🤔

Duncanw, it's a curiosity,I didn't infer anything, you are trying to read between the lines too much and making your own conclusion. But to put the record straight, I find any mayor of London an expensive layer of bureaucracy that possibly isn't needed. After all between the abolition of the GLC and the first new mayor we didn't have the whole circus and things ran without any real problems.

I learnt that "I have the power" and Ianr does not