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JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That article doesn?t actually say the UK veto?d. > It says we ?blocked? a UNSC ?statement?, which is > not the same thing as vetoing a resolution. > > > So the article might be correct. Its not - we havent done anything of the sort. Sputnik essentially made it up. Adam Boulton in the Sunday Times pointed this out too.
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Alan Medic Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > https://sputniknews.com/europe/201803151062548477- > un-uk-russia-skripal-resolution/ > > So, what's the UK Govt not telling us? It is publishing complete horse manure? The UK hasn't used its UN veto since 1989.
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New Southwark Form to request a CPZ now online
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It is worth noting that these days, all CPZ parking permits can be done online very quickly and through a registration search. It is much much harder to make a mistake unless you enter the wrong date. -
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Bobby P Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > worldwiser Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I think people have been at considerable pains > to > > insist they don't expect to park outside their > own > > house. They merely expect to be able to park > > within perhaps a 10m walk which is often > > impossible > > I've given a few examples of a 'worst option' on > Melbourne Grove (2 mins walk at the very most in > the worst conditions, even in the busy stretch > near the station, since spaces are available just > S. of ED Grove). > > Are there really roads where you have to park a > full 10 min walk away? That's a very long > distance (probably almost 3/4 mile if I go by > Google Maps, which is always conservative on > walking times). I'm genuinely interested to know > which roads these are in ED, if people want to > share their experiences. I have met plenty of people who found themselves trying to park and taking well over 40-45minutes to fund a space within a half mile radius of their house before our CPZ arrived, and ,et other ED residents with very similar issues now. Cpz are not about parking outside your own house, but somewhere in your local area. An observation I would make is many opponents who dont often seem to have problems parking tend, on further discussion, to leave very early and come home very late. The situstion is a bit different for everyone else during tbe rest of the day. -
Its stsndard practise for RN vessels to shadow Russian vessels when near the UK. Partly for safety and partly to stop them ditching waste (a filthy illegal habit they have). Asfor evidence, Corbyn was briefed full on it - the problem is he has chosen to male political capital from it, not act respomsibly.
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New Southwark Form to request a CPZ now online
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Disabled bays are a very high threshold to get, and don't guarantee you can park. We met many people who have considerable disabilities who were told by the Council they don't qualify for a bay outside their house. Most roads had one or two bays tops, meaning it was easy to not get parked. I fully agree micro-CPZ creep has caused this issue, Toastrack repeatedly voted no until a local one came in, then the problem got worse, a second one came in and it got worse again and then was unbearable. My own view is either everywhere should be CPZ free, or everywhere should have a CPZ - half way houses don't work brilliantly, but at present CPZ is a good deterrent for commuters who form the bulk of the problem. As for the taxation line, if anyone has any evidence that CPZ revenue is being used for purposes other than administering the CPZ, then I urge you to contact the police. Such an act is illegal and would necessitate a criminal investigation. -
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Given CPZ leads to 60% drop in traffic, and forces people into alternate commuting options, then yes I do think it makes a real and tangible difference. The more that can be done to make people use public transport for commuting, and not drive into Zone 2 (often from considerably outside London based on comments made to Southwark during the last consultation), the better for local environments and traffic. -
New Southwark Form to request a CPZ now online
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Rupert - Your area will not be overrun by people when the CPZ comes in. It will get vastly quieter. There will be no overflow from our CPZ to yours once your own CPZ comes in. I know that I helped local residents in your area with your own CPZ campaign (again at their request) and I do think you are over worrying about the outcome. The primary driver for a CPZ will be commuters who need all day parking without risk of ticketing. I know when I wander around your street at the moment that it is full of commuters and builders who use it as a dumping ground. But, if they cannot park there all day anymore, then they will go away and park elsewhere. I don't understand who you think these mysterious drivers are who are going to start using your road when the CPZ lands, where they are coming from and why they will appear in your road post CPZ if they're not there already? Perhaps you can explain this to me, because I assure you that your road will be vastly quieter when it happens. The drivers you get are commuters who need all day parking. Take the ability to park all day away without a permit (even for 2 hours) and they will go. Its utterly simple and been proven in other CPZ - like I keep telling you, if you don't believe me, go and wander round other 2hr CPZ zones at different times of the day. It will allay your fears. Instead you keep going on here about this rather than just going out and seeing the reality. -
The Diplomatic Service is the overseas part of the Foreign &Commonwealth office, and covers staff serving in accredited positions overseas in Embassies, High Commissions and Missions. It does not refer to SIS/MI5. The fundamental issue is that the Russians see the world in an entirely different manner to the West, and their world is one of repression, dictatorship and shocking poverty. It has been invaded more times than it remembers and it feels that NATO want to invade, which comes as news to NATO. The Russian response is to act in a manner that they consider rationale, but which causes revulsion in the West who simply dont work that way. The Russians are unfortunately a fairly barbaric bunch, and keen on violence, aggression and unpleasant activity - just read the accounts of Eastern Europe in 1945.
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tash b Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I live in east dulwich and have a lot of family > and friends that live in roads near by me, they > all have the same problem as me it?s not about > being able to park within half a mile from your > house I expect to be able to park on my road why > should I have to park streets away, I need to get > a little more info on a cpz as I have a few > questions. Tash - send me the questions via PM and I'll do my utmost to answer them for you. -
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flocker spotter Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Op has been banging this drum on here for 4 solid > years now. have a day off Not really, I've posted occasionally on this and many other issues. Sorry for having an opinion and for coming round your house and forcing you at gunpoint to read this thread rather than just ignore it. I'm an awful human being aren't I! -
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Bobby P Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > If thats the democratic vote, then thats awesome > - > > the people have spoken. BUT, mindful that > parking > > is about to get a lot worse due to new CPZ > > elsewhere, I have met with Residents who are > keen > > to see change. > > It seems you are some kind of campaigner for CPZs, > since what happens in ED clearly has nothing to do > with your own area, where you already have one. > > Unless you are a Southwark employee or represent > some anti-car campaign (for instance), I can't > imagine why you are meeting with CPZ-enthusiast > residents in this area, or agitating for this to > happen here, as I really can't see how it benefits > or concerns you. > > Nothing against anyone being a campaigner for CPZs > if that is what they believe in, but let's face > it, it's not just neighbourly concern that > motivates this, so it would be interesting to know > who you represent. I don't represent anyone actually. I'm a local resident, keen participant in local democracy and keen to support fellow local residents. I was approached to offer advice, which I've happily offered and am now happy to offer the same advice to others too. I wasn't aware that offering help and support to people who ask for it, and extending the offer is a crime. If you don't like the fact that freedom of speech means listening to people offer support for others, and instead prefer to cast aspersions, then thats a great shame, but thats the country we live in. I'm not going to go away, and I'm happy to keep offering advice to people in ED who want it - I've already have several approaches, so clearly opinions differ. If though you can point to the specific byelaw or regulation that prevents local people living outside your illustrious postcode offering online assistance to local residents then by all means point me to it, and I'll come quietly to the cop shop... -
Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Except it wont keep us safe, do you think the > terror attacks we have had are just coincidence? > And I remember the war in Bosnia, with targeted > attacks that were so accurate the missiles land in > the wrong country. We're not going to agree on this, so I suggest it is probably a fairly pointless discussion to have.
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Bobby P Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jimlad48 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > East Dulwich residents want a CPZ - I know as I > > have met them. > > Don't know who you have met, but that is a very > broad generalisation at best and empirically not > true, since every time this has come up as a > vote/consultation, ED residents have voted > against. > > There naturally are always some who do want > parking restrictions, but I don't think an > agitating minority should be able to inflict extra > taxes on a larger number who are perfectly happy > with the status quo. If thats the democratic vote, then thats awesome - the people have spoken. BUT, mindful that parking is about to get a lot worse due to new CPZ elsewhere, I have met with Residents who are keen to see change. I think you'll see a major shift in attitude, particularly from areas near the Dog Kennel Hill zone in the next few months, and it will be interesting to see how the council respond. -
Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > jimlad48 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I am grateful we live in a society where people > > are free to challenge like that. Given the > world > > we are in, the Forces will need recruits to > keep > > the nation free to enjoy such freedom of speech > > for many years to come. > > Is that why we are bombing Syria, to be safe in > London? Having worked in aspects of targeting, I can assure you that we do not indiscriminately bomb at random. We leave acts of barbarity like that to the Russians. Syria is a hugely complex situation, which can have repercussions here in the UK and elsewhere. So yes, it is to keep us safe. The sad reality is we live in a challenging, difficult world and its not always possible to live it without having to do difficult things.
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JohnL Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Corbyn being criticised as he's asking for proof > of Russia's guilt (whilst many of his back benches > are supporting the Prime Minister > unconditionally) > > Hope for his sake he's read this right or the > Labour split is back on (Did Trump also ask for > proof ?). The challenge here is that this is significantly different to Iraqi WMD. In 03 the issue was that with no reliable testers on the ground, coupled with a variety of HUMINT reporting from sources that clearly were knowledgable to a point, and which corrleated with other reports, it was easy with hindsight to spot groupthink consensus emerging because there was no scientific way to test. By contrast, in Syria, where the Russian backed regime has repeatedly used chemical weapons as part of a long list of atrocities they've committed, it is easy to conduct scientific tests to validate the chemicals used. In the Salisbury case, it is a matter of conducting tests and handling forensic evidence, and not scouring the words of an individual to assess them for veracity. Additionally, to accuse a state of conducting an attack by another using CBW is a very strong statement to make - you do not make them lightly, and you have to be certain of your ground to do so. Corbyn has essentially called all the people who work for the Government, dedicated public sector workers (and most likely union members too) liars in their assessment. Thats a pretty fundamentally stupid thing to do.
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New Southwark Form to request a CPZ now online
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East Dulwich residents want a CPZ - I know as I have met them. I am making others aware that they can also request a CPZ and that advice is available if wanted. The upside of the internet is it connects likeminded people to work together. -
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sputnick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bobby P, I agree... > > I have lived in ED for 10 years and rarely have > too much difficulty parking wherever i need to. I > think it would be a shame to introduce a CPZ. > There are already too many restrictions on > everything in life! > > I also think it's bizarre for jimlad48 to be > pushing for a CPZ when he lives in SE5 I'm not pushing. I am already flagging up to residents who want one (and I know there are a lot because I've spoken to them) that there is a way to campaign for one. I'm also offering my advice on how to get one to those that do want to put the effort in to campaign, because we had a lot of hard learned lessons. -
dbboy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Your country needs you!!!!!!!!!!!!! Recruiting for > the Royal Navy I'd guess. Definitely - it needs you to join an organisation which offers amazing opportunity, superb training, world class leadership and responsibility, travel across the world and an exceptionally good pay and benefits package, as well as getting to get transferable skills that benefit you in later life. A full/spare time career in the RN is a great way to get ahead in life.
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Its nothing to do with parking in front of your house. Its everything to do with parking within half a mile of your house. On our area, we got to the stage where we had personally spoken to dozens of residents, all individually telling us they regularly spent 30-45 minutes hunting for a parking space anywhere within half a mile radius across multiple streets due to lack of spaces. There were many issues that made this directly into a challenge for parents, elderly people and anyone requiring care visits. All they wanted was to park somewhere on their 400m long street - thats not an unreasonable ask, but was impossible till we got the CPZ. -
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Orange owl Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Things are really black and white for you and so > simple. My street is not the same as yours Thata absolutely fine, and its entirely possible you dont want or need a CPZ. But for those on streets who do, its brilliant that Southwark are making it easier to campaign for one.
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