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Nice one, Shorty. I bet you did well with the young ladies.

I'm struggling with this. I just can't remember the shop names. What we have so far does show we had a far more diverse and interesting range of shops than we do today. In 1959 we had more organic butchers than we have in 2009 too.

Huguenot 4 September 2009 06:13AM This post leaves me uneasy. I sense an undercurrent of Christian coercion to conformity. In some societies and at some times suicide was considered noble. To help a noble act was a good thing.

Brief ex-pat witness statement - illustrating the dangers of oral history.

This is so difficult. Spencer & Kent (Estate agents at The Plough) Gordon Garage (Car showroom - where Ralon is now) Bell's (Builder's merchants - now plumbing only) Bell's (Fish and chip shop on corner of Matham Grove)

Does the Curry Cabin have something like "Established 1971" on its fascia?

If the 100m "law" is also subject to a traffic flow criterion, then I substitute Lordship Lane south of the Plough traffic lights.

When will these 100m parking restrictions be introduced on Eynella Road?

> That money I arranged has helped to see a dramatic reduction in household burglary, a dramatic reduction in shop crime. I'd like to see the data that support this assertion.

> They wanted a plam tree. Council officers consulted a wide area around about a plam tree, london plane tree, heritage light, direction fingers posts I still have the consultation leaflet. Palm tree?

Handy hints.

> car parking would'nt be allowed for 100m in either direction Is this statement accurate?

Everything you could possibly want.

Thanks to HAL9000 I have now read Anselm's Proslogion (in translation). Fortunately it only runs to 30 pages. It's a typical example of medieval religious scholasticism. It also exemplifies the tedious nature of the genre and takes a long time to get into the argument. It starts with a proem explaining why the piece was written (collecting Brownie points for heaven). Then the first chapter is a doxology (more Brownie points) just in case the reader doesn't understand where he's coming from. The argument only starts with chapter two. As has already been pointed out in this thread you really do need a definition of "god" at the start of the argument. Anselm does not give one, but I will grant that some of the attributes of "god" in the doxology may go towards this. Anselm starts by designating a class of people who believe in "god" (fair enough) and from this asserts that there is only one other class: those who are outside the class of believers - the non-believing "fools". A flaw at the outset. I could write more. I won't. No-one would read it.

A nod of thanks to Reg Smeeton. I think this is likely to be a short-lived thread. 1959 is just an arbitary date - 50 years ago. In the 1950s I did nearly all my shopping in Lordship Lane between The Plough and Goose Green. I must have been in nearly every shop, some many, many times. Now I can only remember a handful of the shop names. White Dent (estate agents) Follet's (record shop) Smith's (greengrocers) David Grieg (chain grocer) Woolworths Co-op (chain grocer - then still interconnected shacks built on stilts over the bomb site) Segar's (hairdressers) United Dairies (chain dairy) Kingston's (butchers) Melbourne Pianos (piano and musical instrument shop) Can anyone add to the list?

I present for your delight.... Unfortunately the author has to remain anonymous and uncredited.

SelectaDNA director David Morrissey said the solution was introduced in the London suburb of East Dulwich last October. This passed me by. Does anyone know about this gadget being used in East Dulwich.

I've forgotten why that criminal Nelson Mandela was released from prison after receiving a life sentence.

The demographics of ED seem to be changing quite rapidly and better schooling is needed. I would not be interested in more Academies. I'm interested in approrpiate schooling for middle income professional families. Academies are provided in the area but I believe their mandate is generally focused on education of deprived areas and that is a specialised form of education. In general ED to me is not a deprived area and needs higher geared schooling. I would however like however to hear the view of James as to how the secondary schooling is being improved to meet the improving demographics of the area.

"approrpiate schooling for middle income professional families" "the improving demographics of the area."

JBARBER first post 22/10/2006 19:53

How long have you been a councillor?

> we did feel we were conquering a real suburban outpost

The Dulwich Cuckoos

I spent near enough 40 years recruiting staff for clerical and junior executive jobs. Over the course of that period there was a shift from the 1960s when five good O Levels including maths and english was enough to acquire a good clerical job to the state of affairs where a person with a mediocre degree might get not one. Over this period I built up a "Things they no longer teach in school" list which would be worked through during a new entrant's induction/training period.