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I think if a councillor or an MP switches party then they should resign their post and wait until the next election before they can stand again. If a constituent voted for a person because of their party affiliation rather than for the person themselves, which I suspect is the most common vote, then that vote has basically been taken from the constituent by the councillor's or MP's defection.

Because much of the assets have already been stripped and the big dividends already paid out. The big money has been made. The costs going forward to repair the failing infrastructure is going to be huge and the that cost could fall to the taxpayer.

It's taken time to see the legacy of Thatcher's free market policy but we're really seeing it now with utilities, housing and infrastructure 😢. I think I've remembered correctly that on Dirty Business they said we are the only country in the world to have our water supply totally privately owned. When it gets taken back into public ownership the private owners will rub their hands together with glee having withdrawn massive profits and bonuses over the last 30 + years, let the infrastructure go to pot and now have the taxpayer come back in after this long period of neglect and pay for the failing systems to be rebuilt. If you think those companies will suffer at the hands of government then you have more faith than I. Thatcherism has a lot to answer for ☹️

If you haven't already watched this totally shocking docudrama on Channel 4 then make sure you watch it and tell everyone you know to watch It It lays bare the scandalous, harmful and lethal (in some cases) behaviour of the water companies since privatisation. I for one didn't realise that the water companies pay the regulator/environment agency to regulate them in one mega conflict of interest. This is as shocking as the post office/postmasters scandal with even more far reaching consequences.

Malumbu, do you happen to know what the current figure is for "trips into town made by walking, cycling and public transport"?

Just sharing this email from Southwark for anyone interested in bus travel between ED and central London Dear all* We have just launched the first phase of engagement on our Better Bus Southwark project – this is an ambitious programme, in partnership with TfL, to improve travel, and especially bus journeys, on the corridor from London Bridge – Elephant & Castle – Walworth Road – Camberwell Green – Denmark Hill – Goose Green – Lordship Lane. We’ll be looking at journey times, road safety, and your experience of bus travel. There are multiple ways to get involved at our hub page - https://engage.southwark.gov.uk/en-GB/folders/better-bus-southwark You can:- Sign up to be kept informed of future developments Complete an online survey sharing your experiences of travel on this route and ideas for improvement – takes about 10 minutes Use map-based surveys for each section of the route to pinpoint areas of concern that you want us to consider This is just the first phase of engagement, where we want to understand your thoughts and experiences so that we can develop proposals that actually address your needs. The surveys are open until 29 March. Please get involved if you ever travel in this area. We will be developing a series of in-person activities, including sessions in libraries and pop-up surveying at bus stops on the route – details of these will be promoted on the hub page above. Jonathan Hamston Consultation and Involvement Officer Community and Voluntary Sector Engagement Division | Strategy and Communities W: www.southwark.gov.uk

I saw a woodpecker in the trees on the north side of ED station last week while I was waiting on the southbound platform. Might be the same one.

The Post Office no longer runs the Lordship Lane PO either. That slipped through under the radar! Below is an extract from a letter from the PO to me in response to my query about long queues. Shame the PO didn't say who the new owner actually is. Does anyone know? Whilst this branch was a 'Crown' office, this has now been franchised. Services at this location are now operated by an independent Postmaster. They're responsible for all aspects of the day-to-day running of the branch, and is the employer of the members of staff who work in the branch.

There was a good More or Less episode examining the empty homes statistic trying to work out how many homes are actually empty and available. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002phn6?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile

Thanks for the advice. In the end I left the HDMI cable in the HDMI ARC socket but changed the audio output to PCM(stereo or 5.1) in the virgin menu, did a restart and that did the trick. So double thanks to Ianr. I did do an AI search but didn't go in depth enough so thanks for doing that. 🤝

Can any super techy people advise on this: I have connected a soundbar to the TV with an HDMI cable into the HDMI ARC socket. The soundbar works with the TV but when I switch to Netflix or other media that come through a virgin box, the sound disappears completely. I can then only get the sound back on the TV by unplugging the soundbar from the TV. The virgin box only has one HDMI socket which is used to connect to the TV so can't connect the soundbar to the virgin box by cable. Any ideas on how to make this work or recommendations for a TV wizard to contact? Thanks.

It's beginning to look a bit like all three roads will eventually be blocked at Underhill so all through traffic will be along Barry Road and Wood Vale and Underhill between. ☹️

https://cutabovetreemanagement.co.uk

https://www.trinco.restaurant/?utm_content=trinco-dulwich Trinco is on the Lordship Lane section between Goose Green roundabout and East Dulwich Grove turn off so the bottom of LL.