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Great gesture DH. Even though I hate footy I shall bring my family to that match :) A very worthwhile charity. Need for Mental health treatment is increasing and resources to treat people effectively are being reduced. None of that is helped by the wider public ignorance of how mental health issues can destroy some peoples lives. People CAN be treated, and returned back to functioning lives, BUT there are nowhere near enough resources available to achieve that at present. So every bit helps.

Let's remember though that when he stood for the leadership, he probably didn't think he'd actually win it? Personally I want to see him do well but it is absolutely right to say that he will have to compromise his personal stance on a few things to appease the party. Once there are some policies in place I hope the media attention will focus on those instead.

Great to see a retail company commit to the living wage. The politics show reports it will cost the company ?9 million to deliver. Seems like not a lot of money in relative terms and shows it CAN be done by these companies.

I didn't buy the national Anthem story either. And if that story is true, Corbyn needs to wise up and start understanding the position he's now in. I saw a news interview in which he was asked about that and what he would do when he goes through the ceremy for acceptance to the privvy council (where he will be expected to bow). He was dithering and making no sense. I thought John McDonnell did well too but until we see some solid party policies it's hard to know how this will play out.

I'm inclined to agree on your sentiment ????. The first few days have shown Corbyn is out of his depth to me too. There is niaivity there, just in terms of the damage the media can do to any campaign, if nothing else. He's going to have to learn fast, and one of the things he has to learn is that attracting attention for trivial matters like not singing a National Athem is a mistake, if he ever hopes to be taken as a serious contender for Prime Minister. All of that stuff can be fixed, if he's willing to take advice on presentation and I suspect that once the Labour party begin to formulate some firm policies he will find things easier. It's not going to be enough to be a man of the people. He needs to be a leader too.

Agreed Miga. There is as much ignorance about the diversity of eastern europe (especially culturally) as there is about the middle-east.

John McDonnell as shadow chancellor doesn't well with me.

Why don't you email the project team directly? Their site info does say that they have the support of Southwark Council, and that Peckham Vision and others have got them to the stage they are at so far. As Southwark don't own the land however, I would guess that Network Rail would be the ones to seek planning permission when things are more developed design wise. They seem to be connected to the rights sources for a project of this nature.

Yeah, let's behave like 12 year olds in a playground and bully people for engaging in a local forum, especially those ones we don't agree with. Really dude?

How can they submit a planning application before they've done a feasability study? That's what they are crowdfunding for.

That is very true mlteenie, but a lot of people who stop in stores like lidl do so because they can't afford to pay more for food. It's a viscious circle.

I can't see why it can't be recycled. Engine parts are recyled and they are covered in oil and gunk. The Southwark recycling place off Old Kent Road would probably take it.

And clearly Parkdrive is more interested in insulting people than actually taking on board anything anyone has actually said.

I didn't vote for Sadiq and still think Tessa would have been the better candidate for beating Goldsmith (if he gets selected). But having said that, I do like some of Sadiq's ideas and he has plenty of time to campaign for the Mayoral election itself.

Both lidl and aldi are great. Either would be a great addition.

Parkdrive. The only reason the thread has developed into a discussion is because of the negative posts of a couple of people early on. The discussion has been well meaning and polite. And then you pop up, attacking someone for posting a reply to a question asking for information on Turkey's involvement with rebel armed groups, like ISIL. Their human rights record is one reason the EU has held off on inclusion. Of course they are not the only nation on the planet with 'issues' of that nature, but there is also nothing wrong in pointing out how that might contribute to the experiences or views of refugees or migrants, especially as Turkey is on the front line of escape to Europe. If you read most of the comments on this thread you'll find pretty much every one agrees with your view that Europe should do more. So chill :)

I think that's a bit unfair Parkdrive. All that LadyDeliah and others have tried to do is give insight into the many impacts of ISILs advance. Of course Hungary and Poland are behaving shamefully, and they are being exposed for it. What people may not understand however is just what is going on in the middle east. It isn't just ISIL at war, there are other rebel groups at play, backed by regional governments, all adding to the instability of the region and the displacement of people, both deliberately and by default.

That's sad to read Uncleglen :(

And to also say that this happens to elderly people through email scams etc who are duped into handing over bank details and causes great distress and sometimes hardship. So yes, more should be done to catch culprits rather than just saying 'the money is returned so it's ok'.

Pommie. We have something called a welfare system that is supposed to make sure no-one a)starves and b)is left homeless. This government have by their reforms forced people into both of those situations. It's a completely seperate issue to helping geniune refugees fleeing war. But there are people, journalists and social service and health officials continuously lobbying government to try and make them acknowledge the harm they are doing to our own poorest and most vulnerable citizens. It's falling on deaf ears. And yes I do find a kind of hypocrasy in that a photo of a drowned toddler shifts public opinion and foces a government response, when reports of 40 - 80 suicides and the death of 2500+ people within weeks of being found fit to work by ATOS (figures the government tried to hide) has resulted in no shift of public sympathy and no shift in Ian Duncan Smiths policy or thinking. But there ya go. I of course have great sympathy for both our own poor and refugees.

Good work Fizzy.

This is why Turkey can't be a member of the EU.

I went through this some years back. You must report it to the Police and get a crime number. You then take that crime number back to your bank and fill out relevant forms, cancel cards etc (if not already done). The bank should then refund you with the stolen money with six weeks.

Pommie, they'd been in a Turkish refugee camp for two years after fleeing bombing in their homeland. The conditions in these camps are not good, with new refugees arriving every day. If you take a look at a map of the affected areas, ISIL have moved through an area half the size of Europe. THAT is why we are seeing a refugee exodus that is the biggest since WW2.