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That's exactly it Jeremy. He IS referring to key infrastructure, because we subsidise the private corporations our key infrastructure belongs to, to the tune of billions each year, whilst they happily make profits. One of our big six energy compainies is EDF which is a STATE owned utility company of France. Imagine that! A state owned company that trades globally making profit for it's own state. This idea that nationalised business can't be part of the free market and make healthy profit is nonsense. What Corbyn is talking about is nothing like the post war nationalisation of industry and infrastructure (controlled more by unions than management at times). And there is a growing appetite for it, particulalrly amongst the young, who just see the cost of living spiralling out of their means and fail to understand why we are buying energy from a state owned company whilst having sold off all ours. Something fundamental HAS to change. I'm not sure Corbyn is the man to deliver it, but he'll certainly bring a whole slate of considerations back to the public consciousness.

Yes I watched that. Found it very interesting. I also find Hinduism more interesting than the three main religions too.

A temporary events notice would show up on the southwark register. There is none listed. But that would have been the solution, although for an outdoor event it would have not been allowed to go later than 8pm I think. I appreciate all those saying 'it's a one off and let it go', but there are also safety and insurance issues to consider. A license takes account of those things. The wedding party could have moved indoors in the evening, it didn't. Consideration has to run both ways. And looking at your posting history Mike, all YOU do is spend your time on here insulting others.

Hmmm, their licence seems to only apply for music events within the limits of the school, and to specific conditions. Is liability insurance rendered null in the case of a license breach?

Even if he goes full term, they will have to elect a new leader before the election. Voters will want to know who they are voting for. I'm not suprised young people are pro Corbyn. Cameron has nothing but more debt and even more unnaffordable housing in store for them. And the other Labour leader contenders are no better.

At least if Dawkins were PM he'd stop taxayers funding faith schools that teach creationism (yes they really do exist here).

That he gets hate mail tells you everything about the mental state of some religious people.

Yeah I've encountered a few working man's clubs like that too. Very scary.

Yeah I'm inclined to think the same. He may live to regret having made that declaration.

That can be the case. But most people of faith are harmless. Food banks are provided by a faith based charities for example. As for those that take their beliefs to a level of fascism, then we are dealing with a psychology that would believe in just about anything that empowers their sense of importance. Most faith is culturally nurtured through childhood as we all know and that for me is where the line between a gentle moral philosophy (ie to be giving, do good etc) and the heavy indoctrination of false absolutes (creationism over evolution for example) is a fine one and should be monitored better than it is.

I agree with all that and suspect there will be an internal establishment coup before we get anywhere near the next election. That's what I find despicable about the Labour party at the moment. The infighting in some desperate grapple for power. How do they think that looks to us? It's as though they've been thrown into blind panic by the election results, when in reality they should be focussing on making that slim majority as difficult for the Tories as possible. Cameron is facing many battles ahead, over Europe etc. That's also not to forget that the Tories will be facing their own leadership contest if Cameron holds to his promise to not run for s third term.

Seems their licence for music it to 11.30 only, a complaint would be fair. http://app.southwark.gov.uk/Licensing/LicPremisesGrantedDetails.asp?systemkey=831390 And these conditions too maybe? 845 - That after 20:00 Hours NO drinks are to be consumed outside the building (including balconies and terraces) 846 - That after 20:00 Hours other than for the purpose of entry and egress all doors are to be kept closed. 847 - That after 20:00 Hours all windows are to kept closed.

The only nationalisation he's mention is of things we heavily subsidise anyway, like the railways. And why should we subsidise private corporations so that they can pass on 'profits' to shareholders. We do so because we need that infrastructure and corporations know this. They are taking us for a ride. Meanwhile, Osbourne sells our profitable share in Eurostar and sells RBS back to the private market at a ?13bn loss. I can list other examples. On taxations he has said he would restore the 50p rate. He's said nothing about ordinary income tax. He has said plenty though about closing tax havens and tax avoidance schemes. Again, can't see anything wrong with that. The 70's had a general rate of around 33p per pound and a higher rate of 70%. It's ridiculous to claim the sheer mention of a tax increase to the general policies of the 70s.

Why does everyone assume a Corbyn leadership means back to the 70's? That's not the impression I get from him at all. What I do see from him are some suggestions for making the economy we have a bit fairer, and a bit more affordable for the many.

Also if you are a couple of tall stocky guys, sitting next to each other becomes a tight fit. I'm not stocky but I am tall and it's more comfortable to sit over the edge of the seat rather than cramming my knees into the limited space in front. I can understand asking someone if they would move if there are no other places to sit together, but asking someone to move because they are in your favourite spot? Don't know what I think about that. It doesn't strike me odd that you (Sue) asked one to move, but it does strike me as odd that you can't understand why they didn't understand why you'd ask them to move when other seats were avaialable. It gives a signal of your right to that seat being more than theirs.

But to be fair that is the view of other Labour MPs who want a return to Blairite policies. It's the party members who get to decide who becomes leader and if the party members want Corbyn, the Labour Party need to accept that. They can't just keep ignoring that a huge swathe of traditional Labour support feel increasingly disenfranchised from the economy. It DOES matter that the 90% don't earn enough to support our economy or even themselves in many cases. And as I made in my point above, more than half the population aren't invested in sustaining the economy at all. The Labour spilt is obvious, between those who have given up on their traditional working class ground support and think they need to become more 'Tory' if they want to win an election, and those who want to get those seats back in Scotland and get back those votes lost to UKIP etc. I think the former is lazy and the latter will require real work towards a change of collective consiousness. I don't care if Corbyn loses the next General Election if the alternative is a Labour government that mirrors the the Tory party in all but name. That's what America has for a politcal system and we all know how poor that is. That is why Corbyn is winning people like me over.

lol foxy. I'll switch the doner for a humus and avocado ciabatta being veggie and all.

I saw the Andrew Marr interview and have to say I like his thinking on more than a few things. He doesn't strike me as someone intent on wrecking the economy in pursuit of some mad socialist ideology. Quite the opposite in fact. He seems to understand perfectly what can be done to move towards a fairer and stronger economy long term. And I also like that he talks from a standpoint of process, rather than the wishy washy meaningless soundbites of the other candidates. He's the only one who not only talks about fairness but also on how we can move to deliver it. He's the only one who states what fairness means.

A vivid imagination is the only way to heaven.

I'm pretty sure the colour of mortar is determined by the ratio of the mix of cement to sand (and lime if used) and that only pure cement/ concrete would be completely grey.

It's going to be a hard one to fix whilst those with money can buy legislation. On one level something has to be done about lobbying and the bribes that go with it. That would be a start. Things can also be done under current legislation like min wage and tax to improve things - I think all would agree that there's little fairness there. And let's look at our fractional reserve banking system. I refuse to accept there's no better process for a monetary based economy. The people that tell us things like 'Greed is good for everyone' are the people who do best from what we have at present. Deregulation may have led to us all having TVs and cars, but it has also led to accelerating inequality, decelerating mobility and quality of life, with the majority essentially enslaved to expanding the wealth of the few. And if we don't change anything, it will get worse. Efforts by government tend to be to get us back to where we were, when where we were is a massive part of the problem.

I really don't know Dave. I think all politicians are in denial over that one. But he might point it out enough that it comes to the fore of public consciousness (I am speculating there of course) so that people stop blaming the rich, or the poor, or just about anyone but government themselves.

I'm torn on Corbyn. I like his determination to be an opposition, and don't see that with any of the other candidates. I tend to think that win or lose, you have to have conviction as a party leader. Labour's problem is that they keep trying to second guess what the electorate want, and that of course is a shifting sand, instead of winning the debate from a strong stance of principle, and taking voters with them. This (as much as I hate the current Tory principles) I think Cameron has done far better.

Looks fine to me. Once the lawn is down and the gaps are mortar filled you won't notice it. Aligning across the area means every slab on one side would have to be angle cut and then you'd have odd angles to the connecting wall or building. That might have bugged you more.

And we all know how accurate polls are don't we :D I definitely think the tide is turning on corporate interests. Young people especially are very clued up on how corporations buy politicians and legislation to serve their own interests at the expense of everyone else. They also seem to have a good understanding of how those things connect in the world, to keep some nations poor and/ or corrupt. Labours problem wasn't an anti-austerity platform. It was three years of no opposition whilst the Tories hammered home the myth that Labour destroyed the economy. So in that sense, yet more self denial from Labour.