Angelina

We live next to the Jehova's Witness and they are all absolutely lovely. Nicest people I've lived by.

Busaba have a got a fab menu and they bring lots of food.

You know this is not acceptable. My daughter would have refused, got detention and I'd have gone into the school and discussed their reasoning. Vest and knickers for little ones, maybe.

good for you. I'm working, otherwise would come and help. Maybe one Saturday morning??

did he fit the descriptions posted above?

sounds more like a challenge than a request!

has he not been paying toward supporting his children over the years?

I agree, Joe. losing the character of a place is a cost of gentrification. Just look at Brixton - an entire culture has all but disappeared. And while it may be good as it is, that's subjective.

your opinion or fact?? It may well be that a business makes a living but is priced out of an area by increased rents - which are due to poshing-up an area. Or it may be that rents are the same but takings are down for the reasons you say (and/or......) Gentrification tends to be a cleansing of an area making it slightly sterile. The local businesses can't afford it, chains move in, rents/ houses go through the roof (which pleases owners) but the other side of it is reality - people without/ thefts / crimes etc. I've just seen a 3 bed flat for rent for over ?2,400 a month. This is Peckham ffs.

While it's not a direct answer, perhaps you could help build his confidence in the first instance. Could he get a job in a bar/ caf? and get used to working with / talking to the public? Or volunteering in a charity shop for the same purpose (Oxfam in HH are looking for volunteers). Confidence plays a big part - as does self belief. And it may help to remember that exposure to uncomfortable situations (e.g. talking to new people, presenting to an audience) can make things easier over time. Being introverted is nothing that needs changing. And don't look at each conversation with a girl as overly important - if it's loaded with intention of getting a girlfriend, girls will pick up on this and likely run a mile - this is a challenge for many young people. Also, many people are nervous when they meet someone - it's about learning to deal with that and going ahead anyway.

slate

I'm surprised the mortgage company haven't picked up on the house being structurally unsafe. Is it actually unsafe, or just not supported for a conversion?

The Untouchables.

yes - something like that would do. surely we should have the technology by now.

structurally sound and compliant with building regs are the not the same. no one can tell you how much you should seek as a reduction. It depends on what the original price included (if it alluded to building compliance or 'as is').

I think the point is being missed. The police have ended up facing charges for chases that ended in fatalities and this is as much for their own protection. Police chasing inexperienced riders is just, frankly dangerous on many levels.

Don't forget that Uber are high-loss making, which is a model based on gaining a monopoly by undercutting all competition. Obviously, it's not sustainable, so this phase of super cheap travel would not have lasted anyway.

good on the bank.

what a spiteful theft. it's obviously something you actually need. Makes it a little bit harder to think about. Very sorry you have had to deal with this.

You've obviously never been to Brixton, which has been subject to poshing-up over the recent years. It changes the basic nature of the place - changes the people, the activities, the types of business, drives people out. Basically loses the soul of the place, which is what made it attractive in the first place.

All corporations engaging in this activity should be penalized

This is the actual comment......it's even worse! "The artist, originally from Nottingham, went on to claim the workmen in the picture were not the ?large group of guys? she had meant to capture in the image". So, she took a photo of the wrong people and didn't mean to say it. You couldn't make it up. That's not humility, or damage limitation. It's denial.

no, that's called 'Damage Limitation', not humility. Humility is a value that would prevent such comments in the first place.

hi - sorry, no I've never heard of family being a reason for exemptions. You could apply, of course.