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robbin Wrote: There's plenty of > intolerance, racism and other faults which are in > some instances way worse than anything in our > country (not least of which is organised crime and > corruption). ?90BN of criminal cash (minimum) laundered through London each year: https://www.ft.com/content/addd777e-de43-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c Leading Mafia expert says Britain most corrupt country on earth: https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/when-a-mafia-expert-tells-us-britain-is-the-most-corrupt-country-in-the-world-its-time-to-start-a7057686.html

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > It will be interesting to see whether it has any > impact though.... > > http://www.chatr.org.uk/index.php/heathrow-s-hurdl > es/pollution/106-heathrow-pollution-killing-me-sof > tly > > At least we won't have to pay the EU fine for > breaching air pollution levels any more Oh super, we'll be allowed to get on with slowly poisoning ourselves to death without any of those interfering Johnny foreigners telling us it's a bad idea. Won't that be just peachy?

natty01295 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is BIKERS, SCOOTER RIDERS No it isn't, this thread was started as a general thread about the ULEZ, not just your monomanaical (and wrong headed) ranting about scooters and motorcycles.

Worth checking on the DVLA website for VED and MOT, if it has neither you can get it towed - sounds like a dumper.

micromacromonkey Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Some posters above are suggesting that being able > to drive a car (or other petrol/diesel vehicle) is > some sort of basic human right, where it most > definitely is not. You, sir or madam, have banged the nail most squarely on the head and entitled yourself to a cigar or a coconut, according to choice.

betternowthanthen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I understand emergency service noise but they tend > to turn the sirens just to get past traffic > lights, but are not attending an emergency, just > to get through, wander if that's not breaking the > rules, if so be better if they didn't, but they do > need to get places! Think you're under a misapprehension there - emergency vehicles are only allowed to use blues and twos in an emergency. They will turn them off if they're not needed, so you might see an ambulance on a clear road come up to lights then turn their lights and sirens on and it looks as if they're just running the lights but they might well, for example, have a patient in the back who can't be transported over a certain speed but still needs to get to hospital quickly. When that happens they're actually lowering noise pollution by only using the siren when necessary. Having said that I did know a retired copper who, whenever he saw a police car with the B&T on, would comment, "Late for his tea!", but I'm pretty sure, especially with the advent of in-car video and trackers on emergency vehicles, it's very rarely abused nowadays.

Chick Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hi Mark, sorry I just cant go along with what I > see as charlatans exploiting the weak and > vulnerable any more that I could accept > ?spiritualist?s? exploiting people by claiming to > talk to the dead. People have died taking > homeopathy seriously and ignoring the NHS. > This thread isn?t the place for such a discussion > so I will duck out but may in the future start a > thread in the lounge. Thoroughly agree. "Snake Oil" by John Diamond is a great read for those interested.

kiera Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I quite agree, but from the Financial Times' > article, it seems it was part of a deal agreed > with the union - so therefore agreed to by the > postmen? Ah - then more fool them! I had enough of a headache getting it sorted at a desk (I was admittedly a very bad temporary postman) let alone in a jolting van.

Having done quite a few Christmas postal rounds, sorting is surprisingly difficult and needs considerable concentration to do quickly and efficiently - it's very easy to make mistakes which mess up your whole sequence. Asking staff to sort post on the hoof is ridiculous and not fair on them or customers.

VerryBerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't buy into these overly > simplistic rhetoric on emissions I'm sure the 10,000 people who die prematurely in London each year, and the hundreds of thousands of children growing up with asthma, irreversible lung damage and cognitive impairment, all as a result of pollution, 50% of which comes from motor vehicles, would rather not buy into it too. But the only way they can stop doing that is by stopping breathing.

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the 2nd August in the 'Punched and racially > abused on Adys Road ' thread... > > FreyaMikaelson Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > ... and for this very reason you should really > > report this attack, Cles. I'm so sorry for what > > you were put through. I can't believe it's 2018 > > and racism is still going strong - specially > when > > we are being faced with real issues that effect > > every human on this planet. > > > On the 4th October on this thread... > > FreyaMikaelson Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Labour has turned London into the Middle > Eastern > > shit hole it is today. I can only imagine those > > who are voting to remain are supporters of > > terrorism & would like Sharia Law implemented > into > > our society. Those voting to remain haven't got > a > > clue what's actually going on in this country, > > because you get your opinions from the > > brain-washing lefty media. > > > My, even with online radicalisation, that's some > turnaround...:) Ah but the Adys Road incident was black on white, clearly FM assigns that a somewhat different level of importance to his/her own white on brown racism...

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rendelharris Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > JoeLeg Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > I only count eight, but your point stands. > > > > Did you count beginning a sentence with a > > conjunction? > > > It can be perfectly acceptable to start a sentence > with the conjunction ?and? these days despite what > I was taught at school. My bugbear is the current > trend for many people being interviewed to start > their answer to a question with the stabiliser > ?so?. Correction, some people think it's acceptable to start a sentence with a conjunction. It has become accepted through frequent (mis)use - just as starting an answer with "so" will doubtless become, will you then regard it as acceptable once it has become normalised?

I don't support this change but just so people are aware, the 343 which runs from Nunhead along the east side of Peckham Rye park then past PR station goes to London Bridge.

JoeLeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I only count eight, but your point stands. Did you count beginning a sentence with a conjunction?

ExtremeEntertainment Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > you wont get much of an opinion oh here there > mostly libraels or feminists. and we all know > there trump haters. Nine grammatical and spelling errors in eighteen words, hats off to you!

One more go Admin - is blatant antisemitism to be permitted on this forum? An explanation of the rationale would be nice.

P.O.U.S.theWonderCat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > uncleglen Wrote: > > The last line says everything about what is > wrong > > with the UK today...STILL! > > The above says everything that is wrong with the > UK today, still. Yes - I don't want to be too critical of the moderators of this forum, who do a splendid job, but it's a bit disappointing that a clear hate speech antisemitic comment is permitted to stand.

Thanks for that Sue, sounds like a few faults or errors on both sides but great they've got it sorted. Hopefully everyone will learn from their mistakes and go on from strength to strength (without miserable buggers with a chip on their shoulders trying to whip up unjustified boycotts!).

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ?...Overall the report breaks little new ground in > terms of fresh evidence but says the picture > remains incomplete.? > > I?ve never met anyone who watches RT or Sputnik > and trying to guess how these stations and US > Twitter accounts influenced the vote is no more > scientific than reading tea leaves. Ah, so you've gone from "no evidence" to admitting there's evidence but you don't think it made a difference? They are not US Twitter accounts, they are Twitter accounts identified as being run by the Russian government for propaganda purposes that were identified as part of Russia's interference in the US presidential elections and that also were used for pro-Brexit purposes during our referendum. Seriously, reading glasses, Sainsbury's'll do you a nice pair off the peg for ?10.

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That?s very silly of you Rendel. The article you > cite does not support open or covert support by > Russia for Brexit Really? "The report adds that although officially the Russian government asserted its neutrality on Brexit, its English-language media outlets RT and Sputnik covered the referendum campaign extensively and offered ?systematically one-sided coverage?" "They reference University of Edinburgh research showing more than 400 Russian-run Twitter accounts that had been active in the US election had also been actively posting about Brexit." "In addition, the senators noted that research conducted by a joint team of experts from the University of California at Berkeley and Swansea University reportedly identified 150,000 Twitter accounts with various Russian ties that disseminated messages about Brexit." Would you like a lend of my reading glasses?

keano77 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > DR and JL > > The ruskies want to weaken the EU as well. They?re > not daft. A multi-pronged approach. > > If I was asked to help Russia to sow discord (a > sort of Mr Blobby edits the Sun away day) then a > simple back of an envelope strategy would > include: > > - help remainers try to overturn the referendum > result Ah, so effectively anyone supporting a second referendum is helping Russia undermine our country? Golly, it all seems so obvious now you say it... In fact, Russia has both openly and covertly supported Brexit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/10/russian-influence-brexit-vote-detailed-us-senate-report

uncleglen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > His real name is Jacob Reichman and he is an > utter > > tool. > > The last line says everything about what is wrong > with the UK today...STILL! Ah, adding anti-semitism to your Islamaphobia I see. Reported.

wimble Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I drive this road every morning as part of my > commute and am usually heading down champion hill > during rush hour between 8 -8.15am. There is never > any traffic or congestion. The only time I've > encountered backed up traffic was during the > winter snow this year for obvious reasons (and > someone had crashed into the bollard at the > bottom) I can only offer my empirical experience of living right next to this road for ten years. Of course those who use it for their daily commute would have no motive for claiming that everything's fine with it, would they? This is a well-known rat run, leading on to one of the busiest roads in the area, and you've never been held up there? I wonder why when my wife and I wanted to leave there at morning rush hour in the car we'd frequently be held up for a number of minutes? Just unlucky, I guess...

spider69 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Must be a different road. Well, it's the one I worked from home by the side of for a decade, with a desk looking out directly over the junction of Denmark Hill and Champion Hill.

spider69 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Having lived on and around Champion Hill as a > child since 1958 I have to admit I have not seen > any major increase in traffic over the years apart > from the brief burst when the rush hour is on. Not > that you would really notice. Apart from that > brief spurt it is pleasant for pedestrians, > cyclists and car users with very little traffic > and is safe to use. I lived on Champion Hill for ten years 2006-2016 on the ground floor of Ruskin Park House, at the end nearest the junction. From 6.30AM to 9AM the road was blocked as far back as the student halls, with traffic frequently hooting at those in front to pull out onto Denmark Hill. The pollution was filthy, we had to keep our windows closed at all times in the hottest weather. For some reason evening rush hour wasn't too bad. During the day there was a continual stream of traffic, most of it driving in excess of the speed limit, with many drivers going the wrong side of the traffic islands to avoid having to slow down. The only way it's safe to use as a cyclist is to hold a position in the middle of the road (and then get abused by car drivers for slowing them down) - if you move at all to the left someone will try to squeeze by at a pinch point and you risk being slammed into parked cars. Too many comments on here symptomatic of the "I should be allowed to drive whenever and wherever I want" mindset. People are dying in their thousands because of London's traffic every year, and many thousands more, especially children, are suffering serious health problems. It's not good enough to say "Oh the council should leave everything as it is and not interfere." In answer to Artful's (sensible) question, the road won't be completely barriered, there will just be an island on the right-hand side (as you come up from Denmark Hill) and a no-entry sign, which I assume emergency vehicles are permitted to ignore - the road will still be two-way either side of the semi-closure.