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DHFC can't leave graffiti in situ in the vague hope that the Met is gonna stop by with the spectrum chromatography machine to analyse the pen ink. Nothing would ever get cleaned up. A photo is fine. Most of those masked rioters were picked up because there was other footage with them unmasked and they were recognised by local cops, or because someone reported them, or because they were arrested later in the day. It's not fancy software that's digitally stripping off the face masks from the video. Those guys - and the alleged graffiti person whoever they may be - aren't exactly master criminals. Besides, it's only been a day since the appeal went out, and just because we don't know of any developments, it doesn't mean there haven't been any... They can but for individual bits of graffiti it's going to be a lot quicker and cheaper for the council to send around a technician with some solvents and paint than it is to have lawyers spend weeks imposing notices on landlord and recovering costs. As for the "Dulwich bum bum shithole" black marker graffiti on the bus stops, i think I've rubbed it off with hand sanitiser while waiting for a bus. I have to walk all over Dulwich and I've seen it all over, it is quite distinctive once you spot them. The cap is a kids' cap, which is why it doesn't fit the person's adult-sized. Gonna speculate that it wasn't bought by or for them... https://klckids.com/paris-tokyo-london-baskili-sapka

If you're talking about the later part of the article, then yes, Alleyns is a separate school. First the JAGS head raised concerns about the culture of Dulwich College students (boys); then the former Alleyns student did the same thing from the students' perspective. Kids move among the 3 schools, play sports, know each other socially... There was a strong denialist counterreaction from some Dulwich College parents (mostly mums, interestingly), and then Dulwich College tried to brush it off, and leant on COVID laws to stop a protest outside the gates. The initial hushup failed, and they then promised to do a review and publish a strategic plan...which might never have seen the light of day (I stopped watching the issue). So I suppose ultimately brushing the whole thing under the carpet worked https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/mar/26/dulwich-college-head-warns-pupils-over-culture-protest

Does the council actually charge to allow these things to be parked on the road?

It's in the second photo of the sign - "shit bum government"

This already happens. They're all effectively limited to 15.5 mph and then there are extra slow zones where they're limited to walking pace. The scooters are very dangerous. The bikes should be required to be returned to dedicated bays - the current system isn't working. There should be many more bays. The council should aggressively snatch up hire bikes abandoned outside bays and charge the company £300 a throw to get them back. Let the companies work out how they want to control their customers...

That's the same handwriting and black marker as the rambling "Dulwich shithole" graffiti that's been on bus stops etc around here for years...⁹

Have a chat with Rudina Ndoci Salon in Forest Hill! https://maps.app.goo.gl/zXiJDGqYGJAuW2dF9

2 applications in 3 years: a 3 year old application for a site on the South Circular (half a mile away from Dulwich Village) and a 1 year old application for a 20m mast above a medieval graveyard. That's not screaming "telcos are desperately trying to fix this problem, keeping making applications, and keep getting knocked back by unreasonable Dulwich Village NIMBYs"! As an aside, it looks like Dulwich Estate has set up some kind of free public WiFi network at the shops.

No-one. The mobile companies think the coverage is fine (see the maps below). It's an expensive area (rent is higher) with low population density (fewer customers will be supported). Throwing a bunch of money at a problem that they think doesn't exist to make a small number of people happy isn't a priority for them. People object to mobile phone masts all the time, often because they're worried about the 5G woke mind virus. The mere existence of objections doesn't stop them getting installed.

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Unbelievably, the employer unilaterally cut their hourly rate after the cleaners at JAGS voted to strike. The union representing the cleaners at JAGS says that action is illegal, and they will take it to the courts.

It seems some of the resident employers don't want to pay a living wage for the jobs that are required to keep businesses and institutions operational. The cleaners of JAGS are being told to accept an hourly rate of £11.55. Their employer actually cut the hourly rate from £13.15 after the cleaners voted to strike. This is nuts. It is shameful. How are people supposed to live in London on 11p above the legal minimum wage? People are entitled to fair pay for fair work no matter where they are from. https://www.uvwunion.org.uk/en/press-releases/2024/07/prestigious-24000-a-year-private-school-jags-cuts-cleaners-pay-by-12-after-strike-vote/

JAGS's subcontractor has not solved its labour dispute with the cleaners that work at JAGS. As a result, the union says that the cleaners will be on strike for 2 September, 3 September and 5 September. Embarrassing for JAGS. I hope a fair pay deal between the cleaners and their employers can be agreed, the term can start as normal, and no-one has to miss out on income due to strikes.

SEN is Southend, not Stansted. Only a handful of slots per day are taken at the moment at SEN. Air traffic doesn't need to fly over central London. There's a dedicated train station with fast trains from London. It's about 7 minutes between getting off the train and walking through security. They have the most up to date security scanners so no liquids ban etc. There's no reason why the government needs to authorise more slots at LCY except to make more money for LCY's Kuwaiti and pension fund owners. Don't forget holding your breath...

In any case there is already tons of capacity at SEN, which is 55 minutes by rail from Liverpool St and has much less congested airspace. LCY is 30 minutes from Liverpool St and 24 mins from Canary Wharf. We're going to expose hundreds of thousands of Londoners to more air and noise pollution so a handful of City flyers can save 20 mins on their short haul flights? None of it makes sense.

Narrowly, that's good news. More broadly, expanding access to LCY is nuts - much more carbon emitted globally and much more noise and air pollution locally. 25% of all flights out of LCY are to Amsterdam and Edinburgh, both of which are perfectly well served by train from London, and where there is more capacity to put on additional services. The government could have followed the French model of prohibiting air corridors where decent train services exist. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/17/london-city-airport-journeys-take-under-six-hours-train-data

lol "being a very political politician (now Socialist not Marxist) [McCash] may just be trying to buy time, as you say, while presenting different faces and 'takes' according to his audience; has anyone else noticed how borderline besotted Margy Newens appears to be with him, when she chairs the Scrutiny sessions?" https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/329019-southwark-wide-cpz/?do=findComment&comment=1641314

lol "Rejoice in our socialist council, giving to the rich and taking from the poor."

They weren't ignored. The council spent endless time over the years responding to the increasingly arcane queries of a dwindling number of "no surrender" Dulwich Village locals. They simply haven't got their way.

Is that before or after the Bill Gates COVID microchips are implanted in us? The woke active travel conspiracy goes back further than I thought!

Discussion of a street party has moved into full-on conspiracy theory mode. #southwarkderangementsyndrome

This PTAL stuff is a complete distraction and concern trolling. Mr OneDulwich has never explained why removing an LTN to allow private cars more road access everywhere will improve public transport. He has never explained why he is also opposed to LTNs in places with high PTAL scores. And he has never proposed any measure that would improve public transport generally or PTAL scores specifically.

Cheer up, it's National Wet Blanket Day the week after.

If people on a street decide to organise a little street party, they're not doing it to disrupt their neighbours. If they don't decide to do it, there's no disruption to worry about.

Instead of getting into meta-arguments about what people do and don't remember the history to be, why not just link to the data?