Dogkennelhillbilly

Ribena's recipe has changed in the last few years - I think there is much less sugar than there used to be.

Seems a bit unlikely that it's storage. Supermarkets don't leave the stuff lying around that long, especially the popular goods. Have you had COVID...?

Interior designer to the stars, Nicky Haslam, wearing a lovely camel coat. I considered asking him where he got it, but I'm probably not wealthy or cool enough to buy it. Also, Baroness "Come on, Arlene" Foster of Aghadrumsee DBE, trying to pay with cash in Redemption. I did not see whether the payment was in exchange for ash or just a coffee.

I assumed you meant this was graffiti, which would have been pretty cringeworthy, but in fact it's Poundland's own publicity material, which is immensely cringeworthy.

So, to be clear, you have children attending one of these schools, is that what you're saying? And you're genuinely worried that "weirdos" are going to show up to primary school picket lines to "impose their views" on your children?

1) You don't get to "take the salary" if you're on strike. That's how strikes work. 2) "teachers shouldn't complain about low pay because my teacher nephew doesn't mind working a second job" isn't the great argument you think it is.

I don't support privatisation but it was while Thames Water was under state ownership that neglect and underinvestment set in. Thames Water has reduced daily leakage by 15 million litres per day since privatisation...'course, it's still at 635 million litres per day so...

Yeah, it's gonna be just like Orgreave tomorrow when rabid mobs of flying pickets descend on a primary school. You want to watch out, I heard some of those maths teachers are tooled up with compasses! 🤣

I do hope the Picturehouse survives and the workers are kept on, and I agree that Peckhamplex is a bit "you get what you pay for". But a ticket tonight for "What's Love Got To Do With It", a general release film, at the Picturehouse is £14.90, and the same film at the same time at Peckhamplex is £4.99. You're looking at the thick end of fifty notes for a family with 2.4 children. If it's a big stupid film that doesn't require reverent silence (Top Gun, animated films, sports stuff), I'll take my chances with Peckhamplex. If it's a quieter, more sensible film, I might go to the Picturehouse.

It's now open and looks nice. £12.50 for fish and chips. I didn't go in or eat the food though!

You really think teachers on Thursday are going to be intimidating the same children they teach every other day of the week? Give your head a wobble, mate.

Picturehouse has always been expensive. Peckhamplex is a fiver, and even the Odeon in Streatham has plenty of showings for £7-8 every week, esp if you sign up for their mailing list. It doesn't really, though. 2001 has always been criticised as being slow and ponderous - sorry, "awe-inspiring" and "atmospheric". Besides, 2001 was released in the same year Carry On Up The Khyber was in general release in the UK. It's not like Kubrick was ever the only show in town.

Southwark is brain dead because Thames Water's 100 year old cast iron pipes keep bursting? Cuckoo! Cuckoo! 🤣 #SouthwarkDerangementSyndrome

Still time for you to lead the charge, Dave. It's obviously something you're passionate about.

Seems weird the council doesn't just shake the magic money tree.

tbf, those chippies are all either awful or 15 mins' walk away.

I'm interested to hear if CPR Dave is organising anything for Crystal Palace Rd or anywhere else. Aside from abdication, it is pretty much a once in a generation event by definition...

More Southwark conspiracy theory.

Councillors aren't involved in the management or supervision of the P13 bus. The diversion must be very inconvenient for those who rely on it. Were notices applied to the bus stops? Are these emergency works on Bellenden Rd that caused the diversion?

https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/status/?input=P13&lineIds=p13&direction=outbound

you brought up an entirely different number of your own recollection, and the sought to debunk it. The excess deaths number you are "discrediting" does not appear in the article.

"An overwhelming majority [67%] of people in London support the banning of wood burners, which are the single biggest source of tiny air pollution particles in Britain...emissions of toxic pollution particles from wood-burning in UK homes [have] more than doubled in the past decade...Dirty air causes 26,000 to 38,000 early deaths a year in England, with the particles linked to many health problems, including heart and lung disease as well as dementia and depression... About only 8% of people in the UK burn solid fuels indoors, meaning a small minority are responsible for significant amounts of pollution. Two-thirds of these people live in urban areas, where the impact of air pollution is worst, and virtually all of them have other sources of heating." https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/20/wood-burners-urban-air-pollution-londoners-support-ban The whole thing is completely nuts. It's a tiny number of townies pumping out a stupid amount of the most lethal pollution.

Angry mobs don't carry flaming torches any more: their PM2.5 emissions are terrible.

I admit this may be more notable than famous IYSWIM but: Nobel prize winner for economics Angus Deaton, drinking coffee outside Romeo Jones. Also this week: Strictly host and singer Alesha Dixon, buying Pom Bears at the cafe in Dulwich Park.

Yes. Yes.