Penguin68

I absolutely did not say that - and you probably know it. Closures in the last 6 months of hospitality venues have indeed cited the last budget as a cause - which is why I suggested those positing a new hospitality option now might be mistaken - but the failures of the prior manifestations were more likely caused by insufficient customers (a point I did make) rather than anything else. I believe the reasons why the fire caused the end of the venue was because the revenues being generated by then were not sufficient to make it worthwhile for repair investment. Nothing to do with Labour at all. If it had been a massively going concern generating profits it would have been repaired (I believe it was insured against fire) - but it had, I believe already ceased trading when the fire occurred. The person who accidentally set fire to it was living rough in the premises environs, as I recall. Although that might have been a subsequent fire after the initial one. Certainly I did happen to visit it in its last days - I was trying to kill time before I met someone - and it was dire and decaying. Clearly not a 'going concern'.

Let's be practical here, eh? 1. The Dulwich estate is charged with using its assets to support its underlying charitable aim of offering education at its 3 school foundations (although HMG has rather put a coach and horse through this by effectively declaring that education is no longer a charitable aim, if offered by 'private' educators by disallowing the normal charitable tax status to 'public schools'). This means that it needs to maximise returns on assets consistent with long term strategies. I cannot see that the provision of social housing, for instance, is consist with that. 2. Southwark Council has already expressed (well it did in the past) - views about usage of the site and whether it can be changed from what it is currently. 3. The effect of recent tax and other fiscal changes (on employers NI and on minimum wage) have made severe hits on 'hospitality' businesses - these are closing rather than opening at the moment - so many of the suggestions made so far simply don't have economic legs to run out, outwith any considerations for 1 and 2 above. I would not be surprised to see the site continue to be unused for some time yet - at least until many fiscal uncertainties can be addressed. It does not help that a succession of hospitality businesses have failed on the site - in the nearly 40 years I have been here it's been, and eventually failed, as a traditional pub (one I quite liked, particularly in the summer), a Harvester and then a down market pub/ restaurant. The large estate next to it was unable to provide sufficient clientele to keep it going in any guise - without support from there no hospitality business will thrive.

Most good repair garages will be able to deal with most electrical problems, although those related to misbehaving after market alarm systems might be an issue. You need to check with the garage whether they have the diagnostic software for your car. Problems with the ECU itself may be expensive to fix. But failing sensors can more easily be replaced. I would consider a Fiat main dealer. More expensive than an independent garage possibly but they will be able to identify the problem quicker. And know the resolution. The older the car the more likely an independent will be of use to you however, as electrical complexity is a feature of the most modern cars.

I have noticed this year that those plants of mine that 'berry' have berry-ed up excessively this year, particularly the mahonia. Old wives tales suggest this would suggest a harsh winter is in the offing - it will be interesting to see if this saying bears fruit (see what I've done there?).

I believe if he is 'promoting' anything it is a thread on cyclists who transgress. Unless you are of the opinion that transgressors within a group then represent the whole group, which if applied to people of a particular race would be seen as racist, then I cannot see what your problem is here. Unless you would argue that cyclists as individuals are unable to transgress. One might as well argue that those posting about out of control teenagers harassing people in parks should instead be concentrating on writing about the joys of being teenagers instead.

This has been on the local agenda for years, and always ignored until now as TFL objected, as I recall. The existing housing estate just up from the site would have been sufficient to trigger engagement, had that been then possible.

Whilst clearly 'a crime', I don't think this necessarily sits with the other things you have described. A tragic and awful incident certainly, and dreadfully traumatic to the victim, but not part of any 'crime wave' as such, I suspect. It's the sort of thing which, sadly, can happen anywhere (I, again, suspect).

I'm still unclear, are we talking about wood pigeons or the descended rock doves (the Trafalgar Square pigeons). I hear wood pigeons a lot and one pair has nested in my garden this year, but I rarely see rock doves at all, and haven't for many years.

That's simply not true. In New York, famously they introduced a zero tolerance policy and substantially decreased the incidence of crime. I remember a time when the UK police used to make arrests of shoplifters, even attend reports of such crime. Now they don't. 30 years ago the police used to respond to reports of burglaries. Now they just issue a crime number for the insurance. Indeed virtually the only crimes it seems regularly responded to are thought crimes nowadays, which very much are the remit otherwise of totalitarian police states.

I've just had notification, as a customer, that EE are doing work in Honor Oak on Tuesday 16th (next Tuesday). This will also impact anyone with a virtual mobile operator who uses EE as their underlying operator. Just a heads up that service may be problematical then.

Sadly the actions as described (unprovoked frenzied attack by a stranger) suggest psychotic behaviour, possibly drug induced and therefore, if so, possibly not the result of an inherent wickedness. If he is locked away for a long time it may be section not sentance which achieves this.

Council decisions such as the introduction of CPZs should be in the public domain, yet a councillor appears to have made a public statement to the press which has no available confirmation from the Council itself, in the public domain. The OP has every right to complain, publicly, about this. And to ask, publicly, what it's all about. I understand that those who have drunk deep of the council Kool Aid find this is difficult concept, but there you go.

Unless you live in the ward where one councillor is in maternity leave and the other apparently (see relevant thread) never answers.

So your remedy for anyone harming an animal, amongst which I assume you include at least all insects, is, well, to kill an animal. Good and logical call. Hyperbole only gets you so far, you know.

Slim to none - unless you can demonstrate force majeur like hospitalisation.