RoundTable

Abe_froeman Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Lebanums putting on lots more buses would also > make it less convenient to drive and courage modal > shift from cars to public transport. > > But for some reason the council only seem to care > about implementing the Tory' s plans to force > everyone to cycle. To be honest, whilst I agree, already you see the Walworth road jammed with 17 buses forming an orderly queue waiting for the first one to move on from the bus stop. Narrow single track lanes with bus stops every 20m = a traffic jam of buses waiting to open their doors at the said bus stop. And stationary traffic is much more polluting than free-flowing traffic. How to resolve this? Dunno, I'm not an urban designer, but simply adding a ton more buses without doing anything to 10th-century road design does not seem like a solution to me. Just take a look at the traffic mess on the 19th century Blackwall tunnel operating in the 21st century. What was designed for the width of a cart is still being used.

The LTNs are not about making things easier. It's about creating rural-like villages in pretty areas and using the 'on yer bike' as an excuse. Otherwise, they would have looked at existing public transport and accessibility options FIRST, then upgrade them where required, and THEN implement the LTNs. But instead we've had the 'let's take away the scaffolding before we've attached the safety harness on' approach ['Oops, we don't have a safety harness. Nevermind, just say that it is a new novel invisible safety harness, and when the body is found splatted on the ground, we'll tell them they are looking in the wrong direction'].

Chris_1 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rahrahrah Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > The evidence so far is that traffic has dropped > > across the wider area, and active travel has > > increased significantly. EDG is the exception > and > > one of the few perimeter roads where there does > > seem to have been an increase in traffic. That > > needs to be addressed - but the evidence on the > > Dulwich LTN, and on LTNs more generally, is > that > > they reduce car use and increase active travel. > I > > also expect (and again, evidence from similar, > > longer standing schemes would support the > > expectation) that modal shift will continue > over > > time - possibly even pick up momentum. I know a > > number of people (myself included), who have > > changed their behaviour since the introduction > of > > LTNs and further encouraged by the pending ULEZ > > extension, are looking get rid of their cars > > altogether. Of course this is anecdotal, and > time > > will. > > > > What will definitely not improve upon the > previous > > situation is returning everything to the > previous > > state. By definition. > > > This unfortunately isn?t the case for Croxted Road > either, the published council data appears to > examine all day volumes and both directions - > obviously the problem direction is northbound > consistent with timed closures only currently > being northbound, and to get an accurate picture > you need to look during the problem hours. > Fortunately TfL provides all those stats. I?m not > sure why the report didn?t flag this. > > Average daily volumes are up for the morning > session northbound on our road, despite borough > wide volumes apparently tracking down 12%. Average > daily increases varied from mid single digits to > low double digits from Feb onwards - eg higher > despite Feb still having some lockdown measures. > > I?m very concerned about what happens when traffic > volumes normalise ? and who knows if that 12% > ?reversion? will increase everywhere (probably not > due to LTN), or if it will disproportionately > impact main roads. > > We?ve also seen massive increases - anecdotally at > first - and statistically thereafter (thanks TfL) > in congestion on our road. > > I?ve found it a bit frustrating. The data report > should be used to paint an accurate picture of > what is going on, instead it seems like it is > lacking in quite a lot of ways, which makes me > think it?s a bit more of a political item ?look at > what a success this is?, versus being an objective > analysis. Unless our road is the only one that has > been analysed incorrectly. NEWSFLASH - ** Data is being mis-represented for political purposes shocker ** I do not mean to be rude, but it is pointing to the blindingly obvious. I'm expecting the next report from the council/ campaigners to highlight that the LTNs are directly responsible for peace in the Middle East and quote some random figures to back it up. We've lived through Brexit, Trump and Bojo. Haven't we learnt anything?!

Nothing. Nothing is going to change with the signange as far as the council is concerned, unless: 1. Somebody can prove without doubt, in court, that the signage does not comply with statutory requirements. 2. In the event of being able to prove through the courts that the council's signage does not meet statutory requirements, a name-and-shame campaign outing the council as breaking the law when it comes to signage. You can expect this campaign to have to go nationwide before anything gets done by the council to fix this. You may ask yourself - how can this person 'know' this? Well, I've lived in London for more than 25 years and I remember what happened when road layout changes were introduced in the Victoria area. It was a mess of poor signage that generated millions in a high-profile area and was in the national news for months before adequate signage was put in place. Note, the restrictions still remained in place, it was the signage that changed. Therefore, what needs to happen, is: for somebody who has had a fine: 1. Study the statutory requirements for road signs 2. Go to the area and study if the current signage conforms. 3. If the answer is 'yes, they conform', then go to the pub have a few pints and moan about the b********** council. 4. If the answer is 'no, they do not conform', then take photographic evidence, and appeal, appeal, appeal. Call Southwark News and any mates you have who work in the national press. * Disclaimer - I do not work in the council, I'm just surprised that anybody in this day and age still thinks that a letter on fancy paper is going to get them off paying a fine.

I have green eyes, my husband has blue eyes. My family all have brown eyes (except my father, who also has green eyes). When my son was born, I wondered which eye colour would eventually develop. It turns out he has green eyes. I thought maybe he would get brown eyes since genetically that is dominant, and there is some brown eye colour in my husband?s family too. Green is recessive, so I wasn?t expecting my green to be carried over. I don?t know if anybody from my family asked me about eye colour before, but having learnt about eye colour genetics at school (the classic blue/brown example) I?ve always found it quite interesting so I did ask myself what his eye colour would be. Now, my husband?s family have mainly blue eyes, but like I said above, there is some brown eyes. One of his nephews has brown eyes, but neither of his parents has brown eyes, so I find that interesting. Clearly there is a brown eye gene somewhere in the family (and it is not the milkman because the boy looks just like his father). My brother has 3 boys, all with very dark brown eyes, and any trace of my father?s green eyes has not been passed on that way. Although it will be interesting to see if any of their children come out with green eyes. My grandfather did have blue eyes, so who knows, maybe the blue will come out in their branch after the 4th generation or the brown will prevail? Have I made my point or shall I go on for a bit longer? Now, my cousins?..

Elimination will only work whilst they are in lockdown. The minute they open a window?? Billions of years of evolutions have taught us that elimination doesn?t work. Even polio is no longer eradicated (which is what a lot of folks say when told to explain their understanding of ?eradication?. It is more realistic to go for a ?manageable? policy.

That goes too for all other oversubscribed schools in the area; the Harris page is the best kept out of the lot I think.

The Charters are so oversubscribed they could put only videos of cute puppies and kittens across the whole website on all the pages, they would still get people applying. There?s no incentive for them to maintain the website.

Call me old fashioned, but I didn?t have sex education at class and I managed to get through my teens without having sex, getting pregnant or getting an STI. We were taught about reproduction, menstruation, sexual diseases and that?s that. We did somehow managed to get hold of one or two porn mags and porn fiction, and at some point I remember seeing a porn film whilst still at school. The emphasis was on any sex talks, at school and at home, was on not getting pregnant and not getting an STI. I think I turned out OK. The problem are the music videos and celebrities who are essentially soft porn stars marketed as pop/rap/whatever to young people. I am a feminist/girl-power/all-that-jazz but don?t feel the need to showcase my vulva to prove my point, and I don?t get turned on by bare chested men with trousers rolled down showing off their underwear [well done you remembered to put some on all by yourself!] waving guns and calling women b*****s. However kids are growing up believing that this is what you have to do to be ?popular? and ?liked?. Very depressing.

I'm starting to see Southwark schools advertising nursery and reception places. Lyndhurst and Dog Kennel Hill are advertising they have nursery places left. 11 years ago, when my son was born, you had to fight to the death for a nursery place at either place.

The demand for secondary places is going to decrease over the next few years, some primaries are starting to be undersubscribed, so even without the expansion the catchment will increase. It is the last couple of year and the next year where the extra places would have been most needed and the original plan was to provide for these extraordinary bulge years. Unfortunately the delays meant that the catchment to East Dulwich has been, and is, minuscule. It will get bigger soon even without the extra places.

Welcome to the perimenopause. Fasten your seatbelt and ?enjoy? the ride.

If you can prove your complaint, then name and shame usually does wonders to perk up the person in charge of customer relations. Failing that, perhaps small claims tribunal? If you can prove that it was impossible for you to redeem the voucher due to government nation-wide restrictions then I am sure there is a bit of legislation somewhere which protects you as a consumer. Good luck!

I?m not sure the data supports that view anymore https://www.bmj.com/content/358/bmj.j4239.full https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/record-number-of-undergraduate-admissions-at-cambridge-with-no-required-deferrals-and-highest-ever https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-02-04-oxford-shows-continued-progress-state-school-and-ethnic-minority-student-admissions

Yes you are right. But the anti-car brigade take the simplistic view that if nobody drove then this wouldn?t be a problem. Just don?t drive at all under any circumstance and problem solved. Simple. (Or not, but there is no point pointing out why their view is oversimplified, they will just repeat themselves ad nauseum).

Have people waiting for first choice school moved up or down the list after the March 15th deadline?

Regardless of where you stand on the interview, the reality is that we have been given a gift with the new term 'my truth' which I hadn't come across before, and I, for one, can't wait to start using it: 'You say I'm late, but my truth is that your watch must be broken' 'You say I've cocked it up; my truth is that it is the best thing since sliced bread' 'The deal feel through, but my truth is that it is a roaring success' 'You say it is raining and that I should take an umbrella, but my truth is that I'm in the Caribbean and I'm going to go out in a bikini' The possibilities are endless.

Gosh, I?d try to find an equivalent private school in Greenwich or if JAGS is do high up there then move. I wouldn?t put a 4 year old through a daily 3-hour commute for no good reason, and in this day and age in a city like London I can?t imagine JAGS is the only option for a 4 year old.

Caroline_S Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We have a place at Harris Boys and are very > pleased - will DM you akc74. We are very lucky to > have several brilliant schools on our doorstep in > East Dulwich - Charter certainly isn?t the only > option! > > akc74 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I was under the impression the first big > shakedown > > of lists would be happening between initial > > allocations and next Monday 15th, when I think > we > > get updated waiting list positions. > > I may start a separate thread in due course when > I > > know more about waiting lists, but in the > meantime > > am interested in hearing from anyone via DM who > > has been allocated HBAED. How far away are you from Harris? Since they have not done banding and all based on distance I?d be interested to know how far out it went.

search for ?Renters Row? thread in the archive

When the estate on greendale gets built, that will become a cash cow for rental properties to get into either charter. Unless Southwark do something about it, except they can?t, because when they gave permission to build charter east they did not insist on a clause giving preference to children in local primary schools (as is the case in a lot of boroughs increasingly, because they anticipate such problem).

Straight up Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We?ve also missed out on our first choice of ED > Charter, live just under 800m away. I am hearing > through friends about families who own houses > further afield in East Dulwich renting nearer to > the school to get in. This is all hearsay at the > moment so don't know if it's true or not but if my > son misses out on a place due to this happening I > will be furious! Does anyone know do the school > or Southwark council investigate / do checks for > admissions cheats? They check, but here is what happens: if you pay council tax in Southwark, then Southwark are able to check if you already live here and so if you are just renting a second home to get in. If you move in from a different borough, then since councils don?t share council tax data then they can?t prove it. It is an open secret that people move nearby from 12 months to get a space, particularly from outside Southwark, and then move out again. And that?s them plus all their siblings. There are threads about this in the forum.

Catchments are getting smaller, at this rate it will be 2m to either charter, and you?ve got to wonder where are all these children coming from? I think Southwark must be very grateful to all the private schools around them since they take so many children off their hands! Also, I wonder why southwark schools don?t do like other boroughs, where a percentage of the places are for primaries in the surrounding areas. I suspect rentals around the charters are a booming industry!

Yes unfortunately sneezing is quickly becoming socially unacceptable. Bad news for hayfever sufferers.

If you really believe that all 7.6 billion who live on the planet can adhere strictly to the governments' 'rules', and that this will cause the virus to be eradicated, then you are a lost cause. If you are in the comfortable position of having a pension or a guaranteed salary, a garden, no dependents (of any age), ample space in your house, a study to work in, a good internet connection, and a good support bubble....well lucky you. But you are the minority. The rest of the world really is doing their best to keep their sanity.