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Ha ha...where to start dissecting another Peter Walker less than impartial puff piece...so many places to choose from..? The very best example of activist journalism. A pro-cyling "transport professional" (out of interest is there anyone with a job in transport that doesn't come from the cycle lobby or is it a closed shop to anyone from beyond the two-wheel fraternity?) highlighting an article by the pro-cycling lobbyist "political correspondent" from the Guardian....kind of highlights what the problem is...less than impartial people trying to convince everyone they are impartial - when all they care about is their blinkered cycle-centric world. Yes it is ludicrous given most bang on about Vision Zero and trying to reduce road deaths to zero - surely this would help? Or don't people killed by.cyclists count? -
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thanks again for sorting and well done RD was out of sorts this season.. enjoy summer be lucky -
When I went today (in a car) staff basically admitted the time limit had been introduced to discourage anyone coming by van. You already had to fill in a form to book in advance and were limited to four van trips per Southwark resident per year, with a requirement to show ID at the entrance. While it will be impossible to stop misuse 100%, that would surely keep it to low levels while not penalising legitimate residents. It's also worth remembering that the centre was set up under a 2003 Private Finance Initiative contract with Veolia who run it. So I'm wondering how much this was Veolia or Southwark's doing. Perhaps Southwark agreed to the new limits to get a better price for the variation of the contract that is extending food waste collections to estates. It's all unacceptably murky and one doubts that Southwark's negotiating skills against a massive multinational were particularly effective. By 2028 waste incineration is going to be brought into the Emissions Trading Scheme, massively increasing costs. With recycling levels flatlining for a decade in Southwark, despite ambitious targets, that's what's really going to blow a hole in council finances but councillors run a mile when anyone tries to raise the failings of this PFI contract. -
We've had them from Yard Sale before, and they were fine!
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