Statue for Goose Green Roundabout - al Fayed

[AllforNun]

How about you put a statue of al Fayed on Goose Green roundabout, you could rotate it every few years just like the empty thingy at trafalgar square. Good on him I say.

[Moos]

Not sure why good on him, AllforNun? Hasn't it already been proved he lied in public about the case?

[AllforNun]

Well he lost his son in a car crash after being chased in dubious circumstances by the UK press. They withheld his son's body, refused to give him, al-fayed, a passport and spent years slandering him in the UK press as an arms supplier which is rich coming from the UK establishment. It has taken 10 years for this thing to even have a proper hearing and that is all down to pressure from him. Every Diana memorial attempt has been dogged by controversy.

So let him stand up and say what he likes + he was on the Ali G show which was very funny indeed !!

The funniest thing is yet to come......?

[Moos]

Not against his saying what he likes, nor against the hearing - although it doesn't seem to have turned anything up yet, and what a waste of money it will have been unless it does! - but private grief doesn't warrant public slander in my view. Looking forward to the funniest thing, though...? :)

[snorky]

whats he got to do with ED ?

Ronnie Biggs is ( still ) at deaths door - he celebrates the great train robbery in teh Cherry tree ( apparently ) - maybe a nice statue of the charmless old lag in period sex pistols gear would be more apt that a North African tax dodger and self publicicst ?

[mockney piers]

If he's happy to pay the ?30 million pounds this ridiculous soap-opera has cost, he can do whatever he fuggin' likes.

Barring that I really really don't give a toss about any of it.

Well, the daily mash has has fun, so I suppose some good came out of it

Prince Philip Nicht Ein Nazi

Di Revealed To Fayed She Was Spiderman

[*Bob*]

Surely the british taxpayer's hard-earned would be better spent on investigating more deserving cases rather the Diana crash?

I FOR ONE am still not 100% decided as to whether that bear did or didn't sh*t in those woods.

And as for that Pope guy.. well.. is he? Or isn't he? Answer me that one, eh?

[KalamityKel]

*yawns*

[AllforNun]

I am sure they M16 spent more money buggin her and chasing her round the world than we have on the court case, anyway so what lot's of people really liked her.

OK if not al fayed what about fidel !!!

[Mark]

(if a conversation bores you don't get involved)

AllForNun, who is this "they" you talk of? "They" withheld his son's body, "They" refused to give him a passport and "they" spent years slandering him in the UK press as an arms supplier.

You're not still going on about the Liberal councillors are you?

[Moos]

What about the 'world famous' Peckham Fat Boy for whom people were campaigning for a blue plaque?

[AllforNun]

Christ you have a point, i must check the transcripts to see if they got a mention. Does anyone know if any of them were in Paris during that period ?

[PeckhamRose]

If a statue is to be put on the roundabout would the council pay for it?

If the answer is YES, I vote we all vote against it and force the council to use the money set aside for the statue to go to saving Livesey Museum instead.

If the answer is no, can Anthony Gormley not be asked to contribute an idea? Give someone else a chance.

On the other hand, a statue may divert driver's attentions away from their texting, so best not have one....

[MelbourneGr]

I would rather no statue was put up and the cost saving offset against my council tax. If they were to put a statue up I wouldn't be too fussed - I can think of several things the Council wastes money on. And NO - Ronnie Biggs would not be a better suggestion for a statue...

As for the farce going on now - Al Fayed has clearly been misinformed. He is also reacting angrily to things that have gone against him - who can blame him?

[Moos]

AllforNun, did you just make up the idea of having a statue on GG roundabout? Please let us know! 'cos looks as though rumour is now rife...

[karter]

Scary- if a statue of Alfayed were to be put up on the lovely roundabout how would that affect the business at the edt, wouldnt it scare punters off?:))

[Moos]

It'd give 'em something to chuck their empties at..

[AllforNun]

ER !! Yes of course it's is made up I did not mean to imply a statue was planned although there certainly have been some discussions about putting something there.

How about Che Guevara !!

[PeckhamRose]

How about some longer lasting and bigger plants?

[karter]

how about a big sign saying "welcome to east dulwich ,drive safely and dont forget to check out the edf*

[Keef]

How about just putting a nice old lamp post back where it should be!

[lozzyloz]

how about a big sign saying "welcome to east dulwich ,drive safely and dont forget to check out the edf*

Sponsored by Foxtons and lit up with bright green spotlights.

[karter]

absolutely not.(6)

[KalamityKel]

No ur quite right Karter... red and blue would b much nicer ;-)