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Just had Niko round to fix a non filling toilet after flushing. No nonsense help provided and flush is better than ever. Friendly efficient and reliable service from a really nice and proficient man.

Both of our girls went to Dulwich Orthodontics - both had braces in their early teams.

Looking at the prices - !!!! my cut and blow dry usually costs me less than £25 with lowlights around £60. Adam in Forest Hill is a qualified hair dresser with many years experience.

Like most children they go through food fads! -the boy was into wraps and satay chicken before Christmas, but abandoned the wraps over Christmas. Likes Chilli con carne providing there is minimal sauce.. The girl will eat a mild curry, but not cheese, milk or yoghurt. Both will eat pizza, shepherds' pie. roast dinners, sometimes burgers, rarely chips. Their mother batch cooks meals to put in freezer as the nearest supermarket (Asda) is 2- 3 miles down the road and not on a bus route - so they rarely have takeaways/ready meals or eat out. They both eat fruit and veg daily and there is never a problem getting to eat these. Agree that The Plough can be hit and miss - a friend asked them to cater for a post funeral buffet and the food was terrible and was in short supply with some of the guests going hungry. She made a complaint and asked for a refund - and after a wrangle got it.

At least it is on the bus route - I do not use the car if I am dining out in ED as parking is so bad. Cannot wait to see what is on the menu.

Excited to welcome Banook to the neighbourhood. Love a good bagel.

Majority of reported hate crime is based on ethnicity, brown, black and mixed heritage. Religious hate crime is lower and most affects Muslims, Jews to a slightly lowers number and a small percentage of Hindus and Sikhs. Real or perceived atrocities committed by Muslim extremists and the state of Israel will influence numbers Anyone who has been to a protest against the war in Gaza will see mainly peaceful and good natured crowds including Jews against war. @CPR Dave stop making a fool of yourself. Corbyn cannot admit to being wrong. He sprouted nonsense that Russia was not responsible for the Salisbury poisoning, would not be contrite about the accusations of anti-Semitism, and is partly to blame for Brexit. He may be principled and a decent person but is not a Messiah and ran a poor campaign in the 2019 general election, a gift for Johnson. I expect he would have been pants in dealing with COVID, and Johnson set a low bar. I'm with Miss Jean Brody on the Spanish Civil War. It maybe not!

How does your mind work? This is a thread about a bakery that may be opening. Your grasp of history is extremely weak. Mosley’s fascists were opposed and defeated all over the east end, not with petitions either. The principal leadership in driving them back came from the Communist Party but it was a united, cross community movement. The Daily Mail provided constant support for the British Union of Fascists and, along with sections of the Conservative Party, echoed their racist rhetoric. Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose. Excuse my French. To characterise pro-Palestinian demonstrations attended by thousands of Jews among the hundreds of thousands of people from across British society as “protesting Jews’ rights to exist” or comparing them to Mosley’s blackshirts is frankly sickening. You should be utterly embarrassed and ashamed of yourself.

I really hope so too, but they aren't going to get much passing trade, and parking round there isn't easy. Fingers crossed.

What's your answer, then? Should the council raise council tax to employ double or treble or more the number of workers to spend all their time clearing leaves from every street every day? Leaves have been cleared from my street several times since leaf fall began, including as I say very recently. It's impossible to keep every street permanently clear, and the situation is made worse by heavy rain. My partner broke his ankle in several places a year or so back when he slipped on wet leaves. He didn't blame the council.

Yes I will read it, but I still stand by what I said. This thread is not the place to discuss it, but I'm happy to do so if you want to start a thread in the lounge.

Leaf fall in January! Lol.

I live in a road off Whateley Road. Leaves in it were cleared very recently. They were put in blue bags and left on the pavements to be collected later, which they were. I don't know how that fits in with Southwark's Autumn leaf collection schedule, however! But anyway, people can always clear leaves from pavements in their road themselves if they feel they are a hazard. Quite obviously the council workers can't be everywhere all the time, and I expect the recent high winds caused a greater leaf fall than usual?

Ah amazing! Thank you so much- didn’t think of that!!

Well, maybe you would like to read what the Equalities and Human Rights Commission had to say about antisemitism in the Labour Party when Jeremy Corbyn was in charge. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/our-work/inquiries-and-investigations/antisemitism-labour-party/antisemitism-labour-party It was the most shameful episode in the Labour Party's history.

Having left the Labour Party when Keir Starmer kicked out Jeremy Corbyn for so-called anti-Semitism, unfortunately I've got no wish to read anything he has written on the matter.

Here's a letter from our own Prime Minister explaining it all. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/antisemitism-recent-government-actions-and-next-steps/antisemitism-recent-government-actions-and-next-steps

What is the evidence for that, exactly?

I won't thank you at all for posting such nonsense. Antisemitism is rife in London. Week after week for ell over two years people have been out on the street protesting Jews' rights to exist. Jews have been driven out of this country before (as with other European countries) and have to fight very hard all the time to stop that happening again. It happened in East London too in the 1930s, as Hitler rose to prominence. 100,000 citizens of East London signed a petition to block the BUF march in Cable Street. Of course it was ignored and the fascists caused all sorts of chaos across the East End. At least back then the Independent Labour Party were on the right side of history and opposed the BUF march against the Jews. Many of them would be on the other side now supporting Fascism. It's not toxic to state such facts. To flinch from the truth is toxic.

so what you are saying is that buses are more dangerous than cars and by extension of this cars should be allowed and buses not. Bizarre. I couldn't find definitive data but AI seems fairly plausable: Bus Driver Convictions & Safety (Per Mile Analysis) Lower Offence Rates: Research suggests taxi and bus drivers have some of the lowest rates of drink/drug driving convictions compared to other professions. High Accountability: Bus drivers are subject to stricter vocational licensing. Just one serious motoring offence can lead to the loss of their license to drive a Public Carrying Vehicle (PCV). Operating Pressures: Bus drivers operate large, heavy vehicles, often in built-up areas, with high mileage, which increases potential exposure to incidents. "Safe" Driver Perception: In surveys, bus drivers have been perceived as the safest drivers, though they face intense scrutiny regarding mobile phone use and traffic infractions. Private Driver Convictions & Safety (Per Mile Analysis) Higher Relative Risk: Passenger vehicles (private cars) are generally much more dangerous per mile than buses. Data indicates that in terms of fatal and serious injuries, cars are far higher risk per passenger mile than buses. Collision Frequency: While private drivers may not face the same professional consequences for minor infractions, they are involved in a much higher proportion of total road accidents. Driving Behavior: Private drivers are often involved in incidents related to distractions, whereas bus driver, while prone to fatigue, often have stricter monitoring systems.

Wow I've posted 19 times on the thread. Surprises me as I haven't a lot to say about the scheme itself although I did go off on a tangent due to blame being put on cyclists. Earl, you came in a little late and have had a few ding dongs and overtaken me by a couple The prize goes to Rockets with 46. Haven't we got better things to do with our lives, particularly as this scheme probably has little or no effect on us? Why don't we let those who live closer got on with the discussions. Give me a like if you agree, or a confused if you want me to post more. I'll abide with the majority.

What nonsense. It's social mobility. Huguenots moved to the East End and once they made a bob or two moved to more upmarket areas. Subsequently Jews. Now Bangladeshi, particularly making a pretty penny once the hipsters moved in. Antisemitism was a small factor and this was a generation or more ago. "Jewish people moved out of London's East End between 1900 and the 1950s primarily to escape overcrowded, impoverished conditions and seek better housing and improved social standing in the suburbs." I expect few of us living in the area have witnessed first hand antisemitism. We may well have seen racism against black, brown people and maybe Eastern Europeans. Anti Irish sentiment was still prevalent 30 years ago - partly due to the troubles but partly some British superiority complex encouraged by generations of lewd comedians, Glad that is behind us now. Why do you have to make such toxic comments? You'd be better off doing some research and educating yourself. Here's some reading: https://www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history/collections-and-digital-resources/user-guides/migration-and-communities-in-the-east-end You don't have to thank me.