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You’ve just blown any credibility you ever had right there.

I agree with you about the debate. However, I really support the trial going ahead. I walked down Ryedale today, from Underhill to FHR at approximately 15:00 and, as I’ve often found, the number of cars and vans using it as a cut through was significant. For a side road, it’s quite difficult to cross for a pedestrian. If I lived on Ryedale and had kids, there’s no way I’d let them out of the house unaccompanied. So, if someone on Ryedale has instigated this change, bloody good on them.

Why are they missing deadlines ie not completing repairs or refurbishing council properties? Or are council not held to account and Freddy contractors rubbing their hands in glee….. prob no clause ie c penalising them for not completing on time. Not difficult to refurbished a property no matter what the budget is so what is the problem?

Thanks James. A very sensible contribution. Are you planning to stand for election next time round? I hope so. I will vote for you if you do.

There you go - it took all of 30 seconds https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09886417/officers

I think this is the funniest thing I have ever read on here. Chapeau.

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The debate seems to have got quite off topic. The council has tried to implement a scheme that their own internal documents envisage will damage other roads in the area. Surely the sensible thing for the council to do at this point is take a step back and think about how it implements the scheme in a more sensible way (or if it can't, scraps it and starts again). To my mind the most obvious starting point would surely be to install proper humps on Ryedale as per Dunstans and then the council assesses what else is needed to calm Ryedale after that. Any ETO can be 6 months rather than 18.

Hi JenJenJen, Southwark Council have targets for turning around "minor voids" which are council properties with minimal work to be able to re-let them to new tenants. As it is consistently missing these targets and taking 3 x times longer than the target, that past councils did meet, they have just relaxed the targets to the level they are currently achieving. Clearly these empty homes are empty much longer than I suspect you, and definitely I, and the new tenants, would like. Big fan of More or Less. But their reporting is at a country wide level for empty homes not down to individual councils.

No. You are wrong. The democratic starting point is electing councillors. If you don’t like what they do, you have an opportunity to oust them, periodically. But the idea that everyone in the ward should be consulted on any change is ridiculous. There are people in Lewisham borough who live closer to Ryedale than you do. Should they have oversight and veto also? “The end justifies the means “- J.V.Stalin.

This scheme seems fundamentally flawed and likely to lead to crash concentration and worse crash outcomes. If Peckham Rye east is closed to motor vehicles, and the various side road closures, then a lot of extra traffic will be forced onto Peckham Rye west which will slow down the bus routes and cyclists following that route to and from East Dulwich. It is also likely to raise the pressure for motor vehicle drivers at the western Peckham Rye / East Dulwich Road junction. A young girl died at this junction in the past while temporary lights were in place. Stressed motorists are a greater danger and risk for more serious crashes. Looking at Crashmap.co.uk for the area the western junction vs the eastern one, for the last five years public data is available for, shows 8 vs 7 Slight crashes and 1 vs. 0 for Serious crashes on these two junctions. Placing further traffic onto the western junction would likely exacerbate this. BUT if the whole western Peckham rye from East Dulwich Road to Scylla Road junction is compared to the eastern side it becomes 2 serious and 17 slight on the west side vs. 0 serious and 11 slight crashes on the east side. I can’t see how the scheme would make this better. But intuitively it would seem a real risk to make it much worse.

My point was that there was no consultation on this so far as I can recall; if ward policy is to be decided, then asking people in the ward for their views might be a democratic starting point. Unless you believe that ward policy should be the remit of the Labour councillors only... Oh you probably do believe that. As do the Labour councillors no doubt.

At what point do those who side with the council go...you know what that's outrageous and not what I expect of my elected officials? Or are some so entrenched that they will never get to that point - happy to turn a blind eye to abuse of power and seriously questionable actions because the outcome aligns with their ideology?

Thank you for your reply. I have sent you a PM.

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It required legislation to identify the beneficial owners of properties in the UK held by overseas companies - and these still haven't been properly disclosed - ownership of things isn't just a google search away - and to suggest otherwise is not to understand how capitalism works. Unless you (cyclemonkey) do have access to that knowledge and would like to share.

What with 'fake summaries' and 'nimby judges' it is all beginning to feel a bit Trumpesque.

Are you now questioning whether judges uphold the rule of law and are actually being swayed by "NIMBYs with money and time on their hands?" @malumbu was it not the judge that summed up by saying it was a "masterclass in selective partial reporting" or is that just spin from biased folks with an agenda.....;-)

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So, everything that happens in the ward has to be approved by you? Handy to know given that I live in the ward. Councillors are delegates; we elect them to make decisions on our behalf. If you don’t like the decisions they make, you can cast your vote against them in May. The dialogue on this thread is infantile.

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