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malumbu

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  1. I'm not going to be formally responding to any consultation but sharing a general view on recent high rise developments. Subjective of course but heck parts of the elephant and even more Vauxhall Cross are ugly. Hopefully this one will be more pleasant on the eye as well a better place to live. Getting the right mix of people in the community is a challenge, lessons were going to be learned from totally new developments around the 02 which are apparently quite sterile, as part of the legacy from the Olympics, but I understand that the underprivileged communities around Stratford did not benefit as expected. I like how Surrey Quays and interior of Rotherhithe feels, but this is relatively low rise
  2. I had police raid a house of mine years ago when I was out. Apparently it had been a safe house in the past. Smashed in the front door even though neighbours were telling them it wasn't a safe house. Kindly had it boarded up for me. A famous solicitor, Rex Makin, got a reasonable settlement. Put me off stealing. Not that I was a thief. Bizzies had obtained the search warrant but the process clearly hadn't worked.
  3. Not everyone who posts on EDF is against these sorts of measures. Has anyone who doesn't like the project and/or spend complained to LBS, or taken things further to the Ombudsman? I was going to suggest the Audit Commission who took a wider look on local authority spending but they were disbanded by government and not sure if the NAO has a remit beyond Whitehall spending and efficiency. Dangerous as some have pointed out that government exploits the divisions in their anti woke manufactured culture wars agenda, no great impact yet and hope most will see beyond this. Local elections the start
  4. Old Bath House, Sydenham, Peter is very helpful.
  5. This was relatively common in the mid 00s, I assume that banks had tightened security since as not heard of this for some time
  6. Nothing wrong with being a bus spotter. I recommend the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden and even better their depot at Acton. The TV channel Yesterday has showcased the underground so only matter of time before they do buses.
  7. Its an arse about face in saying that the changes were not a cyclists charter as Cox says. If it was we'd have the assumption that in an accident the larger class of vehicle is at fault until proved otherwise. But can't find the term for this or the countries that have this already. But not directly relevant to the Mayoral election so feel free to ignore.
  8. Apparently the P4 is the best bus. Optare, probably the Metrocity. Was a bit surprised as not my favourite model, although some of the routes are really sexy. They don't do a single decker electric version, The earliest electric buses were electric (BYD) but not around here.
  9. I've put this in the transport section as I expect this will get the most interest Susan Hall, Tory - scrap ULEZ day 1 (not legally feasible), fed up with cyclist dangerous behaviour, will remove LTNs that clog up our roads, and believes that the expansion of cycle lanes is wretched and causing massive congestion Zoe Garbett, Greens, - ULEZ could go futher and mentions SUVs that are compliant , Silvertown tunnel just for public transport and active travel (yay!), supportive of LTNs and cycle lane expansion. Could take green/lefty votes away from Labour Rob Blackie - wanted ULEZ expansion delayed and fairer (?), wants Sutton successful smarter travel plan rolled out wider - increased cycling by 75% and cut car use by 6%, free hire bikes on Sundays (yay). A cyclist. Sadiq Khan - says he was responsible for enabling rollout of LTN funding. A little misleading, the LTN went from government to London Boroughs via an application process, whereas for the rest of the country local authorities bid directly to government. I expect this was a quick pragmatic decision by government as the best way to get the money distributed when we were still in lockdown. Mayor's strategy - safer streets,boost active and public transport. Net zero ambitions more advanced than many other parts of UK Howard Cox, Reform - scrap ULEZ, LTNs and 20mph. Get our country back. Believes Highway Code changes were authored by an asylum inmate, and are a cyclists charter (obviously doesn't understand changes to Highway Code which clarified cyclists' position in the road, but otherwise was more about better cyclists behaviour). Scrap excessively wide cycle lanes (I can only think of the Embankment, which is probably one of the least of motorists issues). Expect will split the Tory vote. Changes to the Highway Code https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-highway-code-8-changes-you-need-to-know-from-29-january-2022 Includes: when people are crossing or waiting to cross at a junction, other traffic should give way if people have started crossing and traffic wants to turn into the road, the people crossing have priority and the traffic should give way people driving, riding a motorcycle or cycling must give way to people on a zebra crossing and people walking and cycling on a parallel crossing A parallel crossing is similar to a zebra crossing, but includes a cycle route alongside the black and white stripes. I've not examined the manifesto's in depth and much of the above is from statements on X, public meetings, media, and the like. Happy to be corrected. And yes I did plagiarise much of this! Personally disappointed that the hierarchy of road users didn't go further, ie assume that it is the fault of the larger vehicle where there is a collision until shown otherwise.
  10. Different policing, no bobbies on beat and much lower involvement in traffic offences. No longer pulling people up for rear lights not working. Rely on ANPR a lot of the time I expect. Worth going to Neighbourhood meetings. I also get updates from community police.
  11. In deed, the money could be better spent, eg sending asylum seekers to Rwanda.....
  12. Soot from wood burners can be higher than cars in urban areas (as filters on diesel cars have successfully cut emissions, as fuel injection and three way catalysts did for petrol cars a decade or two earlier). A case for control would you not say? Indoor air quality is not controlled, beyond in hazardous industries. Here's an alarmist article from the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/15/gas-stoves-pollution-alternatives And more informed view: https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pb-0054/ Extracting from this: The Government has established a cross-department working group and pledged to tackle aspects of indoor air quality in its 2019 Clean Air Strategy. This included several commitments to reduce emissions in the home such as prohibiting the sale of the most polluting fuels and stoves, improving consumer awareness, and giving new powers to local authorities to take action to minimise air pollution. Air pollution can be worse in your vehicle than on the street - perhaps a case for even more controls on driving https://www.london.gov.uk/publications/vehicle-exposure-traffic-and-road-generated-air-pollution
  13. Another Brexit benefit, for your liver, controls on what we can bring into the country from the EU, from unlimited for booze and fags to, for example, 24 bottles of wine each. So you if you driving to Calais to get the bubbly for your wedding in a hire van, beware. Although I'd quite happily allow no fags, successive governments being guilty of not discouraging cheap imports, duty paid, and duty free. https://www.gov.uk/bringing-goods-into-uk-personal-use/arriving-in-Great-Britain
  14. Sorry to hear of the phone snatching, it must have been horrible. There is a lot of concern that the Met should be doing more. Perhaps one of you will contact them and the Mayor to ask why this is not higher priority. I looked at the MPS website and there is some good (if obvious) advice about reducing the likelihood of theft: https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/campaigns/be-safe-campaign/be-safe-mobile-phone-theft/ https://www.met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention/personal-safety-how-to-stay-safe/protect-your-mobile-phone-against-criminals-on-bikes-and-mopeds/ Ten years or so most of us would not have been carrying around such expensive and relatively light equipment. I had a brick mobile taken when my house was burgled 20 years ago and they used this to make some expensive calls to abroad, I suspect to family members as most probably went to answerphone. T-mobile, as is, profited from this before I called them maybe a couple of hours after the break in, when I got up in the morning, I think it is useful to look at the numbers, 150 phones taken each day in London, maybe equates to maybe two dozen criminals. Hopefully many will be caught. There are probably 7 million mobile phone users in London, so less than 1% chance (1 in a 100) of your phone being stolen in a year. That sounds like a lot (and is too much), but around twice as many bikes are stolen each day across the whole of the UK with about the same number of users (7 million). And about 1 in 20 of us will be victims of fraud. Crime is a societal issue, and very much for the government of the day, as well as us as good citizens. I'm not sure where mobile phone theft lies in police priorities, as this is usually direct crime against the individual I understand that it should be higher than bike theft (which has certainly slipped down the order with the disbanding of a small special group which was part funded by TfL). This is not a discussion on bike theft, just a comparison.
  15. I keep seeing lost cat at the top of one of the forums, now it's changed to found cat. Good news! I'll post something more relevant later
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