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It was my understanding that Jeremy Corbyn was embarrassed by his brother and had distanced himself from his brother's views. I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. Why on earth should "the overall view of that family inform Jeremy's response to the pandemic"? What exactly are you basing that assumption on?

Did May coincide with school holidays?

They used to have dedicated park wardens, who I'm sure used to look after the parks and locked and opened the gates. Years ago I knew someone who was one. I thought they were based in that hut by the toilets. Are they not there any more? The community wardens are attached to the police rather than a specific park, aren't they?

But I don't think that was what you meant, was it? But he can hardly be held responsible for what somebody else did! Just discovered I forgot to post the above last night, and now it's overtaken by long posts. I don't have sufficient knowledge to counter some of what has been said above, some of which appears to be opinion rather than facts, so it would be pointless for me to say anything else.

But I don't think that was what you meant, was it? But he can hardly be held responsible for what somebody else did!

Eh? That wasn't "my quote"! If you look at your post above,it is clearly a quote by Rockets! None of us have any idea what a Corbyn led government during Covid would have been like. But do you seriously think it would have been worse than Johnson's self-serving performance? What you say about the swing of seats away from Labour in 2019 is true. But you have missed my point completely. The fact that Labour under Corbyn got more than ten million votes does not mean that Corbyn was "unelectable", does it? The present electoral system is bonkers, which is why a change is apparently on the cards. Anyway, it is pointless discussing this, because we are going round in circles. As for McCluskey, whatever the truth of that report, I can't see what it has to do with Corbyn?

I know the couple you mean, and she has always been friendly and smiley when delivering to me, but obviously in a hurry, for all the reasons outlined in the thread. My gate is always open, however (unless someone coming to the house closes it when they leave). I can't see the point of gates that have to be opened and shut again every time someone comes to the house. It just seems a waste of time, and it's annoying if you are carrying stuff. And a closed gate conveys a sort of "my house is my fortress" feel. To me, anyway.

Can you explain what your point was, then? Because it isn't clear to me. No. Perhaps you could provide a link and explain its relevance? That would be helpful Those figures suggest that over 10,000,000 voters were not "rejecting a far left party."

I think the petition was a joke, Malumbu.

What are the roadworks for this time?

You implied he did a good job in your first paragraph when you said you would have hated to see Corbyn lead the country through Covid - the alternative being Johnson, presumably? With the results we all saw. Unite - you have a problem with unions? Who work hard to see that their members get a fair deal in their workplace? How exactly are these people and groups "all as bad as each other"? In what way? Labour "purging their party of the far-left" has given us a weak prime minister who has apparently deserted any "left" (aka caring for other people and having decent moral principles) leanings he ever had. Which is why people appear to be leaving Labour in droves and voting, or intending to vote, Green or Lib Dem or for an independent Left candidate. Starmer has shot himself in the foot, in my opinion. But what would I know. What worked?! I don't know enough about what you are talking about to comment, but "believing" you know the reason someone did something does not make it true. I don't believe that Corbyn ever got "starstruck" or "forgot about his politics", but if you can provide evidence that those things are true, then fair enough. I don't think you can, though.

When I have more time and energy, I will look up the actual number of votes cast for each party in that election, rather than the number of seats won. I'm interested to see that you apparently think that Boris Johnson did a good job of "leading the country through Covid." Is your memory really that short? I won't stoop to calling Johnson and his cronies names in the way that you seem to think is appropriate for left wing politicians. At least the left wing politicians have some semblance of morals and a concern for people who aren't in some over privileged inner circle and/or raking in money for themselves on the back of an epidemic. I'm not going to open a can of worms on here by commenting on the disgraceful so called "purge".

Those blooming cats. Hundreds of them. They block up the streets day after day and only go home for food. Then they come back again 🙀

So do I, but I think they are in trouble as well. Anyway, that space wouldn't be big enough.

I'm not talking about Starmer. I was responding to a post which said that Corbyn was unelectable. How people voted in the "more hotly contested election" is irrelevant. Corbyn wasn't leading the Labour Party then. Starmer was. And the turnout for Labour reflects that.

I was not suggesting anything else! I'm not sure how you interpret what I said as "irrelevant"? I was responding to a post saying that Corbyn was "unelectable". My point was that a large number of the electorate voted for him!

If memory serves, Labour under Corbyn got more electoral votes than Labour under Starmer. So I'm not sure how you can call that being "unelectable"? Under a different and fairer electoral system Labour would have won. I see moves are afoot to bring in such a different, fairer system, presumably in the hopes of stopping Reform winning next time. BTW there was a mass exodus from Labour by the local (East Dulwich) Labour party members when Corbyn was kicked out by Starmer. It isn't just Islington who doesn't want to support a right or centre right Labour party.

But bear in mind that the chef/s may have changed, so what may be a great Sunday lunch in a particular place one year might not be so great the next year (or vice versa of course!)

That was a long time before Gail's moved in, wasn't it?

That's very brave of them then. I hope they have good security measures.

The party that is in actual government won't be in it long if it carries on like this. I don't know how they have the cheek to still call themselves Labour.

That's completely understandable (not having the surgeries, I mean).

Thanks Pugwash, that was the first thing I tried, but they don't have one.

Most of them are posting on other threads as well. Maybe some of them have a particular interest in this topic. That isn't a problem, is it? It's a local forum! Anyone can join it and post on it!

So it's for tourists and others actually staying in Southwark? So a person living and working in England but staying in a hotel in Southwark for work purposes (say) would have to pay this tax (or their employer would)? But a tourist from France (say), staying in a hotel outside Southwark but visiting all the Southwark "tourist attractions" wouldn't?