stacey-lyn

Cell. Not purely as the diminutive of cellular phone but because Cell is a Marvel character with mutant powers; also a Manga super villain; you can listen to Soft Cell while jogging in an attempt to reduce your cell-ulite, and if you're on them too long they can damage your brain cells. Cell.

Seems it's back on - again. Is appeasement on the cards?

Loz Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > stacey-lyn Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > UKIP's results are in part a knee jerk reaction > by the disenfranchised voter and those that feel > > alienated by Cameron and his old Etonian > advisors. > > I suspect you aren't a Tory voter, SL. Tories > would hardly baulk at the party being run by old > Etonians / public school types. Umm, not sure if the likes of David Davis would agree. Btw, have you read the Tele lately? And the frowns over Jo Johnson's appointment. >And That sort of > comment is straight out of the Guardian Comment is > Free section as written by all the > dyed-in-the-wool Labourites on there. Not that it matters but I'm not a Guardian subscriber, Loz, but thanks for the heads up. Note to self: avoid unintentional 'Guardianisms'. > Bit like > their 'I'll never vote LibDem again' - like they > ever had. > > However, I think you are sort of right about the > 'disenfranchised voter' Jolly good. >(another Guardian > phrase?). . . . see above. >I assume you mean people that no longer > feel the big two/three offer them anything (as > opposed to being prevented from voting). Indeed. >There is good reason for this: the vast > majority of UK people want it. People aren't > voting UKIP because it offers them what they want. > In fact, I suspect most of the people who voted > UKIP have actually no idea what their policies > are. Nope, they voted UKIP because they are > feeling the pinch and aren't happy. Labour aren't > offering anything to them and the Tories and the > LibDems are the incumbents. So, 'disenfranchised'. >So, this was the best > way of showing it. > This is not unusual for local elections (and Euro > elections). Come the general election, it will be > a vastly different matter. We just have to hope in > the meantime that the big three don't pander too > much to what is, in fact, a bit of an apparition. Apparition? Hardly. It's shaken the mainstream at home. However we're still in the post victory bubble. > There is no actual substance to this protest in > that it comes from a certain political viewpoint. > It's really just a general protest. The folk of Lincolnshire and Kent et al who voted with UKIP conviction would disagree.

Loz, as you're bovvaad, put the Guardian down gently and step away. :)

sheilarose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LondonMix Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Based on Stacey-lyn's link it appears they > still > > want to attract families but just want to > increase > > how many people they can serve in the pub. My guess is that the new owners will be updating the website pronto.

Seems odd given how much of their promotion is kids focussed esp. the play area. Click Here for HTMLHerne Usually, the wet/dry split is anything from 60-80% (wet) so drinks account for a greater share of profits.

spookily close, I cannot lie.

theyarecoming? see The Lounge thread.

HonaloochieB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Muley, Evil Genius is what I am, > Mid-Song-Divinology is what I do. For now. Diversify to multiply. Rumpology - now you're talkin'.

On Turney Rd. (corner of Burbage, I think).

uncleglen: Folkestone West Turnout 29.1% Elham Valley Turnout 34.9% Hythe Turnout 39.9% Folkestone North East Turnout 25.3% Folkestone South Turnout 24.0% Romney Marsh Turnout 32.1% Sue Ransome and her daughters personified their success in Lincolnshire. It boils down to similar people with similar backgrounds speaking their language.

Jeremy, indeed - the Tories are already talking tougher. UKIP's results are in part a knee jerk reaction by the disenfranchised voter and those that feel alienated by Cameron and his old Etonian advisors. Farage is also attractive to those who like to stick it to the 'nanny state' (eg pro smoking lobby) and to political correctness. Can you imagine Farage at the next leader's debate? Their manifesto is a work of fiction and the sums just don't add up. It's easy to make a multitude of promises when there is little to no chance of having to keep them. Cameron has pledged to hold the referendum and it looks like they're forcing their hand for one soner rather than later. On the same day as the Euro elections next May are the local elections with twice as many seats up for grabs. Realistically, they could win 1 or 2 in the parliamentary bi elections. Without fearmongering, I don't think we can underestimate them. UKIP did come 2nd in the Euro elections 4 years ago.

Bewildering. Extradition to Iraq and Saudi Arabia to face their criminal justice processes would have been a more fitting punishment.

On his departure, I recall Kilroy Silk branding UKIP as a joke. Farage's numerous appearances on Question Time were formulaic and you'd predict how he would fare - as a joke. He'd look like a fish out of water, talk bollocks - make wild erroneous unsubstantiated allegations and accusations, and was made to look like a buffoon. There was the mandatory raucous heckling and the lone mad audience member clapping loudly. But recently that's clearly changed despite the spiel being pretty much the same. Agreed with the storm in a teacup however UKIP has maneuvered itself into a position of some power. Btw, is Max Clifford still their PR adviser and publicity guru (between clearing his name)?

There's no doubt they've made headway. They seem to be a disparate group with plenty of soundbites but little substance. From Farage, the Dulwich College old boy down to the odd BNP member turning up as council candidate (accompanied by Farage's feigned embarrassment) , they are certainly attracting the errant rightwing voter. Are they a lost tory tribe? Or masked villains? Perhaps there's a bit of both, but ultimately they are succeeding in capitalising on the general distaste and yes, they have been underestimated. Whether the other parties will now stop poo-pooing them and take heed will be a matter of time. Failure to take their influence and potential seriously though will be at their peril.

A party of protest full of " fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists"? Has the UKIP phenomenon been underestimated?

Ours was down from just before 9am until 1.30pm. Rebooted. Nothing. Phoned them. Rebooted while on the phone with their techies while they twiddled their knobs. Up and running since.

davidh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > are lights at peckham rye working again or not? > thought that was the subject Yes. Due to its close proximity, the zebra crossing impacts on the traffic in and around that junction.

Jeremy Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Zedd Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > we will free up a space on the road as we will > then park > > our second car across the driveway. > > Don't do that! The wardens will ticket you faster > than you can say "but it's my house!" Really? We've had cars parked across our drive many times and there has only ever been one ticket issued*, despite alerting the local authority and police. Ditto re our neighbours. The council have informed us that their policy is not to ticket cars parked across driveways unless specifically told to by the owner of the house. * One Xmas day a vehicle blocked us in, reluctantly had to call the police as a last resort. 3 hours late for family Xmas dinner. Nice.

Lee Scoresby Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > More recent works in ED Road made me think that > perhaps, at long last, they were going to > construct that right-turn filter. No, it was just > a crossing to Tesco. Ah well, the corporate master > cracks the whip, the public official jumps. Shame > a major supermarket doesn't insist the whole > crossroads is sorted. The voices of ordinary > people make no difference at all to those who run > this city. > > Lee Scoresby There is another post referring to this. Now that the zebra crossing is up and running, some of my daily observations: the exit from Fenwick into ED Rd is worse and more difficult to negotiate - esp if trying to turn right - and cars coming down ED Rd towards P Rye swerve to the right (into oncoming traffic) at the crossing to give the concrete island a wide berth as the two car lanes appear to be narrower. Pedestrians are still crossing further up or down so it seems redundant. I guess there was some consultation. . .

So yours will be the car covered in Laburnam flowers. We got our dropped kerb/kebab some 10 years ago and I recall the very same contact. It was a very easy process. No more parking 2 streets away however mindless numpties will park across your drive from time to time.

So, is this the start of our local campaign activity? Some others seem to be organised - though they may not have the task of a new restaurant to name :) For example, from the CWU site, Holloway: Holloway crown post office, north London, is under threat of closure. Find out more at a public meeting on Friday May 3 at 7.30pm at Voluntary Sector Resource Centre, 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA. Speakers include: Jeremy Corbyn MP, Islington North Catherine West, leader of Islington council Andy Furey (Communication Workers Union) Download a leaflet for the meeting.

El Pibe Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Toungue in cheek, but kind of elaborates on the > conclusion of my stream of conciousness ramble > about the existential threat to the US coming from > within. > Illustrated by my recent time in Virginia where assorted folk introduce themselves as 'rednecks' as though it was a badge of honour - in between Civil War reenactments & waiting for the old South to rise again.

Administrative/Biographical history: Emmanuel Congregational Church was built in 1877 on Barry Road, East Dulwich. At first it was only a temporary iron structure but a stone church was constructed in 1891. The iron chapel was used as a Sunday School until 1989 when it was replaced by a hall. The Church was sold in 1972 when the Presbyterian and Congregational Churches merged to form the United Reformed Church. The hall was renovated and reopened as Christ Church in 1988.

Ah, hang on. Emmanuel Congregational Church opened on Barry Road in 1877.