Penguin68

Impossible now to prove anyway, I made no record. Any council record will be long gone.

For the record, one monitoring strip was placed close to where I live on Underhill - but it almost immediately went faulty (one end became detached from the monitoring equipment and just flapped about) so I doubt it's 'reports' were much use as a record. It was only in place at all for about a week - it took longer for that for regular commuters and drivers around the area to firm up the Underhill route as being the prime choice to access east : west routes via the South Circular for their particular journeys.

Yes, absolutely nothing. In the past such reorganisations we're carried out without suspending democracy.

As regards weighing things the old way of scamming wasn't to have scales which weren't correctly calibrated, but judicious use of the shopkeeper's thumb. So reporting a problem may simply uncover scales that work properly.

Yes, it's a missed opportunity, then the government could postpone elections in London as well, as they have done (spuriously by the 'request' of the local authority) across vulnerable swathes of the country.

Nonsense, the Underhill Road congestion occurs during the natural rush hours (in the evening 17.00 to 18.00) not associated with school times, and is of traffic leaving or entering the South Circular. I'm talking about traffic that would have entered the South Circular from roads around the Village and which are now blocked from doing so at key 'rush hour' periods. The congestion isn't now 'in the village'. It's outside my front door!

That will make life in Underhill even worse. It is already blocked in rush hours with traffic attempting to enter or leave the South Circular because of blockages in the Village, it will now have to take traffic heading towards Peckham (or from it) as well for its length to Barry, where the junction has already been made bad by build outs to restrict traffic. And which has been completely blocked several times recently by Thames Water failures. God help us if anyone needs an ambulance or a fire engine locally.

The Labour Party in Southwark is already on record as wishing to drive out (sic) private vehicles (of any sort, including all electric) from the borough in its entirety. The only option for those who take this seriously, and oppose it, and Ryedale is a good reason to take this seriously, is not to vote for candidates who support this policy. Unlike Insuflo who thinks it's about the internal combustion engine, it's not. Planters block all vehicles with more than 2 wheels. And the majority of buses are still traditional diesel. This is a policy which says if you can't walk or cycle there, you can't go there. If you are old, disabled, encumbered with children or luggage, or heavy shopping, we don't want you.

Well that will certainly reduce auto mileage - not. Brilliant. So glad our council is traffic planning for us, but then I have petrol shares.

Because those who are against it have done all they could do for the moment, and the Rydale-ers who precipitated this are waiting till it's implemented on Monday to crack open the champagne. And maybe praying that the rise in their house price value doesn't top £1,999.999!

I'm afraid there's evidence, when 4x4 tyres were attacked by climate activists, that even cars parked off street were not immune to attacks - a locked garage seems the only 'safe' option. Thank goodness, at least until now, that such vandalism is uncommon.

No doubt the council will be treating their silence as 'votes' in favour of their proposals.

As indeed do the residents in the other alternate streets. As do I in Underhill. Suddenly a rush hour street for those having to access or leave the South Circular as other routes have been sealed.

For the avoidance of doubt this falls outside my area of expertise.

The thing to remember is that Mal can have no impact on Southwark elections, at least as regards not being a Southwark resident or elector. His constant commentary on what is happening in our borough is wholly disinterested, in the sense he has no 'interest' in Southwark, at least as regards residence.