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Thread: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
Post: RE: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
| jon14
if such rules were implemented faced with eviction out of place they called home, grandparents (of my model family)may decide to kick out their children out to bring the income below the thre... |
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12-06-2011, 09:25 AM |
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Thread: Childcare - what do people genrally do?
Post: RE: Childcare - what do people genrally do?
| Hi,
questions are never ignorant. Costs of nurseries although important are not the only factor to consider. The biggest problem you will find is that there is not enough provision. Also due to reg... |
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10-06-2011, 08:35 PM |
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Thread: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
Post: RE: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
| 100k may be a big number, but it depends how many adults children and generations are living of that. Say 3 generations (4 or more adults) plus 2 kids and total of 100k does not look so grand any more... |
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10-06-2011, 02:16 PM |
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Thread: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
Post: RE: High Paid Council Tennants should be evicted
| jgdoherty,
thanks for your last post. Couldn't agree more. |
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08-06-2011, 12:44 PM |
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Thread: SE23 house gets a facelift
Post: RE: SE23 house gets a facelift
| please ignore one additional l. My keyboard is crap. |
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22-05-2011, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: SE23 house gets a facelift
Post: RE: SE23 house gets a facelift
| there was a clue in Michalel's reply. |
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22-05-2011, 10:42 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Surely once women have equal opportunities in all respects to men, men will have the same opportunities too.
On a more serious side that is one definition, and lot of feminsts will add 'and men' a... |
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19-05-2011, 10:22 AM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Thanks seeformiles for you last comment. I too see feminism as all embracing.
Rereading the posts again I am now completely confused by Michael's post. So probably missing the point completely aga... |
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18-05-2011, 11:57 PM |
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Thread: English Usage
Post: RE: English Usage
| Michael wrote: [quote]But I don't believe that 'feminism' can address inequalities that hit men[/quote]
I guess that is precisely why it has 'femin' in the name.
[quote]In my opinion, we need a ... |
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17-05-2011, 04:17 PM |
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Thread: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
Post: RE: Referendum on the Alternative Vote
| Tinkering with the system in the small way such as AV still does not address the issue that turnout at the elections is rather poor.
There was no option for full proportional representation either... |
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17-05-2011, 03:58 PM |
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Thread: Linking Taymount to Thorpewood
Post: RE: Linking Taymount to Thorpewood
| What a shame!
A large community is forced to go long way round to access local school, library and park with swings in because of few misguided individuals who have no respect for environment arou... |
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03-05-2011, 04:36 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| What a discussion is this turning out to be. What is evident is that prevailing opinion is that children are the sole responsibility of parents. This is expressed here as much as in other mediums and ... |
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25-03-2011, 11:56 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| mljay,
I am sure Brian was offering his help in a roundabout way. |
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11-03-2011, 02:57 PM |
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Thread: Planning Application - Next to Baxter's Field
Post: RE: Planning Application - Next to Baxter's Field
| Overcrowding was my first thought, until I looked deeper into the measurements. In the end this is one of better development proposals. For start they are all family homes and I like the practical lay... |
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08-03-2011, 05:35 PM |
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Thread: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
Post: RE: Dropped kerb enforcement - Lewisham
| Hi Monacot,
you have my sympathies. With 2 children and bags you have no idea what to leave behind, and that 50 yards may be too long for anyone's comfort if the baby is left in the car. (I had in... |
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08-03-2011, 02:00 PM |
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Thread: Prisoners Getting The Vote
Post: RE: Prisoners Getting The Vote
| For every robbery that goes wrong there is 1.5 cases of domestic abuse that go wrong.
I can't see why punishment for a crime should include loss of a right to vote. I understand it is historic, bu... |
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14-02-2011, 04:03 PM |
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Thread: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
Post: RE: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
| Dearest Brian,
not sure which charity you work for and what benefit they provide. As you claim they do not need government help to run I expect they have healthy income selling something (eg clothe... |
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13-02-2011, 10:19 PM |
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Thread: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
Post: RE: Carnival Against The Cuts, 19th Feb
| Brian,
Some people face rather bleak prospects in the current climate. If you are not one of them you should consider yourself either lucky or not informed well.
You obviously have no connection t... |
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13-02-2011, 06:38 PM |
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Thread: Prisoners Getting The Vote
Post: RE: Prisoners Getting The Vote
| Robin I agree with you and to add my own thinking:
Surely the issue for some prisoners is a matter of timing if they will or not be able to vote. I imagine that there may be a considerable delay fr... |
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12-02-2011, 11:18 AM |
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Thread: Prisoners Getting The Vote
Post: RE: Prisoners Getting The Vote
| I assume that everyone who complains about the 'prisoner' vote has voted themselves in all elections.
I can't see why incarceration should extend to loss of a vote. After all we are all (with few e... |
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11-02-2011, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: moving to FH, primary school and general info
Post: RE: moving to FH, primary school and general info
| for art look at Havelock walk.
Local artists have row of houses used as work / live units. Some units are rented.
The new line has really opened possibilities for easy travel. My hubby gets to ... |
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08-02-2011, 12:24 PM |
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Thread: Criminal punishment
Post: RE: Criminal punishment
| Jane D
interesting question.
I have direct experience of a country that has gone quite hard on terrorists and its own population even 40 years ago if not longer. Everyone acts as if they are guilty ... |
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02-02-2011, 10:55 PM |
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Thread: New to area - opinions appreciated!
Post: RE: New to area - opinions appreciated!
| The area behind the Library is very quiet indeed. It took me a while to get used to bird song waking me up rather than the car noise. Mind you some houses that back on the swimming pool may indure som... |
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02-02-2011, 09:51 PM |
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Thread: Criminal punishment
Post: RE: Criminal punishment
| I thought 'Community Payback' was scheme that is designed to humiliate some offenders.
I have certainly seen such a scheme in SE23 when they lifelessly cleared a public footpath. |
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02-02-2011, 10:18 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| [quote]There needs to be much more fuss made about the deprivations faced by ordinary families in the extremely expensive early years of childhood and the need for substantially more financial support... |
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27-01-2011, 04:11 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| There is simply not enough nursery provision in the area. Therefore it is rather expensive.
With needing childcare in order to work, a HUGE amount of the wage goes onto it. The new government is re... |
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27-01-2011, 10:40 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Brian,
are you suggesting that toddlers should pick fruit together with parents so that they can earn money?
And should one be forced to work if childcare costs would be higher than earnings? Shou... |
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25-01-2011, 04:23 PM |
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Thread: Crystal Palace Park
Post: RE: Crystal Palace Park
| there were more 50m pools in Belgrade (Serbia) than in the whole UK.
And I have only heard of one Serbian swimmer (who lives in USA) |
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20-01-2011, 11:08 PM |
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Thread: Crystal Palace Park
Post: RE: Crystal Palace Park
| Just seen the news on CP FC.
http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~2271669,00.html
No problem with the club wanting to move in the park, but am uneasy about changes to the existing pools.
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20-01-2011, 05:36 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| mljay
if you need 2 salaries to maintain home you live in, and then you face childcare bill which is more than one net salary but a bit less than the other.
To supplement your income you start ... |
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13-01-2011, 04:38 PM |
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Thread: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
Post: RE: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
| Just spoke to Keith Gasson (Lewisham Council) and he said that one of the speed meters had average speed of 21-22mph - I expect that was on Derby Hill and other one had lower speeds. And those lower s... |
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13-01-2011, 10:48 AM |
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Thread: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
Post: RE: North Kirkdale 20 mph zone
| 52 people for
48 against
out of 425 leaflets distributed. |
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13-01-2011, 12:08 AM |
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Thread: New to SE23!
Post: RE: New to SE23!
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12-01-2011, 06:16 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Brian,
Should a family with 2 good working wages be better off than family with one good working wage?
My problems are of temporary (5 years) financial nature. Living on state handouts most likely... |
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12-01-2011, 06:14 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Michael,
I like your idea about extra parking for the commuters. Is there a petition I could sign along those lines? |
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12-01-2011, 05:24 PM |
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Thread: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
Post: RE: Perry Vale old fire station to be redeveloped
| Te proposal will be heard on Thursday 20th January at 7.30 in the Civic Suite at Lewisham Town Hall.
Not sure if I will be able to attend. I am not against the development in principle, but think ... |
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12-01-2011, 03:54 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Dear Brian,
stated aims of policies are one thing, and the outcomes are another. I've show you that my family with 2 preschool children (3 years so far and 2 to go) can face substantial hurdles to ma... |
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12-01-2011, 03:33 PM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: RE: Does Work Pay?
| Thanks for all the replies. I somehow feel a bit less a failure when seeing that in order to work full time, you need some form of ‘free’ childcare. (be it friends, partner or working compressed weeks... |
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12-01-2011, 10:44 AM |
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Thread: Does Work Pay?
Post: Does Work Pay?
| How does anyone with more than one child of pre-school age afford to work full time?
I thought I only needed to fund the first 3 years with savings as fees would reduce once children reach 2 and 3 y... |
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11-01-2011, 06:06 PM |
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Thread: Devonshire Road - residents parking
Post: RE: Devonshire Road - residents parking
| Some time ago I posted my view to the council that parking in my road (Derby Hill Crescent) was fine and no CPZ should be introduced. Well, that was before ELL started and I am almost tempted to petit... |
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10-01-2011, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: Red Ball Marketing aka Hi Marketing / Rockex HP / Bayer Global Group
Post: RE: Red bull marketing?
| I had someone at my door too, but after saying a couple of times that any paper he wanted to leave with me would end up in straight in the recycling box he got the message and left. |
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29-12-2010, 11:17 PM |
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Thread: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
Post: RE: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
| Andy,
my head is still not sore ;) I obviously have nothing better to do today so...
Brian,
I am not sure if you were implying that I was not representative of SE23 make up and questioned my p... |
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10-12-2010, 05:39 PM |
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Thread: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
Post: RE: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
| If the poorer don’t pay the full cost of their ‘Mickey Mouse’ degree, you and I will. So how is that fair according to you. They got a worthless degree and we are picking up the cost.
The smarter o... |
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10-12-2010, 01:51 PM |
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Thread: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
Post: RE: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
| Brian,
those who got free education are being taxed more already. On average they earn more and therefore they pay more tax. Some even pay a bigger percentage of their income.
Don't be bitter t... |
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10-12-2010, 12:48 PM |
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Thread: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
Post: RE: If you voted LibDem, do you sleep at night?
| My disappointment is at all of us. We proclaim that country needs to regain their budgets under control by paying off the deficit (or even reducing it) for the sake of future generations. Well increas... |
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10-12-2010, 11:41 AM |
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Thread: New primary school for Lewisham?
Post: RE: New primary school for Lewisham?
| As a mother of 2 toddlers the schools questions and choices (or no choices) make me uneasy to say the least. This is because my education was in a country where there was one system. The state one and... |
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08-12-2010, 10:43 AM |
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Thread: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
Post: RE: Is it snowing heavily in FH/Sydenham
| Snowing quite heavily now with 2.5 inches of white stuff on the ground. I am on the border of Forest Hill with Sydenham and my road is only accessible on foot now. Will be much worse this evening if c... |
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30-11-2010, 03:14 PM |
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Thread: Do burglers ever get caught?
Post: RE: Do burglers ever get caught?
| When your DNA is found at the scene of a crime that will certainly mean that you must be guilty of it. And since you are law abiding citizen you have nothing to worry about. |
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23-11-2010, 09:50 PM |
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Thread: Do burglers ever get caught?
Post: RE: Do burglers ever get caught?
| I recently received a letter from the police saying that they will not investigate further instance of someone relieving me of my wallet. The fact that it happened in a shop with CCTV inside, and only... |
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18-11-2010, 12:18 AM |
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Thread: Horniman Museum Funding
Post: RE: The horniman museum
| There was a time when museums in this country were charging for the entrance, and even then Horniman museum was free. From what I heard at the time, the management of the museum could never charge an ... |
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