Comments on: Bear and hair and unfair http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bear-and-hair-and-unfair Camberwell and my life in it Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jk http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61253 jk Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:50 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61253 @183 Loughborough Junction is indeed a magical, mysterious place...should it be called Brixton 1/8 or Camberwell 1/8? @183 Loughborough Junction is indeed a magical, mysterious place…should it be called Brixton 1/8 or Camberwell 1/8?

]]> By: love-borough junction http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61251 love-borough junction Fri, 16 May 2008 13:44:35 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61251 @164 - from the Amazon review of Stella Duffy's book; "The vision is so convincing it took me a few days after reading the book to even wonder whether Loughborough Junction is the name of a real place after all, or whether it belongs with such believable creations as Platform 9 and 3/4 on Kings Cross station... " @164 — from the Amazon review of Stella Duffy’s book;
“The vision is so convincing it took me a few days after reading the book to even wonder whether Loughborough Junction is the name of a real place after all, or whether it belongs with such believable creations as Platform 9 and 3/4 on Kings Cross station… ”

]]> By: Newatthis http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61245 Newatthis Fri, 16 May 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61245 Mark can you provide some more information please? Were you at a SE5 Forum meeting last night? Our neighbourhood group (early days) heard from a member trying to join up that the Forum had shut down or had changed or something. We're just not sure if it is still going and what it actually does. We'd not want to duplicate anything but are having issues understanding who/what/where/etc. Thank you! Mark can you provide some more information please? Were you at a SE5 Forum meeting last night? Our neighbourhood group (early days) heard from a member trying to join up that the Forum had shut down or had changed or something. We’re just not sure if it is still going and what it actually does. We’d not want to duplicate anything but are having issues understanding who/what/where/etc. Thank you!

]]> By: eusebiovic http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61244 eusebiovic Fri, 16 May 2008 10:17:35 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61244 Talking about food and pizza - if anyone happens to visit Brixton Arcade (perhaps prior to a visit to The Ritzy) there is a rather fine pizzeria called "Franco Manca" It's only open from 12-4 but is fantastic A choice of 6 different pizza's and a glass of homemade lemonade or house wine £10 - How's that for a bargain? Talking about food and pizza — if anyone happens to visit Brixton Arcade (perhaps prior to a visit to The Ritzy) there is a rather fine pizzeria called “Franco Manca”

It’s only open from 12–4 but is fantastic

A choice of 6 different pizza’s and a glass of homemade lemonade or house wine

£10 — How’s that for a bargain?

]]> By: Phil G http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61241 Phil G Fri, 16 May 2008 08:40:42 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61241 The food in Nia, which used to be Cube Bar, is good and the service was great. I'd really recommend it. Goat curry wasn't as good as the Patty Island takeaway but overall it was a very nice evening. The food in Nia, which used to be Cube Bar, is good and the service was great. I’d really recommend it. Goat curry wasn’t as good as the Patty Island takeaway but overall it was a very nice evening.

]]> By: Phil G http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61240 Phil G Fri, 16 May 2008 08:34:49 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61240 Where has all the money gone? Certainly hospitals are a little better, the figures show, but they don't match the money that has gone into them. GP pay deal anyone? The education system under Labour is generally recognised as a failure in many ways considering what has been spent. A whole generation of worthless NEETs, far too many kids leaving without the basics, UK diving down the international league tables, discipline a mess etc Police? Again, they've just upped the numbers. Coppers are everywhere now, have you noticed? The ones that don't have crewcuts and behave like Grant Mitchell are generally fat and useless. And what's with all these half-rozzers knocking about in community support vests? The whole country is now being videoed 24/7 and yet arrest rates per copper are woeful. And these idiots get to retire at 50 on a gold-plated pension til the day they die. Great, eh? And have you noticed how in London if they don't like the traffic they just flick a siren on to get through it? I thought it was for emergency use only. As for transport. In policy terms it should have been an easier one, since it doesn't depend on social conditions in the way that other areas do. There's no way the past 10 years have seen an improvement in infrastructure, congestion or transport. Maybe there are more buses in London, but that's about it. Brown and Blair created millions of non-jobs and now the money has run out these are the people threatening to strike. It's fantastic. Where has all the money gone?

Certainly hospitals are a little better, the figures show, but they don’t match the money that has gone into them. GP pay deal anyone?

The education system under Labour is generally recognised as a failure in many ways considering what has been spent. A whole generation of worthless NEETs, far too many kids leaving without the basics, UK diving down the international league tables, discipline a mess etc

Police? Again, they’ve just upped the numbers. Coppers are everywhere now, have you noticed? The ones that don’t have crewcuts and behave like Grant Mitchell are generally fat and useless. And what’s with all these half-rozzers knocking about in community support vests? The whole country is now being videoed 24/7 and yet arrest rates per copper are woeful. And these idiots get to retire at 50 on a gold-plated pension til the day they die. Great, eh?

And have you noticed how in London if they don’t like the traffic they just flick a siren on to get through it? I thought it was for emergency use only.

As for transport. In policy terms it should have been an easier one, since it doesn’t depend on social conditions in the way that other areas do. There’s no way the past 10 years have seen an improvement in infrastructure, congestion or transport. Maybe there are more buses in London, but that’s about it.

Brown and Blair created millions of non-jobs and now the money has run out these are the people threatening to strike. It’s fantastic.

]]> By: Phil G http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61239 Phil G Fri, 16 May 2008 08:20:36 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61239 Peter, on your original post about the Evening Standard. My work gets it so sometimes I look at it. The Ken coverage has been bad for years, it's true. But don't forget that the reporter behind much of it - Andrew Gilligan - won the British Press Award for his work investigating Ken. It's not all lies and garbage just because it's the Standard. Police investigations are underway thanks to it. Speaking of garbage, while I'd never buy the Standard, I do buy the Guardian sometimes. And if you want to see real bias their treatment of Boris in G2 on election day itself was nothing short of appalling. Very surprising, dreadful. On election day itself the Standard held off on Ken for once. Peter, on your original post about the Evening Standard. My work gets it so sometimes I look at it. The Ken coverage has been bad for years, it’s true. But don’t forget that the reporter behind much of it — Andrew Gilligan — won the British Press Award for his work investigating Ken. It’s not all lies and garbage just because it’s the Standard. Police investigations are underway thanks to it.

Speaking of garbage, while I’d never buy the Standard, I do buy the Guardian sometimes. And if you want to see real bias their treatment of Boris in G2 on election day itself was nothing short of appalling. Very surprising, dreadful.

On election day itself the Standard held off on Ken for once.

]]> By: Mark Dodds http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61232 Mark Dodds Thu, 15 May 2008 23:11:05 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61232 ON a lighter note our FAIR PINT campaign, calling for an end to the Beer Tie, has hit the pub trade press big time, the early day motion running alongside it has 42 Mp's signatures, CAMRA has issued a statement on the campaign and the Guild of Master Victuallers support it. <a href="http://www.thepublican.com/story.asp?storycode=59730" rel="nofollow">The Publican</a> and <a href="http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/news_detail.aspx?articleid=61507" rel="nofollow">Morning Advertiser</a> papers are running debates around the campaign. The Publican has a readers' poll for do you or do you not support the campaign, so far 91% support it. Rent review in the Appeal Court next week. 2 and a half years after it was due. Really looking forward to that. Whatever happens. ON a lighter note our FAIR PINT campaign, calling for an end to the Beer Tie, has hit the pub trade press big time, the early day motion running alongside it has 42 Mp’s signatures, CAMRA has issued a statement on the campaign and the Guild of Master Victuallers support it. The Publican and Morning Advertiser papers are running debates around the campaign. The Publican has a readers’ poll for do you or do you not support the campaign, so far 91% support it.

Rent review in the Appeal Court next week. 2 and a half years after it was due. Really looking forward to that. Whatever happens.

]]> By: Mark Dodds http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61231 Mark Dodds Thu, 15 May 2008 23:04:57 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61231 Thanks for SE5 answering Peter. Been in SE5 meeting at <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3236/2493438165_0ef4cdf067_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">One London</a> tonight, couldn't call you to find out. Was the Mange Toutes Chinoises good? Thanks for SE5 answering Peter. Been in SE5 meeting at One London tonight, couldn’t call you to find out. Was the Mange Toutes Chinoises good?

]]> By: Peter http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61226 Peter Thu, 15 May 2008 21:10:31 +0000 http://www.camberwellonline.co.uk/2008/04/bear-and-hair-and-unfair/#comment-61226 SE5Forum is down because I had to go out for the wife's birthday (all you can eat Chinese buffet special) and so didn't make a necessary transfer. Oops. I'm working on it. And yes, I know it's time to write a new post. SE5Forum is down because I had to go out for the wife’s birthday (all you can eat Chinese buffet special) and so didn’t make a necessary transfer. Oops. I’m working on it.

And yes, I know it’s time to write a new post.

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