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Overall it's good

But I fear that the Orford Road closure is a mistake .

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I am mildly amused by how the SNP market them selves as opposed to what they do..

Yes, fair enough to most of the above - but they actually reduced spend in the NHS in compared to England in the same period. I also missed the NHS privatisation bill last year...but the SNP seemed to know all about it

Nicola is very careful to be "pro business " .

Not yet....

A fair point though and forgive me the condescension that seems to come with age...

Did I ever mention how I rode a fixed in Hackney in the 80s......

Age dear boy, age..

Unfortunately, he is both of those things. Well done to those who know this but have stayed.
At least one lesson of the 80s may have been learned - there's no space for another centre left pparty in a 1st past the post system... This is not Borgen.

Alex Tsripas he's not

No not my position , but an example. That was over 30 years ago . Things are different but the electoral maths remains the same and indeed are now worse. This is not a new problem for Labour.

I can't say any of the other candidate filled me with enthusiasm and I suspect they knew they would be transistional leaders unless "events, dear boy, events" changed things.

The shadow cabinet is interesting ... Lets see what events occur.

I was . I was chair of my local labour party and went on many a march..

I think you were living in a different 1980s...

Mrs T was a lucky politician- all the best ones are ... She had oil to pay for it all

and can we have a response to the hard facts of winning elections. I can't say I am a fan of the system but its the one we have to use..

The best chance of changing it was lost by the Lib dems and Labour in 2010 and 2015.

SNP not Blairite?

You really have not been paying attention to Nicola and her chums....

Ok, lets do basic politics

To change things you need a working majority in the House of Commons
That means, under the current rules, you need to win about 100 seats . Most of these are in England and are places like Harlow, Nuneaton, Darwen, Southampton & Ipswich.
That means Labour has to appeal to the voters in these marginal constituencies and gain their votes. The last time this was tried with a Corbyn platform(83) Labour lost massively

Nothing has changed in the rules since then...

So if you want to make Labour a debating society then go ahead. I ve been there and done that..

The election of Jeremy Corbin probably means Tory dominance until 2025. Think what this means .

It's a bit like saying that Corbyn is an apologist for terrorism

That's exactly what I am saying..

Ah, we have arrived in Essex...

Pics here

But not quite like this...

Dave Marsh Cyclo Cross frame
It's in Walthamstow..

First Sunday in November
Whatever that is

55 cm Dave marsh 653
Cantilevers, and some parts as well
All in Walthamstow

Well done Wanda

Everyone riding in Essex today seemed to have got as far as Epping and then turned back and headed for home
It was wet!

ITM bars , 11 or 10cm quill stem and some levers. Did you want STI? I have some 9 speed tiagra levers in Black

All in E10 -collect or meet up

Right ho, I shall pass this on. I ll tell them to mention Peter Carter.

This will be confusing as it's my forum name....

Hi, can I pass this onto the ladies in Lea Valley CC

Many of whom will know the routes..

Stonglight Impact- 34/50

Little used

Living in Walthamstow...

Chap Nav ......

You'll never have a problem with a map .....

There was another accident at the same place, I think , yesterday. I understand that the rider is safe but unfortunately has a broken leg. Best wishes to them and a speedy recovery.