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Gatwick airport delays: planes leave without passengers' luggage

Things are not going well...…https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-49565297

Ivonne Holliday ● 2626d0 Comments ● 2626d

The Backstop

Away at the Bank Hol weekend and had heated discussions with my family about the backstop.  I have Googled it, I have spent HOURS reading about the history of Norn Iron (and the South) and we still can't agree why it is or is not a problem.Any views?

Bunny Payne ● 2632d13 Comments ● 2626d

Archbishop of Canterbury Tells Remainers To Stop Whingeing

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for Remainers to "stop whingeing" and accept the result of the Brexit referendum.The Most Rev Justin Welby said those who voted to stay in the EU must now "take seriously the fact that the majority voted Leave", stating "We may not like it but that is democracy."Good man.😉

Sue Hammond ● 2628d17 Comments ● 2626d

Good Luck Tomorrow To All The Children ...

... who are starting school for the first time and to those moving on to 'big school'. 😸xx

Sue Hammond ● 2628d10 Comments ● 2626d

Justine  Greening and the Conservative Whip

These were Winston Churchill's words and Boris Johnson would do well to heed them this week:The first duty of a member of Parliament is to do what he thinks in his faithful and disinterested judgement is right and necessary for the honour and safety of Great Britain. His second duty is to his constituents, of whom he is the representative but not the delegate. Burke's famous declaration on this subject is well known. It is only in the third place that his duty to party organization or programme takes rank. All these three loyalties should be observed, but there is no doubt of the order in which they stand under any healthy manifestation of democracy.— Winston Churchill, Duties of a Member of Parliament (c.1954-1955)[6]

Lucille Grant ● 2627d26 Comments ● 2626d

From Robert Peston on Twitter

BREAKING: @BorisJohnson will say If MPs vote tomorrow for another delay, then Wednesday there will be vote on general election.  MPs gone, no 14 days, no legislation on extension. Election on 14 October. Government source: “who does country want to sort it out on 18 Oct at EU?”Remains (see what I did there?) to be seen in a few minutes ...

Lucille Grant ● 2627d7 Comments ● 2627d

Putneymead Patient Panel Sat 7th, 10am

Do come along if you're a patient of Putneymead and have your say. 10am, 2nd floor meeting rooms, Sat 7 Sept

Putney Society ● 2627d0 Comments ● 2627d

For the forum's cyclists

Some odd things get into my FB newsfeed, this one was quite amusing. Apparently from Wigan 1899 🙂 

Michael Ixer ● 2628d4 Comments ● 2628d

Grubby Business

Justine Greening opines that its "totally wrong to prorogue parliament. Everyone can see this for what it is, a grubby attempt to force No Deal."To which I reply it was totally wrong for JG to advocate a second referendum. Everyone could see it was a grubby attempt to force Remain. Moral,politcs is a grubby business  peopled by those who roll in it.

Hugh Thompson ● 2630d18 Comments ● 2628d

Putney Bridge's restored illumination

Pity the open invitation for residents to witness the event on 29th August only appeared today, 30th August - but can't wait to see it noneltheless!!

Clare Cundy-Cooper ● 2630d13 Comments ● 2628d

Stop The Coup Protests

Lots of people are expected to hang about in London and elsewhere to protest yet again.🙄 I do hope the FB sheeple have checked the spelling or we could see 1000s of placards saying 'Stop The Coo' ...

Sue Hammond ● 2629d35 Comments ● 2628d

ultra-low emission zone

Whilst reducing emissions is a good thing and needs to be progressed is it being progressed too fast ?This is set to cover the region inside the South Circ so covers a lot of Putney.If you look around a very high % of cars in Putney would be then be liable for the ULEZ charges.The rapid deployment of this will add a strong risk of different Mayor getting voted in whose pledged to abandon this scheme.Most of the cars you see parked are of high value and are only being used for a very small % of the time.The current plans for the ULEZ will risk flooding the market with used cards that'll reduce the value of these significantly. So many owners will be voting to abandon this scheme.Wouldn't the sensible thing be to introduce this to PSV's & trade vehicles that are on the road for much larger % of the week. And find ways to discourage new car sales of cars that'll fail the ULEZ checks.

Mark Derry ● 2778d52 Comments ● 2628d

Leaflets

Need some Flyers delivered in Putney, paying £9 per hour . Anyone interested please call 07956385259 .Thanks

Jane Granville ● 2628d0 Comments ● 2628d

Evening Standard

Have no idea if this new news or old. But on facebook about letting drug addicts etc. have free driving lessons, while other young people on low wages have a difficulty even attempting to be able to afford lessons. How will they then buy a car, by selling more drugs or being able to sell them further a field. Why not get them all working at a large car dealership cleaning cars, like Sheerness. Or perhaps put them in the Army or try and teach them a trade like in the old days, more beneficial.

Barbara Stevens ● 2630d7 Comments ● 2629d

And a. comment from Mr Brown

I wonder if there's any substance in this?https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/17870548.eu-withdraw-current-deadline-brexit-remove-no-deal-option/

Michael Ixer ● 2630d3 Comments ● 2630d

The best and the brightest....

Stephen Barclay - Brexit secretary tweeted this today. Seems like it finally dawned on someone....The car industry’s ‘just in time’ supply chains rely on fluid cross-Channel trade routes. >1,100 trucks filled with car parts cross seamlessly from EU into UK each day. We need to start talks now on how we make sure this flow continues if we leave without a deal.

Matt Palmer ● 2630d8 Comments ● 2630d

Well, just how much of a problem was the EU seen as in 2015?

How much of a problem was the EU seen as in 2015?It was 17th in the list in the December 2015 IPSOS MORI Issues Index, and seen as a problem by a very small percentage of people:-https://www.ipsos.com/sites/default/files/migrations/en-uk/files/Assets/Docs/Polls/Dec15%20Issues%20Index_topline.pdfSo what actually happened in 6 months to change people's minds so much?

David Ainsworth ● 2630d2 Comments ● 2630d

Diane McCann's jibes at Justine Greening

It ill behoves people like Diane McCann to make cheap jibes at the expense of Justine Greening, by challenging her to choose her party. As far as I am aware, all parties are divided over the whole issue of Brexit, so just give it a rest, and try to do something positive by seeking ways of working cross party, in an attempt to sort out this mess. It might mean putting national interest before self interest but, at least, give it a go. Even at this late stage, it might help.

Janis Humberstone ● 2630d14 Comments ● 2630d

Smile everyone, it's Friday

I try to avoid the more "radical" posts here because i don't need that negativity in my life. i also am not a keyboard warrior so don't feel the need to pour venom out on the page. sometimes i feel i should respond to some posts because they seem deliberately provocative but i decide against it.While it feels like the world is turning to crap the one thing we have within us is heart, soul and kindness if we wish to show it and share it. My husband and I always remember that there are people worse off than us. Right now we are so fortunate. We have just received a gift of a beautiful grandson. Tiny, fragile, beautiful but so strong. Happy Friday all.

Maxine Campbell ● 2630d10 Comments ● 2630d

pot calling kettle black

Loveit.  John Major joining Gina Miller to make Boris accountable for for proroguing Parliament when he himself used the same tactic.

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2630d6 Comments ● 2630d