In the news thread

8448

Shocking timing as well with the BAFTA speech recently and Viewpoint on itv this week.

8449

not sure if this been posted

2 Likes
8450

Gruaniad?

You don’t post there with the same profile pic do you?

8451

haha, not a chance. That would be a proper time vortex.

8452

I was in this area of Newham over the weekend and it depressed me. Saw huge queues for a food bank, police road blocks arresting dealers, a lot of ill looking people. Really fucked up. Really feel sorry for kids growing up in that.

8454

Yep. It’s hit the poor boroughs hardest. And this 40 mil or something went to the police? The inequality in London is getting worse. 10 mins down the road you’ve got Shoreditch and then the city…

4 Likes
8455

Even if they did it’s such a useless thing to focus on, if the mayor and multiculturalism are solely to blame how does that fix things? I’d favour an approach like they deployed in Glasgow (I think this example comes up every time this debate rears its head) and more investment in youth clubs but won’t be holding my breath.

8456

(post withdrawn by author, will be automatically deleted in 24 hours unless flagged)

1 Like
8457

Not sure if it’s possible for me to have more respect for Pritch. Such an amazing dude. His back injury sounds like a total nightmare. Must have been horrible being a spare part on the boat.

8458

They don’t want things to get fixed

1 Like
8460

image

8462

Reading that article is really interesting (also horrible) as I live in Newham, having moved here about 6 months ago. Obviously you can immediately tell it’s a less affluent borough (hence why I could afford to buy here) but the way I experience the borough as a middle class white man is vastly different to the experiences of those quoted in the article. All the funding and regeneration seems to be contained in the area immediately around the Olympic park.

It’s a strange borough as from my my flat, if you walk 10 mins in one direction you’re in John Lewis and 10 mins in the other you end up on one of the streets mentioned where a lad was murdered.

8463

People are Michael Fabricants.

3 Likes
8465

Yeah I can’t say it feels that dangerous personally, it’s true, and it’s not all as grim as that stretch of road, but the food bank thing did bum me out. And sad that middle age blokes like us can live such different lives to some of the kids in the same area

8466

Not even vaguely surprised. I delivered food for Tesco for 8 months, during a pandemic, when you would think people would be grateful you were bringing their food to the door in all weathers. The amount of people that assume youre a spanner because youre delivering groceries and talk to you like shit was unbelievable

3 Likes
8468

This has enraged me. You’re actually bringing the supermarket to someones front door. As a concept it’s insane.

5 Likes
8469

“Well why has it been substituted?”
“Because they didnt have the one you ordered”
“Well why did you let me put it in my basket?”
“They don’t charge you until the order is delivered, you’ll get the money back and I didnt let you put it in your basket, I didnt even know what you’d ordered until I pulled up”
“I don’t like your attitude”
“Ok”
“Im never ordering from Tesco again”
“Thats Ok too”
shuts door angrily

Same shift the following week
“Why has it been substituted?”
“Same as last week!”
“You again?”
“Yep”

Repeat every fucking week

6 Likes
8470

I can easily believe that this is how many people behave.

2 Likes
8471

I wondered why the guy looked so pensive when he told me something had been substituted the one time I got a home delivery. I just said “oh no worries mate” and he looked relieved. People are twats

4 Likes
8472
4 Likes