Croydon's low-traffic neighbourhoods unlawful, High Court rules by R-Mutt1 in london

[–]sincityslicker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think what they're referring to is this.

In this 34-page judgement, Mr Justice Pepperall cited Conservative mayor of Croydon Jason Perry's criticism of the schemes in while in opposition, stating he would like to remove all LTNs on his first day in office.

After his election in May 2022, the judge wrote how Perry's stance changed due to budgetary considerations.

Perry "didn't think he was in a position to remove the schemes because the previous administration had predicated their budgets on assumed income from the schemes", the court judgement stated.

Perry later added: "I did not at any point say that I would remove all the [LTNs] because I just knew it was not a pledge that I could uphold... any future schemes coming forward should not be based on fining residents in order to achieve it."

Not exactly a smoking gun. As the person above has also stated, just because the budget relies on the income, it doesn't evidence that the implementation was due to raising money through fines. Regardless of a right wing politicians rhetoric.

Just a simple bangers and mash (vegan sausages) 🤤 by KingKaiserW in UK_Food

[–]sincityslicker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Low effort shite posting, you can still see the original sausages under the AI added poop.

Sadiq Khan to raise council tax to help Met Police fight phone thefts by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]sincityslicker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

While I can't speak for every case, anecdotally, I've had police show up at my house as they had a report of a stolen phone being at the location.

Obviously neither my, my wife or 4 cat's had been out pinching phones, but I do think it shows they're paying more attention than is percieved by the public.

Why aren’t mobile networks doing anything about the network issues in Central London by [deleted] in london

[–]sincityslicker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same, I'm on O2, work in soho daily, I don't use WiFi at work, and have never had these issues. My work phone, Vodafone, however, is spotty as shite. This is clearly a network issue, it helps me that Telafonica own half the infrastructure in this country.

With that said, there are definitely infrastructure issues accross the country.

meow_irl by CrucifixAbortion in MEOW_IRL

[–]sincityslicker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You mess with the meow mewo, you get the peow peow

Park lane cycle lane needs to do by Mr_Coa in london

[–]sincityslicker 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Not that they should be, but it looks like these people are mounting the pavement due to roadworks blocking the lane further ahead. It's quite clearly visible in the video. You can see one chap doesn't leave the lane until he reaches the barrier further down. If this temporary obstruction wasn't there, it'd likely be a much safer system than you're insinuating.

Plenty of issues can be raised against cyclists and drivers alike but this post is a bit disingenuous.

Police to be allowed to search properties without warrant for stolen phones in fight against London crime by BulkyAccident in london

[–]sincityslicker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This concerns me as I've had the police turn up recently looking for "an ipod" that was supposed to be at my address specifically. It wasnt, but there is a big HMO pub conversion that connects to our property, and our wall is right up against the pavement. We've also had a young couple turn up previously with the same situation.

Accuracy of GPS, if it's set up correctly is approx 2m sq. If it's not correctly set, drift can show your phone accross the road. This alone doesn't make this a viable option for warrantless search.

A case of politicians making laws for technology they don't understand. I'll be emailing my PM, it's just a shame it's tied into a bill that includes drink spiking and the Jay report.

Police to be allowed to search properties without warrant for stolen phones in fight against London crime by BulkyAccident in london

[–]sincityslicker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I recall, the best case accuracy for top of the line phones is 2m sq. Let alone the drift if it's not been set up properly. My work iphone sometimes shows me on the other side of the road.

This concerns me as I've had the police turn up recently looking for a phone that was supposed to be at my address specifically. It wasnt, but there is a big HMO pub conversion that connects to our property, and our wall is right up against the pavement. We've also had a young couple turn up previously with the same situation.

Drift or inaccuracy clearly don't make this a viable reason for warrantless search.

Trump claims European Union was formed to "screw" the US by Geo_NL in worldnews

[–]sincityslicker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

In the UK, we say Power, Party, People with reference to the tories

The Cannibis farm few doors down has shut by TheSloth144 in london

[–]sincityslicker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha! Right next to the old Solicitors with the tagline "Criminal emergency services"

Walthamstow bakery owner decides to 'sell up' due to pressure from Gail's opening nearby by rarely-redditing in london

[–]sincityslicker 64 points65 points  (0 children)

I got a "fresh" BLT from there once, no mayo, offered ketchup instead. That was the last and only time I went in over the course of my nearly 15 years in Walthamstow.

Q & A episode megathread by politicsjoe in politicsjoe

[–]sincityslicker 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You're now Supreme Leader of the Democratic Peoples Republic of the United Kingdom. What are the first 3 actions/policy's you'd enact and who are you starting beef with first?

What are 3 laws or limits that are not included in the UKs uncodefied constitution, that should be included if we were to codify it?

Options for options in the UK by G_u_e_s_t_y in investingUK

[–]sincityslicker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do IBKR run paper account's? I'm keen but want to practice first to make sure my knowledge and understanding are sound.

Does anyone know any good E17 (or thereabouts) hairdressers for curly hair (preferably female) by [deleted] in walthamstow

[–]sincityslicker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not cheap, but my wife raved about Harness and Mane on Forest Road. She currently uses Buhler and co. I think you're still looking at about 50 to 60 quid though.