tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post5506943300085100483..comments2023-11-14T09:15:59.661+00:00Comments on City Hall: Christmas QuestionsRoger Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-77101878523113337642008-12-22T17:45:00.000+00:002008-12-22T17:45:00.000+00:00Hi Peter, nice to hear from you - hope life is tre...Hi Peter, nice to hear from you - hope life is treating you well, and you aren't missing us too much.<BR/><BR/>Have a good Christmas and perhaps we can meet up in the New Year...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-3111093568003272952008-12-22T16:35:00.000+00:002008-12-22T16:35:00.000+00:00Whilst agreeing with your sentiments about the Out...Whilst agreeing with your sentiments about the Outer London Boroughs, Roger, please excuse me a moment while I fall off my chair laughing!!!<BR/><BR/>"Buddhas of Suburbia" indeed!<BR/><BR/>Well, with a huge stretch of the imagination and sharp intake of breath, maybe - for yourself, Richard Tracey and Tony Arbour. But Brian Coleman!!!! Come on, Toad of Toad Hall is surely more appropriate for him!?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Happy Christmas!Peter Hulme Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480217802068277938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-64215951285818166742008-12-18T19:47:00.000+00:002008-12-18T19:47:00.000+00:00"Come on Adam, the fare rise would have come in if..."Come on Adam, the fare rise would have come in if Livingstone had won"<BR/><BR/>This is based on what exactly?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-54414726700994653212008-12-18T17:57:00.000+00:002008-12-18T17:57:00.000+00:00Weggis, well spotted! I have the photograph but my...Weggis, well spotted! I have the photograph but my technical skills didn't stretch to unzipping the file, so you were spared an article...<BR/><BR/>The good news is that as of today the nativity scene is still under the tree, facing through the window and offering a refreshing traditional Christmas welcome to City Hall visitors.<BR/><BR/>The Headlamp and the Gherkin were both designed by Norman Foster, so there are similarities. There are also other names for the Headlamp.Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-13976885086502452552008-12-18T17:37:00.000+00:002008-12-18T17:37:00.000+00:00Come on Adam, the fare rise would have come in if ...Come on Adam, the fare rise would have come in if Livingstone had won, no doubt justified with some empty promises. The council tax cut however would not have been brought in by Ken.<BR/><BR/>So we are all better off than we would have been, even you. I would have expected a bit more gratitude in this festive season...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-55777176837168017442008-12-18T17:34:00.000+00:002008-12-18T17:34:00.000+00:00What Judith said!I see you are featured on Iain Da...What Judith said!<BR/><BR/>I see you are <A HREF="http://iaindale.blogspot.com/2008/12/gla-tories-ignore-christian-decoration.html" REL="nofollow">featured</A> on Iain Dale's blog. Wot, no post here! <BR/><BR/>John, it is the "Headlamp" not the "Gherkin"!weggishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04651722712995395981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-31957432287863356872008-12-18T15:14:00.000+00:002008-12-18T15:14:00.000+00:00"because over a year these are significant amounts..."because over a year these are significant amounts"<BR/><BR/>What £6 a year for a Band D household? Come on Roger. What about the genuinely significant amounts to be added to our fares in January?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-91238749616272740832008-12-18T07:01:00.000+00:002008-12-18T07:01:00.000+00:00John, if you want to be really engrossed you can w...John, if you want to be really engrossed you can watch the whole 2.5 hours on the Parliament Channel.<BR/><BR/>For us, it's not a job - it's a way of life...Roger Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04839182217428381247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-9615739727737886332008-12-17T23:23:00.000+00:002008-12-17T23:23:00.000+00:00Another insightful report on what goes on inside t...Another insightful report on what goes on inside the Gherkin! I find this stuff fascinating — but perhaps I'm just a saddo who should get out more :-)John M Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251285057595626917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33236386.post-62230905826029086032008-12-17T23:10:00.000+00:002008-12-17T23:10:00.000+00:00I sincerely hope the Outer London Commission will ...I sincerely hope the Outer London Commission will see sense about the ludicrous density of housing, and the strain it puts on local services.<BR/><BR/>Not to mention the harm that hundreds of crammed homes does to the environment and the people who live in them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com