Good from Bill Mitchell on how the City of London lobbies and effectively controls government policy, even having an official parliamentary lobbyist, The Remembrancer, installed opposite the Speaker's chair.
Good too on Labour’s fear of the City and why this is wrong. Effective legislation can easily curb its power.
'From the #Thames to #Eternity' - well, now the #ghost of Lady Hungerford has something new to sit on as she scares away her eternity, brought from Tyburn to Greyfriars.
A lovely #halloween wander with fellow photographers for the last day of #Walktober
Even those with #wings on their feet need to pause now and then, 'till the wind picks them up again.
Me? I #walktober'd over to a #photo club tonight, and met some interesting folk, heard their thoughts on #photography 😀
An artistic rendition of a church window of St Dunstan's in the City of London. Rebuilt after the Great Fire of London and then badly damaged in the blitz, it is still a lovely place to visit. #BuyIntoArt#CityofLondon#digitalart
While true, this commonplace #Green thinking ignores the needs of the many handicapped or frail elderly people or stressed-out parents with several younger kids who already feel guilty about spending too little time with their family.
Using public transport in off-peak times often doubles or triples travelling times + involves quite some walking.
Furthermore, in rural areas, #PublicTransport is mostly too rare and often too expensive due to low population density.
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...however, many would not manage more than walking to a bus station and back 600m/half a mile (and back) and then still go shopping downtown.
Also, someone merely having an injured foot would not make it out of the unfathomable undergrounds in the #CityOfLondon when the #escalators are out of order.
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