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Although to be fair the argument boils down to the value you put on recycling. Is the issue of recycling or the Eu fines worth intimidating local pensioners over?
Maybe if liberal condem Dave Cameron was a proper tory and had got out of the EU we could have avoided EU fines and intimidation of local pensioners with fines.
Ever heard of the phrase: "an englishman's home is his castle"
The council are psycologically attacking us in our own homes with threats of fines.
This is England.
It's about our values as English people and our identity.
We dont like people telling us what to do in our own home.
It's about English people,English values and who we are.
We don't like vulnerable people being threatened by bossy council authorities.
People get home from work,they flick on the TV and crack open a beer,they don't want to go down 1o flights of stairs when the lift in the towerblock has broken down on the six acres estate or the andover estate and the council did not fix lift again to put out recycling after they have put in a shift on a building site for fear of a fine,it don't matter whether they are are able bodied and dont want to recycle or whether they cant recycle for other reasons .
It's about values,it's about being English and it's about who we are.
The Labour Islington Council are attacking us in our own homes with threats of fines maybe because they are weakly intimidated by the EU.
That's not what living in England is all about and it shows Islington Council have lost the plot and don't know what they are talking about.
Andy - if you think this is a rant I don't care go and shove an almond crossaint down your gob in a yuppie local cafe on your laptop with wifi - alot of the people on six nations and andover estate cant afford a internet connection so they dont have a voice on this forum so go and get a haircut or something or have a go at tollington tom for being an eccentric individual and not some guardian reading clone
i meant six acres estate not six nations estate -freudian slip if thats the right words - still thinking about how the irish lads (not the paddys) beat us english in the rugby at the weekend in ireland,the irish smashed us up into the air and smashed us onto the ground and showed some class as rugby players,if i am allowed to mention class!
On a serious point- do tory tory councils in london threaten these aggressive fines to their local people?
no offense son,but you are getting on my nerves a bit.
with your endless - blah blah blah
people who read this know what i am talking about
You wrote " you appear to have plenty of time to spend on the internet...and your endless posts"
wot and you dont son!
yeah whatever adgs - blah blah blah adgs says this adgs says that --whatever
To be honest adgs - the words pot kettle and black spring to mind
Adgs - you never shut up son.
You are entitled to your opinion son so no offense but if you are criticising people for chatting to much then you arent the right person to do that as you are one of the most prolific posters on this forum with your endless blah blah blah.
I'm interested 2 read what you write because alot of it is good stuff.
But the criticism is hypocritical - and people who read this know what I mean.
Good point Ian -They aren't bothered about collecting recycling,but they claim that they will fine you for not recycling.
ps - adgs - what do the letter a d g s stand for?
I am saying this to you adgs in a good tone of voice not a bad way trying to be polite yeah
Hulk smash yuppie wifi.
The less you chuck out, the less you pay. That'd surely be a better positive incentive to recycle/compost than the threat of a fine.
Can only assume this idea of paying for what you use was floated at Islington Council as it seems sort of obvious (TIL that's what they do in parts of Germany), but the idea of having to weigh bins was too much to cope with.
Unless it leads to more fly tipping.
Obviously there's considerably less scope to squeeze money out of people with my approach.
What happens if you go on holiday for a couple of weeks? Do you need to notify the council? I hope not.
No wonder so many of them are alkys, must be tough to live like that.
F you for any ignorant comments aimed at me.
I wonder if anyone read the story today in The Sun,about how the council has huge amounts of money,many millions,stashed away in their savings account for a rainy day,haringay council have got about 50 million for a start other councils in London 150 million in saving accounts, then they go and do cuts on libraries etc. One aspect that concerns me is that Islington Council pay their executives and senior management very high salaries,why don't they just cut their salaries by 50 per cent they dont need to pay themselves 1o0k or 150k per year. Then less need for cuts and fines. Looks like its going to kick off after 2pm in central london on the anti cuts marches with civil disobedience.I notice Stroud Green Rd was leaftleted by people saying they want civil disobediance in central london at weekend.
The council say that they need to save 400k from people who dont recycle. well cut 50k off 4 executives pay and then no fines for grannies needed.
I predict a riot at the weekend.Class war is going to kick off in central london no doubt about it. And free parties in the parks at night aftet the protests
belch!