Monday 13 April 2015
Forum discussions active on 13 April 2015
Tweets on 13 April 2015
coyleneil Well, it's official, I am @UKLabour candidate for @BOSLabour Thanks again to Sarah & @Livingstone_RJ for nominating! pic.twitter.com/P9zAWYFhjX
@anotherfoodtwit AIUI the tunnels will be sealed off not filled in, so the murals will remain there unseen.
@rotherhithetour No, not being preserved. Video here by @richard_001 https://t.co/QDTB0iAUh1
Monday recap: London-SE1.co.uk/date/2015-04-13
@NIM_1983 Not closed till June, according to @Richard_001 who is #1 champion for the subways and murals. Won't be filled in but blocked off.
@voiceinthetent The subways are being closed and blocked off. New surface-level crossings.
Between now and the closure of the E&C subways we will tweet a daily picture of the murals
Elephant & Castle subway murals picture of the day pic.twitter.com/2MojZNMApQ
Steve Freeman Republican Socialist candidate Bermondsey & Old Southwark https://t.co/V86FMGVAVQ via @audioBoom
@NEVDevonia 'direct democracy' candidate. Ex Labour.
Lucy Hall - direct democracy candidate Bermondsey & Old Southwark https://t.co/5j9pWnYjI3 via @audioBoom
The #ge2015 @RepSocialist candidate for Bermondsey &Old Swk has his own flag with colours representing chartists, levellers and suffragettes
@NEVDevonia Tweets from Southwark Trades Council hustings for Bermondsey & Old Southwark, featuring 3 of 9 candidates
RT @lemongrasshut: Collective weave will be in London to engage Southwark community to redesign for Cuming Museum http://t.co/XekJ0LLP1N ht…
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says Britain is neither a monarchy nor a democracy but rather an oligarchy
#GE2015 @RepSocialist calls for abolition of the Monarchy and the House of Lords - "if they could do it in 1649, we can do it in 2015"
#GE2015 @RepSocialist - best way to cut benefits bill is to have better wages and cheaper houses, not sanctioning the poor
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says that if @davidcameron and @SimonHughes are defeated in same election "that would be brilliant"
#GE2015 @lucy4baos "I've never been on any benefits in my life. I'm very middle class" - we should listen to those most affected by changes
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams says "in-work poverty" is a real problem - low wages mean people can't live "a proper decent life"
#GE2015 @RepSocialist - we should all pay our share towards free higher education - "investment in future of the country"
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says @LSBU now employs a lot of people to chase fees and debts
#GE2015 @lucy4baos - "Democracy and education go hand in hand" - people need to know what they're voting for, and that their vote matters.
#GE2015 @lucy4baos - "I can't understand why politics isn't a compulsory subject from the age of 14"
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams talks about his education in Guyana, Wimbledon and @LSBU. Calls for return of #localgov input to education.
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams says he wouldn't send his children to an academy or free school - they attend local comprehensives
#GE2015 @RepSocialist - who works at @LSBU - says there's a "difficult and unpleasant atmosphere" in higher education due to cuts
RT @ContempArtists: 'Bermondsey And Wapping' - http://t.co/nQN4lTm4WX by Patrick Cannon @Patrick_Cannon #art #painting #London #wapping htt…
commuteldn Here's a map of the travel hotspots people are Tweeting about this morning. Spot the @Se_Railway line #southeastern pic.twitter.com/8A2jiP8dHB
Redrico Bad overcrowding at London Bridge again. There's only 1 way to go if shoved & that's on the track... #LondonBridge pic.twitter.com/t9hpC8ConJ
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams calls for repeal of the Health and Social Care Act and abolition of PFI in the NHS.
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says he'd abolish HMRC. It's "not fit for purpose"- too many loopholes for rich.
#GE2015 @lucy4baos says top level of income tax should be raised to 55%. Mansion tax is "problematic". Should be tax on second homes £2m+.
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams "It's my view that we don't need to make a single cut" to public services. Libraries didn't cause the crisis.
#GE2015 @RepSocialist suggests turing Palace of Westminster into a museum or council housing
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says British democracy is "busted" - he is standing as "anti-Westminster" candidate
#GE2015 @RepSocialist says he believes that trade unionism will eventually have a resurgence
#GE2015 @lucy4baos criticises @SimonHughes voting record e.g. on tuition fees and gay marriage
#GE2015 @lucy4baos says if she's Bermondsey's MP, constituents will be able to influence every parliamentary vote via website and app
#GE2015 @lucy4baos explains she is running on a direct democracy manifesto. Believes political system is broken.
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams - "only difference between Labour and Tories is Labour will cut off your legs slightly slower"
#GE2015 @kingleyabrams says Southwark Council is engaged in social cleansing on Aylesbury and Heygate estates
#GE2015 @kingleyabrams says he wants to be part of movement articulating an alternative to cuts and austerity
#GE2015 @KingsleyAbrams says he resigned from Labour as he couldn't reconcile his union activism with voting for @LambethLabour cuts
The @SouthwarkTUC hustings are getting under way. 3 candidates here: @lucy4baos, @RepSocialist and @KingsleyAbrams
Some confusion at Beormund Centre - they've no trace of @SouthwarkTUC hustings booking
dioceseoflondon Vacancy: Assistant Priest at St Hugh, Bermondsey, Southwark. Closes May 01, 2015 at 12:02PM buff.ly/1NxNpPR #churchjobs
MPSSouthbank Another spate of iphone snatches by a suspect riding a moped in the Upper Ground/Stamford Street area SE1. Please exercise vigilance.
@jyatak site seems to be open and working now
The new c charge camera in the middle of cycle superhighway 7 at the Elephant now has a fence round it pic.twitter.com/oqIETX4yK9
@jyatak will do
jyatak @se1 something has fallen off the one at the elephant building workmen had to be taken off site and site closed not sure about injuries
Network Rail has warned of more #LondonBridge woes for evening commuters. @SouthernRailUK has 5mph speed restriction on one section of track
Globe Street to be closed to traffic for up to 2 months while Quietway cycle route is built: http://t.co/eSmS4BxQDb
TLRailUK We are currently accepting London Underground tickets between West Hampstead and Elephant & Castle due to a line problem on the Jubilee Line
Date set for next South Bank Forum - but which MPs will be in the chair depends on #GE2015 outcome: http://t.co/DZjiu2rSKQ
Markblackfriars ... in resoonse to popular demand we launch our Men's Club @BlackfriarsSett every monday afternoon @se1 pic.twitter.com/OvaP0QMbPA
[Forum] Do you use the Elephant & Castle cycle bypass?
Add your comments in this forum thread: http://t.co/eRdV9p9eMm
networkrail #LondonBridge Engineers have resolved the problem & lines are now open. Apologies for the disruption.Check @nationalrailenq for service info
TLProgramme .@SouthernRailUK passengers affected by our work at #LondonBridge can use their National Rail tickets on these routes pic.twitter.com/SlXXn83krR
CityLab Explore Shakespeare's London with this interactive 16th century map trib.al/6GqpKUL pic.twitter.com/qjPPj9lgOZ
Se_Railway We're working hard to restore a normal service as quickly as we can and will do everything possible to minimise disruption for journeys home
Are you Scandinavian or learning a Scandinavian language & love to sing? @Scandic_Voices launch Wed @stjohnswaterloo
http://t.co/0Aww71HlL7
Praise for @manzes_se1 in the @guardian: http://t.co/Zl0FEcrwKi
Date set for official unveiling of restored Wurlitzer organ rescued from Trocadero at Elephant & Castle: http://t.co/oSrvpkXR1V
Why London Needs a Garden Bridge (according to the project architect) huff.to/1Cz8BKX via @HuffPostUK
Poem of the week: Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 by William Wordsworth gu.com/p/47et4/stw via @guardian
Unusual approach to crime prevention https://t.co/7Mjkig8FNa
BTPWaterloo Good result in court ; A male received two weeks imprisonment for shoplifting & 8 weeks for racially aggravated common assault on a PCSO
Traditional bundle of straw to be hung from Millennium Bridge to warn mariners of reduced headroom http://t.co/byXnRavOC6
Se_Railway Congestion is now starting to ease through London Bridge - once you're on the move you shouldn't experience any further delay at the moment.
Polyphony Down the Pub @PubPolyphony: http://t.co/6JV2kVMUyQ http://t.co/aX9CEir5NP
#GE2015 Bermondsey & Old Southwark Hustings with @SouthwarkTUC at Beormund Community Centre this evening: http://t.co/ipVODmhTkN
@fishrodgavin @NatWest_Help It is some distance to the east of that map marker - near M&S Simply Food
RT @se16: Tonight: @oldvicnewvoices Bermondsey Drop In: http://t.co/OVZmaYAb5O
25% off your food bill at PizzaExpress London Bridge: http://t.co/DpiBLPas1q
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