tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post2626614870422318014..comments2024-03-28T11:27:25.537+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: And Where Do You Live, Owen?JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-85389392865579934242011-02-15T10:14:51.661+00:002011-02-15T10:14:51.661+00:00The decimation of the language annoys me too, the ...The decimation of the language annoys me too, the other Roman word they misuse is <i>cohort</i> which used to be a small unit of Roman soldiers but now seems to mean partner in crime or opinion.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-41489269921695195902011-02-14T09:44:22.161+00:002011-02-14T09:44:22.161+00:00IIRC (having read one of his books) he grew up in ...IIRC (having read one of his books) he grew up in Southampton but now lives somewhere, yeah East/"North" Greenwich way. <br /><br />Although the Heygate is indeed pretty unredeemable, some of his comments (elsewhere) about public-sector estate architecture are fair enough (appreciating its finer qualities, lamenting it subsequent neglect, both as buildings and as living places).<br /><br />He is a somewhat unrepentent Marxist, however. Which possibly goes some way towards explaining his apparent fascination with brutal housing schemes on a large scale.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145734042272196687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-15297801571435115682011-02-14T07:37:46.579+00:002011-02-14T07:37:46.579+00:00The Heygate and the others like it should be raise...The Heygate and the others like it should be raised to the ground. The decent, hard working families who have endure unimaginable conditions for years should be rehoused; the criminal scum put up in a secure 'Heygate' built in the outer Hebrides somewhere their pitbulls, bull terriers and aggressive Staffies put down and all the illegals rooted out and despatched to their places of origin. The place was a hell-hole for the 30 years I worked in SE London and still is. AFter making HArry Brown, Sir Michael Caine had some choice comments about his childhood area, not ever a 'nice' place but the present day.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-17946446120445677712011-02-14T05:46:06.541+00:002011-02-14T05:46:06.541+00:00" It was a constant reminder of their place i...<i>" It was a constant reminder of their place in the scheme of things..."</i> <br /><br />This estate is definitely one I can't look at and say 'Well, it was probably nicer when new...'<br /><br /><i>"Why should a nurse have to live in Zone 4 because she cannot afford to get closer in?"</i><br /><br />That was the problem Labour's 'affordable housing' police was supposed to prevent. Didn't work so well. did it?<br /><br /><i>"I'm starting to accept the misuse of "decimate"."</i> <br /><br />It's ubiquitous now, but it STILL grates with me...<br /><br /><i>"The population are as idyllic as the envirionment then."</i><br /><br />Someone in the comments (probably modded into vapour now) pointed out that those idyllic green oases were where the nearby residents walked their pitbulls, and so the lawns were dotted with dog crap, and you'd be mad to walk there yourself...JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-19651616227510505252011-02-13T19:52:55.737+00:002011-02-13T19:52:55.737+00:00I'm sure I heard the Michael Caine film Harry ...I'm sure I heard the Michael Caine film Harry Brown was set in that area.<br />Hmmm.<br />The population are as idyllic as the envirionment then.Ed Butt(optional)http://www.greenteethmm.com/flight-freedom.shtmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-65628755898669860962011-02-13T14:05:00.264+00:002011-02-13T14:05:00.264+00:00Despite YEARS of hard work and protest by local co...Despite YEARS of hard work and protest by local conservation groups, the estate is still standing.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-36389319355470234092011-02-13T13:20:30.572+00:002011-02-13T13:20:30.572+00:00I'm starting to accept the misuse of "dec...I'm starting to accept the misuse of "decimate". It's real meaning isn't particularly useful. But on the other hand, there are already plenty of words for what people actually mean when they say, "decimate".<br /><br />My pet hate is people using "jealous" when they mean "envious". Two good, useful words with different meanings, and not a lot of available substitutes.<br /><br />Okay, while I'm at it. It's not "zoo-ology", it's "zoe-ology" Even the bloody zoologists pronounce it wrongly.<br /><br />I'll get me coat.Zaphodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-30563990797164366282011-02-13T13:04:02.151+00:002011-02-13T13:04:02.151+00:00I far as I can gather he lives or lived in East Gr...I far as I can gather he lives or lived in East Greenwich.SadButMadLadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836368722377421009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11356193349831087172011-02-13T12:46:01.115+00:002011-02-13T12:46:01.115+00:00Unemployed, useless people do not deserve to be ho...Unemployed, useless people do not deserve to be housed this close to the capital. Why should a nurse have to live in Zone 4 because she cannot afford to get closer in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-23992395416483871972011-02-13T12:41:20.635+00:002011-02-13T12:41:20.635+00:00Not for nothing is battery cage architecture known...Not for nothing is battery cage architecture known as 'Soviet style'.<br /><br />It served a purpose far beyond keeping the proles out of the rain. It was a constant reminder of their place in the scheme of things, as defined by 'intellectuals' like the moron who wrote that piece.Uncle Badgernoreply@blogger.com