Why London Transport is dangerous today

I would like to know if I'm the only person who finds that London Transport buses are far more dangerous in their braking now than they ever were when they were under the L.C.C. If a driver's braking was complained about, he would be retrained - because they were always properly trained. Nowadays it seems that every driver is dangerous. Even when inspectors are on board they will still brake hard. 25 years ago, the driver would have been reported to Management.

What records are kept, if any, of accidents caused by buses? Broken arms, legs, sprains, bruises are A&E hospital cases. Who keeps these records and why are they not printed in daily newspapers every 6 months?

Also the elderly travel with their shopping trolleys. Drivers never stop near the kerb. They just don't care about the elderly and the time it takes us to heal because of our age.

They forget they will be senior citizens one day - so I say a plague on all drivers!

Pauline's photo

Millman Street
in February.

Urban agriculture

Urban agriculture is a major topic in the present climate of sustainable living. In essence the central idea is to produce food on land in the urban environment. This will reduce the cost of food, use arable land in urban areas, reduce transport costs and above all, use methods of food production which avoid dependence on chemicals.

This idea relating to food production has been adopted worldwide. The idea is not a new one. The "allotment" movement in Britain is well established and proved to be an important addition to the diet of the urban population during the last war. What is new however, is the necessity to adopt production processes which are "environmentally friendly".

An example of a local initiative is an enclosed area in Coram's Fields set up by the University College London, Development Planning Unit (DPU). A number of vegetable crops will be planted in this area and grown organically. The DPU will provide information and advice on the growing of crops in an urban setting.

It is hoped and expected that these methods will lead to a real change in our behaviour relating to climate change and our use of natural resources.

Eighth Wonder of the World? TAJ MAHAL

They say perhaps this is the most magnificient building and it's architecture at its supreme. It was built by the Mogul Emperor, Shah Jehan, then ruler of India. After the death of his beloved wife and soul mate, Mamtaj, he wanted to show the World his true love and devotion for his departed queen.

With this huge project there was vast expenditure and more than 20 thousands labourers working for days and nights for many years and when it was finally built it had the diamond stone 'Kohinoor' displaying its charm and grace, reflecting on the River Jamuna. This splendid structure was a joy to behold. But many of the workers lost their lives and most of them did not live to see the finished building.

Princess Diana sat near the visitor's bench alone! She went there after splitting from Prince Charles.

Visitors from all over the world specially go to Agra, Delhi to behold and try to understand the meaning of true love. I hope the readers of this blog could one day go there and could spend a memorable holiday.

India is a friendly country and one has to go there to enjoy the scenery.

Mintu