.... Funny that when Ford wanted to cut its workforce in Europe a few years ago, it sacked the ones in Dagenham rather than the ones in Germany. This wasn't because of efficiency, because the Dagenham workers were more efficient. It was because the unions were weaker in the UK and there was less legal protection. ...

... highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently being...

... highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently being...

... significant highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently ...

... significant highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently ...

... significant highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently being grade-...

... significant highway building inside the M25 (whether inside or outside London) in the last 20 years, let alone 10. The A12 from the Lea to Redbridge opened in 1999. The A13 from Dagenham to the M25 opened in 1998-99. Waltham Abbey southern bypass opened in 2000 Orient Way in Leyton opened in 2001 Coulsdon relief road opened more recently I think the A40 is currently being grade-...

... They are not disadvantaged. "Our staff will be instructed to allow these card holders to continue to travel whilst replacements are issued." For most boroughs (all except Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Sutton, Wandsworth), replacement of a damaged older person's Freedom Pass can be done at a Post Office, according towww.freedompass.org. I stand corrected. I was going by the ...

... holders. They are not disadvantaged. "Our staff will be instructed to allow these card holders to continue to travel whilst replacements are issued." For most boroughs (all except Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Sutton, Wandsworth), replacement of a damaged older person's Freedom Pass can be done at a Post Office, according to www.freedompass.org. -- Richard J. (to email me, ...

... EU in late 2009 or early 2010. In Britain, leading Labour figures pronounced the Lisbon treaty dead and urged Brown to halt the slide towards European integration. Jon Cruddas, the Labour MP for Dagenham in east London, said: "Stock clearly needs to be taken of the Irish vote. We can't just press on relentlessly with the treaty and disrespect what the people have said." Vaclav Klaus, ...