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- Comment on Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial 13 hours ago:
Aye, so to compensate for a complicated, privatised, and fractured rail system, they implement a complicated ticketing system in the name of convenience. It’s a shit system to cover for all the other shit systems within English rail.
If they instead nationalise the rail, the end user can have simple fares from one easy provider.
- Comment on Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial 14 hours ago:
Or nationalise it and then simplify it like this:
- Comment on Paper and mobile train tickets to be replaced with GPS tracking in new travel trial 19 hours ago:
Rail minister Lord Peter Hendy said: “The railway ticketing system is far too complicated
So by making it reliant upon a foreign satellite navigation system, everyone having a working phone, and a willingness to give us permission to track all of your movements, we’ve now made it simpler than a piece of paper!
- Comment on Safety and space at risk as SUVs reach 30% of car market in English cities, researchers warn 3 days ago:
I fucking hate those dumb vehicles so much.
They serve no purpose for most people beyond being a stupid status symbol. I was so annoyed with my mum when she got one and had a rant when other family members started considering getting one, they have since decided a hatchback has suited them since the 80s so why change what has worked so far, but fuck.
It really goes to exemplify the dumb Americanisation of our population that just a little bit of marketing can push 30% of people to purchase a vehicle that 9 times out of 10 doesn’t suit their requirements. Not to mention how many of these dumb fucks are incapable of driving the things, even when they’re filled with sensors and cameras they can still take an age to reverse in and out, and in and out, and in and out, of a parking space before they’re in.
The worst part is how half of these SUVs are just chunky hatchbacks, so you don’t even get the advantage of having 4 wheel drive or rugged build quality. So unlike a (proper) Land Rover or Toyota Hilux which will just keep going forever [insert Land Rovers break down all the time joke here - they’re easily repairable!] they’ll end up in the scrap heap at the same rate as smaller cars but with twice the amount of material going to waste.
Stupid fucking vehicles.
- Comment on A UK government program to address obesity gets major funding from Eli Lilly, the maker of weight loss drug Mounjaro 1 week ago:
Why put in effort educating people on nutrition and healthy eating when we can just pump them with drugs?
Why put in effort growing nutritious food when we can just feed them the usual slop and then pump them with drugs to make sure they don’t get too plump?
Who cares that long term this will be detrimental for health, because instead of eating a balanced healthy diet and exercising to stay a healthy weight, we instead allow the eating of shit and no exercise as long as there’s a steady supply of weight loss drugs?
What could possibly go wrong?
- Comment on Could go for this right now 2 weeks ago:
I’ll take wasps any day over midgies.
Wasps will usually leave you alone, midgies will eat you alive!
- Comment on Could go for this right now 2 weeks ago:
That’s fan ih wee beastie bastard midgies cim oot though!
- Comment on Nicolas Sturgeon book reignites trans row with JK Rowling 2 weeks ago:
This reads like a Rowling hit piece on Sturgeon.
Where’s the impartiality BBC?
Oh wait, I forgot, it doesn’t exist.
opendemocracy.net/…/bbc-bias-and-scots-referendum…
- Comment on Lammy admits fishing without licence on Vance trip 2 weeks ago:
I agree with HumanPenguin but your stance is a bit silly.
You don’t need to be an expert to know you need a licence, everyone else and their dog is expected to know to get one. Ignorance of the law is never accepted as an excuse by councils, police, or courts.
It sounds like he’s done right and remedied it, but again, ignorance of the law is never accepted as an excuse for breaching the law. Lammy doesn’t work alone, he has a team of people, and not one of them organised a licence. It’s either a case of incompetence or a case of thinking he’s above the rules and got caught. Both are bad optics for an already struggling government.
Don’t they look tired?
- Comment on UK cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya virus more than double 2 weeks ago:
Agreed. 3 is more than double 1. Not putting numbers in the headline is stupid.
For reference, it’s 73 cases versus 27 last year.
- Comment on Lammy admits fishing without licence on Vance trip 2 weeks ago:
You’re not a government minister setting laws and determining who can be jailed for what. The hypocrisy is the issue, not how minor the infraction.
- Comment on Under-22s in England should get free bus travel to access work and training, MPs say 2 weeks ago:
Scotland has had this since 2022 and it’s been a great success from what I can gather. There’s been some trouble with “hooligans” taking advantage and messing up buses or traveling to other towns to vandalise or pick fights but I think the press and gossips have blown it out of proportion.
Overall, freedom of movement is a good thing, even if there is a small bit of trouble due to it. Young’ns are young’ns and a percentage will cause trouble in some manner regardless of whether they can get about or not.
- Comment on Wikipedia loses challenge against Online Safety Act verification rules 3 weeks ago:
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- Comment on Average private rent in Great Britain falls for first time in five years 3 weeks ago:
the average rent on a newly let property fell by 0.2% year on year in July. It was the first annual decline since August 2020
Fuck all. This isn’t a win.
For sitting tenants it is a different story. Average rents on renewed tenancies continued to rise: up 4.5% year on year in July.
An increase for being a loyal customer though.
Despite the small annual decline, the average monthly rent for a new let of £1,373 remains £350 – or 34% – higher than in August 2020.
34% increase in rent since 2020?! Have wages risen by 34%?
This month, Barclays said that, typically, housing accounts for close to a third (30.8%) of renters’ take-home pay, whereas homeowners report spending just over a quarter (26.6%) of their earnings on their mortgage.
1/4 to 1/3 of your labour, just to have a roof over your head. A basic requirement of life. And unlike food, housing isn’t perishable. Many houses could be rented out for over a century by now. And each month they pull in 1/3 of someone’s labour, for what? To pay a parasitic landlord.
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn attacks Angela Rayner for selling off allotments 3 weeks ago:
It’s not like he brought it up out of the blue though, is it?
Maybe work on your own reading comprehension.
It’s in direct response to Angela Rayner selling off allotment land. Land that is deemed so important to the nation that it’s protected by law, and only sellable via ministerial sign off. Not even the scumbag Tories did this.
Plus, our primary source of food may well have to be allotments again soon. With farms failing due to years of monoculture and pesticides, coupled with climate change and a loss in biodiversity.
unsustainablemagazine.com/home-gardens-vs-farms-e…
It is normal in politics for opposition politicians to attack the actions of governing politicians. That is what Corbyn has done, he’s not suddenly got out of bed and decided today’s topic of conversation is allotments because he’s away down to his in the afternoon.
- Comment on Jeremy Corbyn attacks Angela Rayner for selling off allotments 3 weeks ago:
Almost as if he’s tackling multiple concerns at once.
youtube.com/shorts/HuOP2vEEz6Q
Allotments are fundamental for the feeding of our people and in tackling biodiversity loss. If you don’t have green fingers you may not be aware, but we’re currently in the midst of the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs.
Currently, human activities are driving a rapid decline in biodiversity, often referred to as the Holocene extinction or the sixth mass extinction. It was estimated in 2007 that up to 30% of all species could be extinct by 2050.[4] Habitat destruction—particularly for agriculture—is a primary driver of this decline.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodiversity
This video from the WWF drives home the point.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=ufiiFGdAl5E
But even if you don’t care about biodiversity loss, it is a necessary means for many people to feed themselves. About 1/3 of my fruit and veg intake is homegrown. Without it I would struggle to pay my bills, not to mention the mental health benefits of being out in the sun playing in the dirt.
Rayner can get to fuck. She’s a fucking liar who pretends to stand for the left of the Labour party and since getting into power has acted like a Tory. There’s a reason she’s been suspended from Unite.
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- Comment on Dubious UK local news websites with Russian links are receiving cash for coverage 3 weeks ago:
Only if there’s not legitimate reason to have it revoked.
- Comment on Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025 3 weeks ago:
The city that stops racist immigration raids?
The city that stood up to apartheid when others wouldn’t?
Nah, I think we should maybe keep Glasgow.
Instead, focus our anger on those who glibly call for the burning and destruction of thousands of peoples homes. That includes “humorous” comments like yours but also the capitalists, politicians, and oil execs who have known for decades about the destruction climate change brings and have cared not a bit. As long as they make some dough they don’t care if the planet burns.
- Comment on Three people charged with supporting Palestine Action 3 weeks ago:
This direct action made national news and has brought Palestine further into the public consciousness.
It has not tarnished the movement, and has resulted in multiple protests all over the country, many being attended by retired professionals that likely wouldn’t attend protests otherwise. There’s even one organised for this weekend in London which has already gained national headlines due to the response from Downing Street and the Met.
Canada and America are different countries with different politics to the UK.
You clearly know fuck all about the views held in the UK so why are you even commenting in this community?
- Comment on Three people charged with supporting Palestine Action 3 weeks ago:
- Comment on UK lawmaker urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US company 3 weeks ago:
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You mean Airstrip One?
- Comment on Bus company’s urgent probe after driver called for wheelchair-user who reported discrimination to be shot 4 weeks ago:
Arseholes.
- Comment on 4.2% pay rise for police officers across England and Wales 4 weeks ago:
In normal times I would agree.
But this “Labour” party have shown themselves to care not one jot for liberalism.
From the arming of a genocidal state, to making their membership numbers a secret, to proscribing non-terrorist organisations, vastly increasing the surveillance of the internet, and now threatening crackdowns on VPNs.
According to this, the minimum and maximum a teacher can make is roughly the same as a fresh recruit officer to an officer in post for 6 years. A teaching job requires a degree, has an incredibly high turnover rate, and doesn’t get extra pay boosts like the police.
An increase in social care, education, and the welfare state reduces crime better than extra heavies on the street, and yet those things are not being funded. Instead 3,000 extra officers will be locking up retired priests, teachers, and magistrates.
- Comment on 4.2% pay rise for police officers across England and Wales 4 weeks ago:
The typical salary for a constable who has been in post 6 years will be £50,257 and the average earning for a chief superintendent will be £98,500. In addition to the headline pay rise, the government is also increasing on-call, away from home, and hardship allowances by £10.
The pay boost reflects the bravery, professionalism and tireless dedication of officers who protect the public, and will be supported by £120 million from the Home Office to help protect police force budgets
Buckle up. Keir’s authoritarians are bribing the police to get them on side.
Pay disputes with bin men and doctors. No money to help the disabled. But a fat wad of cash for the police.
- Comment on Places of worship warned by regulator over “inflammatory and divisive” language 4 weeks ago:
The Commission opened a case into the charity after concerns were raised about posts on the charity’s social media platform in October and November 2023.
The posts commented on the recent escalation of conflict in the Middle East. One provided information on what to do if arrested at a protest and advertised the services of a specific private solicitor’s firm. Another featured a graphic cartoon which seemed to criticise media reporting of the conflict. A third post included another cartoon suggesting the media misrepresents the situation in Palestine.
Hmm…
- Comment on Royal Society right to keep Elon Musk as member, says new astronomer royal 4 weeks ago:
“But you know the launcher that Elon Musk is responsible for, where they grab the rocket fuel engine thingies and reuse them? The hair on my arms stood up on end when I saw that. It’s spectacular.”
Elon Musk is responsible for is he? Did he design it? Did he build it? Fucking hell.
- Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester 5 weeks ago:
Unfortunately your anecdotal evidence doesn’t change history. My experience has been very mixed bag. Some have been despicable bastards and some, as you said, have gone above and beyond. But their history, and government inquiries confirming institutional racism etc cements them still in the bastard category.
I do believe they’re improving, the force isn’t just 6ft+ white, straight, cis, British men any more. It’s diverse enough that homophobia, racism, etc are challenged and not tolerated like they once were, but it still happens. They’re still not good enough to throw off the badge of ACAB.
- Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester 5 weeks ago:
ACAB is legitimate here. It’s not a Trumpism. Day to day community policing, yes, you can have good interactions with them. But they also have no qualms smashing a peaceful protestor over the head with a baton if they’re allowed as well. There’s been enough stories of corruption and abuse within multiple UK police forces, throughout its history and in modern times, to say ACAB.
Also, is it fuck a fair kingdom.
- Comment on Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester 5 weeks ago:
But you can be surprised when the police don’t let you go after realising the thing is mostly blunt. What looks like a knife edge on the right hand side of that picture isn’t sharpened like a knife, it’s more like how a spade has a keened edge, because it’s a fancy type of trowel. The saw edge is sharp though, but again, not as sharp as a wood saw.
Plus, the law allows for the carrying of a knife for a reasonable legitimate purpose. The accused was carrying a basket of vegetables, having just harvested them using the “knife”. It’s a legitimate purpose, and it wasn’t even a knife.
Add on that it was also sheathed, and we have a clear case of moron cops being heavy handed and abusing the law.