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- Comment on Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis 5 minutes ago:
Over the course of the last decade, each year has seen an average of 2,685 new laws - the equivalent of almost seven and a half a day or one every three-and-a-quarter hours
www.theguardian.com/politics/…/houseofcommons.uk
This was in 2007. The size of the body of legislation has only grown since then. Literally impossible for anybody to follow every law. How about cutting down on some of that instead of trying to abolish jury trials, human rights, and releasing rapists early?
- Comment on Drugs, drones and heat: Amber Rudd and David Lammy begin search for answers to prisons crisis 15 minutes ago:
Fuck them. It does work, just because they’re outraged about it doesn’t change its efficacy.
Most of them are outraged because of government propaganda telling them “drugs are bad, mmkay”, so the government can just spin up propaganda to support health intervention instead.
- Comment on I agree with don 1 day ago:
What? Surely this is Dizzee Rascal?
- Comment on not getting it™ since 2024© 1 day ago:
- Comment on Alarm over launch of facial recognition in UK shops that instantly alerts police 2 days ago:
Worth highlighting for the inevitable people that only read the headline:
“It’s not against the law to walk into a shop even if you’ve committed crimes in the past,” he said. “The idea of calling the police on somebody who hasn’t committed a crime, but there’s a concern they might, is really upending the way we do things. And of course, it’s not infallible. These systems do make mistakes, and it’s very hard to argue with that when it happens to you.”
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- Comment on Graham Linehan gets £25,000 compensation and an apology from Met police after arrest 2 days ago:
- Comment on Cat claimed another victim 2 days ago:
People like you make me sick. This is no joking matter. We can clearly see her eyes are crossed out, which is exactly what happens when somebody dies. Please mark this as NSFW or I’ll be forced to report you to the relevant authorities.
- Comment on Poverty premium: Why it costs £736 a year more to be poor 3 days ago:
Pretty much boots theory.
The Sam Vimes theory of socioeconomic unfairness, often called simply the boots theory, is an economic theory that people in poverty have to buy cheap and subpar products that need to be replaced repeatedly, proving more expensive in the long run than more expensive items.
- Comment on Also literally known as the Horror Frog 4 days ago:
Literal needle dick
- Comment on Last woman to be hanged in the UK pardoned 70 years on— Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in United Kingdom, has been granted a conditional pardon following the Deputy Prime Minister’s advice 4 days ago:
Fuck me. Reading that I thought I was having a stroke. They say the same thing like 5 times before actually getting into the meat of the article.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 days ago:
Now irrelevant far right politician tries to remain relevant by being controversial.
Ignore her and move on. She’s after outrage and attention. Deny her that which she desires.
- Comment on Belgium national team's officialsocial media post after beating theUSA national team in the World Cup:"Overturn this" 5 days ago:
Don’t forget Irish car bombs!
- Comment on Anti-social crime leaves town 'like the Wild West' 5 days ago:
Get a grip. This just reads of rampant individualism and justification for more police.
It takes a village to raise children and all that. If a town is incapable of getting some teenagers to behave the solution isn’t calling in additional police. Give them something to do, a reason to look after the area they live in, act like a community. They need third places, not the heavy hand of the law.
- Comment on Former UK minister demands reparations from Britain’s ex-colonies 1 week ago:
Now irrelevant far right politician tries to remain relevant by being controversial.
Ignore her and move on. She’s after outrage and attention. Deny her that which she desires.
- Comment on Entombed 1 week ago:
I recommend reading the Wikipedia page. It debunks your debunking quite thoroughly.
Christians aren’t the only people to have studied that time period.
Jesus was a man of near no economic means and no military power. The fact there’s even any historical references to him is a klaxon for his existence. I’m from an area of the world that has next to no written records for the entire peoples that lived here throughout several centuries of the early middle ages, and yet it’s not doubted they existed. It seems then pretty difficult to doubt the existence of a single man with which there’s so much written from an even earlier period.
If Jesus existed in modern times I’m sure there’d be conspiracies that the CIA is trying to wipe out the memory of the slave abolitionist and communist revolutionary. But because a cult of personality and religion got built around him for centuries, that is now one of the dominant philosophical and political powers in the world, the opposite view is taken. It’s all a conspiracy, maaaan!
Non-Christian sources used to study and establish the historicity of Jesus include the c. first century Jewish historian Josephus and Roman historian Tacitus. These sources are compared to Christian sources, such as the Pauline letters and synoptic gospels, and are usually independent of each other. Similarities and differences between these sources are used in the authentication process.[103][104][105][106] From these two independent sources alone, certain facts about Jesus can be adduced: that he existed, his personal name was Jesus, he was called a messiah, he had a brother named James, he won over Jews and gentiles, Jewish leaders had unfavorable opinions of him, Pontius Pilate decided his execution, he was executed by crucifixion, and he was executed during Pilate’s governorship.[107] Josephus and Tacitus agree on four sequential points: a movement was started by Jesus, he was executed by Pontius Pilate, his movement continued after his death, and that a group of “Christians” still existed; analogous to common knowledge of founders and their followers like Plato and Platonists.[108]
- Comment on Entombed 1 week ago:
Jesus, the person, existed as far as academic consensus is concerned.
Jesus, the son of God, on the other hand, only exists in the heads of the delusional.
The Christ myth theory, developed in 19th century scholarship and gaining popular attraction since the turn of the 20th century,[15][16][2] is the view that Jesus is purely a mythological figure[17] and that Christianity began with belief in such a figure.[18] Proponents use a three-fold argument developed in the 19th century: that the New Testament has no historical value with respect to Jesus’s existence, that there are no non-Christian references to Jesus from the first century, and that Christianity had pagan or mythical roots.[19][20] The idea that Jesus was a purely mythical figure has a fringe status in scholarly circles and has had no support in critical studies for more than a century, with most such theories going without recognition or serious engagement.[21][2][note 4]
David Gullotta states that modern interest in mythicism has been “amplified by internet conspiracy culture, pseudoscience, and media sensationalism”.[16]
- Comment on US Energy Secretary Chris Wright: “I'm thrilled to report that after 35 years, on July 4th, we will end the subsidies for wind and solar projects” 1 week ago:
Is that supposed to be a good or bad thing? Particularly taking into account your username.
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- Comment on You'll regret it 1 week ago:
A couple has been taken into custody after climbing the very top of New York City’s Empire State Building, before getting engaged.
Russian nationals Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Beerkus, 32, unfurled a large banner at the tip of the skyscraper’s needle that read: “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace.”
- Comment on Masks, Flares and Climbing Statues: The Protest Bans That Quietly Came Into Force This Week 1 week ago:
Those breaching a mask-ban face imprisonment up to one month, and/or a fine up to £1,000.
A month in prison for wearing a mask. A thing we were all mandated to do just 6 years ago.
- Comment on Keir Starmer says some road and energy projects will be scrapped to pay for £15bn defence plan 1 week ago:
Nothing to do with this…
- Comment on BREAKING: Canary debanked by Lloyds 1 week ago:
MBFC is almost entirely created by one person (6 named on site, but 1 is by far the controlling authority).
Nobody is without bias, but a large organisation of many varying views can temper it to a tolerable amount. To say that a near one man operation can act without bias though is ridiculous.
To rely on MBFC to determine the credibility of a news source is like outsourcing your critical thinking to somebody else. They’re a hack organisation as much as the organisations they claim to call out.
- Comment on Barrister strike 'caused additional trauma' to victims as 2,500 cases delayed 2 weeks ago:
Fuck the BBC’s impartial framing. Lawyers may often be scumbags at times but they have the right to strike over pay as much as any other worker.
The barristers’ strike was over pay - the chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, Donal Lunny KC, said Crown Court legal aid fees had not risen in 20 years.
Justice Minister Naomi Long agreed at the start of June to accept recommendations made in a review of criminal legal aid, including an additional 8.66% increase to all criminal legal aid fees.
In a vote taken on 18 June 2026, 66% of the members of the Criminal Bar Association voted to return to full service.
In a statement the CBA said: "The escalated withdrawal of services was taken by the CBA as a last resort and in response to a deepening access to justice crisis throughout the criminal justice system.
- Comment on in the uk they encourage smokers by printing cigarette packs as collectibles 2 weeks ago:
- Comment on Hottest June day record broken for third day in row as temperature hits 37.3C 2 weeks ago:
While it is hard to link climate change to individual extreme weather events, scientists say climate change is making heatwaves more frequent and intense.
The only mention of climate change, right at the very bottom of the article, and as near as they can get to dismissing it without being accused of denial. The BBC is a fucking joke of a public broadcaster.
- Comment on How Nigel Farage Twists the Facts About White Boys in Schools to Manufacture Racial Tension 2 weeks ago:
Britain has never, ever, been a meritocracy.
He just spouts lies on top of lies.
- Comment on Is Britain's Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away? 2 weeks ago:
Don’t take my word for it. This is what the Institution of Engineering and Technology has to say:
- Suitability of home wiring: Many installations - especially those that have not been professionally inspected for years - may contain worn components, unverified DIY alterations, or protective devices that cannot safely manage electricity being fed back into the system.
- Older RCDs may not work correctly with plugin generation: An RCD (Residual Current Device) is the safety switch that cuts the power if there’s a fault - for example, if someone cuts through a lawnmower cable it protects you against electric shock. But some older RCDs were never designed for electricity flowing back into the circuit, as can happen with plug-in solar. This can stop the RCD from tripping when it should, meaning it may not protect you during a fault. Households should check with a competent electrician whether their RCDs are suitable before plugging in any energy generation equipment.
- Compliance with Wiring Regulations: BS 7671 (the IET Wiring Regulations) sets out how electrical installations should be designed, built and verified. These regulations do not determine what consumers may plug in, placing responsibility on households to ensure that their wiring is fit for purpose before introducing any form of local generation.
- Risk of overload or back feed: Plug-in solar can create scenarios where parts of a circuit carry more current than intended, even if the circuit breaker appears to operate normally.
- Safe disconnection: Until appropriate standards are finalised, it is not guaranteed how different plug-in solar units will behave when more than one is connected, or how reliably they will disconnect during a power cut, posing a safety risk.
- Comment on Is Britain's Plug-In Solar Revolution Really Just Months Away? 2 weeks ago:
Germany doesn’t use ring mains wiring and their housing stock is considerably more modern than the UK’s. So they have more reliable insulation and more modern breaker systems.
That’s not to say it’s not possible here. It is. It’s just the UK needs to take a more cautious approach because we have a greater risk of safety issues due to the way our homes are wired and the overall greater age of components.
All this to say, I hope for the roll out soon, but comparing our situation to Germany doesn’t help much because our situation is more complex and will likely involve sparkies in some way that Germany doesn’t need to. Modern homes or those with up to date circuitry may be fine, but Victorian/Georgian homes will likely need somebody to give the place a look over first.
- Comment on Polanski claims Burnham's on the run as Labour literally retreats from Greens 2 weeks ago:
a Labour councillor accidentally sent the invite to several Tory Councillors by mistake.
It was then cancelled for security reasons.
This morning we were told it was cancelled due to a schedule clash.
Then I was told it was actually cancelled because it was too hot.
Wow.
- Comment on [Video] Sky News instantly interrupts Zack Polanski when he says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. 2 weeks ago:
Available here (only for 2 days though)
