tenebrisnox

@tenebrisnox@feddit.uk

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Sex offender who sparked UK asylum hotel protests released by mistake⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And yet how often do we see people who make blunders like this promoted? I work with people who’ve made catestrophic errors and been rewarded by more pay and seniority. It’s the British Way.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why supermarket prices really became sky high in the UK⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ah! the old spectre of the 70s with the wailing piles of uncollected bins and rattling power cuts! Those of us who grew up then seem to have fonder memories of a happier Britain. Price controls have been used successfully in the past (particularly in the post-WW2 period up until 1954). Other countries - significantly Singapore - use price controls to manage their economies efficiently.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why supermarket prices really became sky high in the UK⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Ok ok I’ll accept all this “explanation” but what I’d also like to know is when fruit like apples - grown in the UK - have shrunk in size, increased by something like 100%+ and begin to rot as soon as you get them home. You could (just about) put up with massive hikes in prices because of “explanation” but prices plus increasingly worse quality of food is beyond unacceptable. We’re being ripped off here in the UK.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Three-quarter of Brits support a wealth tax, YouGov poll finds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  You mean there’s a chance I won’t be a multi-billionaire?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Labour Party members just defected to Your Party en masse⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I read them from time to time. Can you give an example of where they “straight up lie or spread conspiracy theories”? They report on rumours or gossip - but that’s little different than a mainstream journalist citing “sources”. I take into account their political slant when I read them, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reform councillor would like to see wage cuts to fund his pay rise⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  In our ward they don’t even bother turning out. I think the LibDem who usually wins - and doesn’t even live here! - gets about 900 votes.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Reform councillor would like to see wage cuts to fund his pay rise⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Councilors often go on about being busy but what do they actually DO? I live in an area where councillors can earn £17k a year. I have yet to see a councillor in real life or see anything happen in our local area as a direct response of the councillor’s actions. Our councillor doesn’t even live here (in the countryside outside of our town.

  From what I understand, they sit through a lot of meetings where council officials tell them what they are doing. The more meetings they sit through, the more cash they earn.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Lauren Southern accuses Tommy Robinson of lying to protect alleged 'rapist' Andrew Tate⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Why does Tommy and other right-wing goons all have Turkey Teeth? Do you need Turkey Teeth to join their club - bearing in mind lots of Tommy’s followers seem to have missing teeth?

  Teeth and proto-fascists.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Red, White and Bruised: The Criminal Hypocrisy Behind Anti-Migrant Activists⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Shame that the mainstream broadcasters and press continue to mislead by refusing to call these far-right protests (and refuse to define what far-right is just to mislead a little more). Maybe white supremicist neo-nazi is a better term.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Elon Musk tells Tommy Robinson protest ‘violence is coming’ in call for change in UK government⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago⁩:

  Seems to me there’s a clear call to right in the UK to escalate to violence and greater intimidation. Those of us who are not on the right really need to consider starting some form of defence groups in preparation for when things get pretty tough… which I think is inevitable now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  The sentence in their manifesto was: “We will also introduce a supervised tooth-brushing scheme for 3-to-5 year olds, targeting the areas of highest need.”

  Scheme. Of supervised brushing for pre-school children in some areas. Far from compulsory. Looking at the reported comments by politicians like Streeting at the time it was clear this wasn’t compulsory in the way you asserted. (I have to be clear that I’m no Labour supporter. Far from it.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two-hour screen time limit and curfews for children being considered by government⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  When was there compulsory toothbrushing in schools declared? Schools have been asked to teach children how to brush their teeth (which is something that used to be taught in post wat schools up until 1980s). Not compel children to brush teeth.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨HMRC criticised by watchdog for failing to track billionaires’ tax⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Good thing too… if those rich people had to pay tax then they’d leave the country. Who would pay all that tax that they don’t pay if they did leave… er… er… it made sense when the posh man said it on the radio this morning and his poshness made me believe it with all my poverty-stricken heart.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rightwing campaigners claim there is covert deal to return Parthenon marbles⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  For me it’s a conspiracy theory (and most likely untrue) - but it’s quite an interesting one rather than “stupid”. Raises ideas about authenticity and what people are doing when they go to look at artifacts in museums. There HAVE been paintings, for instance, hung in galleries for years that have turned out to be forgeries but - for a long time people were happy staring at the “art”. Also, ones that have been restored beyond a point where they are pretty much not the original piece. How much would it alter things if the Marbles were all replaced with exact replicas at the British Museum?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Rightwing campaigners claim there is covert deal to return Parthenon marbles⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Isn’t there a conspiracy theory that everything on show at the British Museum is a replica anyway and that the real artifacts are carefully stored elsewhere?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thames Water refuses to claw back executive bonuses paid using £3bn emergency loan⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Anyone able to give me career advice about how to become a Thames Water executive? Doesn’t look hard to do and you keep getting bonuses!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨"Shifty"⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Keep searching Youtube. It’s been put up and taken down a couple if times already. It’ll be put back up again.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨New Reform UK Council Leader Calls Ukraine War 'A Distraction'⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  From what I understand Kemkaran was parachuted into Kent from Bradford a couple of months before the election. Locals in Maidstone have been asking for proof that her residence is in Kent. She has a background in media and has an online history that is beginning to get some scrutiny.

  From my perspective this is the start of a coup by some well-organised, well-financed right-wingers.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warning RTS electricity meters in 300,000 homes could stop working⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  And why can’t the power companies pay for this out of their eye-watering profits? I don’t understand why you think the BBC needs to be involved any more. (People I know have only had issues with smart meter installations that have caused just unnecessary stress. I’m pretty much waiting until I hear that they actually work better than half the time and that there are mechanisms to verify readings before I sign up.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warning RTS electricity meters in 300,000 homes could stop working⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Surely cheaper than enforcing mass installations. (Although it’s customers doubtlessly picking up this cost.)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Warning RTS electricity meters in 300,000 homes could stop working⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Wouldn’t it be possible just to replace the valve transmitter with a digitised version that sent out the same signal?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d not heard of this before. Most appropriate.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Help me out here? Aren’t these the same groups calling for freedom of speech and against cancel culture. It’s all so confusing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millions of Britons brace for across-the-board bill rises in ‘awful April’⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s interesting that terms like “Awful April” and “Cost of Living Crisis” are so rapidly adopted. I’m convinced they are thought up in something like a Civil Service or lobby group PR panel and then given to media. Both terms assure us that these things are short-lived and not usual when we know that “Austerity” (a less reassuring one) is now a permanent state of affairs. This is the way it’s going to be forever. Unless we go for the pitchforks and torches.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK economy grows by 0.1% in unexpected boost for Rachel Reeves⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  I struggle to understand economics. How is it that almost all the major big businesses in UK have been reporting strong if not record profits recently? And yet hardly any growth… hmmm…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Too many young people find doing a day's work 'stressful', says Liz Kendall⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  “Ban work before it kills you!”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  This. Exactly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Water bills in England and Wales to rise by £123 a year in April⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Why am I not surprised?

  (More and more I have an absolute feeling that I’m being fucked over by already wealthy people - and there’s nothing I can do about it in any way!)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wimbledon school crash: Woman rearrested over deaths of two girls⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  You are right. Is a hitherto episode of epilepsy a good defence for dangerous driving in general?

  I guess it could come down to whether or not the person has previous incidents of dangerous driving or they have footage or other evidence to suggest she wasn’t epileptic. If there’s no physical evidence or subsequent seizures. (I know I’m speculating and - you are right - we should assume innocence and that her account is right until shown not to be).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wimbledon school crash: Woman rearrested over deaths of two girls⁩ ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Is there a way checking whether an epileptic seizure has taken place? (MRI scan showing trace evidence in the brain?) If the driver has not experienced subsequent seizures, it would be difficult to accept this one without evidence.