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- Comment on UK recruiter emerges from insolvency for third time, avoiding millions owed in tax 2 days ago:
It feels to me that the only mentions of patriotism are generally against immigrants, who don’t really do shit like this and have been shown to be a positive to the exchequer.
Anyone who has done this to avoid legitimate taxes, anyone who moves to Singapore / Dubai / Monaco etc to avoid taxes, and especially anyone who took advantage during Covid to make a quick buck instead of helping during an international crisis, are deeply unpatriotic and should be vilified by everyone
- Comment on Asylum seekers who break law to have support removed 4 days ago:
They have learned nothing from the by election. Stop fucking pandering to the supposed reform vote that is not real.
- Comment on Rural drivers to face steepest bills under UK’s mileage-based electric vehicle tax 2 weeks ago:
Surely this is already the case where petrol taxes are higher if you drive more. I don’t think it’s fair for me to not be taxed less in an urban environment considering I drive much less
- Comment on British inflation hits lowest in almost a year 2 weeks ago:
Not sure I care anymore. The UK is for the wealthy only and we can only try to struggle through, whether it’s through inflation, poorer services or more tax. Until we address the power dynamics, wealth inequality and tax havens (City of London, Jersey, Guernsey, etc), I could nor give a flying fuck what inflation is quarter to quarter. Prices and housing costs are already fucked
- Comment on Police Wasted £10m Enforcing Unlawful Palestine Action Ban 2 weeks ago:
I’m really torn about this. We want police by consent and to have some discrepancy to do the right / moral thing but don’t want to give them too much power to choose what laws they enforce. You don’t want Nazi type “just following orders” but you don’t want them targeting left-wing protestors more because they lean right-wing (the Met police at least who let’s not forget, targetted/target women, queer people, black people, etc much more than the right wing)
The laws are made by Parliament and the current labour government should take the full blame for proscribing this group. The anti terrorism laws are so harsh that I can believe the police had no choice but to arrest them.
The absurdity of arresting the numbers they did, the type of people they did, and this £10m cost should have made the government change the law itself.
- Comment on Who is billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and how did he make his money? 3 weeks ago:
ABAB - All billionaires are bastards. Case in point (from Wikipedia): In September 2020, Ratcliffe officially changed his tax residence from Hampshire to Monaco, a move that it is estimated will save him £4 billion in tax.
- Comment on Reform faces police investigation over ‘concerned neighbour’ byelection letters 4 weeks ago:
Surely you would read the leaflet first to double check it is correct before posting. Everyone knows printers can make mistakes. You check first before actual use. No excuse, they just don’t care about the law
- Comment on UK: Should artists get a basic income like they do in Ireland? 5 weeks ago:
I’m all for this. The arts really suffered for years under austerity and cut backs. Right now it feels like enjoyment only for the rich (who can afford tickets, can afford not to work or nepostism). The UK has deep cultural heritage and needs to nurture and develop it in all parts or society.
- Comment on Could there be a social media ban for children in the UK? 1 month ago:
Does that include Lemmy? Im trying to device if I could spend less time on here as my only type of social media
- Comment on NHS ADHD spending over budget by £164m as unregulated clinics boom 1 month ago:
That don’t mention the harm that comes from people not being able to access support from their local GP or NHS service, who struggle through the system without help, with a stigma that they are somehow faking it because the numbers have shot up, without the drugs or support they need to operate and work.
Yes, some people take advantage and use it as an excuse. Most people however just want to function day to day and have a job that they can do with the right medication.
It’s an anecdote but I have some relatives - 3 brothers. They always struggled with something but we had no idea what it was. They muddled through life doing pretty well considering but could have been better. One got diagnosed with ADHD in his 40s, which led to the two others getting diagnosed after. One was in Australia for years with a diagnosis, medication and support both from his doctor and work. He had a really good fill time job. He then moved back to the UK to be closer to family. His local GP would not give him medication he was using and would not use the reports he got over there. He had to push to get on a list locally just to start the while process again. He struggled so much, unable to find the motivation for job hunting, unable to keep the occasional job he found, all while knowing the issue but unable to get the medication and support he needed. He ended up being on the dole but did not want to be there! He got depressed making it even garden.
After a year or so, he found out about right to chose and after another 6 months wait, finally got a diagnosis, support and medication. He’s now found work and has the things he needs to actually do it. This is why right to choose has bloomed!
- Comment on The Reform-Backed Far-Right Street Patrols Coming to British School Gates 2 months ago:
What the actual fuck
- Comment on UK Intel Warns Politicians of China and Russia Spying Efforts 4 months ago:
Says a lot about the state of our politicians that they have to be reminded or warned that these are going on but surely this has always happened, although now maybe it’s easier because of instant communications and the internet. I am sure we are doing the same to them in these countries too! It’s such a shame we all waste so much time trying to compete with each other rather than working together on global issues
- Comment on UK universities offered to monitor students’ social media for arms firms, emails show 4 months ago:
For fucks sake, what is wrong with them! Surely this would be a GDPR breach at the very least
- Comment on UK: If it looks, sounds and behaves like an enemy, why are we calling China a ‘challenge’? -- [Opinion] 4 months ago:
I am more concerned about technology connections with Israel, Russian money / property, India’s ethno-national activities, and the close links with the USA in all areas. I don’t want any of these regimes or China but why single China out in particular. USA is top of my list to decouple from.
- Comment on UK police caught slacking off by jamming their keyboards while working from home 5 months ago:
Makes me like them more! Sometimes you just got to be online and if the management just require presenteeism then you get this. If theres good management that require output but realise we are humans who sometimes need to chill out for a time, this isn’t an issue. If they’re doing this all the time so there’s no output, that’s on the management really. In the office it would be tea breaks, chatting to colleagues, the general chat at the start or end of meetings, going for breaks, etc
- Comment on UK is ‘worst country in Europe’ for drug prices, says Mounjaro maker 5 months ago:
Great news!
Our response should be to negotiate on copyright / trademark laws or whatever allows their fake monopolies then. If you don’t sell it at a reasonable cost we’ll allow others to make it for us as genetics
- Comment on More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far-right protesters 5 months ago:
How is this not terrorism? If a Muslim group did this to anywhere their group would be shut down so fast…
- Comment on General Medical Council examines doctor’s Reform speech linking vaccines to royal family cancer 5 months ago:
Hope they strip him of his licence. I’m not a doctor but an part of a regulatory body. If I said something out of line with most guidance and other people, I’d have to have pretty strong evidence backed up by at least one but sometimes two independent reviewers. If it was just a hunch I’d be stripped of my title so fast. This is in a field which does not directly impact peoples health or risk to life so really hope they throw the book at him
- Comment on UK banks face lawsuits over mortgages that left people with huge debts 5 months ago:
I’m against most of the activity banks do or did but was this really unfair given they had to take legal advice and were advised it’s an unusual product they chose to take? They got money for nothing, no repayments and they’ve benefited from a substantial house price increase regardless. The bank is taking their share of that increase but they still get 25% of the increase plus use of that original 25% cash payment for years with no repayment. I mean, considering how hard it is to get a house now, I don’t have much sympathy here
- Comment on The correct way 5 months ago:
According to flaginstitute.org/…/Flying_Flags_in_the_United_Ki…:
Union Flag - If hung horizontally or vertically, the broad white diagonal should be uppermost in the top-left corner.
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- Comment on Today marks the beginning of His Majesty's fourth year on the throne. May His Majesty have many many more! God save the King! 5 months ago:
Also, thank you to Sir Keir Starmer for one year as our PM, 9 years as an MP and many years as a civil servant, tirelessly representing the British public’s interests. We may not all agree with the politics and decisions made but it’s clear how many hours you must spend working so hard for our country. Rule Britannia!
- Comment on Massive disparity in availability of allotments across UK, analysis reveals 5 months ago:
I’m not sure about allotments, they don’t seem to work that well to me but it’s just anecdotal knowledge. My dad started sharing one two years ago so I went around a few times. More than half the plots were completely unused. A few plots were very used but felt like a private place to escape. I looked up the waiting list and it was over 60. They said if you don’t use them you lose them but it didn’t seem to be enforced at all. Anybody not involved in an existing one was not allowed or welcome in.
Surely it would be better to have lots of community gardens run by the same people who have the allotments but where anybody can take part and local people are encouraged to help. Get school groups involved. I appreciate it’s a lot of effort but otherwise, does it really matter.
- Comment on Looking to get a new phone with FOSS on it. What should I look into? 6 months ago:
I got a fairphone 5 earlier this year and am very happy with it. There is a version with /e/os installed but it was out of stock so I bought the android and it was really easy to install /e/os myself with no technical knowledge needed. I use f-droid for as many apps as possible. It has a version of play store (app lounge) for other apps, most of which have worked. For the odd one that didn’t, I’ve just added a shortcut to the mobile website for quick access. Theres no google pay but I can use the curve app fine with NFC so can even buy stuff, something I didn’t expect to be able to do.
- Comment on Reform UK selects candidate who was previously exposed for anti-Muslim social media posts 7 months ago:
Interesting, need to look more at him, thanks for sharing
- Comment on Reform UK selects candidate who was previously exposed for anti-Muslim social media posts 7 months ago:
What is or will be the difference between them and the green party?
- Comment on Two UK pro-Palestine organisations have bank accounts frozen 7 months ago:
Don’t worry, it’ll be like when Nigel Farage had his account closed, there will be a lot of outrage and they’ll get them back. They are not a PEP, have no links to Russian money, or anything questionable about “consulting” gigs so it’s an easy fix right …
- Comment on Has anyone ever read the book series “Biff, Chip & Kipper” as a kid? 7 months ago:
I bought a set over a year ago for my son, then the school library also seems to have them (they pick a book a week)
- Comment on British overseas territories miss final deadline to crack down on ‘dirty money’ 7 months ago:
If they truly cared about dirty money, tax evasion and all the tricks the rich do to keep their wealth, the tax regimes in these places would mirror the tax regime for working people in the UK (and tax capital gains in the same way as employment income BTW!).
It’s pathetic complaining about these places not doing such a minor thing after decades of using them to hide their wealth, please their wealthy overlords and/or evade taxes…
- Comment on One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas 8 months ago:
Finally, some good news for once and progress!
