TheGrandNagus

@TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Council removes almost 1,000 flags from Derby streets⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m not at all against seeing our flags flown. There’s nothing wrong with it, and in fact I think it’s bizarre some people actually ashamed of it. The only other place I’ve seen people act in this manner is Germany. It’s an aspect of British culture I’m not keen on.

  That said, cable-tying some AliExpress polyester tat onto a lamppost and spray painting a wonky flag onto a roundabout just because you don’t like the forrins? Hardly a classy move. Even aside from the sinister motives behind it, it looks shit. Particularly now that they’re all stained, faded, and tattered.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨It's easy⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Look, if I were in a privileged position in life, you can bet I’d also do whatever I could to make the same true for my daughters. 100%. I care for them and want them to be prosperous, and if they have kids I’d like them to be in a good position too.

  But what really fucks me off is when these people who’ve benefitted from that then go on to act like they’re self-made and didn’t get the help.

  Just own it. Say “yeah, my family runs a businesses, and because of that I’m in this good position. I’m really thankful of my parents for doing that for me, I’ve been really fortunate, and I work hard every day in order to show my appreciation for the opportunities that have been made available to me.”

  I’d respect the hell out of that, even though there’s still the degree of nepotism there.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨A new public footpath is planned for one of the UK’s most famous ancient sites⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Great news.

  Anecdotally I’ve noticed quite a few new tracks being made near me, and an absolute shit load of trees. Tens of thousands in my area.

  It surprises me there’s not more news of it tbh. Everybody likes trees and greenery.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK officials may be barred from US over X ban⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Saying Labour is worse than the Tories is utter madness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The UK is getting closer to the EU. Just jumping back in isn’t an option right now.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  criminalised the support of a direct action group that opposes the genocide,

  No. They proscribed a group that ram raided factories with workers inside, advocated for genocide, trashed businesses for having Jewish owners, smashed a policewoman’s back while she was incapacitated on the floor with a sledgehammer, and broke into an RAF base and destroyed the engines of two jets.

  allowed Israel to attack British boats and kidnap British citizens

  More bullshit

  continue to fly spy planes for Israel

  They warned Israel against targeting civilians and gave them information on Hamas installations in an attempt to lessen civilian casualties.

  and refuel their planes at Akrotiri

  Stop fucking lying. Israel and the UK don’t even have compatible fueling systems.

  The UK government is complicit in genocide.

  If you believe that, you are brain-dead. Re-read the above comment.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  No you didn’t. You just kept lying.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I don’t see how. Starmer is getting closer to the EU.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They publicly condemned Israel, committed to arresting Netanyahu if he ever came here, sanctioned much of the Israeli parliament, refused to join the US/Israel in attacking Iran, ramped up humanitarian aid for Palestine, stopped weapons exports to Israel, and formally recognised Palestine.

  I struggle to see this rabid support of Israel that Lemmy posters always seem to talk about.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  They did not support Brexit.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Because unfortunately, all our politicians want it, and the public wants it too.

  Reddit and Lemmy are very much in the minority on OSA.

  Which is a shame, because I find the OSA to be stupid and unworkable.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Keir Starmer abandons plans for compulsory digital ID⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That was already stopped a while ago.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Starmer tells Labour MPs his foreign trips can help fix cost of living crisis⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  What a shit headline. Wtf is this misleading clickbait?

  I’m all for criticising Starmer on genuine missteps or clashes on policy, but pretending these trips are the equivalent of a holiday to Benidorm is ridiculous.

  Keir Starmer has defended his frequent trips out of the country to Labour MPs, attempting to draw a direct link with the cost of living at home, which he warned would not be solved by isolationism.

  The prime minister told the meeting of the parliamentary Labour party (PLP) on Monday night that it was essential for him to be “in the room” for international negotiations on trade and defence, which would then have an impact on the domestic economy.

  He’s right on this. Isolationism will not make things cheaper. It will not make our lives better. It will not make the continent more secure.

  One of the few PM things Kier actually seems genuinely very adept at is foreign relations and international diplomacy, and people want him to stop? That’s madness.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Good luck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Surely you can say this about practically everything you put in a dishwasher.

  Dishwashers aren’t really meant to be quick. They’re meant to be efficient and set/forget.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tories would ban under-16s from social media⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s true. I had it in my head that her cabinet wasn’t all that different from Sunak’s, but if I’m incorrect on that or there has been a cabinet reshuffle I’m unaware of, then that changes things somewhat, I agree.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Tories would ban under-16s from social media⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Whenever the Tories say they’d do something, remember to ask why they didn’t do so in the 14 years they had, most of which with a decent sized majority.

  I don’t disagree that social media is immensely harmful, especially for the youth. I can see very good arguments for there being more stringent age requirements.

  But why didn’t you pursue this before if it’s what you believe in?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Tories raise net immigration to 1 million per year: I sleep

  Labour drops net immigration down to 200k per year: omg why is immigration so high under Labour

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  I highly doubt this will happen, unfortunately.

  All it takes is certain lobbyists and press saying it’s anti-Semitic and islamophobic and it’ll be dropped in a heartbeat.

  Fingers crossed, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Circumcision classed as possible child abuse in draft CPS document⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  The UK has been doing plenty of good, just look at the workers rights bill, renter’s rights bill, expansion of free school meals, expansion of breakfast clubs, massive increase in infrastructure investment, banning single use vapes, massive increase in tree plantations, massive increase in green energy/nuclear projects, big increase in pothole-filling, nationalisation of rail, quasi-nationalisation of steel production, large increases in the minimum wage, getting closer to Europe again, etc.

  It’s just that there’s also been a handful of bad things (e.g. OSA and other bits). And we all know what the billionaire-owned press and social media who are desperate to get the Tories/Reform in will focus on.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK urged to unplug from US tech giants as digital sovereignty fears grow⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course we should. And so should everybody else.

  Unfortunately though, it’ll take a huge amount of time. These things always do. Anybody who thinks we can do this within even 10 years are kidding themselves.

  It is, of course, still worth doing. Second best time to plant a tree is right now, and all that.

  We’d best start funding open source, and exploring domestic/trusted country-of-origin alternatives ASAP.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Drivers over 70 to undergo eye tests every three years under plans to improve road safety | LBC⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Young drivers make more claims primarily out of lack of experience in driving. It’s an issue that automatically resolves itself over time.

  The same is not true for the elderly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK government should end rail outsourcing ‘racket’, says union⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I hope that as the integration of the now nationalised rail companies continues, this shit gets cut out. It’ll probably be a matter of waiting for contracts to expire, though.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Uber rewrites contracts with drivers to avoid paying UK’s new ‘taxi tax’⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  You think HMRC is conspiring with Uber with the goal of making less money for HMRC? And that after years of this, it’s never been leaked or alleged?

  Dunno mate. Seems more likely to me that tax-dodging internationals are just experts in dodging tax.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Crypto users forced to share account details with tax officials⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Good.

  People shouldn’t be seeing crypto as a means to not have to pay towards society.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨London coroner calls for circumcision safeguards after baby death⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We absolutely care about mutilating the genitals of girls, too.

  It’s just young boys that get fucked over

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Similar to Trump’s in rhetoric, but without the massive advantage that the US has in that countries trying to separate from them would undergo an economic catastrophe.

  So in terms of impact, probably worse than Trump.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK: University of Liverpool supports Chinese, Russian military through its joint venture campus in China, assists Moscow and Beijing's military modernization and human rights violations⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I am so sick of tankies.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Titanic, Sinclair C5 and Brexit: the Museum of Failure is coming to the UK⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  “The Toyota Corolla is an absolute failure”

  “Really, how so?”

  “My uncle crashed his into a lamppost and then it was rendered un-drivable”

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨UK launches urgent review into foreign interference in politics over "shocking case" of former Reform UK politician Nathan Gill⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Yes, it was Boris Johnson who buried the report as much as possible.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Anon remembers the GameCube⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I mean, they are different games with different mechanics.

  Mario Tennis and Super Mario Bros are less similar to one another than Call of Duty and Battlefield, despite them being from the same publisher and having the same characters.