2026-08-25T14:20:00Z https://nostr.now Imbrium Photo https://nostr.now/npub1adqdvalrr8cc8qzhfn0tjp6duzqt3dxfrxa7xr9drcr6m6yp2h6qarzexf https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/191/390/010/598/165/original/325ed5d76dcb280a.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/110/191/390/010/598/165/original/325ed5d76dcb280a.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgyd2k2fvv852g0rccjwplhx8crkn8day32lgqx420ur9wepj2cszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgmt69e6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf83kg3s93rf4csl3x6q8r5s7njsw7zmg30dlja6w5h94l6qf8jhgxefgm6'>nevent1q…fgm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The reoccurring problem, is that it is easy to measure the costs of running a university, and hard to measure the benefits (graduates paying more income tax, businesses being more successful with better educated staff etc. etc.) I suspect the benefits massively outweigh the costs (in the long term) and many other comparable countries do provide free higher education ... 2026-05-28T08:58:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsye790w6e3e6n02pgl8glpvulpa9jv6su6yh03f7parqmdtluwupqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg79jvn3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspklxk4j02zvtr7lpfec65gzgjnhu3rnkwweyvtte8cwfuzzj92tsewygr0'>nevent1q…ygr0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps it&#39;s a pre-emptive excuse, so that, if later, evidence of Russian &#39;sponsorship&#39; is uncovered, he will claim it was just planted by Russian hackers ... ? 2026-05-24T18:35:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfwnx5r9quaalpusa28wxhe82dl9ceegxfg0sh7pp6xv0nt6d8dvczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgxhn8mg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswmyfwq0vc2tm7ruamqwteg33vuaznak7wlkj7kecjmhs42gk0lvcntnjxj'>nevent1q…njxj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would guess his &#39;financial backers&#39; are busy paying investigators to dig up wrong doings (however small/ancient) by members of other parties and then getting headline writers to try and make them seem equivalent. 2026-05-20T07:16:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqt5dlpap49n9j80avwu56684w22qgrl480trjljzwldkzqd6gh5szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lggmgl5q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnjyywdhesj4c5ul8sn0q9vcxx58wkpttxjc78tkq6dvp4qzukwsnk9pdm'>nevent1q…9pdm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, I hope Keir has is resignation speech ready, and that the next Labour leader is more of a &#39;lefty&#39; ... 2026-05-08T05:55:54Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyjd2f9633aex5ac73yh3nmxxwy4y00sznk9m03qd3z7ycjecrg0qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgw8fy2c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrwguvekt594eed3vl9dqs0969kcv899hz2pucmxh0d06nff425es4t4kzx'>nevent1q…4kzx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How much did Jingye pay to buy British Steel, plus how much did they invest ? I don&#39;t see how they can expect much more than that back ... 2026-03-30T20:17:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstzur5dj856wdt2p44c7mqktgyr3nghl50dfas8683gecyfaz2m6czyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg4e94cy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0tnhnt4c2ralfhmc939wkzpm595wqclsxulqtwn7ne9fxdlupkrq687hdt'>nevent1q…7hdt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if this is partly a circular problem ? Young people having less money, means less money spent in places that employ young people, which means young people have less money ... ? 2026-02-17T16:53:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz0yuejnenaylsvq5clczla73t486cwjqre5lmnnwfcu88haupp9gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgz0ly4r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs20ychhpt7gfmp69r0npkvktuwhcdngnglywnfakqq97yfq3z3xes3jcvpd'>nevent1q…cvpd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, the William Hill odds (decimal format) are currently:<br/>Greens: 1.40<br/>Reform: 3.50<br/>Labour: 9.00<br/>(and several other parties &gt;100) so the betting public seem fairly certain of a Green win ! 2026-02-12T19:46:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqq55ls6u8c7g3vyct7v27tdde7nerfqyk22030p7dz4qz5un0kqszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgar9wtm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzxh88xjmh07zpynmucg6suju84wmfc2ygr3ay4pkt546awxggpqdnq9gj'>nevent1q…q9gj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Well, current William Hill odds are (decimal format):<br/><br/>Greens: 2.10<br/>Reform: 2.10<br/>Labour: 6.00<br/>Workers Party of Britain: 34.00<br/>Conservatives: 251.00<br/>Lib Dems: 251.00<br/><br/>Feels like Labour should be giving up and supporting the Greens, but it seems unlikely that they will !<br/><br/>Maybe a loss to Reform or Greens will be enough to trigger a replacement of Keir (current odds of 2026 &#39;exit&#39;: 1.61) 2026-01-31T09:03:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqagfyd83ujkauzet86pecms3l734jr0whcx2w7jse68kll84e04czyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg38jp8l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxzsh3mnsshvewvd99dv3hx8z9y9whlahygudnum3tuu4vnnkzz3szzlyt2'>nevent1q…lyt2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And it&#39;s quite irritating how leading up to the tax submission deadline, you will be pestered with e-mails several times a week ... Once you&#39;ve paid, there isn&#39;t even a &#34;Thank you&#34; email ! 2026-01-17T10:34:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd0x9mpu4nnvczgwpfeqz5czccrrrt4tdqg3p0qr8f4rp89g2tvngzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgf2cmry In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyregp6gteansnyv909qk233rgj2hmhhp5zz24x47n3agmatc6zns4nugyc'>nevent1q…ugyc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think this helps Reform, given how thoroughly the Tories &#34;sh*t the bed&#34; when in power, and I think that stink is going to be associated with their MPs/ex-MPs for some time ... 2026-01-15T18:38:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2axtke0ahrfd5jsn9y8fxpwjls7jedfj7ex6g6zla4ndcqcv2y0gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgxx9qzv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3x9qgdpqewwhunwrur9c2fnrgzjw2k36fn6z82wk32677rt4j2g2ljpq3'>nevent1q…jpq3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So ... if Farage were caught/jailed for taking Russian money ... it could solve a few problems ... 2026-01-11T21:05:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst678mrxngmmv6uz8l8wwtqze0e8x8d4htqxfjecxpqkgctdektmqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lge59zvy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz8lqcsdu3r5efen7suf4j6yr24rekgxpuvufffxr3amrj2gueysc90r6d2'>nevent1q…r6d2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suspect that (probably unpopular) move of increasing/introducing minimum alcohol pricing might be part of the solution (so that supermarkets can&#39;t undercut pubs by so much). 2026-01-08T07:21:59Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0w5u8c2xt7uv7n7kt856q266t7zjy532ucc4gzyjgsrgrep0v8qszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgdqdm5c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd0lfcrhc7ju8e3j3fhx6twhnuhp2mx68r8e6nqe7l4r6dm5qvx4gpf42ly'>nevent1q…42ly</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>No one seems to be taking the opportunity to refer to the charges against President Maduro as being &#34;trumped up&#34; 😃 2026-01-05T09:51:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx72e9ryvwsrtt0dsrmpr7m9hnk5wlf2985nm07eunjxxtxsmd47czyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgrm8evk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy6sat48ldn4v6sjhh6rufa47eegtc7u6nvqphfe23g27neepzh5gwe4ut4'>nevent1q…4ut4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Happy New Year.<br/>I admire your generosity in referring to Farage as a &#34;political charlatan&#34; ... I would have used *much* cruder terms 😃 2026-01-01T08:57:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvenxrqr8kx79nf4uvcnac4qamahar8fdc4nfmjak7lshtk0kgwnszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgxmswcs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2ku9983n0g8sdvdjuaepnzhwvjuktp3wc8t2v9dcs65g5rk3ccss6wd9ew'>nevent1q…d9ew</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if future historians will debate whether it was Thatcher or Farage who did the most damage to this country ?<br/>(Not sure at the moment, but if Reform gets into power ... ) 2025-12-17T13:34:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86ukqgqk793s53m89px9h2s75zpz7yd5pyffc0s98rgg2gcp876qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgxa3c7t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfjrqu7mmsdwe80u92nna3tfessk7xv5fgmjvykghvrqxsk78e6gv5hdx4'>nevent1q…hdx4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, if you allow people to get larger mortgages, every £1k more that people can afford to spend, puts house prices up by £1k (supply/demand), so the seller gets £1k more, and the mortgage lender gets ~£3k more (interest on the extra £1k over the period of the mortgage) and the poor buyer is now ~4k worse off ! 2025-12-15T19:09:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrqkc58ykglrsn6ph2chpw9ugqg7weajfhh423xm07el8h7wfwh8szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg9nl8vw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswct32tvtcfqd50qsf6ynkxjfqstwz3uyuuw54epct3n5pqmnp0jc32szrc'>nevent1q…szrc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think that Royal Mail claim their &#39;lost letter&#39; rate is about 1 in 100,000 , my personal experience is that for letters from the NHS, it feels like about 1 in 20 ... I wonder how many referrals that vanished are where a letter was &#39;sent&#39; to a patient that didn&#39;t receive it ... 2025-12-07T18:30:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstnq9rwzzv93qnn8a44vpu07g9g8sufvj77ths93wgcgcnfv38huszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgswk5us In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsge2pg99r8qqgnp4ymnvjwcmx70hqvleqtv9gykss4dxajadekjccmf6mzl'>nevent1q…6mzl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So, if Labour with it&#39;s commons majority were to ban all foreign donations to UK political parties, it would only cost Labour £2m, but the Cons ~£5m and Reform £9m ?<br/>Sounds like a big win ... 2025-12-04T19:42:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxemfl6f6w5de9pu2vdktl7aqjksma97tr73vywezdzd93ssls0jczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgk4j40g In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyzmgfl2lj5xekun3uq0yzfacxjk74ajjuq90xm3vvpam0kda3hcsf7d2kf'>nevent1q…d2kf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It also feels like we have more politicians who haven&#39;t done anything much apart from politics, rather than representing the skills and points of view of other professions. 2025-11-28T08:36:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9eaq30kamc584z0tqsgjnr46qgnpq4n62qlfm29jrknlrznkhaqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgmay885 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx2x03u77n4t2d5ll39u437fse7alwxj7r826fr7wh9n7mly0nrmq9r50et'>nevent1q…50et</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Doesn&#39;t seem to be any mention of changes to corporate tax (or maybe it&#39;s just not being discussed in the media?) 2025-11-26T17:45:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8l497jvjvy2238e4asq76kwdny8fu9wyah7pvdve2jcfvhtzsxeqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg85wkuq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfd7veg3aptuvww9seys9zznvf3kn0xq6pq9939ca9pe74829wlqgsm0gd0'>nevent1q…0gd0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The &#39;collective wisdom&#39; of the people placing politics bets on William Hill, seem to think Keir is getting the boot next year ...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/563/924/159/844/620/original/8f2729b156754d8a.png"> <br/> 2025-11-17T07:49:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsruhxjzgfh7m7wcynz9n26wy5ytpt32zzf5ny9q3d8z9494f7uwngzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgcfcltg In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz5ld2l7cm7uajk20sccne7ajplv3ftphz3jhhhv4yx5f0339npsqlppjy3'>nevent1q…pjy3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I am wondering if this is possibly a pandemic side-effect, that all those flu cases we missed by masking/isolating were really just postponed, and having lost some flu herd-immunity makes a big wave more likely ? 2025-11-14T18:54:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstqfv4m3zastmgz7zgnjfjk3fekgu8d9usxvmtpfudcdfddsja4kszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg4yk9lx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvwr2xplcpe4d84ew82murfq93nyt9uwjj0rskh0zv9ymfmey60gspwtl5e'>nevent1q…tl5e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Putting on my pedantry hat, wouldn&#39;t that mean it was only legal to protest *inside* an MP&#39;s home (everywhere else is &#39;outside&#39;) ? 2025-11-05T07:40:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0q35k6vgr8hall3u8y7d6lqs2eapctwkj5889eedsau67vlq25jgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg9dytje In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspnr6jwrrhfkfkd23kd4h5tm58ltf9cyq8ja0zrxqwaxhsxg4zpjsm79p5m'>nevent1q…9p5m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder how long before there&#39;s a &#39;tariff&#39; on using those payment providers, and if that will speed up a non-US alternative ! 2025-10-24T06:04:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp5k2nzx8mv058j59zrqm9em4dgqssxf8t2wmhfukjgj0cs97nsaszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgym3nch In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspedkka6jdpsupwfv5n4zm55qflz3lllrg4x6wyhfu7fgq0lufd9g3nxjg9'>nevent1q…xjg9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It feels like need for UK/EU to become less dependent on the US$ has become a lot more urgent. Perhaps a non-US alternative to the Mastercard/Visa payment processors would be a good start ? 2025-10-24T05:46:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0tem8jpqfsrelklfua0g35tzeugqkvmtn04uayau8jzl0u4uzf3gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lggpmv5x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvyjgutl6h7pn786wdcpkhxw8cj2fw6aclt3zf5n49zkt4ye69lqtej2wk'>nevent1q…j2wk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The news sites seem to be referring to it as a &#34;Tax Raid&#34;, rather than calling it a removal of a loop hole ... 2025-10-22T18:02:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlxm9flcnut9gmu4v49ehw0xmlz2j7u839ej9u7lu9s6w300uj2czyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgfqgyj6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0c4yjl57em9yh0m6rycj6rfdfr0233gwf8rmwsg0hc77cynsy6ks09v97q'>nevent1q…v97q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I suppose this is an advantage that wind/solar have, you can start small with a few turbines/panels and then use revenue from those to expand ... 2025-10-22T06:34:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstm5zd242w275f8gstchcsnjjdvy4x6y3pqadqs043theuphkmmcgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg8acgn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0a6hdwexj29vykdsfswr28vc7s2jpa0mf8d0wu4f47rxdcax3kgqh0fk0s'>nevent1q…fk0s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It all seems to be discussion/speculation around taxes on people (income/property/inheritance/wealth/national insurance/ISA etc. etc.) and no mention of corporation tax which currently seems to be about half the rate it was in the 1970s ...<br/><a href="https://ifs.org.uk/taxlab/taxlab-data-item/main-corporation-tax-rates-over-time">https://ifs.org.uk/taxlab/taxlab-data-item/main-corporation-tax-rates-over-time</a><br/>(Is it possible that large corporations that own various media have been making sure that corporate tax isn&#39;t being widely discussed?) 2025-10-16T16:55:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstytx6dkdlkqfq4zwqfayhhnphhugnkjlkfszk0gw0npu8j0t3sjszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgg5lyl6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtgw9034lr8s9zfudu82msyns79dt3nkzx52pdypjrgzlhgnlfksyr40r2'>nevent1q…40r2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if the upwards tick after 2020 is just the effects of long covid ? 2025-10-15T19:42:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy79d5ey5t6pqn2n0mfl5ck2xejjhenpa9q5xmmp4pz5ml3wc8jcqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgntu36d In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsv2nrd747wedgxuhqvym7a9n8ammu8keh6p3728le0ly2ruy5lrvcaxrgnd'>nevent1q…rgnd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and are those companies actually &#39;paying&#39; him, or just helping obscure the money trail by passing on money from somewhere else ... where does GB News get it&#39;s money from ... 2025-10-15T18:46:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86nqwukrrcya5yal87fn3skulwp4x9ergl9s97hu3d27g2zu6juczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgad3dhx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9n2uwqas3r96skfjcefs29pkvn6v66vxr38se5ndelktsuh2gp8qd2l20t'>nevent1q…l20t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I recall an article I read some time (decades!) ago, which claimed that after a crack down on porn by police (70&#39;s or 80&#39;s?) there was a rise in sexual assaults. I have no idea of how rigorous the study was or how statistically significant the effect, but could this become a side-effect of the Online Safety Act ? 2025-10-15T06:31:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2yepfh2dkfhr969l6qqlgkmd08wmmsg8j8dptrdhfug2cpwc4rpgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg28h6zl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fge4637ycganfhflne2tp0ahcm9krc539kqevmexqljvhl0tffs7pjhg5'>nevent1q…jhg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if this is a long-term side effect of austerity ? Perhaps it is easier for children brought up in homes struggling to pay for rent/food and educated in larger classes with less individual attention to end up more susceptible to these behaviours ? 2025-10-04T08:01:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstfg4dfd3mrxrwvfkhw89wrv0yh08zc49l0zcxml0tpmflxwut4xgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgqahujk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9fvy8xjrp66zw5ka5gfy65k0tsa955mlek8chfshawy3drsmzprc5f4v0l'>nevent1q…4v0l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It sounds like anyone can set up a limited company which trades fraudulently, take the money out and move abroad and the government/courts will just shrug their shoulders and say there&#39;s nothing they can do ? 2025-10-01T19:18:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfwhuv98l98cgeafjllwe543ysh95gryxvsv5psgakes53tu9trugzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5h6xut In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz0vnrk3nr3sfkl4gafuc6rgg4svr6s6j7ps65vhnq0r6la6mnv4sftnqud'>nevent1q…nqud</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if rental costs for non-social housing are skewed by the non-social housing that was buy-to-let (where the tenant is paying the landlords mortgage) ?<br/>My wild guess (without even a tiny shred of supporting evidence) is that this is higher in the UK than comparable nations .... 2025-09-16T15:52:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy2r405znwcmkmghuparzx74vfy8afnejpzxjyxdqpm0y0hjxxupgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lguzk6mx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9r2rttvuj2e899u7y2starsr8223tnn6g6ukp50486tuxrcaqujqz757pm'>nevent1q…57pm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Sounds positive, but how many of the components/materials required will have to be imported from EU and outside-EU countries ?<br/>Are we still able to build warships in times of actual war ? 2025-09-03T11:54:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfr6qptkhdqhummq7qugd6gge7g3c2r8eyzcuhyyatgfuq7zf4khszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgeyamjf In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqj9e2xfw4edest2fkt8rmdmclm30jwzgkctmmmhf04e4lf8nlj5stv8xll'>nevent1q…8xll</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Isn&#39;t this just, as a broad generalisation, poorer/left leaning families in rented accommodation (where costs can/do rise), being unable to afford children/childcare, vs richer/right leaning families in owned/mortgaged properties (where mortgages become cheaper in real terms over time due to inflation) having the spare cash ? 2025-08-29T05:58:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgq0hkraweyjemnyqqgu5r4xw46s2vdfkxepyw3vz3thzdwfez6egzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgnkyr22 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq6a4ms66zcezwk75lsndxjsqcq5v28jpa5jhfcuqzwruph4u0dqcdz2sma'>nevent1q…2sma</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It sounds like we need a new higher corporate tax rate for foreign owned newspapers that publish in the UK ... 2025-08-27T07:44:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr09qk33s38nwc8p4wtys6azmpd9t8uh2me5s80hjqj32zjeq06kczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg3haze5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst4cjewt9fees2rpjx2s95crjvjxjrnj7edmftjeplv69e8fxy0kc9fkpqg'>nevent1q…kpqg</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... but how much of that tax is spent on goods/services that benefit the public, and how much goes to outsourced services that take a hefty profit, pay shareholders and directors and then spend what&#39;s left on actual services etc.<br/>Maybe the problem is these financial parasites draining the system ?<br/>(Difficult to know how to measure this and see if other comparable countries are doing better/worse!) 2025-08-23T09:43:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr7htwx0z7r0fg7s0dpsqv760tv4t8aj4ew6dhd2ud2068pgmy56qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg3a2257 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrtwg06jzvdu085e26t6n68z29kfuszgfun3qreuftv6ka5u5vwcpjj3ty'>nevent1q…j3ty</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Don&#39;t forget the tripod, flash gun, spare battery, camera bag ... :-D 2025-08-13T13:22:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6twmwtq9jagnz8ejlzzlnarcpdcg57d7u5qnx4dw5k7n9gj0kqgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgjzzkat In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0cjdsz8p8z5p3q6pj8f9rx4pwnljmjdgcp72064t9kru9yhyq5wceu9vag'>nevent1q…9vag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s a slippery slope, one or two lenses might seem enough to start with, but then you&#39;ll want a long lens for wildlife, a large aperture lens for portraiture and a wide angle lens for landscapes .... and ... and ... 2025-08-13T11:29:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr2x9vdptu6u9qer5tu9ya04e404mslutmls9ct6zqtjeuvh6egyqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgsr2qqw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8vda6dma2hyfun8xel8ltqgqqynm6yq5259pt7xvx69e75s7kj9gm4pwc8'>nevent1q…pwc8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We will look at it momentarily ... 2025-07-24T12:57:01Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyu7hcandm779k6wr8mlnfyrcjja34lhrmqv9le959dhx5tuxkpaczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgde8t6u In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0vhr36xw8vcve0tpscqcaxgqctteg9ekk4sycgey9gzytx0fd9fs3v6zcl'>nevent1q…6zcl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would guess most pensioners are spending their money locally on goods and services, so are contributing to the high street etc. , it&#39;s not like they are buying expensive nuclear weapons or fighter planes from another country. 2025-07-12T09:42:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfhxteh66wlyy6sgsn9eekyhgnmjjkv769cwtsr6gx6vp5f9xtp7szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgtjjxal In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszyp0k8jzvj4hysewt7mqwxtt4q8yv24kedmecv3xgfpx8ch74qeca4uynn'>nevent1q…uynn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Should they have banned dividends as well as bonuses ? 2025-06-06T07:41:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wxvtc6k492jhekcqq0m9ux05n2eh33e2k47z6kj9k8dg73872dszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lglufscn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsreacg0v0nnkp6un3nd8v4e32r3lg0mx3mvvzkn6aqgar5v0vflxqmq3zgh'>nevent1q…3zgh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He might not think so, I wonder what Keynes would think ? 🙂 <br/>You certainly can&#39;t create growth from austerity ! 2025-06-02T16:51:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9c3uavhlk4cjxrwwj0trfwnaykdm7r02vafhph9sqj6xxpe5zalqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lggatlnr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsza7vxh3cww6v65mchgsywausulf4jw6ufllqh775us307hymdvysa5zjwj'>nevent1q…zjwj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if it is also something to with publicity budgets, I would guess that Reform spends more on keeping itself in the news than the Greens (just a suspicion, I don&#39;t have any actual numbers).<br/>Some regulations about political parties having to disclose their funding sources might help ... 2025-05-28T06:01:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd2dc3qjl6g8hsuaazjpk4dfgey2my3tc238q467kd5cz2tav2g7czyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5vgh5a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fkdgggsx47jmd58emy6zse0huqpxulf0kazycvy6en83skgvt6q6scg8p'>nevent1q…cg8p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Part of the problem is that fixing all the austerity problems that this country has (poverty, wealth inequality, transport, education,housing etc. etc.) and paying for it with increased taxes (on the wealthy) will benefit the country in the long term, but many of these improvements won&#39;t have enough effect felt by the voters before the next election. 2025-05-26T18:15:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy0tnm55x6p98zefczepdgjdjp48z54uekfvk4xlk86dna8hg7p9gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgndnkfm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs25nsty27gflu06l308l6shxrl00fpldgrd2hlnc886cvm7l8k8yqer66jm'>nevent1q…66jm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He does seem to be acting like Reform is his only threat, when, perhaps, there is a chance of the Unions and some defecting Labour MPs and some Lib Dems/Greens forming a majority coalition, with a new PM ? 2025-05-14T08:58:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgmm5hfgdwwme9nzsxm230y9xxdrfnaw0aw40xycjjgpefy4z3k7gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgnea2ca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0fw85uvngaaf23aqw347ue8cd90xxjs8gdumw0snt4q5ay86989shqu0mn'>nevent1q…u0mn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Wasn&#39;t there a survey a few years ago, and the average number of books per household in the UK was something like 10 ... which makes me wonder how many book-free households there are [shudder] ! 2025-03-18T22:54:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswue0knpr4kjjddyl9c0p92dkzh5ga2dww3u9x6tz67xgevgz387szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgzwcccj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf9gmn66xvxtl3t48fwyzprc23u37sspurr04gw5cdvtt69d3qwxc46n4g9'>nevent1q…n4g9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem is still that it&#39;s pointless encouraging people back to work if there are no more jobs available, and cutting benefits will directly reduce spending on the high-street and all the knock-on effects for suppliers, so making the job shortage even worse ! 2025-03-16T22:08:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xgrglzgd3fnw5t472v34clc4udzrf8jm060dgps3sa28y0m4zsczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgh0mu98 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pdczmvfqyj8rfgxqrd86fl2llee6lxzuqwplh4jq9sw3rudn6sg6znz03'>nevent1q…nz03</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I find the term particularly appropriate for myself, as I have a reasonable number of books in Japanese that I cannot read (though I&#39;m attempting to learn!) 2025-03-16T11:42:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgvhqg07c7ztzlzf2jqlawv8xrl6rt7w5cfj3vu3u737u9lj7wf6qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg2zwym5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8zux7n98n97anrrfajk3r3hfrxlrsy8rezg6vs8605kr6xjr4r6smgrsql'>nevent1q…rsql</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Perhaps the anti-vaxxers are thinking it won&#39;t be a proper apocalypse if we only have Death, War and Famine ? 2025-02-26T08:46:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg28thngjgcgy2p8dh6hcujtupdlljpydkk2046w8zza69zlufxtszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgtanppz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyed7547ge6fza75kw065mh4hdlgea9nzskk26ak2cz3jtx2nudgcvr6f4g'>nevent1q…6f4g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I guess farmers will have to do what owners of all other family owned businesses (eg. bakery/bookshop/restaurant/bicycle repair shop etc.) have to do, which is pay IHT.<br/>But, the loss of some of the special tax benefits for owners of farm land should also help &#39;real&#39; farmers, farm land prices should fall as they will only be competing for the land against other &#39;real&#39; farmers, rather than investors just looking for a tax dodge. 2025-02-19T08:23:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsylyw0tz5fksclhhyau6ksjcggd3tqyrtfzshwskm2tp3ef33ckrgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgctnlxa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqhg6cgd34k0f0gqf7hddsur9u78kryehrc73j8ycztt60tcsqezcvn88we'>nevent1q…88we</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully we (the tax payer) won&#39;t get saddled with this extra debt when the company eventually goes bankrupt and has to be privatized. 2025-02-18T17:56:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv83cle0y8enskvxel7vrnrt20ppuhh3hwgz5r0rcalvwnuak7x5gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lguc6clx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdavmespaqfm30xt8v57v7jt5rvtqahdkdrfeg7uewyxfacdfurtgcmkwdx'>nevent1q…kwdx</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also wonder about the investment value of &#34;Truth Social&#34;, the high stock value always seemed inconsistent with it&#39;s income/subscriber numbers. Perhaps the price was held artificially high by some rich investors, and are they now quietly selling, now that it&#39;s served it&#39;s purpose, and leaving others in the lurch ? 2025-02-09T09:30:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfv9kpzwudelvt73df9fyavlkgzcnmz083myhzncduyljqxwnkp5gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgnk36g6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsquwkkm482jjzdz3jsstd3kdxjq55vd0szz2837reu8mp6h40q6hcg5e7cz'>nevent1q…e7cz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully the &#39;interesting&#39; changes happening in some other countries will focus his mind on the importance of cooperation with our neighbours ... 2025-02-02T19:18:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxe0ekvz7t6flqkj6mletlxg5yyawnu8r25hlsd6q0m0c7wsyyyhqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgy4fmdd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8sz4qc0p76f2ea8yr2kf668spp9rp342k99pln5j4q0anzazu2scvm705g'>nevent1q…705g</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>... and yet we still don&#39;t really seem to be publicly ridiculing those people who knowingly lied to the population.<br/>At the very least we should be forcing them to get the word &#34;LIAR&#34; tattooed across their foreheads. 2025-01-31T08:46:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9p27nzndrzj2jcvv9da600nzexfydrpfnlvx4rmgzyuuukcphtrszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgek7y76 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9gsa455mn6zt0sr7a8nurngd8r5pq6vah4x3nge89anykj5zyzgqhgejk7'>nevent1q…ejk7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe increasing Corporation Tax would help with this, currently a company with £100 spare can chose to take out £75 and pay £ 25 tax, or invest £100 in R&amp;D, if the tax was (much) higher there would be more incentive to re-invest over giving the money to shareholders etc. 2025-01-22T06:33:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2vdv9scfe0cawmpja2swfv302cvp0yr5hwua6eafsd845f280hqszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg3ctz3k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9allqfc2jvtefwuhx6ewxt7hqhzd4anp8wzefqd6dt3h6qhnamcc92hft5'>nevent1q…hft5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Hopefully Bandcamp and similar will catch on more<br/>( <a href="https://bandcamp.com/">https://bandcamp.com/</a> )<br/>I quite like the buy an album, download it and actually own it business model, rather than the pay an arbitrary, increasing amount to just have access but own nothing system that has become so popular ! 2025-01-08T07:42:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqtd5gt0f7uffj9rt9pczm6rrth77qz9fnfw0p47wlpsj568h4wxqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgtf4ktt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspw2e8p5z6jawecv4lvgkcysshkyw5l4s8de8e94j3s55a9jscntcy3gmna'>nevent1q…gmna</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also wonder if there is an element of private house builders deliberately trying to sabotage the Labour government&#39;s building program ? They have a vested interest in keeping the supply restricted to increase their profits, and I would guess many of their directors would be Conservative voters/donators. 2024-12-27T08:39:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9dx9enq04d4c8p4m4h8deagjzud32k27af6a3hnhq4a7vjjlu9wszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5wsvwq In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3mkgmqmz947l9d9pj6gfjkensqvjr4xr80h83c06l2pevqsmc6gatrsvu'>nevent1q…rsvu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, we need to stop paying private companies for road repairs when they know that if they do a shoddy job, it&#39;s just easy money and they will get paid again to fill the same hole in a few months ! 2024-12-20T08:37:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspjqmkdmvfaz7nspuzvah043z3v9tc7yg40ucd5e0drr4vdckep5gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg8p29r7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvr2lgxcnp9z3nufsvl8vpec3g46jrvdm9m68jzue3fdqcgsvuz6sgxrf75'>nevent1q…rf75</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe cutting back on planning permission (or increasing fees!) for non-social housing (particularly the large luxury houses) would then free up builders for social housing projects ? 2024-12-15T09:20:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs92jtlrdz3e8el9dayytx2psz0up7v38khsc764kj4lw6hv2jfaugzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5zj602 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg8gn266eefwypl9wyxsru08hspjp24gjchjq90wkr6xhz90wmk6sf3xm2q'>nevent1q…xm2q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Naming and shaming the companies that advertise on on GB &#39;News&#39; would be a start, and boycotting them and any other sources of their income ... 2024-12-12T11:42:31Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp96ate7krpeyltm74vzekadn22jgcjcdqqeer8jjzfzpwzlwvy2szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgtm6734 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsztpdzxhvrdvtpvnw3369fadwmrpkqegkggmq3nzutfrcslgtkqwqxvtl54'>nevent1q…tl54</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I like this, but maybe set MPs salaries as a multiplier of the national average income, give them more of an incentive to improve things for the rest of us... 2024-12-10T17:39:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0ppp7ny7e32pfn7c9jqtcwpt7vq4e5fsks94gdet2nnulpnwhlcgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5q2lf7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswgupuepg6dvnh60avjyc3ukzaakpydw50767sezj0tyungdl2wvcv8gnhv'>nevent1q…gnhv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>There must be so many ways to pass dodgy cash to a politician eg. a suspiciously large advance for writing an autobiography that was never going to sell ... 2024-12-07T12:33:07Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyfnh3t42c2yy4g4nd9fjdr347cju22sd35daygv6d0ppn67drmcgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgwsf3qc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs88mcxlkduuy2npwgy8wq4txa229fmj6d5rfx5fsry7rhjvkfqz7csqx5xm'>nevent1q…x5xm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have always wondered if the massive publicity that goes with a killing like this, helps tip the next aggrieved person over the edge, so there is a chance this could escalate ! 2024-12-07T12:12:10Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdtmjfar9yr6j0a3h4u4y4zapee33zkh7tls70ntwvmkcjdshp0sczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgncc525 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvrr9wcx3l7u98hmnecnt69r70nrhfrrsuv5g8jzgme42h6d378mgcyc7ps'>nevent1q…c7ps</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have a suspicion that the healthcare business reaction will be to increase salaries for the top paid &#39;to compensate for the risk&#39; , spend much more on security and then pay for that by charging patients more or withholding more treatments ! 2024-12-05T08:51:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszj70ry95s80vnqkvk4yajd5fdw2ngxfzug4gy6e2enxq63umql5szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg9vhu2k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84fks5vf45k6t3s7v3jkcv8whxexvxca37zp6azhvuwu53gwq7mgac427c'>nevent1q…427c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We do seem to be sadly lacking in (current events based) satire on TV. There only seems to only be HIGNFY left !<br/>We&#39;re missing Mock the Week, Russell Howard&#39;s Good News, Late Night Mash etc. 2024-12-04T22:50:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstna0m8aacmsy8zthayhzjx36t8jvgrh3q4p0lllqugjqlax8aevgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgg804hn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstj4470rjdwzrqlv09zmvj7m08kflpyhx7halqf9j9vnj2usapupgknkwm6'>nevent1q…kwm6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The Vietnamese government solution sounds quite appealing ... <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd753r47815o">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd753r47815o</a> but perhaps just a little extreme ... 2024-12-03T17:25:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs00jvx9c65ljv8n9vkfxpl3jjt9hupnqd7ut95vsfvanz8ddma4jszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgfre3z3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqszfjtwm6gyhlvdul0r5ul6xssrnr8mua3z5sfqzq3dre7sk0eunqs8fcf68'>nevent1q…cf68</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>How does Farage end up with so much media attention? <br/>We seem to hear so much less about the Lib Dem leader, despite the party having so many more seats, and it feels like the Green party rarely get in the news.<br/>He might not &#39;go away&#39; if we ignore him, but it might help ! 2024-11-28T22:10:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs985kheg7dtcgqe9hp9psec5mfv65yc988g57s6nx0g8xp892846gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgxdufx2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9datjn0s2g2y3067mgnjjx3586cdzhk0faf437l67sdp5v5kk8pqd6rm3a'>nevent1q…rm3a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I hope we don&#39;t end up paying some huge price to the current owners who have run the service into the ground and paid large dividends/bonuses. A good careful audit of the actual value (debt?!) of what we&#39;re taking on needs to happen.<br/>It might help to issue some large fines for poor service before taking them over ! 2024-11-28T10:11:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs25s92cuyxhptwrpmuz884jxemd5e7z3mphgjx8c2yp7gm5yrssxczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgj0u4my In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsx00clf8ljngvq7u467z57m0mqppvjdlm3k6dhjkuug63lu0zhgesz7dkug'>nevent1q…dkug</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It&#39;s so simple, all you need to do is persuade the voting public that tax raises to improve health are worthwhile!<br/>Then spend that money directly on heath care and in-sourcing from all the parasitic health companies that provide a service/product with a massive profit markup. 2024-11-27T09:33:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq7q98685ryxlqqc7sc3fu0l0u6f77f3kw2qr073c6pzgk4kzyqsgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgqu8gru In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgvky03wczrd9f4v35jynhu6m4q4y9yyx2kk9uysepwp44qtup6zq2pl4qz'>nevent1q…l4qz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if someone could start a petition for a by-election in Farage&#39;s constituency, given his poor record of engaging with his constituents ? 2024-11-25T16:45:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsn8mps8es2znjqhc4a5zkh3l26ma9lh83vhml7t97rdqpn5sryqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgmglykl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgrxzfra0hhe6j5upseyyu3g5h8f8llvv0kg6ce6796lu7tp4gcsdp96gh'>nevent1q…96gh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m hardly an expert in economics, but if the government spends say £50k on land/materials/labour and builds a house worth £100k, doesn&#39;t it then have £50k more on it&#39;s books even if the house/asset is never sold, and it will then get rental income on top ... so isn&#39;t this just cost positive (as well as all the value to the economy of employing the workers) ? 2024-11-20T18:07:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrd5qcv06stpvpamywu627tv77trw3rm4m5xgcegmwysyugkg22yczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg4vwxev In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyhkf5zkg9u7gttvvqld6rum8at0wn24u8slp2t8fhmy8y0pvn0xqxelztj'>nevent1q…lztj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe we should put Farage in the Tower of London, and use the possibility of letting him out as a bargaining chip ? 2024-11-20T14:23:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqrux5auuv9snwe2fs7xfs50xwjxnutpx37qpdcy702mz3we2mgsszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgg6erg0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdzm04slewpckd3ct0d9nqcht4ke70mhtsaaz895ymrxm5trle72s9rx2fq'>nevent1q…x2fq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder how long before the people that voted for Trump realise they&#39;ve been conned ?<br/>Given how slow the equivalent process seems to have been for Brexit voters, it might be some years ! 2024-11-17T11:17:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs93846wllhpuyt6w698a7gm74k0uv44gaz7vy38jx7c3x70qm0g0qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg5g79hk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqak8lf08sq753z0aazgth3htu4tuzrya6tvcjjj6pspr4w7yv9mctvuw4n'>nevent1q…uw4n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;d suggest the two book compilation &#34;Across Realtime&#34; and treating it as one big story ... 2024-11-15T09:47:24Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswje42tvce472sjqfucgv3ymyqweagcf2scdctkdy68mvx8lcs75szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg0v3j5l In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs084zdv7tts4sx5tp49f47dkmfgwpxzeh4859jqkh3snht22t90kqe8gkuj'>nevent1q…gkuj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, justice seems to run far too slow against the rich/powerful.<br/>We haven&#39;t even jailed anyone over the Post Office scandal yet !<br/>It feels like Boris should be in prison for something, even if it&#39;s just crimes against literature 🙂 2024-11-14T09:03:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp2hwkjs4jygkmw4s5x94f5xsx9p9j63k0hpdwz4fxtxhq0cr6udqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg0e0068 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8j7rh8kwykt38vskr65f3phmf60gugx9n407zp8wrau7xnlq7d5cfg3tk9'>nevent1q…3tk9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The problem is that if we do the correct/obvious thing and rejoin the EU, then there us a big risk that same kind of people who voted for Trump will give us a Farage/Reform government at the next election ! 2024-11-10T10:10:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs95v3wt67dequkuhemq2pa5k03mckxx5eky4wadl3hrcku0u2m6zszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lguvm6a4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsy7cwfgp92rhd5f4l3j9n39k6vset4tdj9w3l54dvlrc95gw4dn3qg20a4v'>nevent1q…0a4v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder what happens if Trump isn&#39;t able to coherently repeat the oath on his inauguration ? 2024-11-08T12:37:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9v75svhx94cdakgaw7ak3zeq58cp09meg5dq8x665zkhpa8am7cszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgurn9kr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9guacj5827ahev6u3mfem6qtkpzp2dluvpknsmgdhg53vr3hyq5shs6l29'>nevent1q…6l29</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We don&#39;t know how long before he might be &#39;retired&#39; due to ill-health, and if the replacement will be better or worse ... 2024-11-07T07:48:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsytevn3dafzq07u7rdgvnpqnjmm3rluy5xguqsym5857uh0nt6wlqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg0lxn0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0egxw88rnf8py0ed3qmzj27q96cg9jq7npyw8t4gx6xan4d7heqgxhag0m'>nevent1q…ag0m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think the word of the day might be &#34;Panic&#34;. 2024-11-06T08:13:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspd92qs70vdceutal6sr32gz9k4krr592yc4k429myhz7uknqrc6qzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgvgh34z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs04naza84fy5z4muzzdzls9s9lztk2p6944k94epse5u0dnlp8e4cjlc2p8'>nevent1q…c2p8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So many things to worry about ...<br/>Climate change<br/>Russians advancing across Ukraine and beyond<br/>American refugees<br/>British businesses dependencies on US companies<br/>British military dependencies on US hardware<br/><br/>I suppose we always knew that wealth and lies can get you political power, but seeing it on this scale !!<br/><br/>Maybe there is a thin sliver of hope, but it&#39;s looking very thin ... 2024-11-06T08:02:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspsew2k8wahe3cazcmytavks80nvafsptl58hhdz7gteyspz22atszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lghxl72n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf47fdrnut25m2fsqp46r6uqnkx3gum9hyt2pultvktvxxvcpg7qgzv0ygc'>nevent1q…0ygc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think part of the problem is that it is easy to measure the cost of university education, and difficult to measure the benefits (increased tax paid (at higher rates!), benefits to industry (more profits and taxes, better competition against companies in other countries), the value of children brought up in a home with better educated parents, etc. etc.) and I&#39;ve seen the assumption that a difficult to measure quantity equals zero in a few places! 2024-11-04T19:39:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvdm3gts5w25l9359d9pdkgnvcepdwlqa36m4wq2gtdsuyvghwlqszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgtl3w00 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqttle35f4rnqwh70wc2dlh365t36ttnew4drmrykhn003rqlfexghpuss9'>nevent1q…uss9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It does feel like there is a secret list of how famous/wealthy you are and what you&#39;re allowed to get away with (or at least keep delaying any consequences) ... <br/>(Though I really have no idea why RB is rich/famous!) 2024-11-03T09:15:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3cx0tpqakjasvusq3a45zk59tsk8mgr9kdpxdlfm66ynlk9c9qqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgvgwv9t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxwwqxmv5gsnrdqny7dm0fvkv4446v7lljp8urrfdrg34lxkdye7sujl6pu'>nevent1q…l6pu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder what the threshold is for being able to get away with fraud, is it company size, or layers of management obfuscation that stop a culprit being identified ?<br/>I guess they will now be working on ways to make claiming compensation difficult, like complex forms and reams of paperwork ! 2024-10-30T08:15:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wh6hkwelmpczcqxcwl38au2tupn5ultc50p3np66eusdq70tyegzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgf6psqk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsrcut6w9jphuctxkymyl7q4ar9u99zkpsst55mfcrvwuefeu8uc3ser2phh'>nevent1q…2phh</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>|It&#39;s good that the cheated customers will be able to get compensation, but fines and jail time for those who came up with the scheme would be a nice bit if icing on the cake .... 2024-10-29T23:04:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2eh6ut64wy0gz4gkdhxut3hptnlc6dmv07ayznatz0pe5gy5fkvgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lglzfkw7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0j78zxmk6f8wr0yrm68rq5xy0ad9uyg8675ugarrrzyfq94xn9scan6gvj'>nevent1q…6gvj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m sure you could find some other politician who would claim it was caused by illegal immigrants bringing their own timezones with them 🙂 <br/>I would bet (well, I did actually put a couple of quid on!) the Cons membership choosing Robert, but the party seems so far away from being electable it won&#39;t make any real difference ... 2024-10-26T18:22:18Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3zuyelffpcel60ue9a4ukczw9vjq802ws5ujyfrd6ysqxh2eexgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgw3a6x3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyx4vzrxdqftef8qggkwe9kh58ny3g6w8lsyy4uvgnxg35j040xlqpx4das'>nevent1q…4das</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yes, there need to be some well specified and enforced minimum standards for new homes including space per person, and meaningful warranties about the quality of the work. 2024-10-23T20:02:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxakm5mfdk770ysprn9adrt3pyw2rjp28gcqsm6ukkmeekhr6at9szyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lghuvfzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdw34juwx08ywp7nmsk2zpgsv4phrm5uyv0nhn4pwcqrppr3csnkswxw932'>nevent1q…w932</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really don&#39;t understand how so many people don&#39;t see this ?<br/>Is it just down to biased news media or something else ?<br/>This feels like Brexit lies printed big on the side of a bus, but on an even bigger scale ! 2024-10-23T07:35:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswr3869rndzf6hetvv3cm5dmcqhg9nmn3ltm5rrkt8uk5rsmttcdczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgjk0mpn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfvx356k3k95cpjsjag2uj5sl8m8my6hunylx472wq5ysd8r3kysypp74z'>nevent1q…p74z</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wonder if the cost of credit (cards and store loans etc.) is also making it more sensible to save up for larger items ? <br/>It does feel like the gap between interest paid on savings and the interest charged in borrowing has got much larger lately.<br/>(No actual numbers, just my feeling!) 2024-10-21T18:12:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjn6hc7wnggcfxue6x2avkuf6tq58cjqwz00ee77pw3v9z4m87pgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgsnjs9z In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvmel6d5snp8qvp5t8pkaq5ve9mkyjgzrvv43nraqud0d6fwd5rjceng7xt'>nevent1q…g7xt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Is some of this effect just from the poorer people having (even!) less money to spend on the high street, and the wealthier spending their money on-line ?<br/>Does this also represent a shift from 1000&#39;s of small/cheap items being bought in shops to a smaller number of big/high value purchases online ?<br/>(Does the graph represent the %age of number of items bought or the %age of money spent?) 2024-10-19T21:12:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsggen7epxmyf99rtcq4agzsv3tnxjf3qlngh53m04hrlks50c9ynczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgeu24h6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzy3s9nqe954c7j95xn4se00dh7s0pv5acp5qazk0xg36vuuyrug8zanqk'>nevent1q…anqk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>( I think that&#39;s a typo in the 2nd sentence &#34;death service&#34; should be &#34;heath service&#34; ! ) 2024-10-17T06:13:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9ladjt9uh2xpjumxlk3xmllwhlyt6g82mae2ry3580updwht6hgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgae2ltz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspzhnasxkgkwyez8tagsez55ez48jwrfzeq4ftn5d9fde99fql86cz8cfuu'>nevent1q…cfuu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But none of these schemes create jobs, if there are 10 applicants for 1 job, the work coaches (or CV writing training, or obesity jabs etc.) might possibly change which applicant gets the job, but 9 are still going to be jobless !<br/>Are employers really just going to leave their vacancy unfilled if none of the applicants reach some threshold ? 2024-10-16T18:19:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszxlracfqdggh23zrpaf5nnrh0kus09l2vuvztew6tzlaj8900d2gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lg63630v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqc7uv6f5qt4r00w5dfh5q5jlmg292gpnn5npjtpfws4j5d8kajagp2jr7p'>nevent1q…jr7p</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Bumping up the minimum wage might help, but then again, perhaps extra wages would just end up in the pockets of various financial parasites (eg. landlords) who would just increase their prices? 2024-10-16T06:56:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgsjvm3mnu7pqtru4tzp50qewkm9s89fgjmfsk7q48kw7w0mchgwgzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgur4j7w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq5wqhxcth9xxtymmxuqugaefw9gm37sr5vxqdcju8c3f78dexrqqxst3cf'>nevent1q…t3cf</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Might be difficult to separate out the long term effects of lockdown and long covid ... 2024-10-14T07:37:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqp4su5mydundnljetxs24qqeh7ajg0wrr46zxmy2kcgeu7q4n8wszyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgp8hjg8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspgvkdsaqq8wcskjh9gjvj6phtv0wa4a5m2tyn4yp643ufxn6v2hs4tdn8a'>nevent1q…dn8a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>While it&#39;s not for everyone, I found graphic novels (eg. Sandman) and manga a useful route back into the reading habit ... 2024-10-12T09:38:25Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrgzjqxy66pqt0aj6hjuscka9q6mlzekph6c44meuay3xe522fsegzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgnd20mk An infrared image from last year.<br/>#InfraredPhotography<br/>#Infrared #720nm<br/>#OC (original content)<br/>#artnude #nudeart #fineartnude #nudity #nsfw #nude #artmodel<br/>#nudephoto #naked #nudemodel #model #nsfw<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/271/872/998/246/396/original/e386311bac1339c9.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-08T12:48:52Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs828xr5s5eq2ypl57klsn9vm60q0ugwxp4jrzgmv053wm5xsz70rczyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgzcp5ah In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspumr0jmlevr8tu54lysjussky6mpkcm3mpxdgnh7x9m9erx3dnkgd8njjr'>nevent1q…njjr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So many possibilities, perhaps add:<br/>Not being able to afford nutritious food (or not having space/facilities/storage/time to cook)<br/>Not being able to take time off to rest and recover properly from minor illness<br/>Poor quality housing (mold/space/light/noise/pollution)<br/>I&#39;d somehow expect that poor education is also part of the problem, but I can&#39;t really explain the link ! 2024-10-03T15:23:41Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsykyrfr7gfea5umlzul353sg8unj9psvqgm225kh5paekw5ftvg8gzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lgefk89v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxvtqyuxkzzss4c577f6lscmm9cz8e5y8wes8x3grs234l27vp3jsuuvv3j'>nevent1q…vv3j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Not sure if that is more of an intermediate step, I suspect the first step is when someone with wealth/power decides they can have more wealth/power as a result of a war, and then uses indoctrination/dehumanisation to get the &#39;ordinary&#39; people to fight. 2024-10-02T08:03:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst8hpe0au4wzq0myq5454yus8mmhvd90eql6qyeedfc8u68wv8ueqzyr45p4nhuvvlrquq2axdawg8fhsgpw95eyvmhccv450q0t0gs92lggd3ch9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsddn63pqv4e9egyexaagfhk86jyaaftvs8rlvmslacs2xxr6t58hcxp5jss'>nevent1q…5jss</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>It does feel like the scale of the Conservative corruption is already being forgotten. Perhaps if there are any cases where such corruption deserves prosecution, now would be a good time (rather than waiting for just before the next election, like the US!) as it would be good for discouraging a slide into dishonesty for the current government too ! 2024-09-27T07:53:29Z