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Reply | 2026 Unemployment
at 20:27 9 Jan 2026
Within a few weeks of the NMW being introduced I started to see positions that were being advertised for £10ph offering a couple of quid an hour less.
Wage compression has been a major problem. There needs to be a freeze in the NMW for a few years. |
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Reply | Banning Twitter
at 17:06 9 Jan 2026
It is a social media site regardless of whether you like the content. Just as Bluesky is in the opposite direction, albeit far less popular. |
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Reply | Banning Twitter
at 16:42 9 Jan 2026
If they were targeting all AI image makers capable of this rather than the one that happens to belong to a Social Media network owned by Elon Musk I could buy that. However as they're not the real reason for it is more transparent than a glass of spring water.
I certainly agree that images of this type are abhorrent and those guilty of making them should serve long sentences. |
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Reply | 2026 Unemployment
at 11:52 9 Jan 2026
Bit of both probably. Reeves is incompetent, but she's incompetent trying to make Socialist tax and spend policies work.
These people will never, ever understand that the private sector drives growth and provides the tax income that pays for everything else and should be encouraged rather than exploited. |
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Thread | Banning Twitter
at 08:07 9 Jan 2026
If you think Starmer and Co give two shits about Grok images, then I've got some magic beans to sell you. They can't control what people say on it, so they want it banned. This is censorship. Plain and simple.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/art |
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Reply | Iran is falling to pro democracy protestors
at 07:34 9 Jan 2026
It's not going to be easy for sure.
I'd expect the Mossad and CIA to be on the ground helping out. Apparently loads of Starlink satellite dishes are being handed out so people can still get online and organise.
I think the key will be if some of the military/police forces start swapping sides. The IRGC will probably go down fighting, but if they can be outnumbered then the revolution has every chance of succeeding. |
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Reply | Swansea City : Jesurun Rak-Sakyi update and Josh Key back up named
at 23:00 7 Jan 2026
I remain not hugely convinced that we need to be running out and making significant changes to the squad.
I would wholeheartedly support swapping Benson for another loanee winger if we can. I think Key showed enough in the first half against WBA to suggest that reports of his demise may be exagerrated. I think Widell is a goal away from a run of them. I'd like to see more of Wales instead of going out and borrowing a striker.
Realistically we're not going down, and will probably not go up either. Time to do some serious evaluation before the Summer window and a proper attack on the top six. [Post edited 7 Jan 23:00]
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Reply | The Truth Comes Out on Maccabi Fans Ban
at 22:09 7 Jan 2026
A friend of mine had a line manager in the civil service at Grade 7 level. That's fairly high up the ladder in an operational role. For example, a Grade 6 in my dept would often be a district manager, responsible for a fairly large geographical area.
They were 23 years old. How on Earth can you possibly have the skills, experience and knowledge to operate at that level when you're barely a couple of years out of University?
It's not a question of ability. You can have all the ability in the World but you need a little seasoning to go with it. |
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Reply | The Truth Comes Out on Maccabi Fans Ban
at 17:27 7 Jan 2026
He went on and did a stint in CID apparently but how the hell would you make an effective detective with that little time actually out there dealing with people daily? Should be a minimum five years beat cop work before you even start thinking about moving up the chain. |
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Reply | Iran is falling to pro democracy protestors
at 09:41 7 Jan 2026
I've dealt with a few Iranians over the years, but they were mostly Christians doing a runner from the regime. Nice people. Some of the womenfolk were stunners. |
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Reply | The Truth Comes Out on Maccabi Fans Ban
at 09:40 7 Jan 2026
Probably nobody.
Advancement in the civil service has little to do with ability and connections these days. You just need to be able to say the right things in your application and at interview in order to hit the buzzwords they're looking for. Hard to imagine it being much different in the Police. Learn to play the system and you can go a fair way.
Coming across more like a social worker than a copper and doing your best to "maintain community cohesion" is probably also quite useful. |
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Reply | The Truth Comes Out on Maccabi Fans Ban
at 07:30 7 Jan 2026
It's also probably worth stating again that we're pretty insulated from the worst of it down here. In places like London, the Midlands, parts of Yorkshire and elsewhere in the North, tensions are escalating. |
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Reply | The Truth Comes Out on Maccabi Fans Ban
at 07:15 7 Jan 2026
The Chief Constable is a fast track type with a degree in Geography. Spent only 18 months as a street cop. This is the sort of person running Police Forces these days.
Whole system is rotten and has been since at least 1997. Again, Blairism and the refusal of the Goverments between 2010 and 2024 to rip the whole mess up by its roots and start again have led us to this point. |
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Reply | Former Swansea City boss reveals alarming '£100m black hole' he found at club
at 14:52 6 Jan 2026
Every manager could say that they were backed to the best of the clubs ability and then some, which would be true.
I'd have thought we'd be long past the point where people would've been making excuses for the likes of Russy by claiming that he wasn't given ample time and funds to succeed but apparently not.
He had everything he needed to make the playoffs just like Cooper did. One managed it, the other screwed up royally. [Post edited 6 Jan 16:59]
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