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17 hours ago, Mister M said:

Classic deflection coming from the left about it.

Rayner's alleged fraud is nothing compared to the Tories so its OK

Red fraud = good

Blue fraud = bad

"Remember - we have to be inclusive these days - not all women have ovaries....."

‘I’m as baffled as the next ovary-owner’: navigating the science of treating menopause

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/01/perimenopause-symptoms-what-are-they-how-to-treat

12 hours ago, Norbert said:

The Conservatives inherited the best healthcare system in the world.

 

Ooops

Yeah, with no money to fund it. 

 A bit like being given a mansion and then finding you can't afford to heat it or pay the council tax.

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For just £13bn of investment, the NHS has been landed with an £80bn bill. NHS trusts will pay £2.1bn on PFI repayments this year, rising to over £2.5bn in 2030 and taking money away from vital patient services.

NHS hospital trusts paying hundreds of millions in interest to private firms

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/25/nhs-hospital-trusts-paying-hundreds-of-millions-in-interest-to-private-firms

Some hospitals are spending more on PFI debt than they are on drugs

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/healthcare/2022/05/pfi-repayments-are-costing-some-hospitals-twice-as-much-as-drugs

NHS hospital trusts to pay out further £55bn under PFI scheme
Some spending one-sixth of entire budget on repaying debts from Blair-era policy

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/12/nhs-hospital-trusts-to-pay-out-further-55bn-under-pfi-scheme

Khan's London

The Isle of Man is also planning it, but you need to be a resident of 5 years or more.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/isle-of-man-esther-rantzen-british-isles-government-proposals-b1148127.html

11 hours ago, Vrsaljko said:

Very surprising considering the recent experiment with food outlets in shipping containers. They barely lasted longer than Liz Truss.

They're successful in other cities. 

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g187069-d14099012-Reviews-Hatch-Manchester_Greater_Manchester_England.html

Manchester has even moved onto making them into homes

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/trailblazing-shipping-container-village-homeless-21180004

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"We repeat our call for an immediate ceasefire. The killing must stop, hostages must be released and aid must be allowed to flow into Gaza. Israel must comply with the orders in the International Court of Justice’s interim ruling in full.

No doubt the two sides have been waiting all along for Sheffield council to tell them what to do.

May I suggest they now do the same to Putin and Ukraine. With a bit of luck we'll have world peace by the weekend.

First of all - how are you accessing your emails.

Go to BT's webmail website, sign in, and see if they're sill there.

https://www.bt.com/help/email/bt-email-login-changes

Note the login changes notice

It will be interesting to see what happens in Blackpool South

https://www.reformparty.uk/blackpool-south-constituency

A school I once worked at had to give lessons in using cutlery, as the children had grown up eating with just their fingers.

Sorry, can't edit - its also interesting to see the BBC link use the term "faulty" one minute and "not working properly" the next.

Mine could certainly fall into the 2nd category, but its not faulty by any means

5 hours ago, El Cid said:

The BBC say there are more 'faulty' smart meters, but ....

 

"According to Smart Energy GB, a non-profit organisation focusing on the benefits of smart meters, there are now almost 35 million smart meters in Great Britain and the 'vast majority' are operating as intended. It said 88.6% were operating in smart mode at the end of 2023, up from 87.3% the previous year."

 

Not sure why people have an issue with smart meters.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz9zqn77ezno

I wonder if they're counting out of range as "faulty". 

My meters are in the garage at the front of the house, the smart meter is in the kitchen at the back, and it often drops the signal due to the distance and the number of walls between them.

Try changing the view of files in explorer to details and try this:

Open File Explorer and click on Options and click on the View tab.

Check Always show icons, never thumbnails and Display file icon on thumbnails

6 hours ago, Baron99 said:

So now Starmer has wades into the 'argument'. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68632034

 

Nike have got exactly what they wanted, a vast amount of free publicity.  

But at what cost?  "Go woke go broke" is the term:

Bud Light controversy cost parent company about $395 million in lost US sales

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/03/business/anheuser-busch-revenue-bud-light-intl-hnk/index.html

Planet Fitness value plummets $400M after transgender turmoil

https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/planet-fitness-value-plummets-transgender-turmoil

Interesting update and the mention of "fellow Muslims" in the begging for positive feedback

I remember some years ago you could buy a floppy disk containing Jolly Roger's Cookbook and another one I shan't name at car boot sales and by post from public domain shareware libraries.

Now its almost an offence to just mention it

21 hours ago, m williamson said:

The entire population of the world could fit into a very small section of land. The island of Hawaii for instance. 

 

And how much land is needed to feed each person?

1 hour ago, Axe said:

The Labour party should be pledging policies that will at least make me think about voting for them.  There are millions out there who have not been convinced that the Labour party will make a better alternative government.  

I thought this was hilarious

Keir Starmer vows to cap resale music and sport ticket prices

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68563793

That's right Keir, you focus on the important things......

Peeing in morse code.  The joys of being a 50 something man.

18 hours ago, Al Bundy said:

No doubt he will get a bit of attention in prison.

Not much chance of that. He'll be in a segregated wing with his fellow nonces

What a joke, the Daily Mail telling people to calm down when they have SEVEN articles on today's website all covering the same thing

'Finally, everyone can calm down'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13209907/kate-middleton-pictured-smiling-princess-wales-prince-william-windsor-farm.html

2 hours ago, Anna B said:

I think it would be plain sailing for Labour if Starmer hadn't expelled all the Socialists from Labour, especially as Corbyn had gone out of his way to work with different factions / opinions when he was leader. It was grossly unfair and I don't think Starmer will ever be forgiven in some quarters. 

Absolute joke - Corbyn's Momentum lot hounded us from Labour.

And that's why you got Boris.

On 17/03/2024 at 09:12, GabrielC said:

An old Tory trick. Under fund Labour areas in hope the locals blame the Labour council for the lack of services. 

What, like this?

Liverpool council may have squandered up to £100m of public money

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/mar/25/liverpool-council-may-have-squandered-up-to-100m-public-money

Bankrupt Labour-run council spent £38,000 on dying plants for staff wellbeing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/05/26/bankrupt-labour-run-council-spent-38000-dying-plants-staff-wellbeing/

Birmingham City Council IT system could now cost up to £100m - five times its original budget

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-65701068