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I’m very naive as to how business rates work but I would like to think huge rates apply to large office blocks
Surely we should be encouraging people to WFH to save commute costs and free up office space for residential property instead of hammering small businesses and hospitality
Surely we should be encouraging people to WFH to save commute costs and free up office space for residential property instead of hammering small businesses and hospitality
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I’m very naive as to how business rates work but I would like to think huge rates apply to large office blocks
Surely we should be encouraging people to WFH to save commute costs and free up office space for residential property instead of hammering small businesses and hospitality
Surely we should be encouraging people to WFH to save commute costs and free up office space for residential property instead of hammering small businesses and hospitality
I don’t see the Farage story on the BBC despite it being widely reported elsewhere. It’s almost as if they are trying to bury the story for as long as possible hoping it will go away
December 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I don’t see the Farage story on the BBC despite it being widely reported elsewhere. It’s almost as if they are trying to bury the story for as long as possible hoping it will go away
There is FEWM over a bar selling a 21% stout at £25 for 1/3 pint. It sounds a lot but comparable to a high end glass of port which is a similar abv
If you enjoy a luxury beer why not? It’s obviously not a drink for a session! Most I have paid is €28 for a bottle of Westvleteren 12
If you enjoy a luxury beer why not? It’s obviously not a drink for a session! Most I have paid is €28 for a bottle of Westvleteren 12
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There is FEWM over a bar selling a 21% stout at £25 for 1/3 pint. It sounds a lot but comparable to a high end glass of port which is a similar abv
If you enjoy a luxury beer why not? It’s obviously not a drink for a session! Most I have paid is €28 for a bottle of Westvleteren 12
If you enjoy a luxury beer why not? It’s obviously not a drink for a session! Most I have paid is €28 for a bottle of Westvleteren 12
One of Labour’s issues is being able to control the media narrative. They naively thought, from before they were even elected, that if they appeased the right wing media they would go softer
Reality check! The media will always hate everything a Lab government does and will twist everything
Reality check! The media will always hate everything a Lab government does and will twist everything
November 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
One of Labour’s issues is being able to control the media narrative. They naively thought, from before they were even elected, that if they appeased the right wing media they would go softer
Reality check! The media will always hate everything a Lab government does and will twist everything
Reality check! The media will always hate everything a Lab government does and will twist everything
I’m not sure these pink ball tests are quite the lottery Broad thinks given Australia nearly always win them and England nearly always lose! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
The Ashes 2025: Stuart Broad says day-night second Test in Brisbane a pink-ball 'lottery'
England's hopes of levelling the Ashes in Brisbane are dependent on a pink-ball
www.bbc.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I’m not sure these pink ball tests are quite the lottery Broad thinks given Australia nearly always win them and England nearly always lose! www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...
SaVe ArE cHiLDrEn 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
But not like this!
But not like this!
The right need to make their mind up about birth rates. Do they want couples to have more babies or do they want to punish people for having more babies?
November 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
SaVe ArE cHiLDrEn 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
But not like this!
But not like this!
These people who claim they bought their house for 57p in 1976 and it’s now worth £7m therefore mansion tax is unfair
You are wrong!
This is precisely why you should be taxed. This is unearned wealth through fortune of circumstances
You are wrong!
This is precisely why you should be taxed. This is unearned wealth through fortune of circumstances
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 AM
These people who claim they bought their house for 57p in 1976 and it’s now worth £7m therefore mansion tax is unfair
You are wrong!
This is precisely why you should be taxed. This is unearned wealth through fortune of circumstances
You are wrong!
This is precisely why you should be taxed. This is unearned wealth through fortune of circumstances
The right need to make their mind up about birth rates. Do they want couples to have more babies or do they want to punish people for having more babies?
November 27, 2025 at 10:51 AM
The right need to make their mind up about birth rates. Do they want couples to have more babies or do they want to punish people for having more babies?
Maybe just me but have beer prices stabilised over the past 6 months or so? Not “cheap” but paid £6.70 for a 5.5% pint of keg Porter from an Indy brewery in City of London earlier. German lagers coming in just over £6 mark
Perhaps Madri, Neck Oil and Guinness still going up everywhere🤷🏻♂️
Perhaps Madri, Neck Oil and Guinness still going up everywhere🤷🏻♂️
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Maybe just me but have beer prices stabilised over the past 6 months or so? Not “cheap” but paid £6.70 for a 5.5% pint of keg Porter from an Indy brewery in City of London earlier. German lagers coming in just over £6 mark
Perhaps Madri, Neck Oil and Guinness still going up everywhere🤷🏻♂️
Perhaps Madri, Neck Oil and Guinness still going up everywhere🤷🏻♂️
If capitalists continue to squeeze jobs, have they thought what will happen when no one has any money to buy their products? Is next year’s dividend really more important than the breakdown in society which is coming in the next 5 to 10 years if this continues?
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
If capitalists continue to squeeze jobs, have they thought what will happen when no one has any money to buy their products? Is next year’s dividend really more important than the breakdown in society which is coming in the next 5 to 10 years if this continues?
It was $1b it’s now $5b. Why appeasement never works since the goalposts always move
Not that this lawsuit is ever going to go anywhere but it’s time for BBC to draw a line under this now. Oh and maybe our government can politely tell Trump to F off
Not that this lawsuit is ever going to go anywhere but it’s time for BBC to draw a line under this now. Oh and maybe our government can politely tell Trump to F off
The Orange Geriatric Felonious Game Show Host can fuck right off with this.
Seriously, you would think he would have bigger things to be concerned about.
Seriously, you would think he would have bigger things to be concerned about.
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
It was $1b it’s now $5b. Why appeasement never works since the goalposts always move
Not that this lawsuit is ever going to go anywhere but it’s time for BBC to draw a line under this now. Oh and maybe our government can politely tell Trump to F off
Not that this lawsuit is ever going to go anywhere but it’s time for BBC to draw a line under this now. Oh and maybe our government can politely tell Trump to F off
Yayyyy! Owen Jones and Centrist Dads are having a spat again but this time on Bluesky. First sign life is returning to normal
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Yayyyy! Owen Jones and Centrist Dads are having a spat again but this time on Bluesky. First sign life is returning to normal
I’m not sure I can in good faith continue to use the BBC following their capitulation to the far right. Me no longer using their website isn’t going to make the slightest difference I know. Once Torygraph acolytes get hold of the BBC, the slow creep to fascism moves closer to a cliff edge
November 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’m not sure I can in good faith continue to use the BBC following their capitulation to the far right. Me no longer using their website isn’t going to make the slightest difference I know. Once Torygraph acolytes get hold of the BBC, the slow creep to fascism moves closer to a cliff edge
I agree the number of people out of work is too high but isn’t this a case where employees could be more flexible with remote working? Commuting is hard enough as it is let alone for those with mobility issues. Perhaps those with anxiety could contribute more at home? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Britain sliding 'into economic crisis' over £85bn sickness bill, ex-John Lewis boss warns
The number of people who are out of work for health reasons has grown by 800,000 since 2019.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I agree the number of people out of work is too high but isn’t this a case where employees could be more flexible with remote working? Commuting is hard enough as it is let alone for those with mobility issues. Perhaps those with anxiety could contribute more at home? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reeves pre election pledge not to raise income tax was foolish. Even if she only puts 1% on those earning over 75k, the right wing press will be telling all of us it’s a betrayal of ordinary people. The roundabout painters will then work themselves into a frenzy that they are the only ones impacted
November 4, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Reeves pre election pledge not to raise income tax was foolish. Even if she only puts 1% on those earning over 75k, the right wing press will be telling all of us it’s a betrayal of ordinary people. The roundabout painters will then work themselves into a frenzy that they are the only ones impacted
Can’t say I noticed it being particularly dull here by October standards. Seen quite a lot of sunshine and showers but maybe it’s been different up north and UK as a whole
☀️The UK has had its dullest October in almost 60 years, according to provisional Met Office statistics.
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
🌡️Temperatures were above average
🌧 Rainfall was just below average, with much regional variation
Get all details in the Press Release below👇🧵
www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...
Dullest October in almost 60 years for the UK
The UK had one of its dullest Octobers on record with sunshine in short supply, according to provisional Met Office figures.
www.metoffice.gov.uk
November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Can’t say I noticed it being particularly dull here by October standards. Seen quite a lot of sunshine and showers but maybe it’s been different up north and UK as a whole
Do white people just hate everyone? Only ethnic group which has an unfavourable view of every party. On the other place Farage fan boys would be all over the replies saying everything is against whites in this country 🤦🏻♂️
October 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Do white people just hate everyone? Only ethnic group which has an unfavourable view of every party. On the other place Farage fan boys would be all over the replies saying everything is against whites in this country 🤦🏻♂️
Why does society always have to be geared towards extroverts? And what’s wrong with reading things on a phone? It’s no different to reading a paper or book
Some people just aren’t comfortable having conversations with strangers. Perhaps they simply enjoy a quiet coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some people just aren’t comfortable having conversations with strangers. Perhaps they simply enjoy a quiet coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Preston cafe owner starts 'phone jail' to encourage more chatting
Usman Hussain wants people to interact with each other more, instead of being glued to their phones.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Why does society always have to be geared towards extroverts? And what’s wrong with reading things on a phone? It’s no different to reading a paper or book
Some people just aren’t comfortable having conversations with strangers. Perhaps they simply enjoy a quiet coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Some people just aren’t comfortable having conversations with strangers. Perhaps they simply enjoy a quiet coffee www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Do Labour strategists not realise Reform only has 27%. Even if they managed to squeeze half their voters, which they obviously won’t, that would still only give them 30%. Appeasement was never going to be an effective strategy but this poll makes it even clearer
🚨 NEW | Greens at 16%, 1pt shy of Labour
➡️ REF – 27% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 17% (-3)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🟢 GRN – 16% (+1)
🟠 LD – 15% (-)
Via @YouGov, 26-27 Oct (+/- vs 19-20 Oct)
➡️ REF – 27% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 17% (-3)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🟢 GRN – 16% (+1)
🟠 LD – 15% (-)
Via @YouGov, 26-27 Oct (+/- vs 19-20 Oct)
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Do Labour strategists not realise Reform only has 27%. Even if they managed to squeeze half their voters, which they obviously won’t, that would still only give them 30%. Appeasement was never going to be an effective strategy but this poll makes it even clearer
Eva occupies defenders in a way that Kroupi doesn’t which creates more space for our other threats like Semenyo. Kroupi is currently benefiting from all attention being on Semenyo
Am I oversimplifying? Yes absolutely but no more so than those already writing Eva off during this Kroupi purple patch
Am I oversimplifying? Yes absolutely but no more so than those already writing Eva off during this Kroupi purple patch
October 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Eva occupies defenders in a way that Kroupi doesn’t which creates more space for our other threats like Semenyo. Kroupi is currently benefiting from all attention being on Semenyo
Am I oversimplifying? Yes absolutely but no more so than those already writing Eva off during this Kroupi purple patch
Am I oversimplifying? Yes absolutely but no more so than those already writing Eva off during this Kroupi purple patch
Amongst many good performances today, I thought both full backs and Adams were standouts. Truffert in particular looks a superb signing
October 26, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Amongst many good performances today, I thought both full backs and Adams were standouts. Truffert in particular looks a superb signing
Milos Kerkez is a good player. He took a little while to settle in at #afcb too. Liverpool fans need to remember he was voted by his fellow pros best LB in the PL last season. He looks a little lost at the moment but it’s more a Liverpool problem than a Kerkez problem
October 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Milos Kerkez is a good player. He took a little while to settle in at #afcb too. Liverpool fans need to remember he was voted by his fellow pros best LB in the PL last season. He looks a little lost at the moment but it’s more a Liverpool problem than a Kerkez problem
Where exactly will the RefUKers move to. They voted to ban themselves moving to Europe haven’t they forgotten?
'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
October 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Where exactly will the RefUKers move to. They voted to ban themselves moving to Europe haven’t they forgotten?
Reform have been able to grow in spite of the FPTP system because their voters see Labour and Conservatives as the same. They don’t fear a Labour government anymore than a Tory as to them there is no difference. As a result they don’t need to consider tactical voting
October 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reform have been able to grow in spite of the FPTP system because their voters see Labour and Conservatives as the same. They don’t fear a Labour government anymore than a Tory as to them there is no difference. As a result they don’t need to consider tactical voting
I don’t particularly trust Ayoub Khan’s opinion on this matter but how naive of Starmer and Badenoch to not understand that an Israeli football club might actually have hooligans too.
Why is it impossible to have a serious debate on this issue?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why is it impossible to have a serious debate on this issue?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wrong to stop Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Aston Villa match, says PM
Followers of the Israeli club will not be allowed to attend the Europa League game over safety concerns.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I don’t particularly trust Ayoub Khan’s opinion on this matter but how naive of Starmer and Badenoch to not understand that an Israeli football club might actually have hooligans too.
Why is it impossible to have a serious debate on this issue?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why is it impossible to have a serious debate on this issue?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...