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Toadbald

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A foul stench permeates the air. You may remember me from such performances as Mr Onion and Mr Nimbus from the other place, or Rocky Robben from the days of AHFC.

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Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · Jun 13

Football fans rejoice!

We can cure baldness, claim scientists

Spanish researchers say hopes are high after using stem cell cocktail to reverse hair loss in mice

www.telegraph.co.uk

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 46m

life expectacy is in the 80s. When the state pension came in life expectancy was ~5 years beyond retirement age.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1h

is one of the songs me shouting at pedestrians as I try to cycle home via seven dials?

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 2h

an article about how wonderful we're doing now, what an attractive proposition we are, so many bidders. And yet, no real FOS in the entire BlueCo era.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 19h

everything is far too structured now, we've lost some of the blood and guts 100 mile an hour stuff that made PL entertaining. If anything we're heading back in the right direction. Even when they were winning back-to-back titles, City fans were bored stiff watching that control-ball.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 20h

not sure I'd call it quiet, always packed before kick off, a very nice pub. It used to be my pre-game watering hole.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Shared room?

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Maybe it's the prospect of yearly below inflation wage increases that attracts them?

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed, but if I had to guess, I'd say it will come off in the most harmful way possible

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

It's accounted for in that they never expect to get the money. Written off before it's due

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

The write offs are modelled in the system. Only about 50% of all student debt is ever expected to be repaid. Ridiculous system. As I've been saying over and over, the UK's current motto might as well be 'can't someone else pay for it'. So much shit to sort out, no plans, and no one wants to pay.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Joking, of course. Or am I? 😀

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

We're enemies now, thems the rules.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

4/10 unis are in big financial trouble. Gvnmt doesn't want to know. Key funding stream is fees, largely overseas fees as each home student is loss making. They're also about to introduce a tax on overseas students making it worse. Either fees go up, gvnmt put more money in, or many unis go bust.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Worse than that, government is introducing a tax on overseas students. Further crippling the sector's finances.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

How would you fix the financial black hole University's currently face?

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

I know not all pensioners are loaded, but the single focus on one group because they vote in numbers has got to stop. We can't keep bribing pensioners at the ballot box at everyone else's expense. We have an aging population, it's only getting worse.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 1d

Amen

The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 5d

Tax the old

Britain cannot afford to bribe well-off pensioners any longer. Rachel Reeves must invest in the young

🖊️ Andrew Marr

Britain cannot afford to bribe well-off pensioners any longer. Rachel Reeves must invest in the young

www.newstatesman.com

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 2d

A service so bad, no one thinks to attack it

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoyed this piece. The comments under it on the FT are telling though. When did the UK become a country of scroungers? 'Can't someone else pay for it' might as well be our national motto.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 2d

I approve of this painting.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 3d

"it's your choice to add those levy's to energy bills, can't that money be levied somewhere else?". This pretty much sums up the UK ethos right now. Can't someone else pay for it.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 3d

Red Ed is very strong on his brief. Knows energy inside out. Who knows what would've happen if he'd beaten his brother all those years ago?

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 3d

Victoria Derbyshire really is the political interviewer of our times. Absolute gobshite, spinning all the nonsense nimby and ponzi scheme arguments you hear from your average pensioner.

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 3d

it's a magnificent sacking, right up there. Didn't even do the post-match media! 😂

Toadbald @doctoad.bsky.social · 3d

Just seen the MOTD highlights. We won 3-0, can't complain, but on another day we could have conceded 5.