Boba Fret
@bobafret.bsky.social
Likes Star Wars and guitars. Views are usually someone else's, stolen and repackaged as my own, in order to sound cleverer than I really am.
I came here to say "careful, this is Bluesky and half the people reading will take you seriously whilst the other half will think owning a kitchen is violence against society" but I see I'm too late to the party on this one.
December 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I came here to say "careful, this is Bluesky and half the people reading will take you seriously whilst the other half will think owning a kitchen is violence against society" but I see I'm too late to the party on this one.
I understand now what all the flags are about. He's trying to mobilise people who will raise his white ones for him while he hides under the sofa.
December 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I understand now what all the flags are about. He's trying to mobilise people who will raise his white ones for him while he hides under the sofa.
You can't weigh up pros and cons when the pros all apply to a different entity to the cons. It's not a zero sum game to employers, it's just a loss. You are arguing to take away the only competitive edge young people have.
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
You can't weigh up pros and cons when the pros all apply to a different entity to the cons. It's not a zero sum game to employers, it's just a loss. You are arguing to take away the only competitive edge young people have.
I see some people have missed the point here entirely. The choice isn't between paying them the adult rate or paying them less quite obviously. It's between paying them less or paying them nothing at all. We let them compete on price because they can't possibly compete on skills and experience.
December 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I see some people have missed the point here entirely. The choice isn't between paying them the adult rate or paying them less quite obviously. It's between paying them less or paying them nothing at all. We let them compete on price because they can't possibly compete on skills and experience.
I don't know what reasons you have in mind, but wouldn't you lead with those reasons when you detail the policy?
As a counter point, I'm in no doubt I was able to work as a student in a pub with zero experience entirely because I was cheap. What else would I have to offer do you think?
As a counter point, I'm in no doubt I was able to work as a student in a pub with zero experience entirely because I was cheap. What else would I have to offer do you think?
December 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I don't know what reasons you have in mind, but wouldn't you lead with those reasons when you detail the policy?
As a counter point, I'm in no doubt I was able to work as a student in a pub with zero experience entirely because I was cheap. What else would I have to offer do you think?
As a counter point, I'm in no doubt I was able to work as a student in a pub with zero experience entirely because I was cheap. What else would I have to offer do you think?
Seems to me they don't need to look very far if they want to see who's interfering with our traditional celebrations of Christmas. Aside from the irony here, imagine what sort of people actually want to engage in depriving a community of this.
Flag hangers are resorting to threatening behaviour in their quest to cancel Christmas.
news.sky.com/story/appall...
news.sky.com/story/appall...
'Appalling' threats to workers removing flags for Christmas lights in Aberdeen condemned
Flags, including the Saltire, have been hung on lampposts in Scotland in recent months amid concerns over immigration.
news.sky.com
December 14, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Seems to me they don't need to look very far if they want to see who's interfering with our traditional celebrations of Christmas. Aside from the irony here, imagine what sort of people actually want to engage in depriving a community of this.
"It feels like we're living in East Germany" says former voted in leader and PM of party in elected government for best part of the last 15 years, in answer to sentencing of criminal who freely pleaded guilty to crimes in a court of law.
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"It feels like we're living in East Germany" says former voted in leader and PM of party in elected government for best part of the last 15 years, in answer to sentencing of criminal who freely pleaded guilty to crimes in a court of law.
Yeah I once panicked when I couldn't locate my passport in my automatic and trusty passport pocket location during a work trip. After 3 to 4 seconds I realised I wouldn't be required to provide it to the border force on the Northern line.
December 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Yeah I once panicked when I couldn't locate my passport in my automatic and trusty passport pocket location during a work trip. After 3 to 4 seconds I realised I wouldn't be required to provide it to the border force on the Northern line.
So taking the flagship policy of the competing party you're most worried about and convincing everyone it's the most important thing to focus on (when polling suggests they originally thought otherwise) rather than the policies synonymous with your own party isn't actually a winning strategy then?
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So taking the flagship policy of the competing party you're most worried about and convincing everyone it's the most important thing to focus on (when polling suggests they originally thought otherwise) rather than the policies synonymous with your own party isn't actually a winning strategy then?
Reminds me of when people with disabilities were saying WFH was a positive as it was helping them get into work, so the Tories promptly tried to shut that down. Apparently when the Tories say they want to help people into work, they mean that in a punitive way, not productive well paid skilled jobs.
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Reminds me of when people with disabilities were saying WFH was a positive as it was helping them get into work, so the Tories promptly tried to shut that down. Apparently when the Tories say they want to help people into work, they mean that in a punitive way, not productive well paid skilled jobs.
Extraordinary a group of adults have such little life experience they can't see a problem with this. Even worse when you consider that same group one day seriously believe they could form a government.
November 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Extraordinary a group of adults have such little life experience they can't see a problem with this. Even worse when you consider that same group one day seriously believe they could form a government.
I remember this episode of The Avengers.
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I remember this episode of The Avengers.
What I'm amazed at most is the timing of a party which has a flagship policy to disband a defence treaty playing a part
in keeping an actual war from expanding across Europe today. I get they're committed tankies, but to be so out of touch with geopolitics and the mood of western Europe...
in keeping an actual war from expanding across Europe today. I get they're committed tankies, but to be so out of touch with geopolitics and the mood of western Europe...
November 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
What I'm amazed at most is the timing of a party which has a flagship policy to disband a defence treaty playing a part
in keeping an actual war from expanding across Europe today. I get they're committed tankies, but to be so out of touch with geopolitics and the mood of western Europe...
in keeping an actual war from expanding across Europe today. I get they're committed tankies, but to be so out of touch with geopolitics and the mood of western Europe...
According to their website, their constitution is decided by their members, which is fully aligned with the nature of the party. So the problem here appears to be she expects to change the rules against the wishes of the members if she personally doesn't agree with them.
November 29, 2025 at 3:28 PM
According to their website, their constitution is decided by their members, which is fully aligned with the nature of the party. So the problem here appears to be she expects to change the rules against the wishes of the members if she personally doesn't agree with them.
Treasury bills slightly outpacing cash ISA rates at the moment and available to buy wrapped in an ISA from an app on your phone with no increased risk. He'll be forced into being slightly better off. Real problem is having access to large amounts of cash without good investment advice.
November 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Treasury bills slightly outpacing cash ISA rates at the moment and available to buy wrapped in an ISA from an app on your phone with no increased risk. He'll be forced into being slightly better off. Real problem is having access to large amounts of cash without good investment advice.
When my parents (who also owned a house in 1970) retired they sold the family home for something more appropriate. It was the same value. Now my mum's selling again and moving into a retirement flat. Guess what? Same value. I don't think this lady realises just how lucky she is.
November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
When my parents (who also owned a house in 1970) retired they sold the family home for something more appropriate. It was the same value. Now my mum's selling again and moving into a retirement flat. Guess what? Same value. I don't think this lady realises just how lucky she is.
The number of people that have fallen into the category of bought a house over half a century ago *and* were fortunate to have ended up a multimillionaire through asset inflation *and* have no intention of releasing equity on that asset must be tiny. I take this lady's point, but she's an outlier.
November 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The number of people that have fallen into the category of bought a house over half a century ago *and* were fortunate to have ended up a multimillionaire through asset inflation *and* have no intention of releasing equity on that asset must be tiny. I take this lady's point, but she's an outlier.
Right, thanks. That's not a line I use. Do they actually look like the picture generally? (I'm assuming they picked a particularly bad example rather than a typical one)
November 28, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Right, thanks. That's not a line I use. Do they actually look like the picture generally? (I'm assuming they picked a particularly bad example rather than a typical one)
I don't live in London, but I visit it regularly for work, have done for more than a decade, and use the tube every time. I've never seen a carriage looking remotely like that. I don't even recognise that seating layout, is it a specific line?
November 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I don't live in London, but I visit it regularly for work, have done for more than a decade, and use the tube every time. I've never seen a carriage looking remotely like that. I don't even recognise that seating layout, is it a specific line?
Errr...
It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'N' Roll)
YouTube video by AC/DC - Topic
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Errr...
But anyway, the point I'm making is people like Farage get what they want, repeatedly, and still aren't happy. (Possibly because he doesn't consider the consequences of policies up front and so is genuinely surprised when things like kicking out Europeans results in other people turning up instead).
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 PM
But anyway, the point I'm making is people like Farage get what they want, repeatedly, and still aren't happy. (Possibly because he doesn't consider the consequences of policies up front and so is genuinely surprised when things like kicking out Europeans results in other people turning up instead).
It was pointed out during the Brexit campaign that immigration would increase when immigrants from further afield than the EU would be more likely to bring dependants. Didn't seem to be a worry back then. Also the peak includes people from Hong Kong and Ukraine which was a temporary blip.
November 27, 2025 at 10:22 PM
It was pointed out during the Brexit campaign that immigration would increase when immigrants from further afield than the EU would be more likely to bring dependants. Didn't seem to be a worry back then. Also the peak includes people from Hong Kong and Ukraine which was a temporary blip.
What will be the cost to employers to implement a system where the first 2k is still on SS and the rest isn't? Can't believe the payroll service providers offer that kind of flexibility today. And you can't take someone off SS without an employment contract change.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What will be the cost to employers to implement a system where the first 2k is still on SS and the rest isn't? Can't believe the payroll service providers offer that kind of flexibility today. And you can't take someone off SS without an employment contract change.