once we get operators in public hands we mustn't let the government leave the rolling stock itself in private hands.

we will be paying billions to rent trains that were paid for by us in the first place.

under the plans as currently laid out you're unfortunately probably right.

which is surprising because nationalisation of rail is probably the easiest win the gov could have right now.

The web is only barely usable these days with an adblocker. Its profoundly depressing

it certainly looks like institutional capture from someone who hasn't had to interact with it directly, I am so sorry you're being treated this way.

the UK really has shown itself to still be the backward little island it claims it have moved past eh?

ah I see, thank you for clarifying that for me, seen people describe it differently before.

My condolences for that and I hope that the appeal goes smoothly for you.

genuine question, is EHRC guidance not considered secondary legislation once made statutory?

"as the law stands"? last I checked the new EHRC guidance isn't finalised yet, so there is no law change as of yet

joint best Onion

I mean thats basically the Social Contagion theory right? so its not that much of a jump to say we're powerful enough to do that

if a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it, will a washed up celebrity invent a trans person to blame for it.

this is the same guy that @hbomberguy.bsky.social was lampooning in 2016 for plagiarising pick up artistry books and pretending to be in a Tarantino movie, right??