Tin Robot
@robotswillrule.bsky.social
Atheist. Woke. Lefty Dad. I promised I wouldn't post about politics...
My theory. He was working for the CIA collecting Kompromat on high profile individuals. It's state sponsored. Hence the sweetheart deal, the tapes going missing...
January 31, 2026 at 4:23 PM
My theory. He was working for the CIA collecting Kompromat on high profile individuals. It's state sponsored. Hence the sweetheart deal, the tapes going missing...
Worst mince pies I ever had were the Heston ones from Waitrose - tasted like I'd chewed a handful of cloves.
January 29, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Worst mince pies I ever had were the Heston ones from Waitrose - tasted like I'd chewed a handful of cloves.
The sainsbugs Limoncello one is amazing!
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The sainsbugs Limoncello one is amazing!
Give a £27k training voucher to every 18yr old, you have a 5 year window to spend it (university, apprenticeships, hell even Duo Lingo if you want to) then everyone has the same opportunities - this means the tuition loans can disappear and the cost can be re-absorbed into Tax.
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Give a £27k training voucher to every 18yr old, you have a 5 year window to spend it (university, apprenticeships, hell even Duo Lingo if you want to) then everyone has the same opportunities - this means the tuition loans can disappear and the cost can be re-absorbed into Tax.
Give every kid a £27k training voucher when they turn 18 and get rid of student loans.
January 29, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Give every kid a £27k training voucher when they turn 18 and get rid of student loans.
Just give everyone a £27k voucher when they turn 18 - then it's fair. Spend it on whatever education, training etc you need. Then put it back into general tax. Fair on everyone, gives all young people a boost.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Just give everyone a £27k voucher when they turn 18 - then it's fair. Spend it on whatever education, training etc you need. Then put it back into general tax. Fair on everyone, gives all young people a boost.
As soon as anyone is going over one of the student loan thresholds they should (if possible) salary sacrifice the difference into a pension fund until there is enough of an increase to make a significant difference. The money is then kept for retirement instead of wasted on paying off the loan.
January 29, 2026 at 4:38 PM
As soon as anyone is going over one of the student loan thresholds they should (if possible) salary sacrifice the difference into a pension fund until there is enough of an increase to make a significant difference. The money is then kept for retirement instead of wasted on paying off the loan.
agreed - I'm saying no checks were probably done. Looks like £4.5m was spent on a site generated by AI, in possibly no more than a day or two, with people trusting that AI just does what it tells you it has done and then no one actually checking on either the customer or supplier end.
January 29, 2026 at 2:56 PM
agreed - I'm saying no checks were probably done. Looks like £4.5m was spent on a site generated by AI, in possibly no more than a day or two, with people trusting that AI just does what it tells you it has done and then no one actually checking on either the customer or supplier end.
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Anyone slightly over the thresholds should consider salary sacrifice to a pension if their employer allows. This can bring it down below the threshold and put the extra cash saved into a pension pot instead.
Interesting - I'm pretty sure a government site has to hit certain standards (NHS ones certainly do). I bet some just asked Claude to ensure it does - but as always didn't actually check.
January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Interesting - I'm pretty sure a government site has to hit certain standards (NHS ones certainly do). I bet some just asked Claude to ensure it does - but as always didn't actually check.
The irony is AI could've built these pages in less than a day.
January 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM
The irony is AI could've built these pages in less than a day.
that's not your mojo?
January 29, 2026 at 11:20 AM
that's not your mojo?
Give rates benefits to small independent businesses. Turn town centres into destinations that offer things that can't be found on Amazon. Make them places people want to go to, places that cater to "Wants" not "Needs".
January 29, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Give rates benefits to small independent businesses. Turn town centres into destinations that offer things that can't be found on Amazon. Make them places people want to go to, places that cater to "Wants" not "Needs".
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Agree with the sentiment but Nick Clegg can fuck right off. The current student loans crisis can be traced back to the Lib Dems coalition with the tories.
January 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Agree with the sentiment but Nick Clegg can fuck right off. The current student loans crisis can be traced back to the Lib Dems coalition with the tories.
I wondered what he reminded me of...
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I wondered what he reminded me of...
addendum: "unless they're rich..."
January 28, 2026 at 10:29 AM
addendum: "unless they're rich..."