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Rich_cb wrote:
I think a ‘bit’ better off might be underselling it somewhat when you look at progress in the last 100 years. Virtually every advanced economy on the planet has a looming demographic crisis. We’ve either got to figure out a way of spreading the associated financial burden to the older generations or see the welfare state collapse. Unfortunately as the older generations make up an ever increasing proportion of the electorate that gets more difficult to do with every passing year.How about we lower the voting age to 16, cap the maximum voting age to 60 and ship pensioners over to Rwanda whilst swapping them for younger refugees?
How’s the old India trade deal coming on Rich? As I recall back in July and August you were confidently telling us that it was imminent and then we would really start seeing the good old Brexit benefits…It’s likely fairing better than the “deal” with Canada: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/23/hard-cheese-canada-rejects-british-attempt-to-secure-tariff-free-exports
chrisonabike wrote:
Are you insinuating that such a dignitary from the Nasty Party is unlikely to be an immigrant (or child of same), of non-heterosexual orientation or trans … or even (clutches pearls) a vegan?!It’s not unknown for children of immigrants to gain success with the Tories, but they also seem the most likely to blame refugees for everything. It’s very much climb the ladder and pull it up after yourself so no-one else can benefit.
Brexit has given an extra shove to the UK’s gradual slide over the past 15 years. Other countries are facing similar issues – but Global Britain is just that bit more World Class at going steadily backwards.
It’s interesting (in a depressing way) that even the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury through the Osborne years now thinks maybe we could made better use of near-zero interest rates of much of that time, presumably to invest in infrastructure, social housing, skills, innovation – all of which would have generated sustainable positive economic, social and (if we chose) environmental returns over decades. Instead, we have living standards going backwards and 139,000 children in England in temporary accommodation.
Merry Christmas!Oh well, at least the NHS is now thriving with the extra Brexit money given to it…
To be fair, I don’t think
To be fair, I don’t think that Brexit is really the cause, but I’d blame the Tories’ austerity instead – the theory that too much spending on libraries caused a financial crisis rather than actually holding the bankers to account.
Wodehouse was perhaps being ironic – many languages have some “greats” who seem to sow their words and phrases broadcast across a language*, many of which then sprout in unexpected places. Often giving rise to malapropisms also**.So Shakespeare and certain versions of the Bible in English. I quite like the Russian take on this, where even the name of a similar “giant” Pushkin has given rise to new expressions (possibly like the usage of “Einstein” in English).
* Whether by invention, popularisation or just that “to those that have more will be credited” – “gilt by association” you might say. ** “Malapropism” is another lovely coinage the credit for which appears to have stuck to people other than the (uncertain) originator.
As language mistakes go, I prefer eggcorns: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggcorn
It said turn left for the station.“This driver will have caused way more disruption to way more people than a JSO protest will ever have done. Maybe the driver needs jailing for 6 months or more for this. Oh and ban them for life. Clearly too stupid to drive.” Real Gaz – twitter
Stupid woke trains, ruining a perfectly good straight bit of road by shoving rails on it. Come on, let’s just share the space and let hard working, law abiding car drivers travel along there.
Shirley Road driver admits pleasuring himself near womanI haven’t been able to access this story in full as I’m too cheap to subscribe, so grateful if anyone can.
A driver has admitted pleasuring himself as he drove slowly along a busy Southampton street near a young woman.
Harrison Carter, 21, admitted a charge of outraging public decency at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.
It follows an incident on April 30 this year when he was spotted in a car on Shirley Road, Southampton.
The court heard that the car was moving slowly at the time and that there was a “young female” close by to him.
Prosecutor, Laura Jenking-Rees said Carter also has ongoing court matters “of a similar nature” in Portsmouth.
Sentencing was adjourned to be linked up with the other cases.
He previously admitted stalking, exposure and outraging public decency in Portsmouth.
Carter also admitted causing criminal damage to a window in Southampton on September 2 this year.
Magistrates remanded him in custody as they said there were “substantial grounds to believe you would commit further offences”.
Carter, of Bath Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, will next appear at Portsmouth Crown Court on December 21.
£1billion for ten miles of new roadNo mention of any active travel. Plenty of Save the Driver nonsense though.
They’ve got a mention of cars moving to Net Zero for tailpipe emissions. Yeah, don’t worry about the incredibly harmful and poisonous particulate matter that’s generated from tyres and brakes – that’ll just get rained off the roads into our rivers and waterways.
Car park “scam” is AI health nudgeThere have been a number of reports of innocent drivers being signed up to gym memberships and sent veg box deliveries. One driver claims that a bike was delivered to his home a week after he visited a car park 400 yards away from home.
In fact, this is a cheeky health promotion initiative by NHS Healthly West of England. A spokesman told us, “in areas where we know diet and obesity are major mortality factors, we are using AI to help point people to more healthy alternatives.
“In the car park initiative, drivers arriving to pick up a takeaway, a bottle of Johnnie Walker, cigarettes and a scratchcard, which is to say most of them, are assessed for their BMI and appropriate interventions are signposted through the parking app.”
Car park user billed for gym membership in ‘scam’
Warnings about dodgy QR codes being used by fraudsters
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/cheltenham-news/car-park-user-billed-gym-8963691
I hate QR codes due to how easy it is to just use a sticker to mislead people. The problem is with it not being human readable – they should include the text version of the URL and a checksum so a phone won’t accept a QR code that doesn’t match the URL. Of course, that would involve entirely changing the QR spec, so the best solution is to never, ever use a QR code – just type in the URL instead.
Oldfatgit wrote:
Can’t really do (1) as I’m in Scotland and it would mean I’d never get out ? Already do (2). Might have adjust the angle (unit is only ever in “camera only”. Totally agree with (3). I think I have some windscreen clear stuff somewhere… I’d forgotten about it and will go a spray hunt over the weekendFrom my diving experience, we used to also use a bit of spit to prevent masks from misting up underwater, so you could try rubbing some spit over the lens.
Paris mayor plans to triple SUV parking tariffs to cut air pollution‘It’s a form of social justice,’ says Anne Hidalgo of move to target richest drivers to tackle climate breakdown
I wish we had politicians that wanted social justice rather than competing with each other to make things as unfair as possible and stacking the odds against the poor and vulnerable.
Maybe the French were onto something with the guillotine and it’s about time that we instilled some fear into the ruling class.
I have a multi-point plan on
I have a multi-point plan on reducing rain build-up.
Firstly, avoid riding in the rain – that’s mainly because I don’t like it rather than for the sake of the cameras.
Secondly, have the camera facing somewhat downwards to aid with the water running off and also avoids blinding oncoming traffic so much if you’ve got a Fly12 camera/light combo.
Thirdly, cycle on UK roads – the continual bumps from all the potholes will tend to shake off the water droplets.
Fourthly, try some (motorbike) visor anti-mist spray on the lens or even a freshly cut potato. A weak mixture of washing up liquid should also work to reduce surface tension on the water droplet.
quiff wrote:
It would be like being draped in a Tiffany lamp.
Remind me – why can’t the GP or optometrist report someone to the DVLA?Because they work in health, not law enforcement and the wider effect of getting health officials to report to the DVLA would be that some people wouldn’t seek medical advice for fear of being banned.
I think that the police should be responsible for ensuring that drivers are safe on the roads and it should be fairly obvious to spot a driver that can’t even see properly. We should focus on getting the police to do their job correctly before looking to outsource it to medical professionals.
I would suggest that if police see an erratic driver, they should pull them over and give them a quick eyetest (e.g. read that number plate over there) and determine whether they need to be stopped from driving.