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I read this as a recommendation to move your important documents and files off cloud based storage or risk losing them

18.11.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A Scottish actor. Expect drama in the castle

12.11.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We were promised a farming tenancy inheritance story last year/earlier this year and I wondered which main character they'd kill off to achieve that. Turns out they invented a new one which is quite a relief TBH #TheArchers

08.11.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

But the traitors have all the information. I think it's much harder to be a faithful and get to the end and win

06.11.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, needs more investment and R&D

06.11.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One practical reason, aside from all the geopolitical ones, is that we need to solve the problem of transmitting the power from the point of generation to the point of use. AFAIK that's still tricky, but I'd be happy to be corrected

06.11.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Because she knows that broken promises on tax rises will go down as well as broken promises on student fees

04.11.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It took 14 years for the electorate to forgive the LibDems over breaking the student fees promise.

04.11.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The DOGE language is unnecessary but I'm quite pleased they're getting Β£ back from the PPE companies that took the Β£ and failed to deliver

02.11.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@mrjamesob.bsky.social re societies that have collapsed, Jared Diamond's book Collapse is worth a read. Various reasons for collapse but willfully ignoring the warning signals features strongly

30.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So the logical next step is that it's the other Big Dog, but I doubt they'll get there

24.10.2025 07:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I agree. The pensioners have caught up and the triple lock needs to be adjusted. Thought that's what I said?

15.10.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

They started from a dreadfully low place. Now, arguably, they are in a good place and the triple lock could be relaxed slightly. But remember, low income pensioners cannot do much to improve their lot.

15.10.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sort of. I was thinking that if Joe Bloggs was supplying the power (from his domestic supply) & only his household could use it then he'd want access outside his house. I guess I'm not clear who'd be powering these pavement chargers - publicly available power or private domestic supply

13.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This argument: "If the cable running through that ground channel has come from my house then I'm buffered if anyone else gets to park outside my house when I need to use it"
will cause wars between neighbours where parking capacity is already inadequate

13.10.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Beastie Boys have a lot to answer for

12.10.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, there wasn't much of a secret about it

09.10.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We put the hand brake on in 2016 and haven't released it since

08.10.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What's the threshold for triggering this new measure? 2 protests within 5 years? 3 protests within 6 months? Or just 2 protests?

05.10.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We in the UK were 'european taxpayers' too. He was using our money.

29.09.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That'd be why he's on Strictly - to raise his profile

26.09.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or get a driver

24.09.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oooph. 'white people'? All white people?

11.09.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Labour wrecked the economy?

09.09.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry, I think you arrived there a while ago

02.09.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they reapply for their visa and are successful then they can stay. Surely overstaying your visa is illegal?

02.09.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My partner had a cat who'd chase a paper ball down the stairs, as long as I looked interested. If I kept throwing the paper up the stairs she'd chase it down. The minute I started to read a book while she was chasing the paper she'd stop. I'm sure she was only playing the game for my benefit.

02.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thursday 25th September 2025

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30.08.2025 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need to be a bit careful here. If you incentivise giving all your ££ away then you need to consider how to fund social care /care homes. Older people can burn thru ££ if they have to go into a care home. If they've given all their money away that responsibility will return to the state

21.08.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The secret is in the word Trickle.

21.08.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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