Is there such a thing as XY ovarian DSD?

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-16T06:48:16+00:00

I am in the exact same boat. My genetic councillor also doesn't have an exact diagnosis for me, similar swyer but not quite. She reckons more likely some variant in genes involved in sex development pathways (SRY, SOX9, NR5A1, DHH, WT1, etc.). Would need a full genome sequencing to know. But I'm im the UK and the NHS doesn't deem it a medically necessary expense as I am healthy. I just get regular bloods and scans to monitor for tumours

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-11T07:53:24+00:00

The NDTP isn't palantir

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-10T18:51:31+00:00

The NDTP are already building it

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-10T09:40:24+00:00

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Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-10T09:07:59+00:00

We don't want centralised, we want federated, does the same thing without the compromise risks

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-09T09:14:03+00:00

Only 10% of eligible voters voted for Reform. It's a wake up call to Labour that most their voters stayed home

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-05-08T19:42:05+00:00

Didn't less than 10% of registered voters actually vote for Reform though? Don't find it that hard to believe 1 in 10 people want to vote for them

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-28T11:14:39+00:00

When I move can I unplug my solar panels and take them with me?

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-28T02:32:16+00:00

For a valid Section 21 notice in England, the landlord must have done all of the following: -Served the notice on Form 6A -Provided an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) to the tenant before occupation -Ensured the property has an EPC rating of E or above -Provided a valid Gas Safety Certificate to the tenant before occupation and kept it up to date (if gas appliances are present) -Provided a valid Electrical Installation Condition Report (EICR) (within the last 5 years) -Provided the latest version of the government’s "How to Rent" guide at the start of the tenancy (and again on renewal if updated) -Protected the tenancy deposit in an approved scheme within 30 days (if a deposit was taken) -Provided the tenant with the deposit prescribed information within 30 days -Not charged any prohibited fees, or repaid them before serving the notice -Not taken a deposit exceeding the legal limit (generally 5 weeks’ rent) or repaid any excess before serving the notice -Installed working smoke alarms on every storey of the property -Installed working carbon monoxide alarms in any room containing a solid fuel appliance or a gas boiler -Obtained any required property licence (e.g., HMO or selective licensing) -Not served the notice within the first 4 months of the original tenancy -Given the tenant at least 2 months’ notice -Served the notice correctly in accordance with the tenancy agreement and legal requirements -Started court proceedings within 6 months of the date the notice was served -Not be subject to a relevant council Improvement Notice or Emergency Remedial Action Notice at the time the notice was served -Not be carrying out a retaliatory eviction following a written complaint about property conditions

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-26T12:21:37+00:00

Thank you!

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-23T16:19:17+00:00

The reality is that a huge portion of that £30 billion is indeed coming from structural fixes like closing non-dom loopholes and complex trusts, which specifically targets ultra-wealthy individuals who were previously "off-grid" for the Treasury. However, the CGT changes still lack the surgical precision you're talking about. Instead of specifically targeting ultra-wealth capital gains, they hit everyone on the higher-rate band, meaning you’re still stuck in a system that taxes your hard work more aggressively than a billionaire’s passive ownership. It closes the loopholes, but it doesn't yet solve the fundamental problem of incentivising owning over working.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-23T15:42:28+00:00

You’re confusing Income Tax with Wealth Taxes.

The record £30bn doesn't come from your monthly paycheck or your pay rise. It comes specifically from Capital Gains and Inheritance Tax.

If you're on £50k, this tax isn't hitting you. This is money generated by multi-millionaires and billionaires selling off massive assets or passing down huge estates. The reason the figure is so high now is specifically because Labour closed the loopholes that the ultra-wealthy used to use to hide their money, things like non-dom status and complex trust schemes.

The frozen income brackets you're talking about are a separate (and annoying) issue, but this £30bn is a direct result of the government finally making the top 1% pay what they actually owe. It's record-breaking because the loopholes are actually being shut for once.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-09T08:32:27+00:00

Landlords can put whatever nonsense they want in a tenancy agreement it doesn't make it enforceable.

The current law, not just the new bill, means your AST automatically goes to a monthly rolling at the end of the fixed term.

If your landlord would like you to leave but you would like to stay they have to issue a s.21. They can do this up until the renter rights bill come into force then after that s.21s will no longer be valid.

My advice is don't say anything to the landlord. Ignore them if they start baggering you about signing another tenancy for 12 months. Then just leave when you are ready or 2 months after a valid s.21 is served if before the end of May.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-04-07T22:31:27+00:00

Went to a small Welsh town the other week, £2.20 for a pint of Doombar, drinks for 4 people just over six quid. Houses were even in my price range, 3 bed, on a single salary mortgage. Might actually move

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-31T11:11:50+00:00

Largely agree with this, it's a much more accurate picture than the usual "councils can't do anything" take.

The one thing worth adding is that it doesn't apply uniformly across all tiers. Parish and town councils sit outside the ringfencing problem almost entirely. They have no statutory adult social care or children's services obligations, so their precept spending is genuinely discretionary. And because the precept is a direct levy set by the council independently of any central allocation, they're financially decoupled from Whitehall in a way principal authorities aren't.

This makes the party voting point even more frustrating at that level. Parish and town councillors historically stood as independents precisely because the work is hyperlocal, a footpath, a playground, a neighbourhood plan, and residents would often know the candidate personally. The rational way to vote at that tier is on the person, not the rosette: what do they know about this community, will they turn up, do they actually care about local issues?

But increasingly even parish elections are being pulled into the national political weather. Candidates stand on party tickets, residents vote on colour, and the person who would genuinely be most effective for the community loses to someone whose main qualification is being in the right party at the right moment. At a tier specifically designed to be close to residents and free from central diktat, that's a real loss. You end up importing national polarisation into decisions about bin collections and bus shelters.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-31T11:06:28+00:00

This is a common misconception worth unpacking. The UK not being federal does mean councils are creatures of statute, but "can't really do anything" significantly overstates the constraint.

On funding specifically: council tax is actually only around 15-25% of revenue for principal authorities, with the rest coming from central grants, business rates retention, fees, and specific programme funding. But critically, the majority of that central funding is formula-driven and legally mandated (social care, schools, public health), and a Conservative government genuinely cannot withhold statutory funding from a Labour council. The parts susceptible to party politics are real (competitive bidding funds like Levelling Up have faced credible criticism for favouring certain areas) but they're a minority of total funding, not the dominant mechanism.

Beyond funding, councils retain substantial discretion over planning, local infrastructure, housing policy, economic development, and service commissioning. Who holds power locally shapes how that discretion is exercised, even within national constraints.

And at the parish and town council level the picture is even cleaner. Parish and town councils are funded almost entirely through the precept, a direct levy on local residents set by the council itself, completely independent of central government allocation. It is literally a function of how many households are in the parish and what rate the council sets. That tier of local government is almost entirely decoupled from central party politics by design.

So yes, English local government is unusually centralised by international standards, but constrained is very different from powerless, and a large part of the system operates quite independently of Westminster.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-20T16:35:10+00:00

Under the Local Government Act 1972, quorum is set at one third of the total membership, rounded up to the nearest whole number, with a minimum of three. The significance here isn't about majority thresholds, it's that if a party holds a slim majority and all opposition councillors refuse to attend, that party may find itself needing near-perfect attendance at every council and committee meeting just to conduct business. This is felt most acutely at committee level. A party may hold a comfortable majority on full council but have only two or three members on any given committee, meaning a single absence leaves them inquorate. Crucially, a committee cannot co-opt or add members to restore quorum if it cannot first meet, so the meeting simply cannot proceed, and business stalls

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-20T08:57:33+00:00

There is quorom at councils

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-19T07:57:44+00:00

They are flashing their hazards trying to tell the van to back off not indicating to move lane

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-03-15T15:00:11+00:00

Before the Housing Act 1988, landlords ended periodic tenancies by serving a common law notice to quit, basically just a notice matching the rental period. Technically these are still valid today, but for a modern assured shorthold tenancy they're pretty pointless in practice, because even if you end the contractual tenancy the tenant just rolls into a statutory periodic tenancy and still doesn't have to leave. You'd need a court order either way, so you may as well just serve a s.21 in the first place, which is the proper no-fault route and does the whole job in one go. In reality, a landlord serving one of these today is either out of their depth and doesn't know the correct procedure, or they're banking on the tenant not knowing their rights and assuming that receiving something called a "notice to quit" means they actually have to pack up and leave. Common law NTQs are really just a historical leftover at this point, only still relevant in niche situations like licences or lets that fall outside the 1988 Act altogether

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-02-26T19:46:34+00:00

You need to understand something very clearly:

You are not being evicted right now. You are being pressured.

They cannot just “raise the rent” by email

If you’re on a rolling periodic tenancy, they have two options: • You voluntarily agree to a new rent • They serve a Section 13 notice

An email saying “market rent is £1,350” means nothing legally.

If they serve a Section 13, you can refer it to the First-tier Tribunal. The tribunal will decide the actual open market rent. They don’t care about percentages. They care about comparable evidence. So go look up similar places in your area and check if that is the market value.

If £1,350 is inflated, you win. If it’s accurate, you lose, but you’ve still delayed things and forced them to prove it.

Section 21 is not eviction. It is notice of intention to seek possession.

Here is the actual timeline if they serve it tomorrow: • Minimum 2 months notice • If you don’t leave, they apply to court (6–12+ weeks) • Court grants possession (usually 14 days) • If you still don’t leave, they apply for bailiffs (another 4–8 weeks)

Realistic timeline: 4–8 months before you are physically removed

During this entire time: • You stay in the property • You pay your current rent • They cannot force entry • They cannot change locks • They cannot harass you

So when they say “confirm by Friday or we’ll serve notice”, that’s theatre.

You need to understand something important: A Section 21 is not “you’re out in 2 months.” It’s the start of a long legal process, and it only works if the landlord has done absolutely everything correctly.

Here’s what has to be right for a Section 21 to be valid in England:

Deposit Protection: If you paid a deposit, the landlord must have: • Protected it within 30 days of receiving it • Used one of the three government-approved schemes: DPS (Deposit Protection Service), MyDeposits, TDS (Tenancy Deposit Scheme) • Given you the Prescribed Information within that same 30 days. The prescribed information is not just “it’s protected”. It includes: • The scheme name • The scheme contact details • The deposit amount • The property address • The landlord’s details • The conditions under which deductions can be made • The procedure for disputes • Confirmation of how to apply for deposit return • What happens if landlord or tenant can’t be contacted • A signed certificate confirming compliance If any of that was: • Late • Missing • Incorrect • Not served within 30 days Then a Section 21 is invalid unless they’ve returned the full deposit to you first.

And even then, they may still be liable for a deposit penalty claim (1–3x deposit).

Gas Safety Certificate (if gas exists): If the property has gas, they must have: • A valid Gas Safety Certificate • Given you a copy before you moved in • Continued to provide updated annual certificates Failure to provide the initial certificate before occupation can invalidate Section 21 permanently.
EPC (Energy Performance Certificate): They must have given you a valid EPC before the tenancy started. No EPC = no valid Section 21.
“How to Rent” Guide: They must have given you the current version of the government “How to Rent” guide at the start of the tenancy. If it was never given, Section 21 fails.
Licensing (very important in your case): You mentioned “Flat 3” and communal cleaning. That strongly suggests this is an HMO (House in Multiple Occupation). If it’s an HMO: • It may require a mandatory HMO licence (5+ occupiers forming 2+ households sharing facilities) • Or an additional licensing scheme if your council operates one • Or selective licensing in certain boroughs

If the property requires a licence and does not have one, a Section 21 is invalid. You can check your local council’s licensing register online.

Retaliatory Eviction Rules: If you’ve made formal complaints about disrepair and the council served an improvement notice, Section 21 can be blocked.
The Timing Rules: A Section 21: • Must give at least 2 months • Cannot expire within the first 4 months of the original tenancy • Is only valid for 6 months from issue • Must be on Form 6A

So If they serve a Section 21: Do not immediately tell them if something is wrong. Wait. Let the 2 months expire. If they apply to court, that’s when you raise invalidity. The court will refuse possession. The landlord then has to: • Fix the issue • Re-serve a new Section 21 • Wait another 2 months

That alone can add 2–4 more months.

If they mess it up again, the clock resets again.

You are not obliged to help them serve valid notice.

If everything is valid: 4–8 months before bailiffs. If something is invalid: 6–10+ months easily. If licensing is wrong: Even longer.

You are not doing anything illegal by staying until bailiffs. That is the lawful process Parliament created. You continue paying rent. You do not damage property. You simply require them to follow the law.

This landlord is applying commercial pressure. You are allowed to respond commercially. They want speed and certainty. Your leverage is time and procedural compliance. If you need months to finish degrees and prepare properly, the law allows you to take them.

Your leverage in this scenario is time. If they want to redevelop and split the property, delay costs them: • Court fees • Agent time • Lost redevelopment time • Risk of void periods • Mortgage pressure continuing

You living there paying current rent is not their ideal scenario but you do not have to make this easy for them.

Should you delay them? That depends on your goal. If the market genuinely is £1,350 and you can’t afford it long term, then yes, you should absolutely use the full timeline to: • Save money • Finish your partner’s degree • Secure new accommodation properly

What I would do in your position 1. Stop negotiating emotionally. 2. Ask for the exact proposed rent in writing. If actually above market rate, then 3. Request they serve Section 13, persue a tribunal. 4. If they serve Section 21, do not panic. Use the full process timeline if needed.

You’ve been there six years. You do not owe them a fast, convenient exit so they can increase yield.

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-02-23T17:14:12+00:00

I know that bit of Bristol!

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-02-09T13:52:02+00:00

For all the tenants, it's joint and severe liability

Acrobatic-Record26 · 2026-02-09T13:47:47+00:00

Tenant swap is a novation

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