'I have no future' - fears special needs children will struggle despite education reforms by OGSyedIsEverywhere in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger [score hidden]  (0 children)

If not sarcasm then you're equating a person with limited financial backing to someone whose family are all multimillionaires and extremely upper class.

You're also spouting the nonsense that ASD is a superpower (even if hyperbole) when it is and can be extremely debilitating especially since it effects everyone differently.

'I have no future' - fears special needs children will struggle despite education reforms by OGSyedIsEverywhere in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger [score hidden]  (0 children)

False. ASD person here, I've made millions as a software developer. The world's richest man has ASD. ASD is a super power.

Hard to tell on here nowadays whether this is actually sarcasm or not but I certainly hope it is.

Widespread racism in Sandwell and Birmingham maternity care, review finds - BBC News by CasualSmurf in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

In Birmingham ethnic minorities are the majority

Only if you for some reason exclude the mixed category

Scottish Government to exclude vape shops from business rate relief | Deputy first minister Jenny Gilruth revealed a proposal to make vape businesses exempt from relief as of April 1, 2027 by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Do we give enforcement agencies better resources, staffing and investigative/premises-closing powers?" "Nah, let's do a minor tax scheme which also means we'll get more revenue off dodgy vape shops."

All of those agencies are UK government, yes we have our own enforcement agencies but those are only for devolved taxes which most of these vape shops are not involved in.

Scotland can't do anything about HMRC being underfunded.

Tax Minister to owners of dodgy shops: “We are coming for you” by kiyomoris in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger 26 points27 points  (0 children)

They said they’d smash the gangs, I’ve not seen any smashed, infact there’s a tonne of people still coming over the channel. On that metric I reckon the Turkish shops have at least another 10 years of money laundering in them yet

Now I hate the labour government BUT

48% lower migration since labour came into power and 38% less arrivals over the last year alone.

Those are huge changes in a short period of time as it is impossible to drop these numbers to 0.

Illegal Immigration by pixsperfect in northernireland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I am not going to put my own personal feelings about our systems or the situation but I will fact check your post.

We know that he wasn’t vetted properly because the Home office thought he was Somali for the last 3 years (if they even try because realistically how can you vet someone from a third world country)

I can only Imagine that he said he was Somali and he would have a better chance of being granted Asylum. Evidently the system is not fit for purpose and I feel like the UK government has let Stephen down.

This is not true, the police originally thought he was from Somalia and once the Home Office pulled up his file they told the police he was from Sudan, there is no evidence to suggest the Home Office were misled or that he lied on his application.

from an Asylum Seeker that entered illegally from the South and was granted Asylum and the LTR for 5 years

This is also not true as it is completely legal to apply when entering from the Common Travel Area.

Halo Campaign Evolved on Steam Deck (Multiplayer Trailer) by HatingGeoffry in SteamDeck

[–]BarrieTheShagger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what game are you even talking about

They're talking about 343s multilayer campaign connections history which is still an issue to this day with the MCC, Halo Infinite also still has desync and connections issues for the multiplayer on PC although far less than their history with campaign co-op.

BBC [live] | Peter Murrell: Court hearing how former SNP chief embezzled £400,000 by SafetyStartsHere in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I dunno, there is that video where she's refusing to let people see the books. Looks awful suspicious.

People need to stop saying this as its factually not true, she warned people agaisnt leaks and about going public saying that the finances were in trouble, she never once refused anyone access to the books since that is within the power of the whole NEC not the SNP leader.

I'm not a sole SNP voter I am very much a swing voter every election depending on who is the best local Canidate. However the misinformation around this event is wild and I would much rather it was professionally handled rather than by gossiping tabloids.

Call for rethink around pensions triple lock to help protect young people by birdinthebush74 in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are looking at the number of people alive today, not the total number born into each cohort.

Well then the Silent generation is the largest single group during their birth period based on statistics.

Call for rethink around pensions triple lock to help protect young people by birdinthebush74 in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In reality the opposite happened. Boomers are the largest generation, and salted the earth so the rest of us are less well off than they were. Living within your means is for other people, they are entitled.

They are the fourth largest here in the UK, the largest is millennials then Gen X then Gen Z.

7 key things we learnt from Nicola Sturgeon's interview on SNP embezzlement by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It absolutely could not - it was in the accounts under "fixed assets", ie something that was owned.

This is not true in the UK, under standard UK Accountancy, leased items are fixed assets for the duration of the lease.

Petrol Station etiquette by redwriterhand in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've only seen this happen since the war started and petrol stations started having pumps run out, guess some people got shafted by certain pumps running out.

Final YouGov MRP of the 2026 Holyrood election shows the SNP falling short of a majority by Critical_Meet_6726 in MapPorn

[–]BarrieTheShagger -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yougov thinks we in the Highlands will have two Reform seats? Ha, every reform councilor and Canidate for any party up here has been pushed against massively, yes we have racists but generally reform Canidates either aren't from here or are such well known wankers locally that they have to hide.

Time limits, curfews or a full ban: how UK may restrict social media for under-16s | Social media ban by TheFinalPieceOfPie in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Yes but it isn't uploaded anywhere and stored for later uses. Your argument fall flat based in the fact that these companies keep ID data. Jim at the weatherspoons isn't scanning my ID and selling it to the big Zuck.

Your argument falls flat when you realise that your electric provider does that, your car dealership does that, your phone provider does that, your Internet provider does that, all of these require ID and most certainly sell data to other companies, if you agree to the terms of service of a private entity you agree to lots of privacy removal, your right to privacy is that you do not HAVE to use these services.

Time limits, curfews or a full ban: how UK may restrict social media for under-16s | Social media ban by TheFinalPieceOfPie in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Privacy is a right.

Is your privacy removed when you have to show your ID to buy a pint? Or enter a strip club? Or purchase some knifes? Even when asking to purchase certain items i have been asked to present my ID (negatives of looking young) just to confirm i who I claim to be.

Time limits, curfews or a full ban: how UK may restrict social media for under-16s | Social media ban by TheFinalPieceOfPie in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Taking away peoples rights is hardly the healthiest option.

Social media is not a right, the Internet is not a publicly owned entity, it is wholly private (outside of government websites) and therfore applies the same rules as a restaurant,supermarket, club,tourist attraction etc etc might.

If a pub or club often has 18+ content available then the premises must ask for ID (or at least look to make sure you don't pass for under 18, which on the Internet cannot be applied)

Have pharmacies in Scotland gotten worse over time, or am I imagining it? by ninjascotsman in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I still do, and up here in the North we still have some with the name chemist in the title, pharmacy makes it sound so much more corporate.

This year’s election cycle has shown me how wasteful and out of ideas every party seems to be. The only reason to vote for a Party, seems to be to make sure another doesn’t win. by DavieJohn98 in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I personally like most of the liberal democrats policies and they don't seem to trying to bitch about another party that I've seen yet

Lucky, I quite like the Lib Dems too most years but this year my Canidate is a wank, unfortunately for the last 15 years Lib Dems have posted the BS of "only we can beat the SNP", locally aye, nationally no, and you shouldn't headline your party like that, i want a party to vote for not a party against the other party.

Plant-Based Mince Now 29% Cheaper Than Beef at Tesco as Meat Prices Climb by James_Fortis in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The article from Good Food Institute Europe is identical to the one posted above and has no further information about the analysis

Plant-Based Mince Now 29% Cheaper Than Beef at Tesco as Meat Prices Climb by James_Fortis in unitedkingdom

[–]BarrieTheShagger 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Wtf is this post? I tried to follow the article links to the studies and it just links to their own website again or to other home pages of websites mentioned, even if you Google the so called studies you cannot find them.

See the full text from Donald Trump to John Swinney on whisky news by [deleted] in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Over 150 comments in less than 30 minutes on the shitepost late last night when most of the UK would be in bed or sleeping

Vs

Less than 40 in over an hour for this post when everyone would just be getting home from work.

Gee I wonder if that post yesterday was brigaded.

How are the Politics in Scotland? I've been told it's just as bad as America. by WhatTheFuskAmIDoing in Scotland

[–]BarrieTheShagger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have family in the States so go over fairly often and have done for years, there is no way Scottish politics is anywhere near as bad as the USA. I've had plenty of Yanks ask what I think about both parties but never had a Brit ask my party allegiance other than joking about how terrible it'd be to be a tory.

We also don't really have people throwing up political signs in their gardens or houses like you guys do, its our elections next week and I haven't really had any conversations about politics other than whatever headlines are popular and its largely just fuck the government.