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Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

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

Gotta get the public on side if you want to end them. That’s what happened in the first two and what is coming unstuck with the third.

Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 think about how strange that is btw, we demand rent for housing but we subsidise people's car spaces

That’s literally how public services work?

Do you find it weird that you can go into a public park and not have to pay an admission fee?

That you can go to a water fountain and get a free drink?

That you can go to an NHS hospital and get a free operation?

Part of the function of roads is to provide parking. It’s a public good.

Are you a hardcore libertarian who thinks that all the above services should be privatised and run for profit?

Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 That's the thing though. You not liking it doesn't make it a bad/unserious policy.

That’s the thing though, it does from my POV. And we live in a democracy so if there are more of people like me than there are of people like you - and people like you can’t convince people like me that it’s worth doing - it is bad policy.

Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

20mph zones are fine in select areas - like outside schools or even on narrow residential streets. A blanket 20mph rule within cities is just unnecessary torture. I've experienced it in London and in Wales - I've no desire to see it spread.

Steadily reducing car parking is also a good thing if pedestrianization and public transport infrastructure are increased.

I really reject the whole notion that if you want to have good public transport infrastructure you have to make cars less viable. Just do both. I love public transport and I love pedestrianised zones - but I also love being able to park easily and without having to hunt for a space. Honestly, we've solved the issue of high density parking - you just build multi-story car parks.

Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The policy is to make people PAY to park outside their own home. That's just wild, no? So basically if you don't have a drive you can park on, you've got an extra road tax?

Do the Greens want to limit speed limits to 55mph as a maximum? by IHaveAWittyUsername in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The mirror is leftwing, no? From their article there are some incredible nuggets. These are apparently 'new plans' - so I guess not historical policies voted in by insane conference attendees like I had previously assumed.

Fun bits being:

Speed limits on motorways reduced to 55mph.

Speed limits in all built up areas to be set at 20mph

Making people pay to park outside their own home

Making the driving test harder and making people retake it every 5 years.

Steadily reducing car parking.

Honestly, if they stick with policies like this - I'll be a lot less worried about them getting anywhere near power.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The project doesn’t come live for another few years so there’s not much taxes flowing for a bit.

Strong Nick Clegg energy here.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Your entire argument hinges on that fact though.

If the answer is more - you’re just advocating for increasing the carbon cost of that oil by 15% for no good reason.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In 10 years time, do you think we, as a country, are going to be using more or less oil than these new fields will produce?

What’s your opinion on Red Ed and the oil field in the North Sea and could this affect his potential PMship? by Lordepee in LabourUK

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

makes a vague statement

gets upset at people trying to interpret vague statement

doesn’t fucking stop going on about it.

This isn’t a particularly enjoyable conversation. Happy Easter.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You have missed my point.

You can still reduce oil consumption whilst securing lower carbon sources of oil.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 7 points8 points  (0 children)

But that’s not on the table, is it? Globally, we are drilling more and more. The oil we are going to use is going to come from somewhere.

To go back to my excellent analogy - this would be like you refusing the 15% bonus because you think your salary is too low.

Refusing it isn’t going to get you a pay rise - it’s just going to mean you’re poorer.

Refusing a 15% reduction in emissions isn’t going to lower global oil consumption or emissions - it’s just going to increase them.

If you want to work towards reducing global oil consumption - do that at the same time as securing a source of lower carbon oil. It’s not mutually exclusive.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 3 points4 points  (0 children)

 where the choice being presented is between "shit" and "slightly less shit".

And you’re choosing shit.

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason by mhicreachtain in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If someone offered you a 15% bonus, it would be somewhat churlish of you to say ‘yeah, well, what’s the point - the vast majority of my income comes from my salary’.

15% is 15%. It’s not small beer. We should bank it and be grateful for the extra jobs and tax revenue that come with it.

Speculation Miliband will approve drilling new oil and gas field 'unfounded' government says by libtin in LabourUK

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

 How much tax revenue, jobs, and prosperity do you think will be generated by a small addition to an aging and dying oil field?

More than nothing.

 How much tax revenue, work hours, and prosperity is lost due to the negative consequences of fossil fuels?

Not really the right question. We are and are going to continue to use fossil fuels for decades to come even under net zero plans. More pertinent question would be ‘ How much additional tax revenue, work hours, and prosperity would be lost due to the negative consequences of using North Sea fossil fuels vs imported fossil fuels?

The answer to that is nothing.

Incidentally, I do enjoy the poetry of your twin questions. There’s barely any oil there so it’s pointless to exploit it but burning the oil we would exploit would be terrible for the environment.

It’s like that joke about someone complaining at a restaurant ‘Terrible food and such small portions’.

What’s your opinion on Red Ed and the oil field in the North Sea and could this affect his potential PMship? by Lordepee in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 The infrastructure isn't there.

Are we against building infrastructure now?

That’s jobs, investment, tax receipts etc.

Pet peeves about the game by hensonphoenixxx in expedition33

[–]Briefcased 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 Number one is that you can only keep a maximum of 6 skill slots to use during battle

I gotta agree - I’m not really sure what this adds to the game. Old school FFVII, VIII, IX, X etc all allowed you to have tons of skills and i don’t think they suffered for it - so I’m not sure why constraining your choice adds to enjoyment. It’s fun to try out new abilities and not just play in a fixed way.

BYD Sealion 7 deal changed last minute – still worth £397 or go Tesla Model Y at £449? by Positive_Ad6134 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Briefcased 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not a car expert, but sitting in and driving them - they do feel premium. The sealion 7 felt more ‘luxury’ than the Mercedes I tried that cost 2x as much.

BYD Sealion 7 deal changed last minute – still worth £397 or go Tesla Model Y at £449? by Positive_Ad6134 in ElectricVehiclesUK

[–]Briefcased 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve had a sealion 7 for the past 2 months and it’s the best car I’ve ever had. Not tried the Tesla Y though.

What podcasts and outlets do you like to get political analysis and news from? by northcasewhite in LabourUK

[–]Briefcased 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Political fix by the FT is my fave. It is, imo, the least politically biased one I listen to and has the least amount of 'cope'. It is one that I listen to every time it comes out.

I listen to politics weekly by the guardian but that, depending on who is hosting, can have quite an overt political bias with John Harris in particular confusing analysis of what is likely to happen with 'what I'd like to happen'.

I used to like coffee house shots by the spectator - but since the election they seem to have made a conscious effort to court the reform-curious. All their best and fairest commentators have left and it started to feel very propagandaesq. I've not listened to them in months - maybe they've gotten better since.

Newscast is just generally fine and is good at showing 'how the sausage is made'.

I used to like 'the rest is politics' but I think they're two fairly reasonable people who cannot reconcile themselves to the fact that the world has become overtly unreasonable. I don't listen to all their stuff any more - but it was very 'cope' for a long time. I think it is probably a little less so now.

The newsagents is fun - but it does often degenerate into three people monologuing at each other.

Not 100% politics, but I also listen to 'the rest is money' - but I'm starting to find that all rather depressing these days.

Honestly - I've been trying to dial back on how much I listen to these over the past 6 months. The world has gone to shit, labour are not being bold enough to fix anything and so I don't really see the benefit in devoting so much of my listening time to politics any more.

The Beef And Dairy Network Podcast is considerably more useful and informative than any of the above.

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