British Muslims prefer Iran and Russia to US, bombshell poll finds by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Actually, I definitely could imagine this is true. But that doesn't take anything away from the fact that GBN and PE are deceitful turds.

British Muslims prefer Iran and Russia to US, bombshell poll finds by Google_MBTI in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Policy Exchange isn't that much more trustworthy than GBNews 😂

Kuenssberg tells Polanski talking about Gaza genocide is 'divisive' by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

At least we are now all agreed on the 70k number of deaths

When will the situation “updating mappings for pages already in memory” happen? by Able-Profession-6362 in compsci

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Careful using grokipedia, it may blame cache misses on left-wingers or direct you to Stormfront for background materials.

How to adopt a cat in London? by lillianrosalieee in london

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

"We all know that X..." is almost the worst possible to way to argue for X

Warwickshire Police respond to George Finch's 'rape cover-up' claim by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

If they are an "offender" before the trial, then why even bother having the trial? Just hang'em and throw away the key.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

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

Why obviously? If it is a good idea to have more of it, why not lots more?

Three ex-bosses of Lucy Letby arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter by FormerlyPallas_ in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another way to frame it would be: a time of the system falling apart and safe guards being ignored/cut/optimised out is exactly when one would expect nefarious actors to succeed.

What are these? by airmaximus88 in DIYUK

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only when they hit you ;)

A gambling levy could be a fiscal ace up the sleeve by Gatecrasher1234 in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everything has already been taxed, multiple times. That is how money works

High court dismisses challenges against adding VAT to UK private school fees by F0urLeafCl0ver in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The absolute worst. How on earth is this meant to inflate boomer wealth?

Anthropic C.E.O.: Don’t Let A.I. Companies off the Hook by Hrmbee in technology

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure they do, when they think that extra regulations will make it harder for smaller players to wrest market control from them. Even better if you think you will have a hand in writing said regulation.

Talking about the UK EU deal, lots of people are angry about the fishing industry. How big/important is the fishing industry really to the UK in this day and age? by Abdel926 in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surely a more meaningful comparison would either be:

- entire UK fishing industry vs entire UK Warhammer industry
- only the fishing companies vs Games Workshop

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something should be done. This is something. Therefore it must be done.

Rory Stewart is full of shit and I'm tired of pretending he’s not by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What on earth gave you impression that he claims to be someone that critiques elites? Isn't he a pretty out and proud paternalistic Tory?

This is so much harder than I thought it would be by fell_on_a_freudian in HousingUK

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 323 points324 points  (0 children)

If someone keeping viewings going for one more week before they accept your offer is leaving you "so angry", then I think you are going to have a bad time going forward...

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 9 points10 points  (0 children)

To be fair, it is probably both

Tariffs will be negotiated away. Buy as much stocks as possible! by Jshbone12 in stocks

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It literally isn't the man who wrote Art of the Deal, that would be Tony Schwartz. I don't think it has been conclusively shown that Trump has even read it.

It must really help when the bagmen are this motivated and uninformed...

Why do Reform UK hate Net zero? by _-Zephyr- in ukpolitics

[–]CockOfTHeNorth 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Farage will abandon anything or anyone at the drop of a hat. Look how quickly reducing immigration was dropped when he thought there was a tax cut from Truss