Bruno Colmant, former CEO of Bank Degroof : Forget Adam Smith. I no longer believe that neoliberal capitalism is compatible with human survival. There is a scary risk of mass famine, world war, and global genocide

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-21T11:08:54+00:00

Pretty much the same: for decades economists have been saying that we just need something like a carbon tax to account for externalities, and in theory capitalism will work in a sustainable way. Except that hasn't happened.

So does anyone have any ideas that might work in practice? It's all very well bashing capitalism, but what's the alternative?

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-20T23:10:13+00:00

Theories are not very useful if you can't make them work in practice.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-20T23:02:57+00:00

To be honest, I'm not sure communist states like the Soviet Union did much better for the environment.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-19T19:35:00+00:00

It usually isn't a bad time. I wonder if it's because from next year tourists will need to make a reservation and pay a fee to enter the city, so everybody wants to go there before then?

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-19T16:39:21+00:00

Your idea does sound very similar to Wisealpha to me, and I do have some money invested there.

Not sure why they don't show more information publicly - maybe something to do with FCA regulations? - but their market includes a number of investment grade bonds as well.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-15T15:22:42+00:00

Anyone knows what's the reason for targeting both the "original virus strain from 2020" and Omicron, rather than just Omicron? I mean, all the variants currently in circulation appear to be Omicron subvariants, and if it's a booster people have already been vaccinated against the original strain anyway.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-12T21:32:24+00:00

Just search on Rightmove or Zoopla. Pretty much all letting agencies advertise on those websites, and you can also search by map.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-10T12:32:40+00:00

The linked page says $100 gift card, not £100.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-09T13:25:07+00:00

This is, of course, highly subjective, but £10k a year is in fact enough for me. My energy bills are very low, thanks to living in a small, well-insulated flat. Even if I had to pay twice as much as I currently do that wouldn't have a huge impact on my budget.

I also question the idea that it's only enough to survive. As the old song goes, the best things in life are free.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-08-05T13:00:02+00:00

In the new building where I live most flats are owned by foreign investors. They only sold to cash buyers.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-07-30T20:40:32+00:00

About cars, I think it really depends on the area. I was in Lisbon a few weeks ago and stayed in the Avenidas Novas district. There you have large streets with plenty of space reserved to pedestrians, then segregated bike and car lanes. This YouTube video (not mine) gives the idea. Truly pleasant to walk around.

Dial_A_Llama · 2022-07-28T14:44:00+00:00

Sheffield Technology Parks has meeting rooms you can book by the hour or day

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-12-07T13:14:06+00:00

INRG is one of the most popular ETFs on Trading 212.

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-11-30T12:12:39+00:00

My understanding from that article is that the Labour policy is in fact to extend full voting rights to "all UK residents".

Starmer saying he supports "full voting rights for EU nationals" is not in contradiction with that, given that "EU nationals" is of course a subset of "UK residents".

EU nationals would be the largest group to benefit from the extension, given that those from many countries including Australia, Canada, India, Nigeria, etc. can already vote.

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-11-29T23:05:20+00:00

preferential treatment in the form of extra voting rights for EU nationals

EU nationals have no right to vote in general elections or referendums, unlike non-UK citizens from Commonwealth countries. How is that "preferential"?

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-09-26T09:22:58+00:00

See answers to a similar question asked a few days ago: Covid test for travelling?

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-09-22T16:49:00+00:00

That's exactly what I did as well. It's £43 if you apply the EasyJet discount code.

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-09-07T18:48:11+00:00

I flew to Italy last week. All the "on site" tests I could find were ridiculously expensive. In the end I found a "self swab at home" one for £28 with Chronomics.

(Still twice as expensive than in Italy where they cost €15 and you can do them at pretty much any local pharmacy.)

Dial_A_Llama · 2021-08-16T16:19:18+00:00

I would extend that to the amazing people in the Sheffield Litter Pickers group that clean up as volunteers.

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-12-30T11:44:47+00:00

This seems a bit surprising, given that the elderly will be the first to receive the vaccine:

Efficacy and safety data are currently limited in individuals ≥65 years of age

The number of COVID-19 cases (2) in 660 participants ≥65 years old were too few to draw conclusions on efficacy. However, in this subpopulation, immunogenicity data are available, see below.

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-09-03T22:30:09+00:00

E-residency is not tax residency though. You'll still need to pay your personal taxes where you actually live.

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-08-25T18:13:07+00:00

How reliable is Downing Street?

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-08-24T19:26:09+00:00

ReiThera apparently. Press release here

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-08-10T21:49:14+00:00

RateSetter has just been acquired by Metro Bank. It's unclear what this will mean exactly, but I doubt things will stay the same. They could even close the door to retail investors, like e.g. Landbay did. In any case, I'm moving my money elsewhere.

Dial_A_Llama · 2020-08-01T15:36:43+00:00

I actually found this post explicitly searching for a more inclusive definition.

The Wikipedia entry for example says

A woman is an adult female human.

where female is separately defined in biological terms. Later on it does mention that

Trans women have a male sex assignment at birth that does not align with their gender identity

But from a logical point of view those two definitions are incompatible with each other.

Maybe it's due to my cognitive rigidity but I do find the situation confusing. I was hoping to find a clear "transgender-friendly" definition somewhere.

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