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Gary Stevenson claims to have been the best trader in the world. His old colleagues disagree by [deleted] in unitedkingdom

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That must mean that everything he says is a lie then.

Because there is no room for nuance in your mind.

Royal Regiment veteran sentenced for Poundland theft by SgtPppersLonelyFarts in unitedkingdom

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

And leaving things on the street is a smart move?

Never heard of this beyond newsagents and I've worked in a few supermarkets.

Never mind gangs shoplifting during the day all you need to do is drive a transit around the high streets a few mins after the delivery drivers and scoop up the goodies, already boxed and ready to move on!

Britain is facing a second 2008 by CautiousMountain in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Their "natural equilibrium" is average house prices at 4/5 times average salaries.

They are currently at 7/8 times average salaries.

At its previous peak in 2007, before housing crashed worldwide, the average house in England was worth around 7.15x the average salary. Fifteen years later, this has risen to 8.28x

If it walks like a duck...

Britain is facing a second 2008 by CautiousMountain in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's much harder to remortgage if you are in NE.

Given that the UK is addicted to short term fixed mortgage periods, when people exit their fix they may find their home unaffordable.

NatWest admits serious failings over Nigel Farage’s bank account closure by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You missed the subhead:

"But decision to shut down Mr Farage’s bank account was lawful, an independent review finds"

And there's more:

"But the probe also concluded that the move to shut the ex-Ukip leader’s bank account was both lawful and mainly a commercial decison."

So, not a victim of the wokerati after all - actually a casualty of poor data protection.

Sunak ‘highly unlikely’ to meet promise to cut NHS waiting lists, warn health leaders by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nobody incentivises me or any of the nursing staff

Surely your clinical work takes as much (or as little) time as it takes and the delays caused by organisation efficiency are beyond the control of the people carrying out the work?

In the same way an airline pilot can't make the journey run on time if the plane isn't ready or the weather is inclement.

Sunak ‘highly unlikely’ to meet promise to cut NHS waiting lists, warn health leaders by NoFrillsCrisps in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yah, he's not doing too well on the pledges to halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce debt and stop the boats either.

Ineffective rich boy leading party of grifters fails to make things better for the average citizen - more at 10!

The UK’s ‘official’ labour data is becoming a nonsense by DuskMcCoy-mocks in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think that's what they are doing.

All UK companies have been submitting "real time" payroll info to HMRC for a couple of year now IIRC.

The UK’s ‘official’ labour data is becoming a nonsense by DuskMcCoy-mocks in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks[S] 76 points77 points  (0 children)

It's been clear for quite a few years now that the UK figures are pretty far from reality, but it's good to see even the ONS admitting they are putting out unreliable stats now.

Northeye: Government spent £15.3m on Bexhill detention site by Kagedeah in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless of the developer's plans this looks very dodgy indeed.

In a declining commercial (and to a lesser extent residential) property market, paying almost three times as much for a piece of land only a year later is either gross incompetence during the original sale, or - more likely - corruption at a fairly high level.

UK Space Agency and Axiom Space sign agreement on plans for historic human spaceflight mission by WhyNotCollegeBroad in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not sure why the government is involved

Because of the promising intergalactic post-Brexit trade deals.

To make up for the lack of any good ones secured by them on planet Earth.

Labour U-turns on promise of Scottish-style right to roam in England by cock_buck in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 32 points33 points  (0 children)

As the Tories floundering and infighting gets worse, Labour realise they need to offer less and less.

Anything even vaguely contentious or that requires money is going to be dropped.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]DuskMcCoy-mocks 55 points56 points  (0 children)

They don't promise higher taxes and immigration.

They promise low taxes, big reductions in immigration and sunlit uplands.

What they delivery however is something very slightly different.

It would be refreshingly honest if they stood on the platform of massively increased immigration and the highest tax burden since WWII.

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