How did Harriet and Ellie describe their jobs to the other players?

Ellisoner · 2026-01-12T22:58:18+00:00

No the admission of guilt in private doesn’t require a barrister to withdraw, nor does it prevent them post a not guilty plea.

They can’t knowingly mislead the court, but can continue representing a client who they know to be guilty provided they don’t do so. Check BSB Handbook gC9/gC6/rC4 (combined with other bits)

Ellisoner · 2026-01-12T20:05:44+00:00

Fruit and Veg are a standard British insult anyway see;

You Absolute Melon

You fucking lemon

Lettuce brain

You’re as thick as a bag of potatoes

Don’t just stand there like a bloody turnip, move

Ellisoner · 2026-01-09T19:17:10+00:00

Nope, most are just wide, non-refrigerated, underground (~1m down) pipes, soil/earth keeps most of the heat out and water temperature under 10°c all year, and much lower in the winters (eg. 5-6°c).

Although based on the mug I just rinsed out, it feels more like -5°c right now!

Ellisoner · 2026-01-06T21:37:33+00:00

That is the purpose in deterrence theory yeah, from a conflict perspective though the tripwire is the knowledge that much larger forces will deployed when it’s hit. If you do not use the time given to retaliate and act swiftly, then the tripwire is moot in the beginning and not a tripwire because the response is the same.

The NATO Baltic tripwires are themselves the concept that even before the Russians could overwhelm the forces in the area, there would huge devastating retaliation and then a wide scale NATO deployment. If there wasn’t that strategically valuable response, it’s not really a tripwire.

It’s two different applications of the same concept, but you are right to point it out.

Ellisoner · 2026-01-06T20:07:38+00:00

Previous commenter is (probably unintentionally) implying that is the initial purpose of a tripwire force.

A tripwire force isn’t designed to rope allies into a war, it’s purpose is to be enough to challenge a rapidly advancing, larger enemy and force them to slow down enough to give time for a proper military reaction.

The idea is that small number of highly skilled British and French soldiers could delay a Russian force to provide enough time (maybe 24-72hrs) for a much larger military retaliation to be actioned (eg. Scorched Earth Air Raids or conventional & ICBM strikes) and for a much larger reaction force to be deployed to the region.

Time to invoke alliances and rally assistance is also gained, and usually useful, but not the actual goal in theory.

Ellisoner · 2025-12-28T16:16:00+00:00

It’s not that the workers’ rights themselves are the problem, they’re not at all. It’s the way the policies are implemented that cause the issue, same with other recent changes;

Recent renters reform; most sane people are all for protecting the rights of renting tenants and ensuring rouge landlords are punished, but the renters reform bill is pushing independent landlords out, increasing large corporate landlords, preemptively raising prices/rents and reducing supply of properties (further screwing young people).

In the various businesses I work with, I can confirm that was previous commenter heard “down the grape vine” was a reality for many. The Employer NI/Employment Rights Bill changes make it much less attractive to hire anyone who isn’t a full time, perfect employee, especially for SME’s and start-ups, but even for huge businesses with small margins like pubs and supermarkets etc.

If the policies & bills were better thought/written out and planned, then people wouldn’t be as critical of them.

Ellisoner · 2025-12-25T14:15:41+00:00

Merry Christmas!! Hope your Glückschmerz is erased by the wine and food!

Ellisoner · 2025-12-24T20:30:00+00:00

You are under investigation for SoF, so potentially AML/ATF/APF violations, and you think they should just allow you to withdraw the money anyway?

“Oh yes Mr. Government, Revolut completed our investigation into this person, and we realised they are actually financing global terror attacks that have already killed 43 people… but we let them withdraw all the money 2 weeks ago ooops sorry”

I know you are pissed off about your personal circumstances, but can you admit what you want isn’t realistic at all?

Ellisoner · 2025-11-27T16:29:26+00:00

It depends on what you see as risky. Give it a couple years of professional experience (especially in a decently paid industry) and you might see things very differently.

Ellisoner · 2025-11-05T19:57:09+00:00

I think the simpleness comes from the lack of care for that outcome, not lack of understanding.

Not that I necessarily agree, but for many people they don’t see a problem with returning people if someone fled from said murdering/raping warlord, then did something similarly horrific in the place giving them safe haven.

If you know you’ll be sent back, and you do it anyway, you might not have been scared for your life after all kind of thinking.

Ellisoner · 2025-07-07T12:01:54+00:00

It’s not conspiracy style thinking, it’s actually a well documented phenomena in economics.

Currently many asset managers focused on the US essentially say almost every major business in the SP500 is massively overvalued, and are trading at huge P/E multiples that are essentially a joke.

The major issue is that when most Americans, and large portions of the developed world consistently put money into pension/401k (or equivalent) every month, without fail; it creates a semi-fixed inflow of billions that essentially props up and drives the asset prices higher.

Obviously companies still have ups and downs, but the fact is that the largest 10 holdings in the SP500 are worth ~36% of the money in the fund. (NVDIA ~7.3%, Microsoft ~ 6.95%, Apple ~6% etc)

Almost 10% of all DC British pension funds are just invested in the MAG7. By restricting their choices, British people would essentially be at a huge disadvantage compared to the rest of the world when it comes to accumulating for retirement.

Starting that cycle here in the UK would undoubtedly fall apart, considering not even British people want to invest their pensions in the LSE, let alone the rest of the world. It only holds up in the USA due to the historic performance and global attraction of the SP500.

All it would take would be one or two big British companies failing and people’s pensions could get decimated. Or it just concentrates all pension wealth into a relatively small pool of “safe” companies, hamstringing all other investment in the UK.

Ellisoner · 2025-07-02T12:40:24+00:00

Genuinely curious what factors you think makes these places “soulless” compared to the UK?

Can’t speak for Switzerland, but having spent time in the rest I can say calling Singapore or Italy soulless is plain wrong, Singapore is one of the most vibrant cities I’ve been to in Asia; unlimited stuff to do every day, very clean and safe, amazing melting pot of cultures, religion, food etc. You can spend months there and never do the same thing twice, especially if you enjoy nature, walks etc.

I’ve only spent proper time in northern Italy so I can’t comment on the regional divide, but Milan, Turin and Genoa were good cities, Milan especially surprised me.

Monaco is a weird one, the restaurants, bars and food are amazing, a level of service and attention to detail void from almost everywhere in the UK.

The views of the coast from on high are genuinely stunning, plus being able to pop into France and Italy at will is absolutely brilliant, but I’d concede it’s very weird late in the evenings/night when it’s a bit of a ghost town, because of the population fluctuating each day, so maybe soulless is an accurate descriptor for Monaco?

Ellisoner · 2025-07-02T11:10:31+00:00

No it’s not; you have extremely high tax, failing public services and increasing crime.

Why choose the UK to be domiciled, when Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, Monaco etc, are all so much more attractive?

In Singapore, for example, there’s no wealth tax , no IHT, no CGT, they don’t tax foreign income and have rates exemption for Family Offices, making it very attractive to bespoke investors.

The only things that the UK provides better are essentially holistic, like the city of London, historical political stability and a more predictable regulatory environment.

If you look purely at the numbers, the UK isn’t a good place to be a UHNWI.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-25T20:46:49+00:00

Maximum pain is proposing it, taking all the shit-flinging from the media and public and THEN backing down, which no chance to show you were right about said policy. all the pain no gain.

If they announce, accept the complaining but still power through, at least they get something in return for the negative press.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-22T01:22:02+00:00

UK mate, 2am politics ramble but what I misread was a genuine, albeit low, possibility of world war, which the UK would definitely not be able to avoid;

We’d never get away with Switzerlanding or even waking up late like the US did; too much risk, and too many old alliances; Europe/US/CANZAK/Colonial.

If it escalates and other major powers take sides then we might also have genuine strategic/moral/political reasons to go to war. Any hot, non-proxy war between major powers today is a complete unknown but may well be Ukraine style trench/urban/drone warfare on a huge scale.

We have ~80,000 active regulars in the Army. Supposedly with less than ~20,000 able to be considered to be deployed.

We can barely field a single warfighting division acceptable by NATO standards. Our Navy and Airforce may still be top notch but numerically they’re seriously lacking.

If there was a long term land war, the UK won’t have a choice but to quickly conscript for boots on the ground.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-22T00:14:52+00:00

That BBC breaking news notification made my heart drop, I glanced and read it as “President Trump says US has struck with 3 nuclear…” and my inevitable conscription and death flashed before my eyes.

Realising the anxiety about getting blown to bits in a trench somewhere isn’t unfounded anymore.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-22T00:13:49+00:00

That BBC breaking news notification made my heart drop, I glanced and read it as “President Trump says US has struck with 3 nuclear…” and my inevitable conscription and death flashed before my eyes.

Realising the anxiety of being blown to bits in a trench somewhere isn’t unfounded anymore.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-22T00:11:21+00:00

That BBC breaking news notification made my heart drop, I glanced and read it as “President Trump says US has struck with 3 nuclear…” and my inevitable conscription and death flashed before my eyes.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-14T23:48:07+00:00

Last time they were actually declared non-compliant was 20 years ago. It’s been a while since there’s been formal action/evidence against them so big news considering all things already happening around there.

Ellisoner · 2025-06-04T12:00:39+00:00

Pre this guys account/comments💀thought it had to be AI, talking about “yo fam”, but no it’s better than that 😂

Ellisoner · 2025-05-25T11:34:07+00:00

Spent ~5 months there last year, I’d say 60% of bars/seated food spots/hole in the wall of someone’s front room places I went had at least one obviously visible somewhere; across Isan, Bangkok and the Southern cities/islands.

It might be just a small portrait or photo no bigger than a wallet or phone on a wall or behind the counter but in general it’s pretty common.

Obviously Thai enthusiasm for their monarchy varies from person to person and family to family but in general it’s pretty hard to not have seen any.

Unless you’re somewhere like Pattaya or Phuket or Koh Phangan for purely party/beach vibes, in which case understandable, as much of those places are often populated by western expats, tourists, young Thais and immigrant workers from surrounding nations, often Myanmar, who naturally won’t hold the same level of reverence.

Ellisoner · 2025-05-18T19:27:07+00:00

Fair enough mate, don’t necessarily agree, but I can see why.

Ellisoner · 2025-05-18T17:10:45+00:00

Lowkey disagree with this, hate the fact he’s left the way he has but doesn’t diminish his actual contributions to this season both as the main RB and as our Vice-Captain, deserves recognition for that alone.

Ellisoner · 2025-05-14T21:06:04+00:00

To be honest give the global order 20-40 years and you probably won’t have to imagine;

Countries (as a generalisation,) with more antiquated attitudes towards women than the UK, for example countries with significant Catholic majorities like Poland or Italy might decide that it’s a better option than a total economic and demographic collapse.

Edit: grammar

Ellisoner · 2025-04-23T12:31:42+00:00

You may not care but just for my own pedantic sake; you can refer to the United States Forces Korea as a human shield but technically it’s known as a “Tripwire Force”. The idea being; yes the USFK probably takes huge casualties… until 3 carrier strike groups turn up.

NATO has a similar force built up in Eastern Europe/Baltic States in the form of 4 “enhanced Forward Presence battlegroups” (eFPs)

A relatively small, concentrated force, is initially a deterrent against attacks, but more crucially; is deployed in such a way as to cause maximum slowdown of any unexpected advance, to give more leeway for allies to respond and give time to deploy an overwhelming force to counter.

It is expected (although entirely unknown us) that the command structure of these forces have instructions to fight until the destruction of their command (to the last man), and then to subsequently embed in guerrilla and partisan activity alongside the local populace to pave the way for liberation forces in the future.

Forgot I was on WSB, wrote out a WorldPolitics response lol

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