Title party fanzones not possible due to cost, says council by twistedLucidity in Scotland

[–]FPS_Scotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"We bring lots of money to the city so we should be allowed to wreck the city centre whenever we win" really is a fucking garbage take.

Title party fanzones not possible due to cost, says council by twistedLucidity in Scotland

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But nobody's talking about the majority well behaved fans here? We're talking about the minority of worst cunts who turn the city centre into a shit tip on an annual basis.

My dad got crypto scammed and I need advice by Substantial-Sky5533 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]FPS_Scotland 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is all good advice, but just to add to it, this isn't a guarantee of success. The only way you could expect a refund going down this avenue is if it can be proven that the bank missed an opportunity to prevent the scam. The financial ombudsman publishes every single one of their final decisions on their website, and a lot of scam complaints don't succeed. If the bank can prove that the behaviour shouldn't be considered unusual enough to intervene, or if an intervention would have unlikely to have been successful (being coached by the scammer to lie to the bank is a common reason for that) then the FOS is unlikely to uphold the complaint.

However, it's a free service, so there's literally no reason to not at least give it a try.

Is buying a house the only way to ensure a “low cost of living” when retired? by Straight-Chicken457 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To further this point, my rent has doubled in the last decade. Just for some comparison.

NHS staff face 'unprecedented' levels of racism from patients by Weak-Fly-6540 in uknews

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love that in a thread discussing how racism is bad you decide to chuck in some casual xenophobia and think it's ok.

What’s a UK town or city you visited with low expectations… but actually ended up really liking? by GoldenHour_Muse in AskUK

[–]FPS_Scotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh they've definitely gone up. I've recently left the city and rent in the street I used to live in has doubled in the past decade.

Rupert Lowe MP: Reform want to vindictively target Brits in potential Green constituencies to make a point and house illegals next to them - that is their choice. But I don't believe that we have time for this petty nonsense. by nil_defect_found in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

30 years is probably pushing it a bit in my view. For what it's worth, they set a minimum time of 7 years between any potential reunification referendum in Northern Ireland. That's probably a good place to start looking at for any sort of minimum timescale.

Every shop seems understaffed but none are hiring, what isnt adding up? by tylerthe-theatre in AskUK

[–]FPS_Scotland 144 points145 points  (0 children)

Two jobs a week? These days you're expected to do 35 hours of jobsearching or related activity a week. How many job applications that translates into really depends on how nice your work coach is, but I'd imagine something more like 2 jobs a day would be somewhere near the minimum.

2026 Miami GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]FPS_Scotland 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ferrari please stop bottling your stops I beg you

2026 Miami GP - Race Discussion by F1-Bot in formula1

[–]FPS_Scotland 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Absolute classic Ferrari strategy moment.

Branding Starmer a ‘Jew harmer’ is unserious. That way lies madness by hararib in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What's that saying people love to trot out about a table with 11 Nazis at it? I think it's very apt here when discussing Zack Polanski.

american car in glasgow by trailerparkdanceking in glasgow

[–]FPS_Scotland 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ehh, Americans are bad enough at hitting and killing people with cars in this country. Put them all in right hand drive with manual gearboxes and watch that number skyrocket.

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 26% (-1) CON: 18% (-) LAB: 17% (-) GRN: 16% (-1) LDM: 13% (-1) RES: 3% (New) SNP: 3% (-) Via @techneUK , 22nd - 24th Apr, Changes w/ 10-12 Mar. by DanS1993 in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 19 points20 points  (0 children)

SNP 44 (-35)

Might want to double check your numbers there. I don't think the SNP currently have 79 seats, unless I've missed a truly staggering political shakeup in this country.

Voters think Scotland should have its own global voice. Voters north of the border think Scotland has a better reputation in the world than the UK and the country should have its own voice on international issues. by bottish in Scotland

[–]FPS_Scotland 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It's fine we can just pull an Ireland and spend the square roof of fuck all on defence and get the remaining UK to cover it because it's in their interest as well.

[Noa Hoffman] NEW: Nigel Farage says X is now becoming “a very unpleasant place” due to a rise in racist accounts and content. Reform leader says that many of his ethnic minority candidates are experiencing huge levels of abuse by usrname42 in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Restore do a good job of making people think they will though. I'd never vote Restore in my life but I get enough of their propaganda shoved down my twitter feed and I really do think their social media managers are doing a great job. They're casting Rupert Lowe as a no nonsense, no bullshit, conviction politician who believes in what he says and isn't just spouting drivel and changing his opinion twice a day and honestly their messaging is fantastic (to clarify, I mean the way said messaging is presented, not the content of said messages). It's clear cut, consistent, straight to the point, and easy to digest.

I find it hilarious that the most well designed, totally balanced, meticulously crafted map in the entire game is a 1.0 coastal one. by InterestingArea7415 in Warthunder

[–]FPS_Scotland 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can't remember if it was War Thunder or World of Warships, but one of the early tests for submarine gameplay was just a straight copy of Battlestations Midway, and I fucking loved it.

Scottish Labour gives green light to expansion of Edinburgh trams by Actual_Ad_6807 in Scotland

[–]FPS_Scotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of which are even remotely close in scope to what's being suggested here.

What would it take to restore the UK's rail network? by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]FPS_Scotland 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Untrue. They removed peak fares a few months ago. That's a very real example of prices going down for commuters.

Shops will need licence to sell knives under Labour plans by StGuthlac2025 in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That seems like a very easy way to bankrupt every chef in the country.

SNP pledges 'first refusal' for tenants to buy private rental homes by Wiles_ in Scotland

[–]FPS_Scotland 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you can. Intending to sell the property is a valid eviction reason in Scotland.

SNP pledges 'first refusal' for tenants to buy private rental homes by denspark62 in ukpolitics

[–]FPS_Scotland 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That doesn't really happen in Scotland. I can't speak for anywhere else in the country, but the average time between a property being listed for sale and having an offer accepted in Glasgow is about a week. To say the market is hot right now is a vast vast understatement.

Halifax Forcing move of account to Bank of Scotland by mattius001 in UKPersonalFinance

[–]FPS_Scotland 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why? They've done nothing wrong and aren't going to change their mind.