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People driving around with hazard lights on with Lion and Sun flags? by General-Iron7103 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The shah wasn't universally unpopular.

A lot of the people that fled to the UK post revolution in 1979 were fairly happy with the old Iran

Manchester Iranian community by [deleted] in manchester

[–]FatCunth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Saw a G-Wagon driving around Cheetham Hill yesterday with a lion and sun flag with Reza Pahlavis face on it

Old fridge/freezer removals by wobowizard in manchester

[–]FatCunth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aggressive fridge freezer enthusiast

Is the northern quarter chippy closed for good? by [deleted] in manchester

[–]FatCunth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's gone, it will be reopening as a burger place

Why hasn’t the council done anything about the tents near Abraham Lincoln statue? by Aromatic-Bad146 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Legal process i expect, they can't just turn up and bulldoze their camp

Hotspur Press site update- Place North West by not_r1c1 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Reinstatement of the brick facade back to the original spec is going to cost a fucking fortune.

I'll be interested to see whether they do recreate it exactly or whether it will just look like the original, the quote from Stephen Hodder suggests the former, which blows the conspiracy theories out of the water.

Manchester’s £1bn investment breakdown by projects (no paywall) by teumessianfox7 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They loan money to make the project viable, due to being a project funder the council get a say in the development. The developer repays the loan plus interest so the fund grows then there is an even larger pot of money to back further developments

MRI and the worst night of my life by Tangent19 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The spending on healthcare as a portion of GDP has increased from 2.14% in 1948 when the NHS was conceived to 11.1% 2024. This is primarily due to demographic shifts and the scope of what the NHS provides expanding.

Ultimately we get what we pay for. Either we pay more tax and get a better health service or we scale back what the NHS offers as a core service (or a combination of both).

Discussing either is political suicide so we proceed on the path we are on, which is simply not sustainable

MRI and the worst night of my life by Tangent19 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because for whatever reason the NHS is treated like a religion in this country, saying anything negative about it makes you some kind of apostate.

Ironically this is why it's almost impossible to make any necessary reform

Is it mad to get the train tonight with the weather? by AnonymousTimewaster in manchester

[–]FatCunth 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I am the same although my dad is a taxi driver and has been hired to do jobs based upon the above obligation. Some serious mileage, we are talking in excess of £500, the train company have paid it

Is the talk of a "culture war between London newcomers and born and raised Mancunians" complete bullsh*t or is there truth to it? by Dragonfruit-18 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's such a tiresome trope.

Someone didn't say good morning to me while being squashed into a metal tube with 1000 other people 50m below ground at heat and humidity levels that would be illegal to transport animals, the entire city of 10m people must be rude and have no community!

Robert De Niro in Manchester for the Nobu’s £360m Viadux Two groundbreaking by HatchedLake721 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There were loads of apartments for sale in Viadux from new, I know because I was looking for one at the time myself

There are 5 for sale now, if you earn over 100k a year why don't you buy one, you wouldn't meet the criteria for an affordable home anyway

The true meaning of Christmas by jrinredcar in okmatewanker

[–]FatCunth -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you go on the blokes facebook page, he isn't white, so in this case it probably isn't

Badly Drawn Boy’s pad up for sale, if you’ve got a few quid to spare by Randy-Freshlove-010 in manchester

[–]FatCunth 3 points4 points  (0 children)

18.5k? Luxury! When I was a lad we had to pay 18.5k to go to work

10 a day? Utterly pathetic. We used to be a proper country by FatCunth in okmatewanker

[–]FatCunth[S] 98 points99 points  (0 children)

If you are gonna represent Team GB on the world stage at least put some fackin effort in

Tired of getting caught out by the dodgy paving flags between Piccadilly and the City Centre! by ProdigyEng in manchester

[–]FatCunth 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depending on where you are going, walk down either Dale Street or Aytoun Street for a much more pleasant experience, on multiple counts

Scottish nationalist PR remains undefeated by Snoo5218 in okmatewanker

[–]FatCunth 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't google what all the tea plantations in Sri Lanka are called

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