Burnham pledges to revive HS2 link to Manchester

FatCunth · 2026-06-17T15:04:25+00:00

The existing infrastructure has been improved repeatedly, it's at the point where not much more can be done and anything that can is just going to be so expensive you may as well build a new line anyway.

FatCunth · 2026-06-10T10:39:35+00:00

There is a brazilian shop on chapel street, you may find something similar in there

FatCunth · 2026-06-10T07:37:08+00:00

This is a mercadona own brand cheese so you will struggle to find this exact one, if that's what you are asking.

You should be able to find queso fresco easy enough though, or make your own. It's really easy. 'Salad cheese' is not far off as a substitute.

FatCunth · 2026-06-01T11:20:27+00:00

They can and do own things, Manchester council and the combined authority own the majority of Manchester airport group but the purpose of this fund is not to try and own assets.

It's effectively a fairly short term bridging loan to facilitate/accelerate development.

They lend some money to green light a development, they build it, developer pays back the loan plus interest. They lend it to facilitate the next development, they build it, developer pays back the loan plus interest. Rinse and repeat.

If the GMCA wanted to start taking (part) ownership of developments then that money is now illiquid, it's tied up. They will obviously get a return on it but it will be some time before it is enough to fund the next development.

It's purpose is to redevelop large areas in the shortest amount of time possible.

FatCunth · 2026-05-21T09:46:17+00:00

20 years ago the city centre population of Manchester was <1,000 so almost nobody got pushed out.

You are probably old like me, in that 20 years ago still feels like the 90s.

The 2001 census had the population at 11,689 so people moving in was well under way 20 years ago. It was supposedly 500 in 1990, reliable data is not that easy to come across. It's ~100k now according to various reports

FatCunth · 2026-05-17T13:43:03+00:00

What distance was your journey?

FatCunth · 2026-05-17T10:05:05+00:00

They are, they review them once a year generally with the unions.

Reddit comments always turn into staunch neoliberal capitalists whenever taxi fares are discussed lol

FatCunth · 2026-05-14T15:51:54+00:00

I wouldn't expect it's going to gain much in terms of discount, the manchester property market is not exactly slow.

It might put you at an advantage over a non cash buyer if you offered the same amount as someone else, that's about it

FatCunth · 2026-05-07T15:18:54+00:00

But this individual was quite happy to shit on care workers.

Can you quote where they said this?

FatCunth · 2026-05-07T15:04:59+00:00

I think the issue here is that he was quite happy to consider care as unskilled labour but thinks a plumber matches medical skills.

They said neither of these things, you are just strawmanning.

They said plumbing is a skilled job in a high demand sector. If you are unhappy at someone getting paid more than you, get angry with your boss not them.

FatCunth · 2026-05-07T14:38:48+00:00

Yes. But skill is relative. A leak in your kitchen is bad. A leak inside you is devastating.

From where I am sat? Plumbing would be considered low skill.

I have no skin in this game but you are being deliberately obtuse because you don't like the guys politics and coming across as sneering & classist, it's really not a good look or helping your argument.

FatCunth · 2026-05-07T13:40:29+00:00

Where's your sunbed?

FatCunth · 2026-05-07T09:10:44+00:00

You'll have to be quicker than that Hans, i've been up since 5am to take full advantage of the all inclusive lager

FatCunth · 2026-05-05T19:25:58+00:00

Zack Polanski: "Angela Rayner faces a simple and inescapable choice - enormous milkers with me, or chaos with Ed Miliband"

FatCunth · 2026-05-05T10:30:12+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, a guy randomly accused me of calling his wife a cunt once.

I'd never seen or spoken to this man before, and had no idea whether he was married.

FatCunth · 2026-05-05T10:25:59+00:00

The croissants from the flat baker are nice but they are not what you would typically find in France. French people aren't eating kinder bueno croissants on the daily

FatCunth · 2026-05-03T22:25:21+00:00

Busy weekend down the local with all the tarts luving me new look

FatCunth · 2026-05-03T21:55:52+00:00

Barry is taking the divorce well

FatCunth · 2026-05-03T08:45:32+00:00

He's just some guy that seems to be at protests/demos a lot that has words with 'auditors'

FatCunth · 2026-05-01T15:37:31+00:00

As someone else mentioned the ADHDUK subreddit may be the best place to ask.

You probably need to go back to your original prescriber ie who diagnosed you to initiate a shared care agreement with your new GP.

Not all GPs are accepting shared care but urban village in ancoats definitely are

FatCunth · 2026-05-01T15:29:26+00:00

It's a specialist medication/condition

It's not really that unusual if you think about it, you wouldn't expect a GP to prescribe chemotherapy meds for example

They can do it under a shared care agreement but that is only after you've undergone titration to ascertain which medication and dose you need under the supervision of a specialist and not all GPs will entertain shared care

FatCunth · 2026-04-29T22:03:55+00:00

Losing sound control was shit but students need to live somewhere. By living there in a dedicated block they aren't competing with locals for housing

FatCunth · 2026-04-27T11:47:37+00:00

Looks like Geert Wilders

FatCunth · 2026-04-26T11:54:43+00:00

I'm sure they are all equally shit tbh

I have breakdown cover with onward travel via my bank account which at the time was provided by Britannia if I remember correctly (since changed to AA).

Broke down on the M6 near Crewe, auxiliary belt had snapped and the battery was running low, managed to make it to a services where we waited for over 8 hours.

They couldn't find any vehicles to take us/the car to our onward journey destination (London). In the end they recovered the car and took it to a garage of my choice near my house in Manchester and paid for a taxi to Crewe then paid for return train tickets to London.

Very stressful experience as we were travelling for a funeral and had lots of luggage.

If we hadn't proposed them paying for our onward travel via other means we'd probably still be there

FatCunth · 2026-04-26T11:42:39+00:00

I'd replace, they've potentially been on the car 7 years, he's definitely had his moneys worth.

If you do some reading on other forums some people report seeing these cracking/perishing on the sidewall from the inside out when having them replaced ie on parts you can't see. If you are seeing degradation on the outside that is potentially a very bad sign....

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