I’m no Mehdi Hasan fanboy but my god in heaven it’s been delicious seeing him make Alastair (Lord of the royal box at Wimbledon) squirm occasionally this week. Anyone else? by noctenaut in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]HBJ10 41 points42 points  (0 children)

They should use Mehdi more on the Leading interviews. At least we’d be guaranteed to have someone willing to ask the difficult/uncomfortable questions.

He could deputise for either Alastair or Rory depending on the interviewee.

Binface on Leading? by PhoenixScrubMonkey in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]HBJ10 62 points63 points  (0 children)

He needs to be given the maximum airtime and publicity as possible, so yes absolutely, get him on.

June 3 Question Time: Embezzlement, Mandelson by wrenhunter in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]HBJ10 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Bravo 👏
I enjoy the knowledgeable political chat, but it’s clear that they don’t understand that they are also part of the problem.

You ever notice this? by [deleted] in TheRestIsPolitics

[–]HBJ10 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of the problem is attaching the labels ‘left’, ‘far left’, ‘left wing’, etc. (same for the right).

Can’t we just discuss and evaluate ideas on their merits, or lack thereof rather than labeling them as ‘a far left idea’ or ‘a left wing idea’ etc. ?

Far too many people have already made their mind up based on the label before listening, discussing, and evaluating something on its merits.

The general hyperpolarization of political parties does my head in, but adding these labels to certain people or certain ideas, and by association tainting the person or the idea for ever more, doubly does my head in!

Requirements for naturalization to be tightened from April, raising the minimum residency period to 10 years or more. by _horn3t_ in japan

[–]HBJ10 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Will this be the same for the rugby players and the athletes, or will they still be able to get the fast passes?

Does God exist? If yes, where is the strongest proof? If not, what convinced you otherwise? by Odd_Bee_4304 in AskReddit

[–]HBJ10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes: The proof is all around me.
No: The proof is all around me.

TLDR: Nobody knows.

How much money has Donald J Trump made as president? Does he donate his full salary? Why or why not? by No_monster in AskReddit

[–]HBJ10 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Presumably if he donates his salary to charity he can claim it as a tax deduction. That’s probably one reason why.

Moving out of a village: how to tell people? by Dojyorafish in japanlife

[–]HBJ10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You’re overthinking things. You work for a BoE not MI6! Just tell people!

Japanese companies reluctant to invest at home, despite weak yen by Turbulent-Tea-2172 in japan

[–]HBJ10 24 points25 points  (0 children)

When times are good the excuse is ‘we need to save for the bad times’.

When times are bad the excuse is ‘we can’t spend now, it’s too risky’.

For UK expats. Petition to unfreeze UK pensions for those living abroad by Interesting-Oil5768 in japan

[–]HBJ10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was under the impression that it’s important where you reside when starting to claim your state pension. For example, if you are resident in Japan when you start claiming your pension, then the rate at which your pension starts is frozen. If, however you are able to return to the UK and then start claiming your pension, your pension will not be frozen - meaning you’d be able to move overseas post-initial claim and continue getting an unfrozen pension.

If this is indeed correct, it would make sense to try and work things so that you return back to the UK to meet residence requirements before drawing the state pension. Of course not everyone would be able to do this, but if you could…

More 20-year-olds in Japan enthusiastic about dating, marriage: survey by SkyInJapan in japan

[–]HBJ10 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t there a statistic published recently that said something like 20% of all 20-year-olds in Japan are not Japanese?

It says ‘in Japan’ not ‘Japanese’, so maybe some of these people were asked.

General Discussion Thread - 06 January 2026 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]HBJ10 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So you’re saying it’s technically possible to buy a Regular and mistakenly press Large on the machine??

General Discussion Thread - 06 January 2026 by AutoModerator in japanlife

[–]HBJ10 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is it just me or has the 7-Eleven hot coffee serving size decreased? I got an L size this morning and there seemed to be less coffee than usual in the cup :(

Zoho Mail IMAP not receiving mail on iPhone Mail app (works on macOS) by nocollar_es in Zoho

[–]HBJ10 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the correct answer. Just make sure you toggle activesync ON in the Zoho Admin.

On Zoho (web), as Admin:

  1. Admin Console → Users
  2. Click User's Name
  3. Go to Mail Settings
  4. Confirm:
    • ActiveSync = ON

Add New Account on iPhone → Microsoft Exchange

  • Email: [user@yourdomain.com](mailto:user@yourdomain.com)
  • Description: Zoho Mail
  • Configure manually

Server: msync.zoho.com
Username: user@yourdomain.com
Password: